"M*A*S*H"
Father's Day (1980)

Director:

Alan Alda

TV Series:

"M*A*S*H" (1972)

Original Air Date:

8 December 1980 (Season 9, Episode 4)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot:

Margaret's cold-hearted father comes to visit while the gang tries to dispose of a stolen side of beef. |

Plot Keywords:

Directed By Star | Father Daughter Relationship | Dramedy | Corporal | Sitcom

Cast

Alan Alda	...	Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
Loretta Swit	...	Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
Mike Farrell	...	Capt. B.J. Hunnicut
Harry Morgan	...	Col. Sherman T. Potter
Jamie Farr	...	Cpl. / Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger
David Ogden Stiers	...	Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III
William Christopher	...	Lt. / Capt. Father Francis J. Mulcahy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Duggan	...	'Howitzer' Al Houlihan
Roy Evans
Jeffrey Kramer	...	Sgt. Morgove (credit only)
Art LaFleur	...	The M.P.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

Margaret's father, Alvin Houlihan, was a retired colonel whose nickname was "Howitzer Al". He served under General MacArthur, and kept a signed photo as a memento.

Quotes:

Capt. B.J. Hunnicut: [in the mess tent] Do you realize there are millions of people in Asia with no food - and I'm one of them.