B. J. Hunnicutt

Captain B.J. Hunnicutt (played by Mike Farrell) is a fictional character in the TV show M*A*S*H, which ran from 1972-1983 on CBS.

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Mike Farrell - M*A*S*H - 1972 - 1983 - CBS

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Captain Hunnicutt resided in Mill Valley, California before he was recruited to join the US Army to fight in the War. He was educated at Stanford University and was a member of the Tau Phi Epsilon fraternity. B.J. is married to Peg (who writes scores of letters to him while he is in Korea). The couple has a daughter, named Erin.

Related Topics:
Mill Valley - California - US Army - Stanford University - Tau Phi Epsilon

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His initials remained a mystery throughout the series. He claimed—perhaps in jest—that he was named after his parents, Bea Hunnicutt and Jay Hunnicutt (hence Bea-Jay, B.J.). Hawkeye, for one, did not accept that explanation.

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Captain Hunnicutt first appeared on the show in 1975, after Trapper John McIntyre was allowed to return home from the 4077. He often frustrated his bunkmate and best friend, Captain Hawkeye Pierce, with his traditional values and steadfast loyalty to his wife and his marriage.

Related Topics:
1975 - Trapper John McIntyre - Captain Hawkeye Pierce

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Hunnicutt is an excellent doctor with strong morals and is always looking to do the right thing. That showed in an episode where Hawkeye and B.J. spike the drink of a bloodthirsty commander to make him medically unfit to lead an unnecessary battle. Hawkeye unexpectedly ups the ante by claiming he has appendicitis and must be operated upon, a trick he and Trapper John once used to put Colonel Sam Flagg temporarily out of commission. This time however, B.J. objects to this needless surgery as human mutililation and refuses to cooperate after a heated argument with the adamant Hawkeye.

Related Topics:
Appendicitis - Colonel Sam Flagg

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At the start of the 1978-79 season ,Hunnicutt grew a mustache ,which he'd wear for the remainder of the series.

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He remained on the show through to its final episode in 1983.

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