Alan Alda also introduced as Alda's co-star BJ Hunnicutt. In his 1981 autobiography, Jackie Cooper (who directed several early episodes) wrote that Alda concealed a lot of hostility beneath the surface, and that the two of them barely spoke to each other by the time Cooper's directing of "M*A*S*H" ended. During his "M*A*S*H" years, Alda made several game-show appearances, most notably in "The $10,000 Pyramid" and as a frequent panelist on "What's My Line?" and "To Tell the Truth". His favorite episodes of "M*A*S*H" are "Dear Sigmund" and "In Love and War". In 1996, Alda was ranked 41st on "TV Guide"'s "50
Ceasefire (M*A*S*H) Ceasefire (M*A*S*H) "Ceasefire" is the twenty-third episode of the first season of the American television series "M*A*S*H". It originally aired on March 18, 1973. News of a ceasefire has reached the 4077th. Everyone celebrates and says their good-byes, except Trapper, who remains skeptical. The ceasefire does, of course, turn out to be a rumour, but not before Hawkeye tells three of his lovers he is married (which is a lie), shows the camp embarrassing pictures taken of General Clayton and Major Houlihan, forgives $1,500 worth of gambling debts, and gives away all of his possessions. Final appearance of Patrick Adiarte