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Season 6  "Temporary Duty"  6x21

Aired 46 years ago - Feb 13, 1978

With a temporary transfer of personnel between the 4077th and the 8063rd, Captain Roy Dupree replaces Hawkeye, whilst Lorraine Anderson makes eyes at Charles. Fearing this to be permanent, Charles and B.J. successfully conspire to have Dupree permanently removed from the 4077th. Charles (to Hawkeye): "God, I missed you!"

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Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 1
to ever suture a belly wound: Captain Lo-rain Anderson.
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- Where should I bring the captain's bags, sir? - Put 'em in the Swamp, Radar.
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- This is so terrific! - Ah. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 5
dangling from our earlobes?
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 6
And it's very hard to squeeze a marriage through a tiny little telephone wire.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 7
of a pig and roll me in the mud.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 8
- Roy Dupree from the 8063. See? - Yes, I know. It rhymes. I...
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 9
Uh, here's to the three of us. We're gonna have more fun than a mosquito in a blood bank!
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 10
- Yes, I know. It rhymes. - University of Arkansas, '44.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 11
Why don't you ask me to do something hard? Where'd you boys get this iced tea, anyway?
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 12
- Careful, Roy. That coil might... break. - Oh. I'm sorry, B.G.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 13
- This old boy's all right. Get him to post-op. - [Potter] More suction here.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 14
- You just watch this, Colonel. - This is no time to practice up on slipknots, Captain.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 15
Gotta hand it to you, Dupree. You know your beeswax. You're just what the doctor ordered.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 16
with a very delicate arterial transplant.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 17
- Very skillful, Doctor. - And you're very observant, Captain.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 18
Yes, and can we please keep the conversation on a professional level?
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 19
Excuse me, but this is an operating room and not the back of a school bus.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 20
Ooh-whee! I do love women with spunk!
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 21
I'm head nurse, and I'm here to see that nothing gets killed, including time.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 22
Well, maybe not that much spunk.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 23
and stuffed them in our bra.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 24
- Lorraine, must you go into every detail? - Come now, Margaret.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 25
Really? Margaret? Where did you find this girl? She's just delightful.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 26
Look, cowboy, call me "wacko," "eight ball," "loco," and even "crazy"...
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 27
Mind if I join y'all?
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 28
Now, if you wanna choke on your cud, try eatin' over at the 8063. Boy, that is bad.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 29
- Permanent, as in forever? - Yeah. We'll have a big ol' time.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 30
but I also believe in a lot of good, clean, dirty fun.
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- Colonel Potter, sir. - You hooted, Captain?
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- You mean a permanent transfer? - It'd make me happier than a cow with a bellyful of calf.
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## [Singing Continues]
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Come on, Slop-along. Time for you to drawl into bed.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 35
- I think it's mine. - Darn.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 36
Why, I was ridin' bareback before I could even speak.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 37
Yahoo! Did he fall for that!
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 38
Oh, yeah? Kind of you.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 39
Do you mean, why don't I act childish and undignified and silly?
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 40
You sound like one of those rigid, sour, old nurses we used to make fun of.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 41
I loved you. And then later, I hated you.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 42
and the next morning, I was in a war in charge of 10 nurses, and the party was over.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 43
You can't let "Major Houlihan" take over your whole life.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 44
You know what I was thinking the other night?
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- What's that idiot doin' on my Sophie? - Taking a moonlight ride.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 48
Dupree, I don't ever wanna see you around this horse or my camp again.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 49
Oh, well, this is it.
 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 50
Why, thank you. Always a gentleman.

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Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 2
- Where should I bring the captain's bags, sir? - Put 'em in the Swamp, Radar.
#2 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 3 #3 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 4
- This is so terrific! - Ah. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
#4 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 5
dangling from our earlobes?
#5 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 6
And it's very hard to squeeze a marriage through a tiny little telephone wire.
#6 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 7
of a pig and roll me in the mud.
#7 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 8
- Roy Dupree from the 8063. See? - Yes, I know. It rhymes. I...
#8 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 9
Uh, here's to the three of us. We're gonna have more fun than a mosquito in a blood bank!
#9 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 10
- Yes, I know. It rhymes. - University of Arkansas, '44.
#10 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 11
Why don't you ask me to do something hard? Where'd you boys get this iced tea, anyway?
#11 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 12
- Careful, Roy. That coil might... break. - Oh. I'm sorry, B.G.
#12 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 13
- This old boy's all right. Get him to post-op. - [Potter] More suction here.
#13 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 14
- You just watch this, Colonel. - This is no time to practice up on slipknots, Captain.
#14 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 15
Gotta hand it to you, Dupree. You know your beeswax. You're just what the doctor ordered.
#15 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 16
with a very delicate arterial transplant.
#16 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 17
- Very skillful, Doctor. - And you're very observant, Captain.
#17 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 18
Yes, and can we please keep the conversation on a professional level?
#18 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 19
Excuse me, but this is an operating room and not the back of a school bus.
#19 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 20
Ooh-whee! I do love women with spunk!
#20 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 21
I'm head nurse, and I'm here to see that nothing gets killed, including time.
#21 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 22
Well, maybe not that much spunk.
#22 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 23
and stuffed them in our bra.
#23 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 24
- Lorraine, must you go into every detail? - Come now, Margaret.
#24 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 25
Really? Margaret? Where did you find this girl? She's just delightful.
#25 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 26
Look, cowboy, call me "wacko," "eight ball," "loco," and even "crazy"...
#26 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 27
Mind if I join y'all?
#27 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 28
Now, if you wanna choke on your cud, try eatin' over at the 8063. Boy, that is bad.
#28 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 29
- Permanent, as in forever? - Yeah. We'll have a big ol' time.
#29 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 30
but I also believe in a lot of good, clean, dirty fun.
#30 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 31
- Colonel Potter, sir. - You hooted, Captain?
#31 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 32
- You mean a permanent transfer? - It'd make me happier than a cow with a bellyful of calf.
#32 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 33
## [Singing Continues]
#33 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 34
Come on, Slop-along. Time for you to drawl into bed.
#34 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 35
- I think it's mine. - Darn.
#35 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 36
Why, I was ridin' bareback before I could even speak.
#36 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 37
Yahoo! Did he fall for that!
#37 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 38
Oh, yeah? Kind of you.
#38 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 39
Do you mean, why don't I act childish and undignified and silly?
#39 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 40
You sound like one of those rigid, sour, old nurses we used to make fun of.
#40 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 41
I loved you. And then later, I hated you.
#41 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 42
and the next morning, I was in a war in charge of 10 nurses, and the party was over.
#42 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 43
You can't let "Major Houlihan" take over your whole life.
#43 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 44
You know what I was thinking the other night?
#44 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 45 #45 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 46 #46 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 47
- What's that idiot doin' on my Sophie? - Taking a moonlight ride.
#47 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 48
Dupree, I don't ever wanna see you around this horse or my camp again.
#48 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 49
Oh, well, this is it.
#49 Recap of M*A*S*H Season 6 Episode 21 (S06E21) - 50
Why, thank you. Always a gentleman.
#50