China Beach (1988)
Reflections of the way life used to be.
Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.
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Episodes
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1. The Unquiet Earth1989-09-20McMurphy and K.C. are kidnapped by the Viet Cong and taken underground into a warren of tunnels, where their captors expect McMurphy to operate on their wounded leader.
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2. Skin Deep1989-09-27McMurphy uses a little guilt and a little blackmail to get a reluctant K.C. to visit a wounded soldier whose face has been badly disfigured. Holly, the new doughnut dolly, challeng
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3. Dear China Beach1989-10-04Dodger is left with an Amerasian baby that is supposedly his son; McMurphy makes a poor patient when she comes down with dysentery; and Holly badgers everyone into answering the le
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4. Who's Happy Now?1989-10-11Dr. Richard worries over a craniotomy that has permanently altered a patient's mental capacity; Lila faces an inspection that will determine if she gets a key promotion; Sarge Pepp
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5. Independence Day1989-10-25China Beach celebrates a soggy Independence Day with Boonie and Holly trying to keep everyone's spirits up, McMurphy dealing with a love struck private as she tries to sort out her
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6. Ghosts1989-11-08K.C. avoids dealing with unpleasant memories of her father stirred up by a trunk of his belongings; Dr. Richard faces his ex-wife's remarriage with a ""black wedding""; Beckett end
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7. With a Little Help From My Friends1989-11-15Holly is shaken when it appears that Hang is connected to the VC and has been using their friendship to gain information; Frankie is seriously injured by a booby trap; and McMurphy
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8. China Men1989-11-22Dodger and Hyers square off after a battlefield incident; McMurphy spends an uncomfortable evening with Dr. Bernard's sophisticated civilian friends; and Boonie gets a surprise fro
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9. How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (1)1989-11-29Beckett and a civilian photographer temporarily join Dodger's patrol; McMurphy gets to know a wounded POW.
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10. How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (2)1989-12-06The wounded Cambodian POW befriended by McMurphy is taken away by the South Vietnamese for interrogation as the photographer Cat pursues the story of his defection and a new comman
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11. Magic1990-01-03McMurphy finds herself caught up in a triangle affair with Dr. Bernard and Vinnie; Holly tells Boonie how she feels about him; and Lila copes with the disappointment of losing comm
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12. Nightfall1990-01-10K.C. feels responsible for the death of a Vietnamese prostitute she sent out and takes things into her own hands when Otis refuses to investigate the matter.
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13. Souvenirs1990-01-17Dodger reaches the limit of his endurance and decides to leave Vietnam and faces a mountain of paperwork as he tries to get permission to take his Amerasian son home with him.
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14. Holly's Choice1990-01-30Holly has had an abortion and as her friends at China Beach try to deal with it, the circumstances that led up to it are gradually revealed.
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15. The Rumor of Peace1990-02-07China Beach reacts to the rumors of peace floated by Beckett and Frankie during their pirate radio broadcast.
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16. Warriors1990-02-14McMurphy is in an emotional and ethical turmoil when she delivers Vinnie's buddy from death but he falls into a terminal coma; and Frankie finds herself in charge of a squad of gri
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17. The Thanks of a Grateful Nation1990-02-28Dodger tries to reintegrate his life as a civilian but finds himself drifting as he tries to make sense of his experiences in Vietnam.
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18. Skylark1990-03-14A pair of ballroom dancers bring a note of grace and harmony to the uneasy relationship between McMurphy and Dr. Richard while completing a mysterious mission of their own.
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19. Phoenix1990-03-21K.C. finds herself in the middle of a C.I.A. assassination plot, and dependent on McMurphy to vouch for her innocence.
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20. F.N.G.1990-04-16In November 1966, fairly new guys Colleen McMurphy and Dr. Richard find themselves learning the ropes when they arrive at China Beach.
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21. The Gift1990-04-23McMurphy finds herself under suspicion when a wounded G.I. she doesn't remember names her as his beneficiary. Lila has mixed feelings about an old friend who now outranks her and h
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22. Strange Brew1990-04-30With everyone else away for a distant USO show, K.C. and McMurphy indulge in an alcoholic binge that takes them to a dreamy landscape where a Native American guide tries to help th
Cast
Dana DelanyColleen McMurphy
Marg HelgenbergerKC Koloski
Michael BoatmanSamuel Beckett
Troy EvansBob Pepper
Nancy GilesFrankie Bunsen
Jeff KoberDodger Winslow
Robert PicardoDick Richard
Concetta TomeiLila Garreau
Brian WimmerBoonie LanierImages
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