After witnessing Frank's berating of nurse Ginger Bayliss (Odessa Cleveland) for no reason, Hawkeye and Trapper console Ginger and set Frank up for one of their "getting even" pranks. This latest scheme succeeds where no other one has, as Frank finally demands that he be transferred to another unit. But when another prank embarrasses both Frank and Margaret over the P.A. system, she also demands a transfer. Hawkeye and Trapper are glad to be rid of the pair at first, but then learn that they will have to work double shifts until replacements arrive. To trick Frank into staying, the two surgeons lead him to believe that large deposits of gold can be found near the camp. His greed gets the better of him and he withdraws his transfer request, after which Hawkeye and Trapper humiliate him again by driving past him in a jeep that they have painted gold.[1][2][3][4][5]
Notes
The title of this episode is a reference to the John Huston film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, in which Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) becomes consumed with greed — a weakness to which Hawkeye and Trapper appeal in order to keep Frank from actually leaving.
The plot device of Radar O'Reilly planting a microphone in Margaret's tent and embarrassing her and Frank by broadcasting them over the camp PA system originally appeared in the original MASH film.
Some original M*A*S*H production personnel consider this to be the worst episode of the series, centering as it does on Hawkeye and Trapper trying to keep Majors Burns and Houlihan at the 4077th.[6]Alan Alda referred to it as "a low point".[7]
Hawkeye makes a reference to his favorite soap opera, Just Plain MacArthur, a reference to a real radio soap from the Golden Age called Just Plain Bill.
The PA announcement tells of a movie to be shown Greed (film) an actual 1924 silent film classic.
This was the last episode to have the "jazzier" version of the theme song playing during the credits.
major, fred, dobbs, title, episode, first, season, series, originally, aired, march, 1973, episodeepisode, season, 1episode, 22directed, bydon, weiswritten, bysid, dorfmanproduction, codej320original, datemarch, 1973, 1973, episode, chronology, previous, stick. Major Fred C Dobbs is the title of episode 22 of the first season of the TV series M A S H It originally aired on March 11 1973 Major Fred C Dobbs M A S H episodeEpisode no Season 1Episode 22Directed byDon WeisWritten bySid DorfmanProduction codeJ320Original air dateMarch 11 1973 1973 03 11 Episode chronology Previous Sticky Wicket Next Ceasefire M A S H season 1 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditAfter witnessing Frank s berating of nurse Ginger Bayliss Odessa Cleveland for no reason Hawkeye and Trapper console Ginger and set Frank up for one of their getting even pranks This latest scheme succeeds where no other one has as Frank finally demands that he be transferred to another unit But when another prank embarrasses both Frank and Margaret over the P A system she also demands a transfer Hawkeye and Trapper are glad to be rid of the pair at first but then learn that they will have to work double shifts until replacements arrive To trick Frank into staying the two surgeons lead him to believe that large deposits of gold can be found near the camp His greed gets the better of him and he withdraws his transfer request after which Hawkeye and Trapper humiliate him again by driving past him in a jeep that they have painted gold 1 2 3 4 5 Notes EditThe title of this episode is a reference to the John Huston film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre in which Fred C Dobbs Humphrey Bogart becomes consumed with greed a weakness to which Hawkeye and Trapper appeal in order to keep Frank from actually leaving The plot device of Radar O Reilly planting a microphone in Margaret s tent and embarrassing her and Frank by broadcasting them over the camp PA system originally appeared in the original MASH film Some original M A S H production personnel consider this to be the worst episode of the series centering as it does on Hawkeye and Trapper trying to keep Majors Burns and Houlihan at the 4077th 6 Alan Alda referred to it as a low point 7 Hawkeye makes a reference to his favorite soap opera Just Plain MacArthur a reference to a real radio soap from the Golden Age called Just Plain Bill The PA announcement tells of a movie to be shown Greed film an actual 1924 silent film classic This was the last episode to have the jazzier version of the theme song playing during the credits References Edit Wittebols James H 2003 Watching M A S H Watching America Jefferson North Carolina McFarland pp 161 166 ISBN 0 7864 1701 3 Retrieved May 16 2009 Episode Guide TV Guide Retrieved 2009 05 15 The Classic Sitcoms Guide M A S H classicsitcoms com Retrieved 2009 05 15 M A S H Season One Collector s Edition 1972 Digitallyobsessed com Reiss David S 1983 M A S H the exclusive inside story of TV s most popular show ISBN 978 0 672 52762 3 Wittebols p 24 Alda s favorite M A S H episodes CNN Oct 6 2005 Retrieved 2022 06 10 External links Edit Major Fred C Dobbs at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Major Fred C Dobbs amp oldid 1092516139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
