The judge advocate, colonel carmichael, tries the case. The attempted theft of penicillin from the 4077th by a group of suspected black marketeers brings col. Alan alda left, wayne rogers right, mclean stevenson in back and loretta swit. Edward winter played colonel sam flagg, the overzealous army intelligence. The always lovable colonel flagg accuses frank burns of subversion.
With alan alda, mike farrell, harry morgan, loretta swit. Colonel flagg, as played brilliantly by edward winter, appeared in six episodes of mash between 1974 and 1979. Open i am a huge fan of mash despite the show ending a decade before i was born and i just finished a rewatch of the whole series. Colonel flagg all of the episodes he is in are in my top. The abduction of margaret houlihan season 5 e 7 10261976 colonel flagg is called in to investigate after margaret goes missing while out on a mission to. Hawkeye is made officer of the day, and colonel flagg wants him to patch up a north korean prisoner so that he can be executed. Mash 7x22 rally round the flagg, boys dailymotion video. A classic episode in which colonel flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence. Rallyround the flagg, boys was the 22nd episode of season 7 of the mash tv series, also the 169th overall series episode. Season 2, episode 24 a smattering of intelligence 2 mar. Mash quo vadis, captain chandler tv episode 1975 imdb. Edward winter guest stars as captain halloran and would return in several episodes as colonel flagg.
In the first, he was a chinese doctor coordinating the swap of american prisoners for chinese, and it featured hawkeye, bj, frank, and radar driving an ambulancebus deep behind enemy. The longrunning series mash amassed 251 episodes in its elevenyear run, from 1972 to 1983note the first episode, pilot, aired on september 17, 1972 filmed in december, 1971, and the finale aired february 28, 1983. In what episode of mash did colonel flagg declare, i am. Flagg, although the actor who played him edward winter had made a prior appearance on the show in another role. Edward winter was born on june 3, 1937 in ventura, california, usa as edward dean winter. Seven if you think captain halloran from deal me out is simply flagg using one of his many aliases. Gene reynolds received directors guild award and primetime emmy award nominations for this episode. Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory and ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat. Ranking the best mash episodes of all time stacker. When i was a kid in the 70s, there was an older teenager who was very flagg like in his behavior. The character of lieutenant colonel sam flagg played by edward winter was first introduced by name in this episode.
Frank has hawkeye up on charges of mutiny, for usurping his authority when potter was away on leave, and frank was the c. Regardless, edward winter was in a total of 7 mash episodes. A great memorable quote from the mash movie on col. Colonel samuel sam flagg simply known as sam flagg is a recurring character on the 1970s and 1980s situation comedy mash, and a recurring antagonist to the medics of the 4077th. Frank and margaret think hes faking battle fatigue in order to get a discharge, and they bring in colonel flagg to help expose him.
Winter also played flagg in trials, an episode in the second season of aftermash. Almost every episode featured a guest star, so its not unusual that alan alda appeared on it. Colonel flagg was a self proclaimed master of disguise and cid man. Watching klinger try to process what happened between him and weston, while the others fight as if weston had never even existed, was a great way to end the episode. Naturally, this doesnt sit well with hawkeye or trapper, and the former was already in rare form. Colonel flagg appeared in disguise in the episode deal me out.
Colonel flagg is brought to the 4077 after sustaining injuries in a helicopter crash. Emmywinning actor harry morgan, best known for his role as colonel sherman potter in mash, has died aged harry morgan starred in mash, d. Potter took his handgun out and shot the runover jeep to put it out of its misery. Famous mash quotes quotable quotes what happens in the event that figure a is attracted to figure b and wants to get married. Mash rally round the flagg, boys tv episode 1979 imdb. Colonel flagg was more fun than sidney freedman mash. With alan alda, wayne rogers, mclean stevenson, loretta swit. Colonel flagg accuses hawkeye of being a communist for giving surgical priority to a wounded north korean. Audiences at that time would have been more familiar with him as hawkeye instead of alan alda the actor. Its so interesting to see an alternate universe alan alda since at the same time in 1974 he was on mash. The two start rivalling one another to solve the mystery first, something which. Members of the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital care for the injured during the korean war and use humor to escape from the horror and depression of the situation. Printerfriendly format email this thread to a friend bookmark this thread.
