Radar's Report

"Radar's Report"
M*A*S*H episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 3
Directed by	Jackie Cooper
Written by	Sheldon Keller Laurence Marks
Production code	K402
Original air date	September 29, 1973 (1973-09-29)
Guest appearances
Joan Van Ark Allan Arbus
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"Radar's Report" was the 27th episode of M*A*S*H, and third of season two. The episode aired on September 29, 1973.

Overview

October 17, 1951: This episode is told as a

reading a report as he is typing it. Comically, it includes where he puts punctuation and how he spaces the report. In each scene of the episode, the viewer hears the actual scene as well as the report that Radar is making.

An enemy prisoner who is being treated in the

. When Trapper's patient subsequently dies, Trapper is furious at the enemy soldier and stands over his bed menacingly, as if he is going to sabotage his care. However, Hawkeye talks him down from acting.

Hawkeye, meanwhile, has fallen head over heels in love with Erika. Although he is temporarily deterred by seeing a wedding ring on her hand, he is happy to discover that the ring is merely a shield against unwanted advances. Hawkeye is prepared to propose to the nurse, but she is not interested in a long-term relationship and is shipped out to Tokyo. During the crucial conversation, in which she reveals to Hawkeye that they can't have the kind of relationship that he desires, the PA system plays "As Time Goes By", and Hawkeye says, "Not their song," thinking of the implicit parallel to Rick and Ilsa in Casablanca.

After

Production

This was the first episode to feature Allan Arbus as Army psychiatrist Dr. Freedman. In this episode, he is called "Milton Freedman"; in later episodes, the character is renamed "

Sidney Freedman

".

References

External links

• "Radar's Report" at
  IMDb