There will never be a show to even compare! HAWKEYE !!!!! it makes me feel like a kid again I was born in 1975 . Ive watched Mash from the very first episode. I watched the show in the 70s and I still enjoy theme. Now he is 16 and him and his friends cant get enough mash, they watch it erery day . Thanks for the memory to each and every one that made the show possible. Id bought them the best TV available with a Remote! Oh, did they laugh and laugh; and I did too. I had surgery summer of 2017 and spent all summer in recovery watching Mash reruns. I got mess trays to serve the snacks and died a table cloth kaki with 4077 M*A*S*H, stenciled on the, in black. Why? i even loved the show mash.it was a great show and they need to come out with a reunion of the show. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. mash was sanctimonious american comedy at its best. I hope they never take it off of TV, and the channels that we get. To make it funny I have two copies of this show. Hats off to all the people worked on the show. He felt like he was essentially playing second fiddle to Alan Alda and he couldnt stand that. Facts Verse Stay safe and stay alive folks. My husband was a Korean veteran, and he says so much of it is real.He passed away in 2011. I dont know why. No no no no no no no. Ive been watching mash since i can remember. 1:49. The first was called The McLean Stevenson Show. Here are some of the rumours: Timothy Brown: (Captain "Spearchucker" Jones) --------------. Thanks to all these wonderful actors/actresses, producers, etc, living and gone. Look foreword to watching each night during the week. Always tickled you funny bone, gave your just enough insight into the struggles and heartaches of war. I am a M*A*S*H devotee. I never get tired of watching the episodes! They made MASH a series that couldnt be missed. 8.9k Views. I can say it helped me understand the men who were returning from Viet Nam. It makes me sad, happy, and everything in between! Watch them all every 6 8 months or so. Thanks for a million laughs. And, I Always WILL! My eternal thanks to Larry Linville and Edward Winter for bring my two favorite characters to life, youve made me laugh and fill my heart with joy. This show reminds me about kindness and how to show it even while living in a brutal world. My husband and I watched M*A*S*H growing up and loved it, now our kids watch it and love it just as much. It is one of Americas finest hours of television. at the Ottumwa Canteen (a real part of Ottumas history and still in business.). We love MASH 4077! I loved M*A*S*H* and still watch the reruns when I eat supper. M*A*S*H. Has brought me many laughs it rases my spirit I what it every time it comes on Ive seen every episode 1,000,000 times and I will wach them all 1,000,000 more time. It is great to watch my mother and I use to watch it all the time. Ill never forget it! I could honestly say say that I enjoy watching the reruns just as much today! Not that we live in the past, but it was very enjoyable, entertaining as well as interesting to watch TV shows that you feel comfortable watching with family members. Watching MASH older runs, reminds me of a time in my life that was good & secure, predictable when I was in college at USM. What a gift they left for generations to come! In 1980, he served as executive producer and writer for a short-lived NBC comedy-drama called United States, starring Beau Bridges and Helen Shaver. "Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend to many, Mary, who worked in the . From 2002 to 2007, Stiers had a recurring role on The Dead Zone as well as a recurring role on Stargate: Atlantis from 2006 to 2007. We discovered reruns this winter! As I grew up I had heard that it was a cult drama, and that it was set in korea . RIP Allan Arbus. A spin-off of Diffrent Strokes, it ran for two seasons and 38 episodes on NBC from January 1979 to April 1980. Kim. Watched and cried through the whole of last nights offering showing the end of the War. Missed it first time round on UK TV but now enjoying reruns on Freeview 61 True Entertainment. Have just watched the episode where Radar left and cried again .. have always wondered why he left the series at that time. She carries on a torrid affair with the equally uptight Major Frank Burns, played by Robert Duvall, demanding that he kiss her "hot lips" in a moment secretly broadcast over the camp's public address speakers, earning her the nickname. You cant improve perfection. The first unit I served in was a medical field unit not unlike the old MASH units! Then it jumped the shark the first time when Henry and Trapper left. Find a nice personality to go along with this wonderful show! I was born in 1972 and watched it as a kid. What Happened Alan? seems Frank was everyones least favorite character, but that was the how they wanted him to be and he did it! Joy, it`s so refreshing reading something from someone who can write! David Ogden Steirs was the most recent loss if Im not mistaken. I have mash 4077 on DVD I watch all the time inlove them all. My daughter bought me the full MASH series for my birthday a few years ago and it is far and away better than any thing on tv for the last 20 years. Already character for col. Potter (Henry Morgan) has passed and Alan Arbus (Sidney Freedman) it would be wonderful to see those that are left to gather again. I particularly enjoyed the one where Radar is told that he is being sent home, the scene where he and Hawkeye are arguing about Radar not wanting to go is great. What started off as a guest role evolved into a regular position after he was asked back for a dozen or so episodes in the second season. Loved watching Radars antics after touching Father Mulcahys coffee cup. I thought Id hate it because it would remind me of a painful experience. MASH was and is my Favorite all time show. Very great memories go a long with the show. They dont make shows like that and many more these days. There will never be another series to equal M*A*S*H. The writing, acting, and direction were all superb, and the ensemble simply peerless. I remember watching it way back when and watch it now jus about everyday on ME TV. Does any know why the names were not given? was the only sound I wanted to hear. Alan,,,, call me!!!!!! My son was only 11 when I found them on DVD butt he fell in love with the show. It just showed that war was not the answer and they were there just too do a job. David Ogden Stiers had a regular role in the sitcom. Sometimes it makes me feel sad just seeing some of the conditions that they worked under most of the time it makes me laugh and feel good watching some of the things they got up to just to keep there sanity. This show was so far ahead of its time and was about people, relationships, how important they are then and