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
Edwina (M*A*S*H) Edwina (M*A*S*H) "Edwina" was the 13th episode of the first season of the TV series "M*A*S*H". It originally aired on December 24, 1972. It was written by Hal Dresner, directed by James Sheldon and guest starred Arlene Golonka in the title role. Edwina "Eddie" Ferguson, a petite, fairly attractive, but hopelessly clumsy nurse, cannot find romance at the 4077th—or anywhere else, for that matter, as she confides to Margie Cutler. The other nurses at the Double Natural discuss her problem and agree to put their romantic relationships with the doctors and corpsmen on hold until someone agrees to date Eddie.