SUMMARY: RUNNNG TIME: 25:00 Min.
Directed by Burt Metcalfe, CBS-TV first televised this mid-season episode on February 2, 1981. It is a long and hot night at the 4077th. To get some much-needed rest, Col. Potter reluctantly takes sleeping pills, as the camp contends with other overnight problems. To better practice his electronics repair skills, Klinger has dissembled the 4077th’s P.A. system and is busily restoring it. Margaret is suffering from a bad case of ‘prickly heat’ itching, which necessitates a special soothing ointment that is presently out of the company’s stock.
Grousing about his wife Peg’s newfound independence re: routine household repairs, a resentful BJ badgers Hawkeye’s ears with complaints. In the mess tent, Father Mulcahy observes Charles spend this ultra-humid night sorting out the Winchester family’s convoluted tax paperwork. Yet, when something is desperately needed, it’s up to whoever wants it to keep dragging a zonked-out Potter from bed for help.
Capt. “Hawkeye” Pierce: Alan Alda
Capt. BJ Honeycutt: Mike Farrell
Col. Sherman Potter: Harry Morgan
Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan: Loretta Swit
Major Charles Winchester: David Ogden Stiers
(Lt.) Father Francis Mulcahy: William Christopher
Cpl. Maxwell Klinger: Jamie Farr
Lt. Kellye Yamato, R.N.: Kellye Nakahara
Pvt. Igor Straminsky: Jeff Maxwell
REVIEW:
The premise is terrific, even if the jokes are slow on the draw. Still, viewers are rewarded with a hilarious gag leading into the last commercial break. Hence, “No Sweat” certainly proves re-watchable as one of MASH’s funnier episodes during its final few seasons.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6½ Stars
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