The following is a list of all 256 episodes of M*A*S*H in the order they were produced. Most sources state there are only 251 episodes of M*A*S*H but counting the five hour-long episodes–“Welcome to Korea” (Season 4), “Bug Out” (Season 5), “Fade Out, Fade In” (Season 6), “Our Finest Hour” (Season 7), and “That’s Show Biz” (Season 10)–as two half-hour episodes brings the total to 256. 20th Century Fox, the company that produced M*A*S*H, gave each hour-long episode two separate production numbers. I’ve used these production numbers to put together this list.
CBS did not air episodes in the order they were produced. Because there was little continuity between episodes this rarely caused problems. Beginning with Season 9, CBS decided to hold episodes to use the following season. Four episodes produced for Season 9 were broadcast Season 10. Six episodes produced for Season 10 were broadcast during Season 11.
The episode number (i.e. 1×01) indicates when each episode aired on CBS. Compare these to the production codes to see how out of order certain episodes aired. For example, “M*A*S*H — The Pilot” (1×01) was the first episode aired during Season 1. “Henry, Please Come Home” (1×09) was the second episode produced but the ninth episode aired.
Perhaps the biggest discrepancy came in Season 5. “The General’s Practitioner” (5×20) was the seventh episode produced but aired 20th. “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” (11×16) was the final episode aired but was actually the fourth episode produced for Season 11.
You can find a list of episodes in broadcast order here.
Production Season 1
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
1×01 |
J301 |
September 17th, 1972 |
M*A*S*H — The Pilot |
1×09 |
J302 |
November 19th, 1972 |
Henry, Please Come Home |
1×02 |
J303 |
September 24th, 1972 |
To Market, To Market |
1×11 |
J304 |
December 10th, 1972 |
Germ Warfare |
1×05 |
J305 |
October 15th, 1972 |
The Moose |
1×10 |
J306 |
November 26th, 1972 |
I Hate A Mystery |
1×04 |
J307 |
October 8th, 1972 |
Chief Surgeon Who? |
1×03 |
J308 |
October 1st, 1972 |
Requiem for a Lightweight |
1×08 |
J309 |
November 12th, 1972 |
Cowboy |
1×06 |
J310 |
October 22nd, 1972 |
Yankee Doodle Doctor |
1×07 |
J311 |
November 5th, 1972 |
Bananas, Crackers and Eggs |
1×13 |
J312 |
December 24th, 1972 |
Edwina |
1×12 |
J313 |
December 17th, 1972 |
Dear Dad |
1×14 |
J314 |
January 7th, 1973 |
Love Story |
1×15 |
J315 |
January 14th, 1973 |
Tuttle |
1×16 |
J316 |
January 21st, 1973 |
The Ringbanger |
1×18 |
J317 |
February 4th, 1973 |
Dear Dad, Again |
1×17 |
J318 |
January 28th, 1973 |
Sometimes You Hear The Bullet |
1×19 |
J319 |
February 18th, 1973 |
The Longjohn Flap |
1×22 |
J320 |
March 11th, 1973 |
Major Fred C. Dobbs |
1×21 |
J321 |
March 4th, 1973 |
Sticky Wicket |
1×20 |
J322 |
February 25th, 1973 |
The Army-Navy Game |
1×23 |
J323 |
March 18th, 1973 |
Ceasefire |
1×24 |
J324 |
March 25th, 1973 |
Showtime |
Production Season 2
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
2×01 |
K401 |
September 15th, 1973 |
Divided We Stand |
2×03 |
K402 |
September 29th, 1973 |
Radar’s Report |
2×02 |
K403 |
September 22nd, 1973 |
5 O’Clock Charlie |
2×04 |
K404 |
October 6th, 1973 |
For the Good of the Outfit |
2×05 |
K405 |
October 13th, 1973 |
Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde |
2×07 |
K406 |
October 27th, 1973 |
L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) |
