M*A*S*H {MASH}: THE JOKER IS WILD (TV)

Summary

One in this series of comedy programs about the men and women of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H), stationed behind the lines during the Korean War. In this episode, B.J. attempts to earn the reputation as the 4077th's greatest prankster by playing a practical joke on each of his colleagues within a twenty-four-hour span. As he watches his associates fall prey to mischievous pranks, Hawkeye becomes increasingly paranoid and makes every effort to avoid being the butt of a Hunnicutt joke. Commercials deleted.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by Alan Alda.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: November 15, 1982 9:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:24:44
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:28610
• GENRE: Comedy
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Korean War - Comedy
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1972-1983
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Burt Metcalfe … Executive Producer, Director
• John Rappaport … Supervising Producer, Writer
• Dennis Koenig … Producer, Writer
• Dan Wilcox … Producer
• Thad Mumford … Producer
• Stanford Tischler … Associate Producer
• Mark Evans … Production, Executive Production Manager
• Charles S. Dubin … Director
• Larry Gelbart … Developed for television by
• Johnny Mandel … Theme Music by, Theme song "Suicide Is Painless" by
• Lionel Newman … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Supervision
• Alan Alda … Cast, Capt. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce
• Mike Farrell … Cast, Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt
• Harry Morgan … Cast, Col. Sherman T. Potter
• Loretta Swit … Cast, Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
• David Ogden Stiers … Cast, Maj. Charles Winchester
• Jamie Farr … Cast, Cpl. Max Klinger
• Wiiliam Christopher … Cast, Father Francis Mulcahy
• Clyde Kusatsu … Cast, Capt. Yamato
• David Haid … Cast, Pvt. Leightman
• Jeff Maxwell … Cast, Igor
• Jin-Taek Yi … Cast, the Korean Soldier
• Terry Moyer … Cast, the Nurse