War of Nerves (M*A*S*H) War of Nerves (M*A*S*H) "War of Nerves" is an episode from the TV series "M*A*S*H", the fifth episode of its sixth season. Originally airing on October 11, 1977, with a rebroadcast on June 5, 1978 (which saw CBS move the show to Mondays at 9 p.m.), it was written and directed by Alan Alda. Tensions are building at the 4077th, and morale is at an all-time low. Dr. Sidney Freedman is visiting to follow up on Tom, a soldier he sent back into battle. Uniforms are asked to be burned due to diseases. Meanwhile, the 4077 is at each other's
Alan Alda series "Horace and Pete" as the irascible Uncle Pete in what IndieWire critic Sam Adams described as "his best role in years" in an otherwise lukewarm review. In July 2018 Alda began hosting a podcast, "Clear + Vivid with Alan Alda". Alda has done extensive charity work. He helped narrate a 2005 St. Jude's Children's Hospital-produced one-hour special TV show "Fighting for Life". His wife, Arlene, and he are also close friends of Marlo Thomas, who is very active in fund-raising for the hospital that her father, Danny Thomas founded. The television special featured Ben Bowen as one of six