M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H1972

Stars: Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, William Christopher
Rating: TV-PG
Runtime: 25 minutes

Members of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital care for the injured during the Korean War and use humor to escape from the horror and depression of the situation. Among the 4077's people are Capts. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce and "… more »



B.J.:
Okay, it's your turn. Tell me a fantasy.

Hawkeye:
Picture, if you will, a crisp winter afternoon. You by a crackling fire in a smoking jacket.

B.J.:
Mmm. What color?

Hawkeye:
Red... with blue satin lapels. And a zipper down the back.

B.J.:
What for?

Hawkeye:
You'll see. There's a light tapping at the door. "Who's there?" you say, checking your zipper. You saunter to the door, straightening your ascot... and casually slide back the bolt.

B.J.:
Come on! Who is it?

Hawkeye:
Lana Turner.

B.J.:
Wearing?

Hawkeye:
An angora sweater... with a zipper down the back.

B.J.:
What for?

Hawkeye:
You'll see.

B.J.:
Go on.

Hawkeye:
She throws her arms around you. But you push her away!

B.J.:
I push her away? For what?

Hawkeye:
Your smoking jacket is covered with angora lint. In a fit of pique, she leaves.

B.J.:
That's it? The end?

Hawkeye:
That's it.

B.J.:
But what about the zippers down the back?

Hawkeye:
They didn't catch on.

B.J.:
Oh, I don't believe it! I had Lana Turner in a fantasy with a sweater with a zipper down the back and I let her get away?

Hawkeye:
You always were short on zip.

B.J.:
[whines]

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