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The Army-Navy Game

The Army-Navy Game

1973TV Episode⏱️ 25mTV-PG
ComedyDramaWar
8.2
IMDB Rating
891 votes

The Army-Navy game back home holds everyone's attention (and bet money) until an artillery barrage forces the camp to dispose of an unexploded shell.

Director
Gene Reynolds
Writers
Sid Dorfman, McLean Stevenson, Richard Hooker
Stars
Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson
Release Date
February 25, 1973
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alan Alda
Alan Alda
as Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Wayne Rogers
Wayne Rogers
as Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre
McLean Stevenson
McLean Stevenson
as Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Loretta Swit
Loretta Swit
as Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan
Larry Linville
Larry Linville
as Maj. Frank Burns
Gary Burghoff
Gary Burghoff
as Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
William Christopher
William Christopher
as Father Francis Mulcahy
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr
as Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger
John A. Zee
John A. Zee
as Commander Sturner
John Orchard
John Orchard
as Capt. 'Ugly John' Black

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
20th Century Fox Television

🏷️ Keywords

militarysoldiermilitary uniformbombwritten by star

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

A Pretty Crazy Set of Events
by Hitchcoc2015-02-23
8/10

"The broadcast of the annual Army-Navy game is the backdrop for this episode. As everyone listens, the MASH comes under attack but unfortunately an unexploded bomb rests, nose down, in the compound. If you can get past the fact that everyone could have been safe from this bomb by removing themselves, things become pretty hilarious, with t people believing this may be their last day on earth. Anyway, Frank is chosen to check the bomb out but passes out before he can do so. It then is up to Trapper and Hawkeye and the "careful" instructions of Henry Blake. It's a tense episode with..."

💡 Did You Know?

McLean Stevenson (Henry Blake) pitched the idea for this episode to the show's producers simply by asking, "How pissed would these guys be if they were attacked in the middle of a football game?"

📖 Synopsis

The Army-Navy game back home holds everyone's attention (and bet money) until an artillery barrage forces the camp to dispose of an unexploded shell.