Hawkeyho znepokojí zpráva, že jeho otec musí do nemocnice - myslí si, že je to něco vážného a rád by s otcem mluvil. V té době dorazí do tábora skupina námořníků, která tu soutěží se všemi ostatními. Protože jsou ve skvělé formě, ve všem vítězí. Potter chce vyhrát alespoň v kuželkách.
Hawkeye macht sich Sorgen um seinen Vater, der im Krankenhaus liegt. Er setzt alle Hebel in Bewegung, um ihn zu erreichen. Währenddessen verhilft Hot Lips dem M.A.S.H.-Team in einem Bowlingspiel gegen die Marines zum Sieg.
After losing to the Marines once again, Colonel Potter wishes there was one sport the 4077th were any good at. When Klinger mentions he can bowl, the Colonel decides to have a bowling competition. Unfortunately, he and Klinger are the only 2 good bowlers in the camp, so BJ and Father Mulcahy are "recruited" to the team. Colonel Potter becomes obsessed with winning the game, and excludes Margaret from the team because she helped the team lose at softball. Then the 4077th team hear the Marines have got a "ringer" in their team after pulling some strings..... Meanwhile, Hawkeye finds out his father is in hospital and tries to speak to him over the phone, watched by Charles, who envies Hawkeye's close relationship with his father.
Пирс сильно переживает из-за предстоящей операции отца. Неожиданно он находит поддержку в лице Винчестера. Тот признается Пирсу, как сильно он завидует его отношениям с отцом. Задетый насмешками морских пехотинцев, одерживающих победу над командой 4077-го во всех соревнованиях, полковник Поттер вызывает их сразится в боулинг...
Il colonnello Potter organizza un torneo di bowling contro alcuni marine ma, ossessionato dalla vittoria, si rifiuta di includere nella sua squadra Margaret. Occhio di falco, intanto, è ansioso per un'operazione cui deve sottoporsi il padre, e riceverà inaspettatamente conforto da Charles.
