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In the 1950s (when the story is set) and the 1970s (when the episode was produced and broadcast), gay people were prohibited from serving in the United States armed forces; all recruits had to certify that they were not homosexual and had not committed homosexual acts, and could be prosecuted for fraudulent enlistment if they lied.
A M*A*S*H video game was produced by Fox Video Games in 1983. It was criticized for trivializing the war, lacking the nuance of the film and TV show. Finally, there was a trivia game published by Golden in 1984. It was available in two variations, one with a full complement of paraphernalia including game-tray, die, and point value cards and ...
Hawkeye and B.J. go to extremes to get Charles off the French horn, particularly by not bathing. Meanwhile, Col. Potter keeps a suicide watch on a patient with a facial wound. Note – Gary Burghoff does not appear in this episode.
An enemy prisoner who is being treated in the OR grabs a scalpel and attacks a nurse, Lt. Erika Johnson (Joan Van Ark), and inadvertently splashes foreign matter into the wound of a patient of Trapper's before being subdued by Hawkeye. When Trapper's patient subsequently dies, Trapper is furious at the enemy soldier and stands over his bed ...
A USO show is held at the 4077th, featuring stand-up comic Jackie Flash (Joey Forman) and female singing trio The Miller Sisters (Marilyn King, Jean Turrell and Joan Lucksinger), augmented by backup band Charlie Keller and His Claire-de-Lunatics. The performance is juxtaposed with scenes from everyday life in the camp.
The episode was broadcast in black and white and was the final episode for series developer Larry Gelbart. Loretta Swit does not appear. Recently, a full-color version of this episode has appeared on Hulu.
In the TV show, the origin of her nickname is never shown or explained in detail, though it seems to refer to various aspects of her passionate nature. Midway through the series, the "Hot Lips" nickname phases out, with characters addressing her as either Margaret or Major Houlihan, though her nickname is still referenced occasionally.
Alan Alda as Cpt. Hawkeye Pierce; Wayne Rogers as Cpt. Trapper John McIntyre; McLean Stevenson as Lt. Col. Henry Blake; Loretta Swit as Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan; Larry Linville as Maj. Frank Burns