Germ Warfare (M*A*S*H)

Germ Warfare (M*A*S*H)

Infobox Television episode
Title = Germ Warfare
Series = M*A*S*H


Caption =
Season = 1
Episode = 11
Airdate = December 10, 1972
Production = J304
Writer = Larry Gelbart
Director = Terry Becker
Guests = Odessa Cleveland

Patrick Adiarte

Timothy Brown

Byron Chung

Bob Gooden

Karen Philipp
Episode list = List of "M*A*S*H" episodes
Prev = I Hate a Mystery
Next = Dear Dad

"Germ Warfare" was the eleventh episode of the first season of the TV series "M*A*S*H". It originally aired on December 10, 1972 and was rerun May 13, 1973.

Guest cast is Patrick Adiarte as Ho-Jon, Timothy Brown as Spearchucker Jones, Byron Chung as P.O.W., Odessa Cleveland as Ginger, Bob Gooden as Boone, and Karen Philipp as Lt. Dish. This is the last episode to feature Spearchucker.

Overview

Hawkeye and Trapper move a North Korean P.O.W. patient into the Swamp, rather than have him shipped out early. They discover that the P.O.W. has a rare blood type. Since Frank has the same blood type, they furtively steal some of Frank's blood in the night. However when the patient develops hepatitis, they suspect Frank is the carrier, and have to keep him away from Margaret and patients. This is the last episode Spearchucker Jones appeared in.

There is an unexplained joke in this episode. Hawkeye sees Radar loading his breakfast tray with every available food item and asks him, "I see you ordered the hunt breakfast." Radar answers, "The hunt breakfast? What is that?" Hawkeye responds, "Forget it." The line may refer to the tradition of serving a large breakfast (more like a brunch) after a fox hunt — in Virginia, for example, there is some evidence the term has been generalized to refer to a large, late breakfast even when a fox hunt is not involved. [http://toastpoint.blogspot.com/2005/11/hunt-breakfast-revelation.html]

Another possible explanation is that Hawkeye's character hails from Maine. Every year during hunting season (in the fall) many towns in Maine (and the other northern New England states) run "Hunter Breakfasts" for hunters, which usually start as early as 4 AM.


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