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First Aired: Dec. 09, 1975 on CBS

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Season 4 » Episode #14 - Mail Call, Again

Summary: Mail call leave Frank believing his wife wants a divorce while Colonel Potter discovers he is a grandfather, leading to a frantic search for the details and the winner of the baby pool. Meanwhile, Radar receives a home movie from his family.

Who appeared in this episode?

[no credits found]

Guest Stars:

Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce	played by Alan Alda
Captain B.J. Hunnicut	played by Mike Farrell
Colonel Sherman T. Potter	played by Harry Morgan
Major Margaret Houlihan	played by Loretta Swit
Major Franklin Marion Burns	played by Larry Linville
Radar's Mother	played by Gary Burghoff
Corporal Walter Eugene O'Reilly	played by Gary Burghoff
Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger	played by Jamie Farr

Episode Quotes

Major Franklin Marion Burns: Is my call through to Indiana yet?
Corporal Walter Eugene O'Reilly: Not right now sir, I've got another call going through to Ohio.
Major Franklin Marion Burns: Don't give *me* any of your snottiness! I'm not that old dimwit you work for!
Colonel Sherman T. Potter: The Ohio call's mine,Major.
Major Franklin Marion Burns: [laughing nervously] Sir... I... uh... just a little joke with Radar.
Colonel Sherman T. Potter: I'd watch that dimwit talk, Burns. Your bulb's been out since I met you.

Major Margaret Houlihan: Must you bore everyone with that dull hometown news?

Captain B.J. Hunnicut: Where's Frank, Margaret? Still trying to call home?
Major Margaret Houlihan: There's a crisis.
Captain B.J. Hunnicut: Hurricane named Louise.
Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce: I'd love to tap into that conversation.
Captain B.J. Hunnicut: I'd love to be a mouse with earphones.
Major Margaret Houlihan: Oh you'd just love to see me squirm, wouldn't you?
Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce: Can I slip into something comfy first?

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Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (crew or equipment visible): Boom mic briefly visible just before Margaret reaches her tent after the "war horse" argument with Frank. DVD time 19:41.

Trivia

Gary Burghoff played his character's own mother.
B.J./Erin's dog is named Waggles Hunnicutt. Radar's dog is named Ranger.