2×06 |
K407 |
October 20th, 1973 |
Kim |
2×08 |
K408 |
November 3rd, 1973 |
The Trial of Henry Blake |
2×09 |
K409 |
November 10th, 1973 |
Dear Dad… Three |
2×10 |
K410 |
November 17th, 1973 |
The Sniper |
2×11 |
K411 |
November 24th, 1973 |
Carry On, Hawkeye |
2×12 |
K412 |
December 1st, 1973 |
The Incubator |
2×13 |
K413 |
December 8th, 1973 |
Deal Me Out |
2×14 |
K414 |
December 15th, 1973 |
Hot Lips and Empty Arms |
2×15 |
K415 |
December 22nd, 1973 |
Officers Only |
2×16 |
K416 |
January 5th, 1974 |
Henry In Love |
2×17 |
K417 |
January 12th, 1974 |
For Want of a Boot |
2×18 |
K418 |
January 19th, 1974 |
Operation Noselift |
2×19 |
K419 |
January 26th, 1974 |
The Chosen People |
2×20 |
K420 |
February 2nd, 1974 |
As You Were |
2×21 |
K421 |
February 9th, 1974 |
Crisis |
2×22 |
K422 |
February 16th, 1974 |
George |
2×23 |
L423 |
February 23rd, 1974 |
Mail Call |
2×24 |
K424 |
March 2nd, 1974 |
A Smattering of Intelligence |
Production Season 3
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
3×02 |
B301 |
September 17th, 1974 |
Rainbow Bridge |
3×08 |
B302 |
October 29th, 1974 |
Life with Father |
3×06 |
B303 |
October 15th, 1974 |
Springtime |
3×04 |
B304 |
October 1st, 1974 |
Iron Guts Kelly |
3×22 |
B305 |
March 4th, 1975 |
Payday |
3×05 |
B306 |
October 8th, 1974 |
O.R. |
3×03 |
B307 |
September 24th, 1974 |
Officer of the Day |
3×01 |
B308 |
September 10th, 1974 |
The General Flipped at Dawn |
3×10 |
B309 |
November 19th, 1974 |
There is Nothing Like a Nurse |
3×14 |
B310 |
December 31st, 1974 |
Private Charles Lamb |
3×12 |
B311 |
December 3rd, 1974 |
A Full Rich Day |
3×07 |
B312 |
October 22nd, 1974 |
Check-Up |
3×21 |
B313 |
February 25th, 1975 |
Big Mac |
3×09 |
B314 |
November 12th, 1974 |
Alcoholics Unanimous |
3×18 |
B315 |
February 4th, 1975 |
House Arrest |
3×11 |
B316 |
November 26th, 1974 |
Adam’s Rib |
3×13 |
B317 |
December 10th, 1974 |
Mad Dogs and Servicemen |
3×17 |
B318 |
January 21st, 1975 |
The Consultant |
3×23 |
B319 |
March 11th, 1975 |
White Gold |
3×15 |
B320 |
January 7th, 1975 |
Bombed |
3×20 |
B321 |
February 18th, 1975 |
Love and Marriage |
3×19 |
B322 |
February 11th, 1975 |
Aid Station |
3×16 |
B323 |
January 14th, 1975 |
Bulletin Board |
3×24 |
B324 |
March 18th, 1975 |
Abyssinia, Henry |
Production Season 4
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
4×02 |
G501 |
September 19th, 1975 |
Change of Command |
4×03 |
G502 |
September 26th, 1975 |
It Happened One Night |
4×11 |
G503 |
November 21st, 1975 |
Of Moose and Men |
4×01 |
G504 |
September 12th, 1975 |
Welcome to Korea, Part 1 |
4×07 |
G505 |
October 26th, 1975 |
Dear Mildred |
4×01 |
G506 |
September 12th, 1975 |
Welcome to Korea, Part 2 |
4×04 |
G507 |
October 3rd, 1975 |
The Late Captain Pierce |
4×21 |
G508 |
February 3rd, 1976 |
Smilin’ Jack |
4×10 |
G509 |
November 11th, 1975 |
Dear Peggy |
4×05 |
G510 |
October 10th, 1975 |
Hey Doc |
4×08 |
G511 |
October 31st, 1975 |
The Kids |
4×06 |
G512 |
October 17th, 1975 |
The Bus |
4×09 |
G513 |
November 7th, 1975 |
Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler? |
4×12 |
G514 |
November 28th, 1975 |
Soldier of the Month |
4×16 |
G515 |
December 23rd, 1975 |
Dear Ma |
4×23 |
G516 |
February 17th, 1976 |
Deluge |
4×13 |
G517 |
December 2nd, 1975 |
The Gun |
4×14 |
G518 |
December 9th, 1975 |
Mail Call Again |
4×15 |
G519 |
December 16th, 1975 |
The Price of Tomato Juice |
