# Dear Dad...Again

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18th episode of the 1st season of M*A*S*H

"Dear Dad...Again" M*A*S*H episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 18 Directed by Jackie Cooper Written by Larry Gelbart Sheldon Keller Production code J317 Original air date February 4, 1973 (1973-02-04) Guest appearances Gail Bowman Alex Henteloff Odessa Cleveland Episode chronology ← Previous "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" Next → "The Longjohn Flap" M*A*S*H season 1 List of episodes

"**Dear Dad...Again**" is the 18th episode of the first season of the American television series *[M*A*S*H](/source/M*A*S*H_(TV_series))*. It originally aired on February 4, 1973.[1]

## Plot

Hawkeye writes to his father again about several crazy events that take place at the 4077th, including his bet with Trapper John that he could walk into the mess tent naked and nobody would notice (he loses), the arrival of Captain Adam Casey (portrayed by [Alex Henteloff](/source/Alex_Henteloff)), a [Demara](/source/Ferdinand_Waldo_Demara)-esque fraud masquerading as a doctor, Frank becoming drunk, and Margaret's attempt to sing "My Blue Heaven" at the camp "No-Talent Show".[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Hawkeye's line, "I have always relied upon the kindness of strangers" (at minute 6:49), is a reference to [Tennessee Williams](/source/Tennessee_Williams)' play *[A Streetcar Named Desire](/source/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_(play))*, with the line spoken by the character [Blanche DuBois](/source/Blanche_DuBois).

Hawkeye asks his father to "kiss sis, and Mom" in his letter to him. This is contradicted in later episodes which reveal Hawkeye as an only child with his mother deceased. He also mentions in "[The Moose](/source/The_Moose_(M*A*S*H_episode))" that he always wanted a sister.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-watch_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-watch_1-1) [Wittebols, James H.](/source/James_H._Wittebols) (2003). *Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America: A Social History of the 1972-1983 Television Series*. [Jefferson, North Carolina](/source/Jefferson%2C_North_Carolina): McFarland. p. 236. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7864-1701-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-1701-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TVguide_2-0)** ["Episode Guide"](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/mash/episodes/100278). TV Guide. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-classic_3-0)** ["The Classic Sitcoms Guide: M*A*S*H"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110723112110/http://classicsitcoms.com/shows/mash1.html). classicsitcoms.com. Archived from [the original](http://classicsitcoms.com/shows/mash1.html) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-di_4-0)** ["M*A*S*H: Season One (Collector's Edition) (1972)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110613115020/http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/displaylegacy.php?ID=3802). *Digitallyobsessed.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/displaylegacy.php?ID=3802) on June 13, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ex_5-0)** Reiss, David S. (1983). *M*A*S*H: the exclusive, inside story of TV's most popular show*. Bobbs-Merrill. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-672-52656-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-672-52656-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Suzy, Kalter (1988). [*Complete Book of Mash*](https://books.google.com/books?id=aJ0IPQAACAAJ). New York: H.N. Abrams. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8109-8083-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8109-8083-5).

## External links

- ["Dear Dad...Again"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638284/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e M*A*S*H episodes Season 1 "Pilot" "To Market, to Market" "Requiem for a Lightweight" "Chief Surgeon Who?" "The Moose" "Yankee Doodle Doctor" "Bananas, Crackers and Nuts" "Cowboy" "Henry Please Come Home" "Edwina" "Tuttle" "The Ringbanger" "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" "Dear Dad...Again" "The Longjohn Flap" "The Army-Navy Game" "Sticky Wicket" "Major Fred C. Dobbs" "Ceasefire" "Showtime" Season 2 "Divided We Stand" "5 O'Clock Charlie" "Radar's Report" "For the Good of the Outfit" "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde" "Kim" "The Trial of Henry Blake" "Dear Dad... Three" "The Sniper" "Carry On, Hawkeye" "The Incubator" "Deal Me Out" "Crisis" "George" "A Smattering of Intelligence" Season 3 "Adam's Ribs" "Mad Dogs and Servicemen" "The Consultant" "House Arrest" "Abyssinia, Henry" Season 4 "The Late Captain Pierce" "The Kids" "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" "Dear Peggy" "Of Moose and Men" "Der Tag" "The Novocaine Mutiny" "The Interview" Season 5 "Bug Out" "Margaret's Engagement" "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" "Dear Sigmund" Season 6 "Fallen Idol" "Last Laugh" "War of Nerves" "The Winchester Tapes" Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 "Hey, Look Me Over" "Bombshells" "The Moon Is Not Blue" "As Time Goes By" "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"

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