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
Showtime (M*A*S*H) Showtime (M*A*S*H) "Showtime" was the twenty-fourth (and final) episode of the first season of the American television series "M*A*S*H". It originally aired on March 25, 1973. A USO show is held at the 4077th, consisting of a stand-up comic and a female singing trio backed by a small band. The performance is juxtaposed with scenes from everyday life in the camp. Henry's wife gives birth to a son. Though Henry is depressed by not being able to see his new baby, Radar cheers him up by arranging for one of the camp's laundry workers to let him hold hers. The