Plot: Upset by the youth of the soldiers he's operating on, Hawkeye begins sleepwalking his way back to Crabapple Cove, then begins to have nightmares about childhood friends. Sidney Freedman is called in.

This episode doesn't match with "Dear Sigmond" earlier this season.

Maybe some psychological types will differ with me, but Sidney doesn't strike me at all to be a Freudian thinker, even though "Dear Sigmond" proves that he is (according to him in that episode "who better would understand."

If he is freudian, than he is way out if his though pattern handling Hawkeye's dreams as simply war sneaking into his desire for happier times. (and yes, if anyone from the group is also a Star Trek, Next Gen. fan, I know that even Freud said "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar"

Anyway, these two eps in the same season seem strange.

One possibility is that Sydney is a psychiatrist who employs various psychological approaches. He might lean more towards Freudianism, but if another discipline will help resolve what he bothering the patient, he will resort to using it.

IIRC, Freudian psychology held that psychological traumas were results of repressed memories. This is, overall, M*A*S*H's approach to psychiatry. It's the resolution to the psychological traumas seen in such episodes as "Bless You, Hawkeye", "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", "Goodbye, Cruel World", "The Billfold Syndrome" and, "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?". I think what we're seeing here (in "Hawk's Nightmare") is more repression on Captain Pierce's part.

Incidentally, "Quo Vadis..." provides more proof that Major Freedman is of the Freudian school of thought. In that ep, Sydney said this, "(Colonel Flagg)'s what Freud called 'spooky'."

Watched this uncut last night.

B.J. is shown drawing a blanket up over Hawkeye, shortly before Hawkeye gets up and wanders out.

He walks through Post-Op, startling Father Mulcahy, who is reading to a patient, and mentions that he's going for a root beer float. Frank, who's on duty, sneers that he's out cruising for a nurse. Margaret, in her new anti-Frank stance, defends Hawkeye, pointing out that he might be trying to unwind after a 19-hour shift. Frank tries to say that he's had a long shift, too, which Margaret denies. Frank says that he took a nap. Margaret points out that 8 hours is not a "nap". Frank then starts hitting on Margaret again, commenting on her perfume. Margaret says that it's "Forbidden Furlough", $8. an ounce (or a bottle). "Forbidden Furlough" had been referred to in an earlier episode. Margaret says that she wears it to remind her of Donald. Frank keeps trying. Margaret says that he, of all people, should know that she's a one-man woman. (I guess all those generals didn't count, or perhaps Margaret does not think of them as "men" per se.) Frank finally storms away, saying that she smells like a French hooker.

Later, after Radar has called Sidney, he speaks to Col. Potter, commenting that Hawkeye has always done so well "fighting against the war". Potter tries to correct him--"You mean, fighting the war." Radar says that he means what he said--Potter fights "against the war" by painting and working with his horse, while Radar fights it by working hard and being with his animals. Hawkeye fights it by laughing at it--only now it's not working. Potter points out that in the Bible David did pretty well against a big guy called Goliath, but Radar points out that David was never afraid to fall asleep at night.

Funny thing--when I listened to Radar and Potter, I instantly remembered seeing that scene before. I do not remember the Post-Op scene at all.

You'll notice that Sidney gives Hawkeye no assurance that his nightmares and sleepwalking will stop--although they apparently did.

According to this ep, Hawkeye's been in Korea for two years. That places this ep in 1952.

Toby Wilder was Hawkeye's best friend? What about Tommy Gillis? ("Sometimes You Hear the Bullet")

Klinger's "hula hoop" earrings are back. He's wearing them in the Officer's Club while talking to Hawkeye.

During the poker game, there's a medium shot of Hawkeye and Radar sitting side by side. Radar has just bluffed Hawkeye and won that hand. Hawkeye comments that Radar not only bluffed him, but the Corporal also pities him. At that point, Radar is looking slightly away from Pierce and towards B.J. Then in the next shot, Radar is looking at Pierce.

You'll notice that Sidney gives Hawkeye no assurance that his nightmares and sleepwalking will stop--although they apparently did. - D.K. Henderson

Not exactly. What Sidney tells Hawkeye is "When this big one ends, most of the others should go away."

"Mule fritters!"