They invent a captain tuttle, a totally fictional military man based on. Watch full episodes of mash and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Thats because in this particular episode, it was revealed that captain tuttle was not real at all. Eventually their deception grows so detailed that others become convinced they knew the man. In a dear dad episode, hawkeye and radar deal with a wounded but bloodthirsty turk, while a dead soldier from luxembourg goes missing. The search is on for a dog that bit radar that might be rabid. Hawkeye and trapper john make up a fictional officer in order to donate his salary to an orphanage. The series finale finds the staff of the 4077th going their separate. In the episode titled tuttle, hawkeye and trapper pretend the imaginary captain died tragically so they could donate his salary to an orphanage. Tuttle is a fictitious officer created by hawkeye in the season. Due to its bizarre storyline, it is one of the bestknown episodes of the show.
Tuttle hawkeye creates a fake doctor, captain jonathan s. Captain tuttle is a parody of lieutenant kije, the subject of a novella by soviet author yury tynyanov. The 4077th mobile army surgical hospital is stuck in the middle of the korean war. Mar 21, 2017 description mash episode captain tuttle aka captain humility. When radar brings requisition forms for henry to sign, henry starts asking questions about captain tuttle. Love the series, weve nearly worn out our dvd collection, dropped by to replace the episodes. The 4077th sings the praises of an imaginary captain, invented by hawkeye and trapper to cover. The tv show mash proves that laughter really is the best medicine to cure any wounds. Screenwriter larry gelbart revealed the inspiration behind the episode with the most famous fake captain in mash history capt. This is also true of many of the nurses, corpsman, orderlies and drivers listed as guest stars. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. It turns out he was inspired by an english version of a french play about an illiterate russian soldier who was sent to work in a military office. Jul 31, 2017 mash s04e03 it happened one night izleyin daria full episodes dailymotionda. What starts as a little white lie turns into a full blown charade, and using misdirection, paperwork and the dependable gulli.
As with captain tuttle, the paperwork edifice begins to collapse when lieutenant kije must make a personal appearance. After hawkeye and trapper make a donation to an orphanage in the name of a fictitious captain, everyone starts to believe hes real. In the closing credits of the episode tuttle, captain tuttle is listed as playing himself. Why does it not automatically play the next episode. In a rather funny twist, though, captain tuttle still appeared in the shows credits. While donating supplies to sister theresa, hawkeye tells her the name of the man responsible for the supplies. Incoming helicopters full of wounded brought the horrors of war to them daily and sometimes bullets flew right outside the operating room door. Jan 23, 2020 ranking the best mash episodes of all time. Whilst characters such as kellye, igor, rizzo, goldman and ginger are listed where they appear as specific characters central to the plot, they also appeared regularly as nonspeaking cast members. Description mash episode captain tuttle aka captain humility. He didnt get anyone, because they were faking getting got to mess with hawkeye, and absolutely nothing happened to hawkeye to begin with. Second, in episode s4 e5 the late captain pierce bj honeycutt stands up and recites the same serial number as his own.
Kije, who existed only on paper, was supposedly a soldier in the czars army. May 01, 2015 last month, as part of the great 2015 mash episode poll, visitors to voted tuttle their favorite episode from season one of mash. Hawkeye makes up a fictional captain and things quickly get out of hand. And, naturally, this person suddenly becomes real in the minds of all the camp. So convincingly did hawkeye, trapper and radar maintain the charade that everyone at the 4077th ended up believing that he existed and even felt that they knew him. Members of the 4077th salute the departed captain tuttle after hawkeyes eulogy. Tuttle to receive 14 months of back pay, this turns into a special citation and award ceremony for the industrious hero. Captain tuttle was a figment of hawkeyes imagination. It was written by bruce shelly and david ketchum and directed by william wiard. Mash fun facts about the hit series page 20 history a2z. Hawkeye and trapper try to set him up with a date, but fail. The final episode of mash was a two and one half hour special that attracted the largest audience to ever view a single television program episode. The 4077th sings the praises of an imaginary captain, invented by hawkeye and trapper to cover their donations to an orphanage.
Production codes are taken from the mash episode database. Oct 10, 2019 if you were a big fan of mash, you definitely remember the episode that featured captain tuttle and really showed off the imagination that hawkeye had. When hawkeye and trapper smuggle penicillin to the local orphanage, they tell the nuns that a captain tuttle is to be given credit for it. Radar hears the story, too, and reveals he also had an imaginary friend, a girl named shirley. In firstseason episode tuttle, hawkeye, trapper, and radar join forces to cause some particularly absurd mischief. In second place was sometimes you hear the bullet, with the longjohn flap rounding out the top 3. The staff of an army hospital in the korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
Ranking the best mash episodes of all time stacker. An entire episode centred around the fictitious character of captain tuttle. Hawkeye and trapper invent a fictional captain tuttle, but one thing leads to another and. Henry wants tuttle to be officer of the day, so hawkeye creates a fake personnel file, and all his back pay is given to the orphanage. In a funny bit of humor, he was cheekily listed as having been played by himself.
Hawkeye and trapper fake in a complete personnel record for tuttle, full of. It was the 15th episode broadcast and aired on january 14, 1973. Occasional hilarity and constant hijinks were all that kept them sane. He also wants tuttle to serve as officer of the day. The next day, hawkeye tells trapper that tuttle was his imaginary friend when he was a kid. Mash s04e03 it happened one night dailymotion video. Tuttle is a fictitious officer created by hawkeye in the season 1 episode tuttle. Henry wants tuttle to be officer of the day, so hawkeye create. Find out when mash is on tv, including series 1 episode 15. Written by bruce shelley and david ketchum, the episode was directed by william wiard, it first aired on january 14, 1973. Mash tv episodes season 4 episode 1 welcome to korea. The episode is chock full of stories from different characters. Mash tv episodes season 3 episode 12 a full rich day. Larry gelbart revealed the inspiration for this episode in a january 2001 post to the.
For an enhanced browsing experience, get the imdb app on your smartphone or tablet. Whilst characters such as kellye, igor, rizzo, goldman and ginger are listed where they appear as specific characters central to the plot, they also appeared. They were a mash mobile army surgical hospital unit stationed three miles from the front. Season 1 197273 captain spearchucker jones and captain ugly john are introduced as supporting characters. Tuttles serial number as 39729966, later, in the season 4 episode the late captain pierce b. Tuttle is an episode from the television series mash.
The only episode tuttle appeared in was aptly titled tuttle, and the socalled captain was just a figment of hawkeyes imagination. The 4077th is designated as the setting for the making of an army. He bet he could get all the major characters with a gag in 24 hours. As part of the joke, the closing credits of the episode listed tuttle as played by. Hotlips calls general clayton to check on tuttle and hawkeye impersonates gen. Mash 30th anniversary reunion special full episode may 2002. It was the 15th episode in season 1 both in broadcast and production order and also the 15th overall episode in the series. Sep 23, 2019 in firstseason episode tuttle, hawkeye, trapper, and radar join forces to cause some particularly absurd mischief. When hawkeye resurrects captain tuttle to requisition food and supplies for sister theresa and the orphanage, he stirs up a mares nest.
With little help from the circumstance in which they find themselves, they are forced to make their own fun. Hawkeye and trapper must help a psychologically traumatised patient suffering from hysterical. The show reached the top ten program list the following year, and never fell out of the top twenty rated programs during the remainder of its run. Perhaps its writers convenience, and i can accept that just fine.