now plus people just have to be people too. I saw this series when it first came on the screen and just loved it,now its back and just as funny and warmhearted as I remember it was back in the 80s ,a classic ,why cant they make something as good as this nowadays. M*A*S*H is and will be one of my all time favorite shows on TV. Your post has been very pleasant and enjoyable. Morgan was interviewed for the Archive of American Television in April 2004. I never get tired of watching the series, in fact ive been watching the entire series over the last few weeks. go as it feels like home now. Love Hawkeye but Harry Morgan was my favorite too. Some of the episodes have definitely brought a tear to my eye. Take care . His last credited acting role was the miniseries Tales of the City in 1993. Im watching MASH now and thats why I found this blog post. I am now fully recovered and still watch the marathons. For fourteen months I lived next door to the original Mash, I was in the 51st Signal Bn. Excellent writing, great acting and timeless humour that crossed The Atlantic which often does not work here. To all who made MASH possible, thank you so much! 7 pm M-F. She remains active on stage, however. I Will For Surly Keep Watching . set on dvd. Reading comments here others think so too, it has then the hallmarks of a true classic. Arbuss first major role as an actor was in Robert Downey Sr.s 1972 cult classic Greasers Palace as the messianic figure Jesse. LOL.Love you!!!!! Wayne Rogers dies at 82; actor played Army surgeon Trapper John on TV's 'MASH' Wayne Rogers, center, with fellow "MASH" stars Alan Alda and Loretta Swit in 1972. Wow! Last night, I (re) watched the final 2 hour episodes of MASH on METV. Greatness never dies,this is the tops as far as i am concerned,i am 63 from Leeds in England.and i had tears in my eyes,as each one of them left,this show will never be beaten. Dawber has married to NCIS star Mark Harmon for more than three [] More, Jan Smithers is a former television actress that is best known for her portrayal of the character Bailey Quarters on the television series WKRP in Cincinnati. Made an empire for himself, with other than acting. I loved the political justice and the closeness of the characters. There will never be another program like M*A*S*H. McLean Stevenson, aka Colonel Blake added a new dimension of comedy to the show. I would have loved to meet the actors in the Swamp!!! Used to so much a part of my life that I use to beg my parents to stay up to watch it. I really love watching the show when I get very depressed. My mother and I watched Mash ever since I could remember . I have tried to get my friends interested in it, but I guess they do not appreciate the values this program brings. Over the years, the series endured many changes in its main cast as some members left and were replaced by others. The early 70s were a tumultuous period in U.S. history, and much lIke All in the Family, M*A*S*H gave so many of us an emotional reprieve, not from racial and generational tensions like All did, but from the insanity of the endless war in Vietnam. Is this something that was included only in certain additions of the M*A*S*H dvds? People think Im kinda nutty but I have yet to see another TV show that is as good as MASH, except for the Andy Griffith show, which I also love. MASH is the Bomb!!! I watched every episode of the show when it first aired. I grew up watching it, it helped me develop an anti authoritarian attitude, and 30 plus years later I still have it and am still in love with this program and all its characters. And was one of the series most beloved showrunners. to all of the actors alive and dead, cheers, Nothing better than MASH !!! I am very saddened that William Christopher, Harry Morgan, McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers, David Ogden Stiers , Larry Linville, have all Passed. Well done as you say AWESOME! Theres too much not to love. A classicIt will keep on showing, for 100 years+. I love that show to death and I certainly hope the acrors got and get royalties from the show! Am currently working my way through the Mash series right now and every time I see Colonel Potter, I feel as if my long passed on supervisor has again found his place in this life. ", And in 2014 she was nominated for an Emmy for her recurring role on "The Young and the Restless.". i.e. Last year I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and during a particularly dark spell I discovered M*A*S*H was being shown again, I knew, no matter the episode I would either get a great laugh or driven to tears for someone elses health emergency or death, In any case I am grateful it is on again to entertain me at my end. MASH is the best show ever. Alda was interviewed for the Archive of American Television in November 2000. Hotlips full nickname was Hot vagina Lips. LOVE YOU RADAR & HAWK EYE DID A SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!! Ive never tired of it either. Farrell released his autobiography, Just Call Me Mike: A Journey from Actor to Activist, in March 2007. From 2004 to 2006, Alda had a recurring role on The West Wing as presidential hopeful Senator Arnold Vinick. M*A*S*H was arguably one of the most influential television series of all time. I also dont think a monopoly attitude of antiwar would exist. The amount each of them say non-verbally with facial expressions and body language adds so much humor to many scenes. Vietnam was still going on at the time and the accusations were aimed at that unpopular, destructive, expensive conflict that never should have happened. Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/factsverse?sub_confirmation=1 Or, watch more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkXAntdjbcSKgHx6EQVOwNKVz1cR2hKVwThe series was developed by Larry Gelbert as a spin-off series from the 1970 feature film of the same name, which in turn was based upon the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker.Hawkeye, Father Mulcahy, Maxwell Klinger, and Margaret were the primary characters of the series throughout its 11 season run but various other main characters departed and joined the program over the years with numerous guest stars joining the cast on a regular basis.Not only was it a show that was expertly written, but it also benefited from having a killer ensemble cast of characters. The role perfectly crafted for him. Truly the finest TV show ever made. I am glad that I am not alone here. So what, exactly? I live in Perth W.A. He left the soundstage as soon as the final camera "cut" was called. WISH THAT ALLLLLLLLL OF YOU WHO ARE STILL ALIVE COULD COME MEET AGAIN..SOMEWHERESOMETIME..JUSY FOR US TO GREET YOU AND MEET YOU. Enjoy! love yall ,Mary. My father, who adopted me, retired as a Lt. Col. in the Army and fought in WWII.