M*A*S*H

Season 1 Episode 17: Sometimes You Hear the Bullet

Frank throws his back out whilst spending the evening with Margaret, and ends up in traction. He promptly applies for the Purple Heart, having been 'technically' wounded at a frontline unit. Tommy Gillis, an old friend of Hawkeye's, is writing a book about the war, and pays him a visit. Later, Tommy is brought into the camp, seriously wounded, and Hawkeye can't save him. A 15-year-old kid is in the hospital to have his appendix out. He joined up to be a hero back home, but Hawkeye has him sent home, giving him Frank's purple heart.

Genre:

War & Politics , Drama , Comedy

Seasons:

11

Episodes:

251

Actor:

Alan Alda , Mike Farrell , Harry Morgan

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1972

IMDb:

7.9