M*A*S*H: Morale Victory (1980)
Season 8, Episode 19
9/10
Beach party and Ravel
8 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Potter puts BJ and Hawkeye in charge of morale due to their complaining has a group mentality affect making them more irritable . Initially they try to have little success. Eventually they come up with an idea that will provide rest, relaxation and a good time. A beach party with fresh seafood . Sounds impossible? It does but with Klinger's help it happens.

Meanwhile Charles is initially pleased with his ability to save patient's leg but it turns out the young man is a concert pianist and it's his hand that sustains the most damage . This of course hits Charles a music lover especially a deep love and joy for classical music. While Klinger is s on a mission to make the beach party happen Winchester has a request too for special sheets of music by Ravel who also had the use of just a left hand. Klinger comes through for them all despite doubts by everyone except for Hawkeye, BJ and Charles.

The party is a hit and Charles gives his patient an impassioned speech about having the gift of music . Charles has it for surgery but not music as much as he wishes otherwise. It works David ( the patient wonderfully played by James Stephens)

I agree it's impossible to imagine Frank Burns doing anything like this for anyone. He never helped a patient in the way other doctors and nurses did.
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