4×18 |
G520 |
January 13th, 1976 |
Hawkeye |
4×19 |
G521 |
January 20th, 1976 |
Some 38th Parallels |
4×17 |
G522 |
January 6th, 1976 |
Der Tag |
4×20 |
G523 |
January 27th, 1976 |
The Novocaine Mutiny |
4×22 |
G524 |
February 10th, 1976 |
The More I See You |
4×24 |
G525 |
February 24th, 1976 |
The Interview |
Production Season 5
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
5×01 |
U801 |
September 21st, 1976 |
Bug Out, Part 1 |
5×01 |
U802 |
September 21st, 1976 |
Bug Out, Part 2 |
5×02 |
U803 |
September 28th, 1976 |
Margaret’s Engagement |
5×13 |
U804 |
December 21st, 1976 |
Hawk’s Nightmare |
5×04 |
U805 |
October 12th, 1976 |
Lt. Radar O’Reilly |
5×03 |
U806 |
October 5th, 1976 |
Out of Sight, Out of Mind |
5×20 |
U807 |
February 15th, 1977 |
The General’s Practitioner |
5×06 |
U808 |
October 26th, 1976 |
The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan |
5×05 |
U809 |
October 19th, 1976 |
The Nurses |
5×07 |
U810 |
November 9th, 1976 |
Dear Sigmund |
5×11 |
U811 |
December 7th, 1976 |
The Colonel’s Horse |
5×08 |
U812 |
November 16th, 1976 |
Mulcahy’s War |
5×10 |
U813 |
November 30th, 1976 |
Hawkeye Get Your Gun |
5×09 |
U814 |
November 23rd, 1976 |
The Korean Surgeon |
5×12 |
U815 |
December 14th, 1976 |
Exorcism |
5×17 |
U816 |
January 25th, 1977 |
End Run |
5×16 |
U817 |
January 18th, 1977 |
Ping Pong |
5×14 |
U818 |
January 4th, 1977 |
The Most Unforgettable Characters |
5×22 |
U819 |
March 1st, 1977 |
Souvenirs |
5×24 |
U820 |
March 15th, 1977 |
Margaret’s Marriage |
5×15 |
U821 |
January 11th, 1977 |
38 Across |
5×18 |
U822 |
February 1st, 1977 |
Hanky Panky |
5×19 |
U823 |
February 8th, 1977 |
Hepatitis |
5×21 |
U824 |
February 22nd, 1977 |
Movie Tonight |
5×23 |
U825 |
March 8th, 1977 |
Post Op |
Production Season 6
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
6×01 |
Y101 |
September 20th, 1977 |
Fade Out, Fade In (1) |
6×01 |
Y102 |
September 20th, 1977 |
Fade Out, Fade In (2) |
6×03 |
Y103 |
October 4th, 1977 |
Last Laugh |
6×02 |
Y104 |
September 27th, 1977 |
Fallen Idol |
6×09 |
Y105 |
November 15th, 1977 |
Images |
6×04 |
Y106 |
October 11th, 1977 |
War of Nerves |
6×05 |
Y107 |
October 18th, 1977 |
The Winchester Tapes |
6×06 |
Y108 |
October 25th, 1977 |
The Light That Failed |
6×17 |
Y109 |
January 17th, 1978 |
Tea and Empathy |
6×11 |
Y110 |
November 29th, 1977 |
The Grim Reaper |
6×10 |
Y111 |
November 22nd, 1977 |
The M*A*S*H Olympics |
6×07 |
Y112 |
November 1st, 1977 |
In Love and War |
6×08 |
Y113 |
November 8th, 1977 |
Change Day |
6×16 |
Y114 |
January 10th, 1978 |
Patent 4077 |
6×15 |
Y115 |
January 3rd, 1978 |
The Smell of Music |
6×12 |
Y116 |
December 6th, 1977 |
Comrades in Arms (Part I) |
6×13 |
Y117 |
December 13th, 1977 |
Comrades in Arms (Part II) |
6×14 |
Y118 |
December 20th, 1979 |
The Merchant of Korea |
6×19 |
Y119 |
January 30th, 1978 |
What’s Up, Doc? |
6×22 |
Y120 |
February 20th, 1978 |
Potter’s Retirement |
6×20 |
Y121 |
February 6th, 1978 |
Mail Call Three |
6×23 |
Y122 |
February 27th, 1978 |
Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde |
6×24 |
Y123 |
March 6th, 1978 |
Major Topper |
6×18 |
Y124 |
January 24th, 1978 |
Your Hit Parade |
6×21 |
Y125 |
February 13th, 1978 |
Temporary Duty |
Production Season 7
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
7×02 |
T401 |
September 25th, 1978 |
Peace On Us |
7×15 |
T402 |
January 1st, 1979 |
B.J. Papa San |
7×09 |
T403 |
