Late at night Hawkeye wakes up Radar and tells him to get the station on the phone. The two then cook up a series of elaborate ruses to get through to the station (Radar declaring the call military business of the highest priority and Hawkeye pretending hes in a foxhole calling his family) so they can then call Adams Ribs and place the order. After placing an order for forty pounds of ribs and a gallon of barbecue sauce Hawkeye celebrates, but his joy is quickly dashed when a quick realization hits him...he forgot to order coleslaw. A few hours later, Hawkeye and Trapper are brainstorming as to how theyre going to get the ribs from Chicago to the 4077th as Adams Ribs doesnt deliver and Hawkeye called for a pickup order. An angry Klinger, who was wearing a stole that he prized when he became an unwilling target for Hawkeyes lunch, becomes a beacon of hope as he has an uncle in Chicago. However, Klinger refuses to help because he wont be able to get his Section 8 discharge papers signed (although both Hawkeye and Trapper are willing, none of the other three officers in the camp would do it as three signatures are required). Fortunately for Hawkeye, Trapper remembers a woman named Mildred Feeny with whom he had a three-night stand years ago and calls her to ask for help. Mildred comes through for Trapper and Hawkeye and the ribs are on their way to Korea from Chicagos Midway Airport in a box marked RUSH MEDICAL SUPPLIES. A few days later the ribs arrive but are stuck at supply. Hawkeye and Trapper go down to try to negotiate them from a stubborn supply sergeant, who is willing to help once he finds out where theyre from (as he lives in Joliet, a Chicago suburb, and is a huge fan of Adams Ribs). The supply sergeant offers to release the ribs in exchange for 20 pounds of ribs and a quart of sauce which Hawkeye counters with 10 pounds of ribs and a pint of sauce. After settling on 12 pounds of ribs and a pint and a half of the barbecue sauce going to the sergeant, Hawkeye and Trapper head back to the 4077th. At the end of the episode, it seems that Hawkeyes quest will finally be complete as the ribs are cooked and ready to eat. However, just as he is about to dig in, wounded are brought to the camp and Hawkeye is foiled. The episode ends with Hawkeye stammering, as he is being pulled away from the table by Trapper and Lt. Col. Blake: But the ribs...theyre right there, and we have them...we called all the way to Chicago...we had to trick Mildred, one rib, a tiny rib, just one little riblet ...
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:45:48 +0000
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