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1. At the opening of the very first episode called, oddly enough, 'The Pilot Episode', which song is the first you hear while Trapper and Hawkeye play golf, Henry operates on a champagne cork, Hot Lips and Frank play footsie and Radar tosses a football with Spearchucker?
2. The theme song of the television show (and movie) is called 'Suicide is Painless'. A couple versions of the song are recorded for the show over the years, including one with prominent violin music and another with prominent horns. Who wrote the music for this marvelous ditty which is originally heard in the film version 'M*A*S*H'?
3. True or false: The lyrics for the 'M*A*S*H' theme song 'Suicide is Painless' are never heard on the television show.
4. In season three, several episodes include songs written by skilled musician Loudon Wainwright III including two for the 'M*A*S*H' nurses and a couple for General MacArthur. What is the name of Wainwright's character in the show?
5. In which of these third season episodes did Loudon Wainwright III not compose at least one tune?
6. Season three was really heavy on the memorable music moments! If you recall in the episode 'The General Flipped at Dawn', featuring a guest appearance by Harry Morgan as General Bartford Hamilton Steele, a musical number was performed. This came near the end of the episode when General Steele sang which of these tunes?
7. In yet another third season episode called 'Aid Station', Hawkeye is sent to an aid station (go figure!) with Hot Lips and the unlucky Klinger. After toiling there under extreme duress, they are able to return to the 4077th unharmed. Which song do the three of them sing in the jeep on their way back to the unit?
8. The fourth year of the series marked a transition period for the show 'M*A*S*H'. During the second show of the fourth season, called 'Change of Command', Hawkeye and B.J. are confronted with the new commander, the apparently 'by the book' regular army officer Colonel Potter. After some initial tension, however, the two swampmates are delighted to discover that not only is Potter a capable surgeon, but a man of sympathy and compassion. Potter joins Hawkeye and B.J. for a nightcap in the swamp after a long session in the OR. They drink, talk and sing the night away with much revelry. Which of these gentle melodies do they perform near the end of this episode?
9. One of the most popular and memorable episodes of the entire series comes in the fifth season, called 'Movie Tonight'. Music plays a large role in the entertainment during this episode. Perhaps the most entertaining and original 'M*A*S*H' song is performed during this episode. Who sings the first verse of the 'Army Song' (or 'Gee Ma, I Wanna Go Home'), performed almost entirely by the series regulars?
10. A collection of four nurses sing the fourth verse in the 'Army Song' from the episode 'Movie Tonight'. In their verse, the nurses prefer which of these over the surgeons?
11. Continuing with the episode 'Movie Tonight' and the 'Army Song', which of these characters performs their verse last?
12. There are several other tunes performed during the episode 'Movie Tonight'. Which of these is not one of them?
13. In the episode 'Dear Uncle Abdul', Father Mulcahy is convinced that the Korean War needs its own song. After a first attempt that is somewhat a failure (though I always enjoy hearing it), he comes up with a more somber tune. Which of these is not mentioned in Mulcahy's second Korean War song?
14. In the year eight episode 'Morale Victory', while the rest of the camp indulges itself in crabs acquired by the crafty Klinger, Major Winchester helps a young patient deal with his new handicap. Winchester's patient has partially lost the use of his right hand. The problem? The patient is a concert pianist. Charles solves this by acquiring a piece of music composed for the left hand only, written by which composer?
15. In the final, two and a half hour 'M*A*S*H' episode, 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen', Charles once again finds an opportunity to hear his favorite music played live, this time by a band of five Chinese war prisoners. Charles eventually convinces the Chinese musicians to play music by which of these composers?
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