The next day, Hawkeye and Trapper leave a series of giant arrows (made up of sheets "borrowed" from supply) pointing to the ammo dump, so Charlie cannot miss it. Cardozo offers the idea that they should try and get rid of the ammo dump, which would get rid of Charlie, which would get rid of the gun. That night, Hawkeye and Trapper drown their sorrows with Captain Phil Cardozo (Corey Fisher), the camp's dentist.
Hawkeye, Trapper (dressed as MacArthur), and Radar come by and goof on Frank, just to irritate him. The 4077th is getting its gun.įrank, of course, loves it, and he even forms his own platoon (consisting of all of three soldiers, all South Korean) to provide defense against Five O'Clock Charlie's attacks, hoping that the Army will start outfitting all the field hospitals with artillery. Hawkeye and Trapper are relieved, until Five O'Clock Charlie gets lucky and drops a bomb right on Clayton's jeep. Initially, he does not believe that the 4077th needs the gun - he has even placed a bet on Charlie himself. General Clayton decides to visit the camp and check it out for himself. He is busy counting his pot of cash when Frank demands he place a call to General Clayton.īefore he knows it, Frank makes Henry requisition a 40mm anti-aircraft gun for the 4077th to fight off the enemy, but Hawkeye and Trapper are completely against this because they realize that fire draws fire. Radar, who takes bets on where Charlie's bomb for the day will land, comes into Henry's office with the winnings, since Henry won that day's bet. Ineffective though they may be, these are still a series of enemy attacks. But they do turn his visits into a social occasion, gathering to watch his attempt and betting on where his bombs will land.Įveryone, that is, except Majors Frank Burns and Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, who are both apoplectic over everyone else's lack of seriousness. His aim is terrible, and he always misses, so no one at the 4077th is particularly worried. The 4077th is giddy with anticipation, as the arrival of "Five O'Clock Charlie" is imminent.įive O'Clock Charlie is North Korea's most indefatigable and most inaccurate bomber pilot, who flies over the camp the same time every day - hence the name - and drops one bomb, in a pathetic attempt to destroy the camp and a nearby ammunition dump.
Major Burns decides a serious reaction is in order, so he requisitions an anti-aircraft gun and attempts to shoot the plane out of the sky, with predictably disastrous results. Bed-Check CharlieĪn inept North Korean pilot in an obsolete plane attempts (and fails) to bomb the ammunition dump placed near the 4077th every day, at exactly 5 o’clock, by dropping a small bomb from his plane.