There are two plots at work here. The principle one involves a chopper pilot who has young Korean boys scrounging war souvenirs for him. He turns them into objects: watch bands, cigarette lighters, earrings, necklaces, etc. The sad thing is that these kids end up in mine fields and other dangerous places because they need the money so badly. No one seems to be able to stop this because the Army has no regulation against it. Meanwhile, Klinger's latest adventure in the quest for a Section 8 is to pole sit on a platform, high above the camp. Potter reveals if he can spend four full days he will break a record. There is a moral to this tale having to do with using your privileges to do good, even if it may be morally weak.
3 Reviews
Guest starring Brian Dennehy
safenoe11 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I always enjoy seeing stars-in-the-making in a M*A*S*H episode. This episode doesn't disappoint, with Brian Dennehy playing a military policeman. There's a moral main plot here, with Hawkeye and BJ chasing away a chopper pilot who trades on Korean kids risking life and limb for souvenirs.
Throwback Episode
DKosty1236 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
This one is about a sick souvenir trader who is a chopper pilot and the black market he is running. It has a sub-plot involving Hot Lips and Frank with Burns doing sick things with 2 souvenirs of his own.
It is a throwback to earlier episodes of the show where it seems Hawkeye and BJ (before that Trapper), try to sermonize what is wrong with their corner of the world and fix it. They even enlist Potter to help the cause.
The mix here is not working as well as it did earlier in the series. It is passable, and includes the victim -a Korean Boy wounded while trying to fish for sale items for the chopper pilot (dealer). If anything, the message here is softer and gentler than earlier efforts in this series.
The black market gets some better scripts in other episodes. It is the rare show where Holihan beats up 2 guys.
It is a throwback to earlier episodes of the show where it seems Hawkeye and BJ (before that Trapper), try to sermonize what is wrong with their corner of the world and fix it. They even enlist Potter to help the cause.
The mix here is not working as well as it did earlier in the series. It is passable, and includes the victim -a Korean Boy wounded while trying to fish for sale items for the chopper pilot (dealer). If anything, the message here is softer and gentler than earlier efforts in this series.
The black market gets some better scripts in other episodes. It is the rare show where Holihan beats up 2 guys.
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