When Henry Blake returns to the 4077 after a short stay in Tokyo, he reveals to Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar that he has fallen in love with a young woman there by the name of Nancy Sue Parker who will be coming to visit him and the members of the camp in a few days. The three, and the entire camp, are left unimpressed due to the suspicion that the colonel is setting himself up for a fall. Bu then Nancy arrives, and everyone starts to see why Henry is so head over heels when she shows how nice and bubbly she is.
But is all as it seems? And if Henry's feelings remain strong as they are, what will this mean for his life back home?
Attention, all personnel! The following tropes in the form of Cupid's arrows have been fired at Colonel Blake:
- And I'm the Queen of Sheba: Alarm bells are ringing for Hawkeye and Trapper when Henry confides in them that Nancy Sue will be coming to stay at the 4077 for a while.Henry: I'll all be on the up and up, of course.Trapper: Of course.Henry: I mean she'll have her own tent, and I'll be in mine.Hawkeye: Right. Now if you'll excuse us, we'll start digging the tunnel.
- Big Entrance: Henry's return to the 4077.
- Fat Flex: Whenever Nancy's in proximity, Henry immediately sucks in his gut. By the end Hawkeye tells him if he did it one more time, his bellybutton would cave in.
- Foreshadowing: Nancy asks if Sturner is Hawkeye's girlfriend. He replies that he's Married to the Job, the thing that broke up him and Carlye.
- Gag Censor: Hawkeye is trying to tell Nancy Sue and Lieutenant Sturner a funny story, but when he gets to the punchline, a jet is heard flying overhead instead.Hawkeye: Thanks a lot.
- Gosh Dang It to Heck!: As usual, the P.A. Announcer acts as a Moment Killer when he calls Henry and Trapper in for surgery. Because Henry is still romancing Nancy at that point, he lets out a single word: "Fudge".
- Green-Eyed Monster: Margaret jealously notices Frank falling for Nancy's charms.Frank: Just making conversation.
Margaret: Try doing it with your mouth shut. - Heel Realization: Henry's puppy-dog feelings regarding Nancy Sue are brought to a temporary standstill when he is reminded about his family back home.
- He has a much stronger one just before the end of the episode after he has shared a phone call with his wife Lorraine.
- Hypocrite: Frank and Margaret criticize Henry's affair with Nancy Sue as being immoral and disgusting. Their conversation doubles as Hypocritical Humor when Frank points out their hypocrisy by accident.
- I Need a Freaking Drink: Hawkeye's reaction when Henry tells him and Trapper about meeting Sue.Henry: So the hostess comes over and she says, "Do you mind sharing?" And wham, bang, Miss Nancy Sue Parker of Independence, Ohio, pulls up a chair and sits right down in my heart.Hawkeye: [holds out glass to Trapper] Hit me.
- May–December Romance: Henry Blake and Nancy Sue Parker
- Oh, Crap!: After finding out Nancy is not really the good nice girl Henry is gushing about or that anyone else would like to believe, Hawkeye discovers from Trapper that Henry is currently on the phone with his wife.Hawkeye: Come on, before he blows his marriage.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: To continue impressing Nancy Sue, Henry uses cosmetics and hair dye to make himself look younger and forces through various exercises, including long runs and push-ups, to lose weight.
- Out-of-Character Alert: Radar is shocked when he sees how spiffy Colonel Blake has made himself for when Nancy Sue arrives.
- She Cleans Up Nicely: Upon seeing her for the first time, even Hawkeye and Trapper admit that Nancy Sue Parker is really really attractive.Hawkeye: I'm a doctor. You can believe me, that's a nice leg.Trapper: That sweater's not filled with chopped liver either.
- Shout-Out:
- Hawkeye and Trapper funnily compare Henry to Superman.
Trapper: To the return of Henry Blake.Hawkeye: Able to leap tall bar stools in a single bound. Faster than a speeding nurse.Trapper: It's Supercolonel!Hawkeye: Ta-da!- After hearing about Henry's time with Nancy Sue, they suggest he file it under "Andy Hardy Remembers His Teeth in the Glass".
- The Stoic: Frank Burns puts in a really good effort at trying to be this in the beginning, even appearing more steady than Margaret, until he loses control when his speech gets to the part of the many insults he got in his suggestions box, particularly the ones about his mother.
- Such a Phony: Majors Burns and Houlihan to Blake's "friend" Nancy.
- The Vamp: It was suspected, but it still comes as a surprise when Nancy Sue Parker turns out to be this after all.
- Your Mom: Some of the suggestion box entries for Frank consist of this, to his consternation.
- You're Insane!: While handling an operation alongside Trapper, Henry comments that maybe his wife Lorraine and Nancy Sue could get along well. Trapper's response goes as expected.Trapper: Henry, get away from the ether.
