"M*A*S*H" Episode "Five O'Clock Charlie" Quiz

Answer: Henry

Henry won almost $100 by guessing 75.5 yards (226.5 feet). $100 in the early 1950s was a lot of money. Apparently it was a daily betting pool since it is implied that Charlie had been doing this for a while.

Answer: a pith helmet

Hawkeye and Trapper (who is wearing a beret) make a jaunty occasion of watching for Charlie. They speak in affected English accents and take folding chairs and drinks out to watch with the rest of the camp. This annoys Frank and Margaret, who take Charlie's incursions very seriously.

Answer: an anti-aircraft gun

Reluctantly, Henry calls General Clayton to order the weapon. Clayton says he would have to see for himself how dangerous a threat Charlie is to the camp before approving.

Answer: Father Mulcahy

Father Mulcahy is distractedly reading a Bible while walking around and gets in the path of the oncoming Jeep. Fortunately for the priest, the driver was able to stop in time, and he is only slightly brushed.

Answer: Igor

Jeff Maxwell makes an uncredited appearance. He went on to be cast as the camp mess cook Igor Straminsky and made a total of 83 appearances in "M*A*S*H" episodes.

Answer: the general's Jeep

Clayton, Henry, Hawkeye, and Trapper are watching Charlie's approach. It's suggested they all take cover, and they move behind a large rock. Good thing, because the Jeep is destroyed moments later.

Answer: Trapper

With a corncob pipe and service cap, Trapper puts on quite a show, mock-drilling Hawkeye and Radar, who accompanied him. It was just another way to annoy Frank who, as usual, was overreacting to the situation.

Answer: guitar

Captain Phil Cardozo (Corey Fischer), a visiting dentist, is sitting on a cot playing a guitar. Hawkeye offers him a drink. Cardozo says he promised his wife he wouldn't drink or see other women while in Korea as he accepts the liquor. This was his only appearance on the series, although he did appear in the 1970 movie "M*A*S*H" as Captain Bandini. Corey Fischer was an actor, director, writer, and musician.

He passed away in 2020 at age 75.

Answer: red

Lieutenant Powell was played by Gail Bowman. She appeared in two "M*A*S*H" episodes, this one and the season 1 episode "Dear Dad, Again," as well as in the movies "Lethal Weapon", "10," and "Inside Moves". She passed away in 2025.

Answer: the munitions dump

The munitions dump was the original target of Charlie. Once it was destroyed by Frank's bumbling, Charlie no longer had a reason to stage daily bombing raids.