November 13th, 1978 |
Baby, It’s Cold Outside |
7×01 |
T404 |
September 18th, 1978 |
Commander Pierce |
7×05 |
T405 |
October 16th, 1978 |
The Billfold Syndrome |
7×03 |
T406 |
October 2nd, 1978 |
Lil |
7×07 |
T407 |
October 30th, 1978 |
They Call The Wind Korea |
7×04 |
T408 |
October 9th, 1978 |
Our Finest Hour (1) |
7×04 |
T409 |
October 9th, 1978 |
Our Finest Hour (2) |
7×06 |
T410 |
October 23rd, 1978 |
None Like It Hot |
7×12 |
T411 |
December 4th, 1978 |
Out of Gas |
7×08 |
T412 |
November 6th, 1978 |
Major Ego |
7×11 |
T413 |
November 27th, 1978 |
Dear Comrade |
7×13 |
T414 |
December 11th, 1978 |
An Eye for a Tooth |
7×10 |
T415 |
November 20th, 1978 |
Point of View |
7×22 |
T416 |
February 19th, 1979 |
Preventive Medicine |
7×14 |
T417 |
December 18th, 1978 |
Dear Sis |
7×17 |
T418 |
January 15th, 1979 |
The Price |
7×19 |
T419 |
January 29th, 1979 |
Hot Lips is Back in Town |
7×16 |
T420 |
January 8th, 1979 |
Inga |
7×18 |
T421 |
January 22nd, 1979 |
The Young and Restless |
7×23 |
T422 |
February 26th, 1979 |
A Night at Rosie’s |
7×20 |
T423 |
February 5th, 1979 |
C*A*V*E |
7×25 |
T424 |
March 12th, 1979 |
The Party |
7×21 |
T425 |
February 14th, 1979 |
Rally Round the Flagg, Boys |
7×24 |
T426 |
March 5th, 1979 |
Ain’t Love Grand |
Production Season 8
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
8×01 |
S601 |
September 17th, 1979 |
Too Many Cooks |
8×02 |
S602 |
September 24th, 1979 |
Are You Now, Margaret? |
8×03 |
S603 |
October 1st, 1979 |
Guerilla My Dreams |
8×06 |
S604 |
October 22nd, 1979 |
Period of Adjustment |
8×08 |
S605 |
November 5th, 1979 |
Private Finance |
8×09 |
S606 |
November 12th, 1979 |
Mr. and Mrs. Who? |
8×10 |
S607 |
November 19th, 1979 |
The Yalu Brick Road |
8×07 |
S608 |
October 29th, 1979 |
Nurse Doctor |
8×11 |
S609 |
November 26th, 1979 |
Life Time |
8×04 |
S610 |
October 8th, 1979 |
Good-Bye Radar (Part I) |
8×05 |
S611 |
October 15th, 1979 |
Good-Bye Radar (Part II) |
8×22 |
S612 |
February 18th, 1980 |
Dreams |
8×12 |
S613 |
December 3rd, 1979 |
Dear Uncle Abdul |
8×13 |
S614 |
December 10th, 1979 |
Captains Outrageous |
8×14 |
S615 |
December 17th, 1979 |
Stars and Stripes |
8×17 |
S616 |
January 14th, 1980 |
Heal Thyself |
8×15 |
S617 |
December 31st, 1979 |
Yessir, That’s Our Baby |
8×16 |
S618 |
January 7th, 1980 |
Bottle Fatigue |
8×19 |
S619 |
January 28th, 1980 |
Morale Victory |
8×18 |
S620 |
January 21st, 1980 |
Old Soldiers |
8×20 |
S621 |
February 4th, 1980 |
Lend a Hand |
8×21 |
S622 |
February 11th, 1980 |
Goodbye, Cruel World |
8×25 |
S623 |
March 24th, 1980 |
April Fools |
8×23 |
S624 |
March 3rd, 1980 |
War Co-Respondent |
8×24 |
S625 |
March 10th, 1980 |
Back Pay |
Production Season 9
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
9×03 |
Z401 |
December 1st, 1980 |
Cementing Relationships |
9×11 |
Z402 |
February 2nd, 1981 |
No Sweat |
9×02 |
Z403 |
November 24th, 1980 |
Letters |
9×01 |
Z404 |
November 17th, 1980 |
The Best of Enemies |
9×04 |
Z405 |
December 8th, 1980 |
Father’s Day |
9×07 |
Z406 |
January 5th, 1981 |
Your Retention Please |
9×09 |
Z407 |
January 19th, 1981 |
Taking the Fifth |
9×05 |
Z408 |
December 15th, 1980 |
Death Takes a Holiday |
9×06 |
Z409 |
December 29th, 1980 |
A War for All Seasons |
9×08 |
Z410 |
January 12th, 1981 |
Tell It to the Marines |
9×12 |
Z411 |
February 9th, 1981 |
Depressing News |
9×10 |
Z412 |
January 26th, 1981 |
Operation Friendship |
