▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁M * A * S * H , ▁and ▁fifty - n inth ▁overall . ▁The ▁episode ▁premier ed ▁T ues day , ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁on ▁CBS . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Fed ▁up ▁with ▁being ▁offered ▁the ▁same ▁me al ▁choices ▁day ▁after ▁day , ▁Haw key e ▁sn aps ▁and ▁causes ▁a ▁public ▁spect acle ▁in ▁the ▁mess ▁tent . ▁Henry ▁is ▁not ▁happy ▁about ▁the ▁incident , ▁but ▁adm its ▁that ▁the ▁food ▁situation ▁has ▁got ten ▁repet itive ▁and ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁rem edy ▁it . ▁However , ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁fro zen ▁tur key ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁the ▁camp ▁has ▁failed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁b ureau cr atic ▁mix - up . ▁ ▁Haw key e ▁dec ides ▁that ▁what ▁he ▁wants ▁most ▁is ▁bar bec ued ▁sp ar er ib s . ▁He ▁rem embers ▁the ▁del icious ▁rib s ▁he ▁once ▁had ▁at ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Chicago ▁but ▁cannot ▁recall ▁its ▁name , ▁only ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁near ▁the ▁D ear born ▁Street ▁train ▁station . ▁Henry ▁gives ▁him ▁the ▁tele phone ▁number ▁for ▁the ▁station , ▁and ▁Haw key e ▁has ▁Rad ar ▁call ▁in ▁so ▁he ▁can ▁get ▁the ▁restaurant ▁name ▁- ▁" Ad am ' s ▁Rib s ." ▁Haw key e ▁orders ▁ 4 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁rib s ▁and ▁a ▁gall on ▁of ▁sau ce , ▁but ▁he ▁and ▁Tra pper ▁find ▁themselves ▁at ▁a ▁loss