Female Celebrity Smoking List: "China Beach" (1988)

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger, Cassandra Gava
ep. #1.0, "Pilot", Apr. 26, '88
"[Gava] plays one of a trio of singers. Smokes in most of her scenes--a lot of cutting away during inhales & exhales but a good clench scene during a rehearsal and her extreme sexiness make this worthwhile."
"[Helgenberger] smokes in 3 scenes, with a lot of drags, but only one visible exhale. The visible exhale comes in the last scene and is very well-lit. She also has some good smoking audio near the end of the second scene. Gava smokes all-whites in 3 scenes, with multiple drags and exhales."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #1.1, "Home", Apr. 27, '88
"smokes in 2 scenes with about 3 drags and non-visible exhales"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #1.2, "Hot Spell", May 4, '88
"Marg smokes an all-white in 1 scene with 1 drag, no visible exhales, but some good audio"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #1.3, "Somewhere Over the Radio", May 11, '88
"smokes an all-white in 1 scene with 2 drags, and 2 visible exhales, the first being a nose-mouth combo exhale."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #1.4, "Waiting for Beckett", May 18, '88
"Marg smokes in one scene, but the exhales aren't visible and she holds her cigarette weird."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #1.5, "Brothers", Jun. 1, '88
"Marg lights up at a bar in a very darkly lit scene with one non-visible exhale"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #1.6, "Chao Ong", Jun. 8, '88
"smokes in a dark outdoor night scene, and again in a daylight outdoor scene. The second scene she has a well-lit nose exhale."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.1, "Lost & Found", Nov. 30, '88
"smokes in two scenes, with one partially visible nose exhale"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.3, "Limbo", Dec. 14, '88
"dangles while arm-wrestling a soldier, then has a drag and a very brief talk-exhale. She later has a partly visible nose exhale."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.4, "X-Mas Chn. Bch. VN, '67", Dec. 21, '88
"has one drag and exhale while wearing sunglasses and sitting in an innertube.

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.5, "Women in White", Jan. 4, '89
"has one drag and exhale with good audio on the exhale"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.6, "All About E.E.V.", Jan. 11, '89
"In the first scene Marg has several drags and very well-lit exhales shot from behind. In her second scene she has several drags and one talk-exhale and some good audio of her exhales. In the last scene she has an up-close shot of a drag and a snap-inhale."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.7, "Tet '68", Jan. 25, '89
"smokes in 3 scenes with 4 or 5 drags and exhales"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.8, "Cherry", Feb. 1, '89
"has several drags and well-lit exhales in one scene"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.14, "Afterburner", Apr. 5, '89
"has a few drags and not visible exhales in a dark scene on a beach."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #2.16, "The World: Part 1", Apr. 26, '89
"receives a light during a party with no exhale shown."

"China Beach" (1988) | Dana Delany
ep. #2.17, "The World: Part 2", May 3, '89
"takes [a] hit off of a joint at a park"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.2, "Skin Deep", Sep. 27, '89
"smokes all-whites in 3 scenes, with 2 light-ups, and one nose exhale in her final smoking scene."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger (cigar)
ep. #3.4, "Who's Happy Now?", Oct. 11, '89
"smokes in several scenes, with a partial talk-exhale in one and a cigar in another although you can't see much with the cigar"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.5, "Independence Day", Oct. 25, '89
"has one light-up with no exhale shown"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.6, "Ghosts", Nov. 8, '89
"has one light-up, and then anothe drag in another scene"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.7, "With a Little Help from My Friends", Nov. 15, '89
"has one drag and no exhale shown"

"China Beach" (1988) | Kayla Blake
ep. #3.8, "China Men", Nov. 22, '89
"smokes very briefly"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.9, "How to Stay Alive in Vietnam: Part 1", Nov. 29, '89
"has 2 drags sitting in a spotlight, unfortunately not much exhale shown in this great lighting"

"China Beach" (1988) | Lisa Banes, Concetta Tomei, Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.10, "How to Stay Alive in Vietnam: Part 2", Dec. 6, '89
"Banes, guest starring as Cat Von Seeger, smokes in about two scenes but they are not very good for the lighting is dim for one nightime scene and an out of focus medium shot in a daytime scene. Plus she does not seem to inhale for the exhales are just come out of her mouth in puffs rather than streams. Tomei, in a rare smoking scene, takes out a cigarette from a fancy case and lights up at the Jet Set bar with Marg Helgenberger over drinks. But the cross-cutting hinders the scene, plus Tomei too does not seem to inhale."
"[Helgenberger] lights up and has another drag and exhale in a dark room. Also some smoking from Tomei and Banes, with Banes smoking more frequently"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.11, "Magic", Jan. 3, '90
"Several drags and exhales from Marg shot up close with some smoke visible"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.12, "Nightfall", Jan. 10, '90
"A lot of smoking by Marg in this one"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.14, "Holly's Choice", Jan. 30, '90
"smokes several times"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.15, "A Rumor of Peace", Feb. 7, '90
"Only some smoking by Marg"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.18, "Skylark", Mar. 14, '90
"smokes in two scenes with a long drag and a light-up"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger, Concetta Tomei
ep. #3.19, "Phoenix", Mar. 21, '90
"Lots of smoking from Marg and decent lighting. Tomei smokes in one scene."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.20, "F.N.G.", Apr. 16, '90
"One drag up close, and another 2 drags and exhales on a beach at night with good lighting and part of a talk-exhale."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #3.22, "Strange Brew", Apr. 30, '90
"A lot of smoking from Marg with multiple drags and exhales"

"China Beach" (1988) | Finn Carter
ep. #4.8, "One Small Step", Dec. 1, '90
"smokes once in a hospital"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #4.11, "100 Klicks Out", Jun. 11, '91
"Just some smoking from Marg"

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #4.12, "The Always Goodbye", Jun. 18, '91
"A whole lot of smoking, in virtually every scene of this episode, and throughout every scene."

"China Beach" (1988) | Marg Helgenberger
ep. #4.13, "Quest", Jun. 25, '91
"Just a short smoking scene by Marg"

"China Beach" (1988) | Amy Steel
ep. #4.14, "Rewind", Jul. 9, '91
"Lightup and two drags in a scene set by a chain link fence"
"smokes throughout this episode"