9×13 |
Z413 |
February 16th, 1981 |
No Laughing Matter |
9×14 |
Z414 |
February 23rd, 1981 |
Oh, How We Danced |
9×15 |
Z415 |
March 2nd, 1981 |
Bottoms Up |
9×16 |
Z416 |
March 9th, 1981 |
The Red/White Blues |
9×17 |
Z417 |
March 16th, 1981 |
Bless You, Hawkeye |
9×20 |
Z418 |
May 4th, 1981 |
The Life You Save |
10×01 |
Z419 |
October 26th, 1981 |
That’s Show Biz (1) |
10×01 |
Z420 |
October 26th, 1981 |
That’s Show Biz (2) |
9×18 |
Z421 |
April 6th, 1981 |
Blood Brothers |
9×19 |
Z422 |
April 13th, 1981 |
The Foresight Saga |
10×02 |
Z423 |
November 2nd, 1981 |
Identity Crisis |
10×03 |
Z424 |
November 9th, 1981 |
Rumor at the Top |
Production Season 10
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
10×04 |
1G01 |
November 16th, 1981 |
Give ‘Em Hell, Hawkeye |
10×05 |
1G02 |
November 23rd, 1981 |
Wheelers and Dealers |
10×06 |
1G03 |
November 30th, 1981 |
Communications Breakdown |
10×07 |
1G04 |
December 7th, 1981 |
Snap Judgement (Part I) |
10×08 |
1G05 |
December 14th, 1981 |
Snappier Judgement (Part II) |
10×09 |
1G06 |
December 28th, 1981 |
‘Twas the Day After Christmas |
10×10 |
1G07 |
January 4th, 1982 |
Follies of the Living — Concerns of the Dead |
10×11 |
1G08 |
January 11th, 1982 |
The Birthday Girls |
10×12 |
1G09 |
January 18th, 1982 |
Blood and Guts |
10×13 |
1G10 |
February 1st, 1982 |
A Holy Mess |
10×14 |
1G11 |
February 8th, 1982 |
The Tooth Shall Set You Free |
10×15 |
1G12 |
February 15th, 1982 |
Pressure Points |
10×16 |
1G13 |
February 22nd, 1982 |
Where There’s a Will, There’s a War |
10×17 |
1G14 |
March 1st, 1982 |
Promotion Commotion |
10×18 |
1G15 |
March 15th, 1982 |
Heroes |
10×19 |
1G16 |
March 22nd, 1982 |
Sons and Bowlers |
10×20 |
1G17 |
April 5th, 1982 |
Picture This |
11×05 |
1G18 |
November 22nd, 1982 |
Who Knew? |
10×21 |
1G19 |
April 12th, 1982 |
That Darn Kid |
11×08 |
1G20 |
December 13th, 1982 |
The Moon is Not Blue |
11×01 |
1G21 |
October 25th, 1982 |
Hey, Look Me Over |
11×03 |
1G22 |
November 8th, 1982 |
Foreign Affairs |
11×07 |
1G23 |
December 6th, 1982 |
Settling Debts |
11×04 |
1G24 |
November 15th, 1982 |
The Joker is Wild |
Production Season 11
Ep. # |
Prod. # |
Original Airdate |
Episode Title |
11×02 |
9B01 |
November 1st, 1982 |
Trick or Treatment |
11×06 |
9B02 |
November 29th, 1982 |
Bombshells |
11×09 |
9B03 |
December 20th, 1982 |
Run for the Money |
11×16 |
9B04 |
February 28th, 1983 |
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen |
11×13 |
9B05 |
February 7th, 1983 |
Friends and Enemies |
11×10 |
9B06 |
January 3rd, 1983 |
U.N., the Night, and the Music |
11×11 |
9B07 |
January 10th, 1983 |
Strange Bedfellows |
11×12 |
9B08 |
January 24th, 1983 |
Say No More |
11×14 |
9B09 |
February 14th, 1983 |
Give and Take |
11×15 |
9B10 |
February 21st, 1983 |
As Time Goes By |
Published October 6th, 2016
Last updated September 8th, 2019
Thanks for providing this list. As long as I’ve been watching tv shows, only in the last year or so have I noticed those few, including MASH, show production numbers at the end. I’ve also noticed this custom with THE BOB NEWHART SHOW, MARY TYLER MOORE, HOGAN’S HEROES, and GILLIGAN’S ISLAND. You may have listed 2 of these out of order, as you show “Last Laugh” (Y104) before “Fallen Idol” (Y103). I think David Reiss’ book about MASH, of which I bought the 1st edition after Season 8, lists the episodes in production order and does not include original air dates.