Starting out as a nearly psychotic and jingoistic person, over the years, he slowly devolved into an ineffectual buffoon. A massive poker game is repeatedly interrupted by events. Officer of the day season 3 e 3 09241974 with henry gone, frank assigns hawkeye to be officer of the day, and hawkeye and trapper refuse to hand over a wounded north korean prisoner to colonel flagg. During flaggs visits to mash 4077, in the first three seasons 197275. Colonel samuel flagg is a neurotic cia agent whose area of assignment.
A classic episode in which colonel flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence agency come to the 4077th to keep their eyes on one another and the camp. Flagg gets put into a veterans mental facility from which hes constantly escaping and getting readmitted following the events of rally. In his first guest appearance in deal me out episode 37, season 2. He was a military intelligence officer who served in the united states army. But figure a is already married to figure c and figure b is engaged to figure d but figure a cant keep his hands of figure b because shes got such a.
Flagg is one of the most popular characters in the show. The episode originally aired on cbstv on wednesday, february 14, 1979 st. His refusal to release a wounded korean soldier, wanted by us intelligence, leads to a confrontation with colonel flagg. Many guests told uncle walts insider that they do not find colonel sam flagg to be a villain, but more of a sam eagletype character.
A patient accuses hawkeye of being a communist sympathizer when he operates on a korean soldier ahead of an american. Youre only saying chandler flipped out so i will have you busted and you can return to your safe cozy civilian practice. Blakes death until they were actually filming the scene in which it was announced. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.
This is one of my alltime favourite episodes of mash, and i highly recommend that you watch it. While henry is away in seoul, burns and houlihan are in charge, and hawkeye is the officer of the day. A smattering of intelligence was the final episode in season two of the american television series mash. Bj, potter, and radar are in attendance of the preliminary hearing to offer support for hawkeye. The game is subject to numerous interruptions, not the least of which is colonel flagg s first ever appearance as capt. Apparently the creation of veteran writer laurence marks, colonel sam flagg is my favorite mash character by far. Hawkeye and trapper trick them both into thinking that burns is a traitor one thinks hes a fascist, the other thinks hes a communist. Edward winter later returned as colonel flagg in a 1984 episode of aftermash during that shows first season. Loudon wainwright iii makes his first of three appearances as guitarplaying lieutenant calvin spalding. I used to watch mash too and have recently bought seasons 1 through 8. Although flagg edward winter did make an appearance on aftermash in the season 2 episode trials, my own headcanon always used rally round the flagg, boys as his last official appearance. The latest group of casualties includes a bomber pilot who claims hes jesus christ. This was the first episode to introduce the hilarious col.
Hes investigating why hawkeye and trapper operated on an intelligence officer without permission. Meanwhile, radar allegedly hits an old korean con man with a jeep. Flagg was there for 6 episodes, and edward winter was there for a total of 7 if you include his initial episode as cap. It was repeated on september 10, 1979, the last official season 7 telecast of mash. But they conceded that in one later episode the writers did take colonel sam flagg to a pretty evil extreme. Mash season 7 episode 22 rally round the flagg, boys. You can also track your episodes and add them to the watchlist. Mash a smattering of intelligence tv episode 1974 imdb. Rally round the flagg, boys tv series episode monster. Note gary burghoff does not appear in this episode. A helicopter crash introduces the 4077 to colonel sam flagg, the wellbuilt says hotlips paranoid with a broken arm who refuses all. In the episode deal me out, a cid man named captain halloran played by edward winter appeared and played poker with several people including sidney freedman.
Mashs colonel flagg makes first disney appearance, as. In the episode deal me out a cid man, played by edward winter, appeared and played poker with several people including sydney freedman. Sidney friedman is there, captain pak pat morita makes one of his two appearances, and col. When flagg is sent in to investigate the 4077th, trapper and hawkeye plant a series of fake clues to incriminate frank in suspicious activities. In winters second appearance, a smattering of intelligence episode 48, season 2, colonel flagg is introduced to the 4077th as someone theyd never met. Colonel samuel flagg is a fictional character on the television series mash, played by actor edward winter.
Colonel henry blake, mash, 4077, koreaanse oorlog kappen colonel flagg. Flagg arrives, although in this episode he goes by the name of halloran, i believe. Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification. Death was one of the many subjects that was rarely allowed to intrude.
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