M*A*S*H A Smattering of Intelligence (Season 2, Episode 24)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War

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MAS*H

A Smattering of Intelligence (Season 2, Episode 24)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War

A helicopter crash introduces the 4077 to Colonel Sam Flagg, the well-built (says Hotlips) paranoid with a broken arm who refuses all painkillers. Colonel Flagg (who can also be identified as Major Brooks, Lt. Carter, Ensign Troy and Capt....See moreA helicopter crash introduces the 4077 to Colonel Sam Flagg, the well-built (says Hotlips) paranoid with a broken arm who refuses all painkillers. Colonel Flagg (who can also be identified as Major Brooks, Lt. Carter, Ensign Troy and Capt. Louise Klein) is CIA. Meanwhile, Trapper's friend, Vinny Pratt, also drops in; Vinny is Intelligence (G-2) and he wants to find out what Flagg is doing. Flagg is BIG, so his operation must be crucial. Because of Fr. Mulcahy, Vinny cannot be Capt. Perkins the priest, so he becomes Capt. Stone, the engineer. Vinny Pratt introduces himself to Henry as Major Strauss G-2 and tells Henry to call him Pratt. Flagg tells Hawkeye Flagg is Carter and Stone is really Martinez; so, if Martinez is there, the operation must be really BIG. Flagg is in the CID; he tells people he is CIA because it throws off people who think he is CIC. Then, Flagg re-breaks his own arm so he can continue treating...and spying. The surgeons have had more "intelligence" for one lifetime, Radar cables Tijuana for Flagg: "Mary had a little lamb. Stop. My dog has fleas. Stop. Mairzy doats and dozey doats, and I'll be home for Christmas. Signed: Your loving son, Queen Victoria." Pratt says HE is Mary. The guys bring the spy nonsense to a head by "doctoring" personnel files. Is Frank Burns a Communist, like Flagg believes? Or is he a Fascist, as Pratt suspects? It may be off to the Lubyanka, or some other gulag, for old Ferret Face. Written by LA-Lawyer See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Alda Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Wayne Rogers Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
McLean Stevenson Lt. Col. Henry Blake Lt. Col. Henry Blake See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Larry Linville Maj. Frank Burns Maj. Frank Burns See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Gary Burghoff Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Edward Winter Col. Samuel Flagg Col. Samuel Flagg See fewer	Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Bill Fletcher Vinnie Pratt Vinnie Pratt See fewer	The Devil's Brigade (1968)