Is there any way to know a full set of actual production dates? It seemed to me that at times, like Season 3, the entire season may have been filmed before the end of the season’s earlier calendar year, since the 2nd-to-last episode produced that season (“Bulletin Board”) aired on Jan. 14, 1975. I know from MASH scripts that I’ve purchased though that some episodes, like “Rally Round the Flagg Boys” and “April Fools”, were produced in January or possibly later, since their script dates were in January. I know that the finale was not the last episode produced, since it was well-documented that “As Time Goes By” was (and it was produced the 2nd week of Jan. 1983), but I was surprised to see that a full 6 episodes were produced after the finale.
Also “Goodbye, Radar” originally aired Monday, Oct. 8, 1979, not Tuesday, Oct. 9, 1979.
Fixed. Thanks.
And “Major Topper” aired Mar. 27, not Mar. 6, 1978. It ran as part of the week when CBS celebrated its 50th anniversary, Mar. 26-Apr. 1, 1978.
when did they let everybody go home from the war
Maybe I’m wrong but Season 2 looks like broadcast order? @RJ
You are correct. Only two episodes aired out of order during Season 2, so production order looks almost identical to broadcast order. I have revised the list. Thanks for the correction.
Sorry to be a bother, but the Episode # column still needs to be updated for S2 🙂
Oops. I think I have it right now.
I believe Fallen Idol and Last Laugh have their production codes switched in the list
@RJ
Fixed. Thanks.
I’m still confused. How many total shows no matter who CBS or 20th Century. Are we to add the 2 numbers together 256 plus the other number I brelieve it was something like 252. Making it a total of 505
CBS broadcast 251 episodes of M*A*S*H, including five hour-long episodes. 20th Century Fox produced those five hour-long episodes as pairs of half-hour episodes, for a total of 256 episodes.
If you count by episodes aired by CBS, there are 251 episodes.
If you count by episodes produced by 20th Century Fox, there are 256 episodes.
Season 6 Fallen Idol and Last Laugh are out of order. Just a heads up.
What does Production Order actually mean? Is it when the script is approved to be used for an episode? When filming begins? When it ends? I would think there would have to be some overlap (ex. filming episodes before a previous episode was “done”).
I’ve often wondered that myself. I don’t know when exactly the production codes were assigned or even if the episodes were actually filmed in production order.
Based on things scriptwriter Ken Levine has written at his blog, scripts were written with the logistics of location shooting at the Fox Ranch in mind. Apparently, episodes with few exteriors were often pushed until late in the production cycle when the Fox Ranch wasn’t available.
Is the 30th year reunion available to buy anywhere?
As I suspected, “Peace On Us” was the first episode produced for season 7….it almost certainly was meant to be the season premiere as BJ literally grows his mustache here. For whatever reason, it was pushed back and aired as the second ep, after “Commander Pierce”. My best guess as to why is that Jamie Farr was obviously not available when they shot this…he only appears for a brief moment in a shot that must have been done later on, and CBS, who loved to market Klinger, wanted him to be more prominent in the season premiere.
I would like to the whole series on a flash drive how can I get them from you so I can do that
Is the correct production number for “Mail Call” (2×23) L423? All the other production numbers for that season are “K4xx”.