Cowboy (M*A*S*H) Cowboy (M*A*S*H) "Cowboy" was the eighth episode of the M*A*S*H television series. Originally shown on November 12, 1972 and repeated May 6, 1973, it was written by Bob Klane and directed by Don Weis. It is the only first-season episode listed in "TV Guide" as a "classic episode". The episode's guest stars are Billy Green Bush as John "Cowboy" Hodges, Patrick Adiarte as Ho-Jon, Timothy Brown as Spearchucker Jones, Mike Robello as the cook, Jean Powell as a nurse, Joe Corey as Goldstein, and John Orchard as Capt. "Ugly John" Black. "The Cowboy", a chopper pilot whose nickname stems from
Hey, Look Me Over (M*A*S*H) Officer's Club. In the retrospective show "Memories of M*A*S*H", Kellye Nakahara stated that Alan Alda approached her with the script for the episode to see if she would be interested in taking centre-stage in an episode. Nakahara was originally hired as an extra for Season 1 and had remained with the series since, and had graduated to speaking roles in many subsequent episodes. The episode also marked Susan Oliver's directorial debut. Hey, Look Me Over (M*A*S*H) Hey, Look Me Over was the 236th episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the first episode of season eleven. The episode aired on