'M*A*S*H' - 'Margaret's Marriage' Quiz

Answer: Eight

Eight months seems like a rather short time for an engagement, but in reality this amount of time is rather long when you consider the amount of time she was engaged during the run of the show. Margaret first announces her engagement in the second episode of the fifth season 'Margaret's Engagement', which first aired on 9/28/76. In this episode, airing on 3/15/77 (the last one of the fifth season), she is already getting married. In real time that's only six and a half months! Did that much time elapse during the fifth season of M*A*S*H, or am I just being a little too nitpicky?

Answer: Yes

Though he has been mentioned repeatedly throughout the episodes of the fifth season, we don't get to actually see Donald until this episode. His character is played by the actor Beeson Carroll (Sidenote: This is Carroll's only appearance as Donald; in the character's second appearance he is played by a different actor.)

Answer: A basketball game

And, I might add, one of the single worst basketball games I have ever seen. Klinger's dribbling is atrocious, and the rest of the actors appear never to have stepped on a basketball court in their life. Radar serves as a very biased referee; he gives Colonel Potter all the breaks. Mercifully, Donald arrives and breaks up the game when he introduces himself to the boys.

Answer: Frank

After making his announcement to the gang in the mess tent, Donald spots Frank approaching. The latter immediately runs from the mess tent with the former on his heels. Donald quickly accosts Frank, who is now petrified with fear. Rather than the expected fight, however, Donald thanks Frank for inspiring Margaret's call to him, and in return for his feeling of indebtedness, he requests Frank be his best man. Frank responds with a very amusing giggle fit.

Answer: True

Despite several years of cool relations between Margaret and Klinger, the Corporal comes through for Margaret in a big way with the gift of a lovely wedding dress. Klinger claims that his Uncle Zack used the dress to get out of World War I. Klinger also adds, 'In the words of my people: May your life be an oasis surrounded by waving palms, warm breezes and spit free camels.' In the following scene a drunken Klinger toasts Donald with the following, 'May your house be filled with children, and your garage filled with camels.'

Answer: He claims to have placed 396th out of a class of 227 at West Point

Donald also claims to have been on the water polo team, to have participated in the hammer throw and to have specialized in 'Greco-wrestle Romaning'. BJ wittily asks, 'All at the same time?'

Answer: To slip him in bed with Nurse Carson

BJ is a true practical joker, and he first proves his mettle as such with this brilliant idea. Hawkeye and BJ place Donald in a body cast from the chest down, effectively rendering him immobile, and tell him that he broke his leg the night before. BJ also suggests, prior to this ultimate plan, that they 'put wheels on him and enter him in the soapbox derby.'

Answer: True

Indeed, the speedy wedding scene ends with all the proper ceremonial gestures. Donald is then left alone in the mess tent in his full body cast, but is unable to keep his balance and falls to the ground.

Answer: Frank

Frank is the lucky fellow...well, perhaps not so lucky. He quickly tosses the bouquet towards the rest of the crowd and Kelly receives it. Poor Frank looks distraught during the scene, and after a final hug from Margaret he watches her helicopter take off. Alone on the landing pad, we hear Frank say 'Goodbye Margaret'.

Answer: Shower

After discussion amongst the doctors of Margaret's potential honeymoon plans poor Frank stands up and heads for the door of the Swamp. When asked where he is going he says, 'I don't know. I just thought I'd go and take a cold shower.' By the first episode of the sixth season he has run off in search of Margaret, gets himself in trouble for assaulting a general and his wife in a Tokyo bath (he thought the woman was Margaret) and finally has the charges dropped with a promotion to lieutenant colonel.

He is then sent off to Indiana to work in a VA hospital. Goodbye Ferret Face! Thanks for taking this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it and will try some of my other stuff.