Plot: Supply lines have been cut, and the unit goes on red alert, with strict rationing of food, fuel, and toilet paper.

During the second night of the men sleeping together, Henry looks at Radar and asks, "Do you always sleep with your boots on?" During the FIRST night of them sleeping together, you can clearly see Henry settled down in his cot...with his boots on.

Why were Hawkeye and Trapper so greedy for Frank's hunting socks? By wearing them, he was not using any blankets, which meant that others could have extra. They really had no business taking them away. They belonged to Frank, after all, and socks are not exactly something one can easily share.

If Klinger had "a bra like that," then why wasn't he using it?

In the book "Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America" (and bless you, Khaja, for recommending it) the author pointed out that at the time this episode was aired, we were in the middle of the energy crisis, and viewers could really empathise with the problem.

Probably the only reason Henry managed to hang on to his skeleton was that bone requires very high heat to burn.

I loved the echo chamber effect at the very end of the show, in the middle of a real big empty.

I'm glad you like the book, D.K.! I'm rather fond of it too. :)

I agree with you about Frank's hunting socks. I can just imagine how Hawkeye and Trapper would react if Frank tried to steal their property.

So they burned the metal file cabinets and the glass liquor cabinet too? And all of the pictures Henry's kids had sent him?

No, the pictures were used by Henry as toilet paper, remember?

No, I didn't remember that. That's rather questionable though -- not to be crude, but there are things besides paper that one can use to perform that particular function.

Remember when Henry asked Radar if they were burning paper and Radar says, "Well...not right away." The implication is rather disgusting.

Henry did take down one of his kids' drawings off the side of his tent before going to the latrine.

This isn't a nit, just a "didja notice?" When Henry sleeps in the Swamp, he isn't sleeping on a cot like everyone else. Henry has a mattress under him.

Benn, the technical term is NANJAO, standing for "Not A Nit, Just An Observation".

I know that. But on a Simpsons board, they refer to it as "Didja notice". I happen to like that term better than NANJAO. So sue me. (Boy you really seem to have it for me tonight, Scott.)

Ack! Don't mention THAT show!

According to Regimental Headquarters, the fighting has shifted to the north; hence the 4077th will not have to worry about wounded. Uh, isn’t the 4077th located south of the frontline? I mean, they are in South Korea. The Army is fighting North Korea. Were I a doctor at the MASH 4077th, hearing that the fighting had shifted to the east or west would be more comforting.

Henry says Radar will be the housing officer. Radar’s an enlisted man. Shouldn’t Father Mulcahy, who is an officer be made housing officer, instead of the corporal?

Seems to me the bingo scene (“’I’ for ‘Isaiah’ 26.”) Has been cut down for syndication.

When the unknown parties stole the legs and drawers of Henry’s desk, I wonder what they did with what was in those drawers? For that matter, how’d they get the drawers open? In “Cowboy” we’re shown that Henry locks the drawers.

Igor once again has a line in this ep. The part isn’t as “big” (really it was a small role throughout the series) as it’ll get, but Jeff Maxwell is moving up. He gets to talk anyway.

Here’s a definite scene cut: Frank arrives at Margaret’s tent carrying with him a baked ham. Makes you think Frank should have been placed in charge of housing. At least there, he couldn’t find a way to short change the others in camp. Hawkeye and Trapper arrive (to remove the hot plate from Margaret’s quarters. They discover the ham and take it back to where it belongs. Personally, if I was once of the captains, I’d’ve ratted Burns out. Burns’ greedy selfish nature is such that I wouldn’t trust him with the food after that.

In response to Frank’s question of how can Pierce and McIntyre be trusted with the ham, Hawkeye says they can give the captains a saliva test later. Apparently a saliva test can determine what substances one consumes.

Father Mulcahy’s comment (“My, that's quite a hotel you’ve got here.”) makes it seem like the Padre has never been in the Swamp before. As long Father Mulcahy has been at the 4077th, that’s hard to believe.

In OR Trapper asks his nurse for a chisel. Chisels are usually used to open the skull of a patient. McIntyre, however, is appears to operating on the patient’s bowels. What do you need a chisel down there for?

When giving Henry an update on the “T-paper” situation, Radar says that
people are breaking into the fortune cookies. Just how effective would those paper be?

How in the world did Klinger get into Margaret’s tent in the first place? I can’t for the life of me figure how he could have fooled anyone into thinking he was a woman (not anyone who’s been assigned to the 4077th awhile) or how he would be able to sneak in.

When Trapper and Hawkeye are fighting over Frank’s hunting socks, Father Mulcahy says he’s going to go set up the Bingo cards. Just how late at night is it? Surely the Father has several hours before it’s time to play Bingo. At the very least the Mess Tent will be used for breakfast before anyone can play bingo. Besides, the camp is supposed to be conserving energy. It’ll be dark in the Mess Tent. The Padre will be wasting electricity setting up a game he can set up during the day.

Where did Radar get the paper to write down the list of supplies Regimental was sending? Last we were told people were breaking into fortune cookies to get the papers in them. And yet Radar has a piece of paper big enough to write a list that is at least six items long.

If people are raiding Henry’s office for the wood and paper in it, why doesn’t Henry assign some MPs to guard it?

Were the camp’s personnel records burned and/or used in the latrine? If so, I’d imagine that might be a bit problematic later on. Like when someone gets discharged. If I’m not mistaken, they’re gonna need those papers to go home.

I have the impression that father mulcahey just wants to get out of this awkward situation, so he just invents some excuse.

If Frank had said that he was saving sb. else a blanket, hawk and trap might not have gone after his socks. But it fits in with the other behaviour about personal property in later ep.s

When frank asks igor where the wood comes from they are burning, igor says his sister sent it to him. It looks as if this are henrys desk drawers. It makes for a nice scene, but why not burn it in one of the tent's stoves?

During bingo, frank is enraged about using coffee beans (although I don't see why: would coffee beans get damaged by playing bingo with them?) Later, he steals a whole ham!

Am I the only one who didn't get father mulcahy's joke?

Are you talking about the "bag of peanuts" joke, Joel? I think the humor in it was the nearly sacreligious nature of the joke, as well as the absurdity of it. I mean, it's not exactly what you would expect from the Padre.

"Abyssinia!"