Identity Crisis was the third episode of Season 10 of the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H, coming immediately after the 2-episode length season opener. It was also the 221st episode out of 256 in the series. Like a few other episodes in Season 10, this episode was produced during Season 9 but held over for broadcast in Season 10. It therefore carried a Season 9 production code in the Z-series. Written by Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford, the episode was the first to be directed by David Ogden Stiers and first aired on November 2, 1981.