"M*A*S*H" Episode "Dear Dad" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Larry Gelbart

Larry Gelbart wrote 38 episodes and also directed 3 episodes of "M*A*S*H" through season 4. He also wrote for many other TV shows from 1952 to 2003. He passed away in 2009 at age 81.

Answer: Henry

Henry gives a stammering lecture on human intimacy. He becomes so flummoxed by the subject that he leaves before finishing.

Answer: Daffy Duck

Hawkeye doesn't have a very high opinion of how Henry handles emergencies. He writes, "As a commanding officer, it's like being on a sinking liner, running to the bridge and finding out that the captain is Daffy Duck".

Answer: Yes

Although Henry says that the lecture was mainly for the enlisted personnel and that officers needn't attend, Frank, Margaret, Trapper, and Hawkeye are in the audience. Of course, Hawkeye had to make things more embarrassing for Henry with his usual wisecracks.

Answer: a jJep

Radar prepares several large boxes to ship. Henry even helps Radar with the packing. Curious about the boxes, Trap and Hawk use a fluoroscope one to look inside and see Jeep parts.

Answer: an evergreen tree

Father Mulchay already had a Nativity and is setting it up when the tree arrives. He seems to have had prior knowledge of the arrangement as he happily jumps up from the display and directs the soldiers carrying it to bring it into the mess tent. He is later seen decorating it with medical equipment.

Answer: a scarf

Frank sees Klinger with a red scarf around his neck. Because it isn't part of a regulation uniform, he demands that Klinger take it off. Klinger refuses, saying it was a gift from his mother. Frank presses the issue, saying, "I want that scarf!" Kinger indignantly responds, "I'll have her send you one."

Answer: William Holden

Beaming, Frank responds, "Right on all counts."

Answer: Margaret

During Frank's visit to Margaret, he trips and grabs her and they fall onto her bed. Her hand gets pushed into her pillow, which is apparently filled with chocolate pudding, compliments of Hawkeye and Trapper, who are always looking to sabotage that relationship and have booby trapped her tent.

Answer: Hawkeye

Hawkeye is about to get involved at the party when a call comes to treat a wounded soldier at the front. In full costume, Hawkeye arrives at the front by helicopter and is lowered down. One of the soldiers quips to the wounded man, "And you said there wasn't any Santa."