1952 06 XX 00:00:00
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CHAPTER 7 The Pilot Episode NOVEL
Ho-Jon, the Korean houseboy working in the Swamp, is drafted into the South Korean army. He is subsequently wounded and sent back to the 4077th for treatment. After rehabilitation, he resumes his position as Swampboy. The Swampmen, who are very fond of Ho-Jon, arrange to have him sent to Hawkeye's old college. To raise funds, Trapper grows a beard, dresses up like Jesus Christ, and autographs thousands of photos which the Swampmen sell for a buck apiece. |
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Hawkeye sat up, lit a butt, and said, “Hey, Trapper, how fast can you grow that beard back?” “Couple weeks. What do you have in mind?” “Money for Ho-Jon.” “How’s that Yankee growin’ a beard gonna get money for Ho-Jon?” asked Duke. “Easy. We’ll get a good picture of him, have copies made, and sell actual photographs of Jesus Christ at a buck a throw. If we make out with that, he can make a few personal appearances.” Trapper looked interested. “Always knew I’d make good,” he said, “but I never thought I’d get to the top so fast.” | |
Dear Hawkeye:
I deposited five thousand dollars in the Port Waldo Trust Company for Ho-Jon. How come you can send some foreigner to college and leave me to bail your brothers out of jail? I always encouraged you to go to school, and now look what happens. Your brother Joe got took up for drunken driving. Mother is well. Your father, Benjy Pierce |
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CHARACTERS: Ho-Jon Captain Hawkeye Pierce Duke Forrest Captain Trapper John McIntyre Colonel Blake Ho-Jon’s family corpsman Captain Ugly John Black Dr. James Lodge Dago Red Benjamin Franklin “Benjy” Pierce, Sr. Joe (Hawkeye’s brother) Hawkeye’s mother |
PLACES: Double Natural Soeul Dartmouth Androscoggin College The Swamp Admitting ward Preoperative ward Operating room Georgia Androscoggin, Maine Port Waldo |
FILM
Ho-Jon is drafted, and Hawkeye drives him to the induction center. The doctor who examines Ho-Jon discovers that Hawkeye has given him stimulants to quicken his heart rate and raise his blood pressure.
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“Hi, Dad!” |
“Trapper, this one’s for you.” |
“I have an Oklahoma. A pair of eights, a ten of spades, a deuce and a five.” |
DELETED SCENES: Trapper and Hawkeye realize that their patient is Ho-Jon. The doctors discover a thrombosis in Ho-Jon’s artery, which they cannot repair. |
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CHARACTERS: Hawkeye Boone Scorch Bandini Ho-Jon Korean doctor Trapper Hot Lips Duke Ugly John Murrhardt |
PLACES: Korean town Operating room Dental clinic |
TV SERIESThe Swamp’s Korean houseboy, Ho-Jon, is accepted to attend school at Hawkeye’s alma mater. The camp raises money to send Ho-Jon to Maine by raffling a weekend in Tokyo with a nurse, much to the chagrin of Hot Lips and Burns. |
The incomparable Lieutenant Dish |
Hot Lips and the General |
“This is where the whole thing hits the fan.” |
CHARACTERS: Captain McIntyre Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce Ho-Jon Leslie Scorch Lt. Col. Henry Blake Father John P. Mulcahy “Red” Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan Major Frank Burns Spearchucker Corporal Radar Boone P.A. Announcer Lt. Dish Lt. Ginger Ugly John Knocko Brigadier General Hamilton Hammond mentioned, but not seen: Trapper’s wife Dean Lodge Painless Pole |
PLACES: 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Helicopter pad Henry’s tent Chaplain’s tent Mine field Compound Operating room The Swamp Tokyo Henry’s office Lt. Dish’s tent Camp library Shower tent Postoperative ward Mess tent Fort Benning |
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