Winchester goes on a spiritual journey after a near-death experience. Hawkeye experiences the problems of being the officer in charge of food services when Potter rotates the duty roster.

Klinger accidentally breaks Potter's eyeglasses, requiring a visit from traveling optometrist Dr. Bud Herzog. The 4077th receives fresh vegetables from a grateful Korean. Potter questions the authenticity of an upbeat letter from Radar.

While Father Mulcahy frantically tries to prepare for a visit from a respected cardinal, Hawkeye has to deal with a soldier who cannot donate blood for his buddy because it turns out that he himself has leukemia.

Hawkeye starts inexplicably sneezing uncontrollably until Col. Potter suspects it's psychological in nature and calls in Dr. Freedman.

Col. Potter's blood pressure is too high and he has two weeks to get it back down, causing everyone to mollycoddle him, much to his dismay. Meanwhile, the malaria medicine they are sent makes Klinger sick.

Hawkeye and B.J. play a prank on Charles, but Hawkeye is the victim of B.J.'s own prank.

When Winchester goes to inspect the sanitary conditions at another camp, the failing mark he gives the commander is met with physical violence. Meanwhile, the gang comes up with a surprise for B.J. on his anniversary.

Hawkeye's challenge to go through a day without telling a joke is complicated by Winchester's amusingly desperate attempt to curry the favor of a hated visiting officer.

When a supply snafu brings too many tongue depressors to camp, Hawkeye uses the extras to erect a monument to the wounded who have passed through camp. Klinger starts his own camp newspaper.

The 4077th deals with a sudden heat wave in their own personal ways: Klinger disassembles the P.A. system, Charles goes through all of his tax returns and bonds, B.J. stresses over a letter from Peg, Margaret develops a severe case of prickly heat, and Colonel Potter can't get a good night's sleep.

Klinger and B.J. are injured during an explosion, but B.J. shuns offers for help while Klinger views an opportunity for goldbricking.

Hawkeye tries a bottle of vintage wine to woo the nurses and Col. Potter is furious over the banning of a needed anesthesia.

Winchester is in charge while the Colonel's away, and Hawkeye tries to help a young Marine but winds up tangling with his commander.

The usually happy-go-lucky Klinger falls into a deep depression after reading a letter from his ex-wife, La Verne.We he consider re-enlisting in the army?

The staff reflect on the highlights of 1951. Father Mulcahy cultivates a garden, Klinger and Charles Winchester form an unlikely alliance and Margaret starts knitting.

Hawkeye, Margaret and B.J. try to save the life of a critically injured soldier in the operating room while local orphans attend a Christmas party in the mess tent.

A visit from war legend "Howitzer Al" Houlihan is highly anticipated by one of his daughters, Margaret "Hot Lips". Hawkeye accepts a patient's promise of a steak dinner.

Margaret "Hot Lips" finds herself the object of unwanted affections when she comforts an Italian soldier who has been jilted by his girlfriend.

The 4077th receives a parcel of letters from a fourth grade class from Hawkeye's hometown and quickly learn that not every question has an answer

Hawkeye is on his way to Seoul when he is ambushed by a North Korean soldier and taken prisoner. Unaware of Hawkeye's capture, the M*A*S*H unit hold a bridge tournament.