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Adam's Ribs
"Adam's Ribs" is the eleventh episode of the third season of ''M*A*S*H'', and fifty-ninth overall. The episode premiered November 26, 1974, on CBS. Overview Fed up with being offered the same meal choices (liver or fish) for 11 days in a row, Hawkeye snaps and causes a public spectacle in the mess tent. Henry is not happy about the incident, but admits that the food situation has gotten repetitive and is trying to remedy it. However, his attempt to have a frozen turkey shipped to the camp has failed due to a bureaucratic mix-up. Hawkeye decides that what he most wants is barbecued spareribs, and remembers the delicious ribs that he once had at a restaurant in Chicago. He cannot recall its name, only that it was near the Dearborn Street train station. Henry gives him the telephone number for the station; later that night, Hawkeye has Radar put a call through so he can get the name - "Adam's Ribs." He orders 40 pounds of ribs and a gallon of barbecue sauce, but he and Trapper find ...
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M*A*S*H (TV Series)
''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. It was developed by Larry Gelbart as the first original spin-off series adapted from the 1970 feature film ''M*A*S*H'', which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel '' MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors''. The series, which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950–53). The ensemble cast originally featured Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers as surgeons Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Trapper" John McIntyre, the protagonists of the show, joined by Larry Linville as surgeon Frank Burns, Loretta Swit as head nurse Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, McLean Stevenson as company commander Henry Blake, Gary Burghoff as company clerk Walter "Radar ...
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Frank Burns (M*A*S*H Character)
This is a list of characters from the ''M*A*S*H'' franchise, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel '' MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors'' and its sequels, the 1970 film adaptation of the novel, and the television series ''M*A*S*H'', ''AfterMASH'', ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', and ''Trapper John, M.D.'' ''M*A*S*H'' is a popular media franchise revolving around the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they attempt to maintain sanity during the harshness of the Korean War. Overview Main characters Hawkeye Pierce Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Jr. in the novel) was played by Donald Sutherland in the film. On television, Alan Alda played the Captain. Between long sessions of treating wounded patients, he is found making wisecracks, drinking heavily, carousing, womanizing, and pulling pranks on the people around him, especially Frank Burns and "Hot Lips" Houlihan. In the novel, he serves as a moral center and author's alter ...
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