Production code K403 | Original air date October 25, 1982 | |
Episode no. Season 11Episode 1 (236th Overall) | ||
Hey, Look Me Over was the 236th episode of the M*A*S*M*A*S*H television series, and the first episode of season eleven. The episode aired on October 25, 1982.
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Plot
Nurse Kellye is continually frustrated by Hawkeye's attitude towards her - he's happy to talk to her or dance the Lindy in the Officer's Club, but as soon as a tall blonde nurse approaches, or a slow dance tune comes on the jukebox, he acts "like I'm Typhoid Mary". Kellye then gives Hawkeye the cold shoulder, but Hawkeye fails to see what he's done wrong, and the two subsequently argue, Kellye telling him "you have no idea how fabulous I really am". Tensions are already high amongst the nurses as a visiting Colonel has arrived to perform a snap inspection on Major Houlihan, her nurses and their routines. During a nightshift in post-op, Hawkeye sees the error of his ways as he observes Kellye comforting a dying soldier. The following day, Hawkeye apologizes to Kellye and the two are seen dancing together cheek-to-cheek in the Officer's Club.
Background
In the retrospective show Memories of M*A*S*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.