The Army-Navy Game (M*A*S*H) down, Father Mulcahy wins the football pool, having placed the only bet on Navy. The Army-Navy Game (M*A*S*H) "The Army–Navy Game" is episode #20 of the first season of the TV series "M*A*S*H", originally airing on February 25, 1973; its repeat on September 9, 1973 was the last official telecast in "M*A*S*H"s first season on CBS. The episode was co-written by cast member McLean Stevenson ("Lt. Col. Henry Blake"). Excitement runs high in the camp on the day of the Army-Navy football game, with several members of the 4077th putting money into a betting pool. As the game starts, the
Alan Alda was scheduled to guest star on "", portraying former police and naval officer John Winters, the father of the former main character . It is unknown whether he filmed his role before the series was redesigned and Rex Winters written off. After the release of his movie "Tower Heist", Alda was devastated when on December 7, 2011, his decades-long friend Harry Morgan from "M*A*S*H" died. Alda returned to Broadway in November 2014, playing the role of Andrew Makepeace in the revival of "Love Letters" at the Brooks Atkinson Theater alongside Candice Bergen. In 2016, Alda appeared in Louis C.K.'s web-based