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Premiered

Saturday, September 29, 1990

Ended: Monday, July 22, 1991

When does China Beach Season 4 come out?

China Beach Season 4 premiered Saturday, September 29, 1990 on ABC and ended Monday, July 22, 1991. The season has 17 episodes.

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China Beach Season 4 episode release dates
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1. History: Part I: The Big Bang

In 1985, a reunion between Boonie and Dr. Richard stirs up memories of their first meeting in Vietnam in 1966. It also brings up questions for Boonie's 18-year-old adopted daughter, Karen.

Saturday · 36 years ago

2. History Part II-She Sells More Than Sea Shells

Still in 1985, Karen learns how her natural mother, KC, coped with her pregnancy by turning to Boonie for help.

Saturday · 36 years ago

3. You, Babe

In Saigon in 1967, KC gives birth with McMurphy's help and gives the baby over to a foster mother.

Saturday · 36 years ago

4. Escape

While attending his father's funeral in 1985, Beckett reflects on his childhood and his tour of duty in Vietnam with the Graves Registration Unit.

Saturday · 36 years ago

5. Fever

In 1970, McMurphy returns home to Lawrence, Kansas to make peace with her mother and try to settle down into civilian life, but finds both goals beyond her grasp.

Saturday · 36 years ago

6. Juice

In 1972, Dr. Richard and his nurse take a romantic trip to Florida, where they run across a hard-livng McMurphy working at an orange-juice factory.

Saturday · 36 years ago

7. One Giant Leap

In 1969, China Beach watches from afar as the first men land on the moon. McMurphy simmers jealously as Dr. Richard falls for a new nurse. Beckett entertains a group of USO singers in his G.R.U. hut. A disturbed Boonie meets with a tragic accident.

Saturday · 36 years ago

8. One Small Step

Suddenly back home and missing one leg, Boonie begins a slow and painful re-entry into civilian life with the comfort of a loving nurse.

Saturday · 35 years ago

9. The Call

Frankie returns to Chicago in 1969 to try her hand at being a standup comic but runs into the tragically funny trial of the infamous Chicago Seven. Back in Vietnam, McMurphy tries to help Dodger convince some Montagnard tribes people to evacuate their homes.

Saturday · 35 years ago

10. I Could Have Danced All Night ... But Didn't

McMurphy meets a sympathetic drummer at a 1983 wedding and recalls the 1969 wedding of Lila and Sarge Pepper, as well as the end of her relationship with Dr. Richard.

Tuesday · 35 years ago

11. 100 Klicks Out

The imminent fall of Saigon reunites KC with her daughter as she struggles to get the little girl out of Vietnam and safely to America and a waiting Boonie. In the 1980s, a cynical McMurphy tries to prevent further child abuse in New Mexico.

Tuesday · 35 years ago

12. The Always Goodbye

The arrival in Bangkok in 1969 of a hard-drinking McMurphy and a young private disrupts KC's carefully developed new life and brings back unwanted memories.

Tuesday · 35 years ago

13. Quest

In 1976, McMurphy helps KC re-enter the country and find her daughter before heading out to Montana to visit Dodger, who's coping with a disabled father and raising his son Archie alone.

Tuesday · 35 years ago

14. Rewind

In 1985, Karen begins a videotape project interviewing China Beach veterans about their experiences in Vietnam and their memories of her natural mother.

Tuesday · 35 years ago

15. Through and Through

In 1985, an increasingly angry Colleen torments herself and her husband until she discovers she's suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and seeks help to deal with the memories of her final weeks in Vietnam.

Tuesday · 35 years ago

16. Hello, Goodbye (1)

McMurphy agrees to attend a China Beach reunion planned by Boonie and recalls her last day in Vietnam, and travels to Washington DC with the others to visit the Vietnam Memorial. Karen comes to terms with the ghost of her absent mother, KC.

Monday · 35 years ago

17. Hello, Goodbye (2) Finale

McMurphy agrees to attend a China Beach reunion planned by Boonie and recalls her last day in Vietnam, and travels to Washington DC with the others to visit the Vietnam Memorial. Karen comes to terms with the ghost of her absent mother, KC.

Monday · 35 years ago

China Beach Season 4 guest stars

  • Adam Arkin

    Adam Arkin

  • John Slattery

    John Slattery

  • Wings Hauser

    Wings Hauser

  • Vanessa Bell Calloway

    Vanessa Bell Calloway

  • Amy Steel

    Amy Steel

  • David Newsom

    David Newsom

  • Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Vondie Curtis-Hall

  • Randolph Mantooth

    Randolph Mantooth

  • Christine Elise

    Christine Elise

  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • Viveca Lindfors

    Viveca Lindfors

  • Reiner Schöne

    Reiner Schöne

  • Gavan O'Herlihy

    Gavan O'Herlihy

  • Bernard White

    Bernard White

  • Ellen Crawford

    Ellen Crawford

  • Robert Knepper

    Robert Knepper

China Beach Season 4 FAQ

When does China Beach Season 4 come out?

China Beach Season 4 premiered Saturday, September 29, 1990 on ABC.

How many episodes are in China Beach Season 4?

China Beach Season 4 has 17 episodes.

Are new episodes of China Beach Season 4 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the China Beach Season 4 finale?

The China Beach Season 4 finale (Episode 17) aired Monday, July 22, 1991.

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