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MASH
From the film of the same title, MASH is an American medical drama television series developed by Larry Gelbart. MASH follows the doctors and support personnel of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War in Uijeongbu, South Korea.
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M*A*S*H, the television show and movie, were satirical comedies. They did not make an effort to be funny all the time because the subject matter was very serious. The television series did deal with issues of the time, and in the later days they became almost "preachy".
Why did actor Wayne Rogers leave the TV show MASH?
Wayne Rogers left M*A*S*H, according to rumors, because when he had originally signed on to play the Trapper John McIntyre character, he was led to believe that Trapper would share equal billing with the Hawkeye Pierce character which would be played by Alan Alda. Rogers thought that the producers were short changing his Trapper character and giving more screen time to Hawkeye than to Trapper, so he decided to leave the series at the end of Season 3. Unfortunately for Rogers, as the show began to become more successful in the Nielsen Ratings during the latter part of the second season Alan Alda's Hawkeye proved to be more popular with both fans and critics of the show.
Rogers did, however, still enjoy working with Alda and the rest of cast as a whole (Alda and Rogers quickly became close life-long friends), but eventually chafed that the writers were devoting the show's best humorous and dramatic moments to Alda. This problem would lead him to decide to depart from the cast (along with fellow cast member McLean Stevenson, who played Col. Henry Blake) after the third season, in spite of the fact the the show had become a top-rated sitcom.
Why did Gary Burghoff leave the series of MASH?
On M*A*S*H, Radar's uncle died and his mother needed his help since she was otherwise alone tending to the family farm. He was able to leave the army on compassionate grounds. In real life, Gary Burghoff made the choice to leave because he wished to spend more time with his family.
Yes, but only on reruns. Two episodes are currently shown each day on Sky, comedy channel, in the UK. (April 09)
MASH is a very serious show that has a lot of comedy in it to soften the seriousness of the theme.
Who is the actress in the beginning credits of MASH?
Can I assume you are referring to the blonde actress? She is mainly highlighted only in the opening credits of the Pilot episode, but can be seen throughout the credits from then on. This is the actress Karen Philipp who appeared as Lt. Dish in some of the earlier episodes of the show.
When was the first telecast of the hit tv series mash?
September 17th, 1972
It was based on a feature film called MASH in 1970. The film itself was based on a novel by Richard Hooker, MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors in 1968.
Who were in the Cast of TV show MASH?
The main cast consists of:
Alan Alda; Hawkeye Pierce
Loretta Swit; Magaret Houlihan
Jamie Farr; Max Kilnger
William Christopher; Father Mulcahy
Harry Morgan; Sherman Potter
Mike Farrell; BJ hunnicut
Gary Burghoff; Radar O'reilly
David Ogden Stiers; Charles Winchester
Larry Linville; Frank Burns
Wayne Rogers; Trapper McIntyre
Mclean Steveson; Henry Blake
Their are many more people in the cast but these are the main people :)
That was H. Richard Hornberger. [Pen name:Richard Hooker] Published in 1968, the first book was called: M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors.
Name of fictional soldier in MASH?
There were a couple of memorable fictitious soldiers in M*A*S*H.
One was Private Charles Lamb, a name invented when Radar was trying to save a lamb from becoming the main course in a Greek feast held in honour of the 4077th. He sent the lamb back home to Iowa, and had discharge papers drawn up for Private Charles Lamb to divert suspicion away from what he was doing.
The second was Captain Tuttle, initially invented by Hawkeye and Trapper, who then find that they need to keep the ruse running. After awhile, almost everyone at the 4077th is convinced they have seen or met Tuttle, and eventually Hawkeye kills him off by having Tuttle leap out of a helicopter to tend a wounded soldier, but forget his parachute.
How many mash episodes were there?
There were 251 episodes of MASH filmed.
In addition "After MASH" a spin off sequel, had 30 episodes, and another spin off series W*A*L*T*E*R had a pilot episode filmed, but was never picked up.
The television series MASH aired from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983 an 11-year run.
Hawkeye Pierce was played by Alan Alda in the TV series, and by Donald Sutherland in the original movie.
Who wrote and sang the Mash theme Suicide is Painless?
The song was written by Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman. The performers of the song in the M*A*S*H opening credits are John and Tom Bahler, Ron Hicklin, and Ian Freebairn-Smith.
Who were the creators of MASH?
The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit was conceived by Michael E. DeBakey and other surgical consultants as the "mobile auxiliary surgical hospital". It was an alternative to the system of portable surgical hospitals, field hospitals, and general hospitals used during World War II. It was designed to get experienced personnel closer to the front, so that the wounded could be treated sooner and with greater success.
The novel "MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors" was written by Richard Hooker, a former military surgeon.
The film "MASH" based on the aforementioned novel was directed by Robert Altman, produced by Ingo Preminger and written by Richard Hooker and Ring Lardner Jr.
The television series "MASH" also based on the novel, and intended as a continuation of the film was created by H. Richard Hornberger developed by Larry Gelbart and written by dozens of writers over its lifespan.
