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"Out of Sight, Out of Mind" was the 101st episode of the M*A*S*H television series and the fourth episode of the fifth season. It was written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs and directed by Gene Reynolds. It first aired on October 5, 1976, and was repeated December 28, 1976. It features Hawkeye having to contend with sudden blindness after an ...
An explosion causes Hawkeye to go blind. Tom Sullivan makes his television debut as a patient who lost his sight in combat. Able is played by Judy Farrell, Mike Farrell's wife at the time this episode aired. First episode written by Levine and Isaacs. Note – William Christopher does not appear in this episode.
Alan Alda (left), Wayne Rogers (right), McLean Stevenson (in back) and Loretta Swit (in front) from the first season of M*A*S*H. M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker). [1]
He recommended that Hawkeye return to the 4077th for the end of the war to come to terms with what he had endured. In real life, Pierce would have faced a Section 8 discharge due to his emotional breakdown, having serving in Korea for at least two years in a MASH unit. In an episode earlier in the series, Hawkeye is mistakenly reported dead.
B.J. gets a call from Hawkeye's father — the Army mistakenly lists Hawkeye as dead. Hawkeye tries to take advantage of the situation, but it isn't as good as he thinks. He can't receive any pay, send out or receive any mail, telegrams, or phone calls. Note – Gary Burghoff, Loretta Swit, & William Christopher do not appear in this episode.
Hawkeye is furious at a colonel, aptly named Bloodworth (Charles Aidman), who seems to enjoy predicting casualties. But then he becomes a patient and witnesses Hawkeye's skills. Charles and Margaret get food poisoning from eating canned pheasant. Klinger bonds with a patient from his hometown. Note – Gary Burghoff does not appear in this episode.
M*A*S*H, a TV adaptation of the film, ran from 1972 to 1983, more than three times as long as the war it chronicled. It starred Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce and Wayne Rogers as Trapper John McIntyre. After the third season, Rogers left the show and was replaced by Mike Farrell as B. J. Hunnicutt.
An hour-long clip show (split for syndication): A newsreel correspondent (Clete Roberts) interviews the characters about life at the 4077th. The new footage for this episode was filmed in black and white, while the clips from past episodes — which include Henry Blake, Trapper John McIntyre, and Frank Burns — are in their original color.