This One Episode Of M. A. S. H.

It gets me every time. I always have tears in my eyes through the whole thing. It is a Christmas one; I love Christmas and I love kids; maybe that's why. It's the episode where the 4077th is hosting

Korean orphans to a party in the mess tent while attending a seriously wounded soldier in the operating room. Maj. Charles Winchester becomes the Christmas turkey when he refuses to chip into a party with the large supply of goodies he received from home. Meanwhile, B.J. refuses to let a seriously wounded soldier die on Christmas Day.

I wouldn't be able to nail down one part of that episode that "gets me"; there are too many but some of them include:

• the husband and father in B.J. that won't let that man die
• the kind and gentle side of Charles Winchester that we don't often see
• the manly man in Clinger that allows Winchester to know that he knows and keeps Winchester's dignity intact
• the four pieces of fudge given to the four tending to the dying soldier

We ended up watching that episode twice today and I cried both times. And no, I'm not pregnant! (Even though M is still telling people I am! Don't believe her!)


Source: The Supply Tent

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