'M*A*S*H' - 'Dear Sigmund' Trivia Quiz

Answer: Colonel Potter

Of course, Sidney is playing (I hope you read the introduction to the quiz!) and, surprisingly, Margaret has joined in, a first for her on the series. Colonel Potter is not present, and Frank Burns is also not to be found (Margaret probably chased him out.) Sidney claims that he has come to the 4077th as a way to regain his health, and calls the place a 'spa'. Don't let Hawkeye read that letter, Sidney!

Answer: Diving flippers

Sidney describes Hawkeye as having a 'personality that had split two for one' while making the rounds in post-op. This is one of those scenes that separates the Hawkeye lovers from the Hawkeye haters, I would imagine.

Answer: Klinger is 'hit by a chopper blade' and can only speak Arabic

Klinger calls Colonel Potter 'grandfather' and then says, 'may your pomegranates grow as big as the Queen's fanny', all in Arabic, of course. When Potter doesn't buy this dodge, Klinger proclaims, 'May the fleas of a thousand camels nest in your armpits', again in Arabic.

Answer: Puts black ink in Potter's binoculars

As you might have noticed, the other jokes listed occurred in other episodes. In this episode, however, the joke is on Potter when he uses his ink-colored binoculars, resulting in black circles forming around his eyes. Radar is extremely tickled, needless to say.

A joke is also pulled on Frank Burns, who unwittingly sits on a bench in the mess tent under which the legs have been sawed off.

Answer: Bomber pilot

Hawkeye finds that this young pilot is quite nonchalant about his work, not even having seen the people he bombs. Hawkeye decides to teach the young man a lesson by bringing him into the OR, where he watches Potter perform surgery on a young girl who has been injured by a bomb.

When the pilot asks whose bomb did the damage, Potter responds, 'What difference does that make?' The pilot responds, 'A lot. It makes a lot of difference.' Potter retorts, 'Not to her.'

Answer: Eggs in his helmet

The true reason for Sidney's stay at the 4077th involves a young patient who decided to kill himself. Frank's unsympathetic response to Sidney's heart-to-heart chat with Hawkeye and BJ is paid back in kind when he places his helmet upon his head, only to find himself covered in crushed eggs.

This scene always disturbed me because in a later episode, eggs are seen as a rare and delicious commodity...what happened?!

Answer: Mulcahy

Sidney marvels at Father Mulcahy's fascinating personality. According to Dr. Freedman, the Father is 'shy and studious', but 'he's got a left hook that could stop a truck'. Mulcahy convinces a young man who has just been in an ambulance accident, and doesn't want to get back in a moving vehicle, that he must get over his fear.

Answer: Athletic supporter

Margaret apparently intends to discuss Sidney's problem with him, but ends up describing her own problems with Donald. She then spots the jockstrap next to Sidney on the bed and acts indignant about its presence. Obviously, Margaret's pent-up anger is greater than she claims it to be!

Answer: BJ

BJ gains quite the reputation for his ability to perform practical jokes in the later years of 'M*A*S*H'. His greatest practical joke is pulled on Frank in this episode, in my opinion. He fills a ditch that Frank has been digging in case of an attack on the 4077th with water, and then prevails upon Sidney to shout 'air raid'.

When Frank hears the shout, he runs out of the Swamp and dives straight into the chilling water, much to our amusement. Poor Frank...

Answer: Potter

Sidney's closing comments, 'They look every day into the face of death. On the surface they may seem like other doctors and nurses...but underneath, Ah, Sigmund, underneath!' The final part is spoken as the camera pans down to Potter's feet, soaking in a small tub of warm water. Thank you for playing this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it and will try some of my other 'M*A*S*H'-related stuff!