Note: Gary Burghoff appeared in four episodes of the season as Cpl.
The 4077th tries to hang on to a wounded private (Ed Begley Jr.) who is a terrible soldier but a talented chef, while a strain on Potter's marriage has him on edge.
A visiting Congressional aide (Lawrence Pressman) alleges that Margaret is a Communist sympathizer and threatens to ruin her Army career.Thad Mumford and Dan Wilcox won the Writers Guild Award for this episode.
Although Radar has his discharge, the need for a new generator makes him think that the 4077th needs him more than his family does.Ken Levine and David Isaacs received Primetime Emmy and Writers Guild Award nominations for this episode.
While the camp is treating Korean refugees, Potter returns in a bad mood after visiting a sick friend and tells the officers about a tontine he formed with some of his fellow soldiers during World War I.