"Sticky Wicket" was episode twenty-one of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on March 4, 1973. M*A*S*H is an American medical drama/black comedy produced by 20th Century Fox for CBS. M*A*S*H was created by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1961 novel Catch 22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel MASH, and the 1970 film of the same name. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...