- A North Korean Spy infiltrates the 4077 and poses as Charles' houseboy, to observe and report on 4077th's efficiency and success to his superiors. The staff is baffled by a skin-rash epidemic.
- Chuckles hires a houseboy, Kwang Yong, (Sab Shimono) but no one realizes Kwang is a N. Korean playing "grinning lackey to a capitalist fool." It is Kwang's mission to report whether the phenomenal 97% success rate at the 4077 is accurate. A mystery rash covers many casualties at the 4077 and they are miserable. Kwang is baffled at the unmilitary behavior and Klinger's dress. Hawkeye wins a jeep from Supply Sgt. Cimoli in a poker game but ends up with a howitzer; Kwang asks and, jokingly, is told it is a new form of anesthesia. Kwang is amazed at how well the 4077 treats the POWs. Gen. Imbrie's dermatologist, Dr. Nagle, is useless to help the surgeons treat the rash. Kwang sends a report that the 4077 is weak and whiny, complaining about good conditions and munificent rations. The doctors are unable to ease the itching; Kwang is amazed how the doctors have such fine equipment but no knowledge of folk remedies. Kwang boils tree bark and it is very smelly, but it eases the pain of the tormented GIs in Post Op. Kwang is convinced the 4077 is strange when he finds BJ and Hawkeye cementing up the mouth of the howitzer. Kwang reports the 4077 lives up to its success rate but the N. Koreans could never duplicate it. As Kwang prepares to leave, Colonel Potter gives him a commendation for his help in curing the rash. Kwang decides the 4077 doctors (minus Chuckles) are "pretty good Joes" and has drinks with them in the O Club. Is it the whiskey or does Kwang Yong speak better English when having a snout full of cocktails?—LA-Lawyer
- Hawkeye and BJ return from an R&R in Tokyo. They get him a sumo hat from the sumo wrestling matches in Tokyo. Chuckles hires a houseboy, Kwang Yong, (Sab Shimono) but no one realizes Kwang is a N. Korean playing "grinning lackey to a capitalist fool." It is Kwang's mission to report whether the phenomenal 97% success rate at the 4077 is accurate and the methods they use to achieve such remarkable results. Kwang is paid $1/day by Winchester, plus meals at the mess tent. Kwang has cleaned the entire swamp and even fumigated the fungus.
A mystery rash covers many casualties at the 4077 and they are miserable. The doctors cant figure out if it was a poisoned plant or some allergies. Kwang is baffled at the behavior not comliant with military protocols in the OR and their decadent behavior outside it. He is baffled by Klinger's dress. Hawkeye wins a jeep from Supply Sgt. Cimoli in a poker game (who covers his bet with his jeep. When Cimoli loses, he promises to send the jeep over by the weekend) but ends up with a howitzer (Cimoli sends a letter saying he couldn't swing the jeep and asks Hawkeye to have fun with the gun); Kwang asks and, jokingly, is told it is a new form of anesthesia. Kwang is amazed at how well the 4077 treats the POWs. Gen. Imbrie's dermatologist, Dr. Nagle, is useless to help the surgeons treat the rash (he says it sounds like a reaction to something). Dr Nagle refuses to visit the 4077th since Gen Imbrie has a boil on his ass. Kwang sends a report that the 4077 is weak and whiny, complaining about good conditions and munificent rations.
Potter orders Hawekeye to get rid of the howitzer as the MASH is a non-combat unit. He wants Hawkeye to give the gun to an artillery unit a few miles away, but Hawkeye refuses. He doesn't want the gun to result in more casualties. Hawkeye wants to trade it for something useful. Hawkeye has 24 hrs to get rid of it. Hawkeye cant trade it to a band unit.
The doctors are unable to ease the itching; Kwang is amazed how the doctors have such fine equipment but no knowledge of folk remedies. Kwang boils tree bark and it is very smelly, but it eases the pain of the tormented GIs in Post Op. Kwang is convinced the 4077 is strange when he finds BJ and Hawkeye cementing up the mouth of the howitzer. Kwang reports the 4077 lives up to its success rate but the N. Koreans could never duplicate it. As Kwang prepares to leave (Winchester offer $1.5/day to make him stop), Colonel Potter gives him a commendation for his help in curing the rash. Kwang decides the 4077 doctors (minus Chuckles) are "pretty good Joes" and has drinks with them in the O Club. Is it the whiskey or does Kwang Yong speak better English when having a snout full of cocktails? They end up at the officer's club with a bottle of whiskey
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