Adam's Ribs 

After literally being fed up with mess hall food, Hawkeye goes on a desperate quest to order barbecue spare ribs from his favorite restaurant, Adam's Ribs, at Dearborn Station in Chicago.

Director:

Gene Reynolds

Writers:

Laurence Marks, Larry Gelbart (developed for television by)

Stars:

Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Alan Alda	...	Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Wayne Rogers	...	Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre
McLean Stevenson	...	Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Loretta Swit	...	Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan (credit only)
Larry Linville	...	Maj. Frank Burns (credit only)
Gary Burghoff	...	Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
Jamie Farr	...	Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger
Joseph Stern	...	Master Sgt. Tarola
Basil Hoffman	...	Major Pfiefer
Jeff Maxwell	...	Pvt. Igor Straminsky

Storyline

Hawkeye leads a Mess mutiny against a river of liver and an ocean of fish; Henry gives him a semi-private chewing out for the mess in Mess. As Hawkeye idly plays with the office skeleton, Henry uses the word "rib." A light bulb illuminates and leads to some of the most complicated, precision maneuvers since WWII and Operation Overlord. Everyone has had a "taste" for a particular food or meal that cannot be satisfied by anything less than the actual food... and it is usually requires some effort. But, Hawkeye's craving is 20,000 miles away! Will Hawkeye get his special meal, and his special sauce?

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Plot Keywords:

barbecue | throwing food | mail delivery | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 November 1974 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title has a biblical connotation since Eve came from Adams' Rib.

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Goofs

The helicopter with the ribs lands directly in the compound as opposed to the helipad above the compound.

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Quotes

Hawkeye: This is it, Radar. We're approaching Nirvana
Radar: Is that anywhere near Chicago?

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Connections

References Adam's Rib (1949)

User Reviews

Yum

Amazing episode with spot on comedy. Anyone who watches this will get a taste for ribs.