
Members of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital care for the injured during the Korean War and use humor to escape from the horror and depression of the situation. Among the 4077's people are Capts. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Trapper John" McIntire, Majs. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan and Frank Burns, and Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly.

Hawkeye gives up jokes while Charles schemes to give up Korea.

B.J. braces for a wedding anniversary without Peg as Charles prepares for front-line action.

Hawkeye becomes a villain after his practical joke on Charles goes awry.

Col. Potter is overwhelmed by the attention he receives as his staff tries to reduce his blood pressure before his annual physical.