The series was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. One of the best in my lifetime. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Thank you for share. Why leave such a negative comment. D . I love them all like family, I grew up as a kid watching them, I never tire of them. He is a surgeon and the original commanding officer of the 4077th MASH unit. Truer words were never written Ken Brumett! Kellerman died of heart. York He is an actor and director, known for M*A*S*H (1972), M*A*S*H (1970) and Behind the Waterfall (1995). All such wonderful actors and what a fabulous show that I miss very much !! every night. I totally agree,I still catch reruns most everyday.I would rather see them again than anything else onT.V. Oliver Harmon "Spearchucker" Jones was a surgeon who appears in the MASH novel by Richard Hooker, the MASH movie and also in the M*A*S*H television series. Everytime I hear of another passing, itd like a piece of me has been taken away. MISS YOU MASH. I also love watching it when I am depressed, sad, or life has me down. Thank you to all the wonderful actors of M.A.S.H. I have not seen Radars favorite soda, since I left New York for California, 37 years ago. Wish he would have stayed on for remaining episodes. The years have caught up and passed those no longer with us. I have mash 4077 on DVD I watch all the time inlove them all. R.I.P, I have loved this program since I was about 7, I was 1 years old when the program ended and it is still on tv. I think every day should end with laughter, it takes away all your cares in the world and had I known MASH was on TV I would have been watching that long ago! Facts Verse brought back heart-felt feelings and good memories. Franks says Did you get it? At the age of 75, David died at his home in Newport, Oregon on March 3, 2018, from complications related to bladder cancer. From February to June 1983, Stevenson starred in Condo on ABC, a sitcom about two families living in the same condominium complex. but I was very fond of harry morgan. BE RENEWED AND APPRECIATED. You get to realise that without humour they would have just been totally broken. it brings back so many memories . When an LLC owner dies, the transfer on death of the LLC membership interest can get more complicated. Otherwise I love Mash and everyone else except Klinger. Every day we watch many of the shows, over and over. Great acting by everyone, but Mr. Linville steals the show in the early years. Never tire of it, will never tire of the theme tune. The writers got rid of his character after only the fifth episode of. I thought Id hate it because it would remind me of a painful experience. This show has meant more to me as the years have passed. Since then, hes acted sporadically. January 27, 2023, 7:28 pm, by I watch the reruns every day like clockwork. Stevenson also made guest appearances on TV shows like Hotel, The Love Boat, and The Golden Girls. This is the kind of show they need to put back on television. Have watch mash from the begining I left birthing class for my son early to watch the farewell show no series before or after can compare. I grew up in the 80s watching MASH episodes dubbed in Spanish in South America. They all became family. (Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacons real life wife Love that we get to watch MASH again. I never cared for BJ. M*A*S*Hs historic series finale aired almost 40 years ago. I said why do YOU watch ELVIS PRESLY if you know whats going to happen? The theme song haunts me sometimes and is also an example of its daring. He also directed more than a dozen episodes. The writing, direction, acting is second to none. I have tried to get my friends interested in it, but I guess they do not appreciate the values this program brings. Ironically, I also had a teddy bear I kept on my bunk & also played drums at the Service Club at Camp Sukiran for some of the dances on Saturdays. After leaving my first year of college and working for 3 years I decided to return to college . In contrast to his predecessor, Winchester was a Harvard-educated and highly skilled surgeon with a deep love for classical music. Absolutely brilliant. Thank for reruns and DVDs. My family enjoys this show and I love to fall asleep By the way we like it. That curly mop of blonde hair and that crooked smile that made me melt (and I wasnt even 10 years old then!! Thank you. Loved every character. A total of 57 episodes were produced. Sad to think that some of the wonderful actors have now passed away. I grew up on M*A*S*H ,my Dad said if it wasnt for the crazy ones like Hawkeye ,Trapper ,& B.J. Ive watched M*A*S*H for almost 40 years and Im quote the dialog as its on now. Priceless! Dont forget Alan Aldas outstanding science work in Scientific American Frontiers PBS, his Institute for Science Communication which educates Doctors and Scientists https://www.aldacenter.org im from romania , and i can say only: MASH is the best show ever. He had a recurring role on SundanceTVs The Red Road from 2014 to 2015. sometimes that is all we watch for two or three days in a row. Father Mulcaheys sermon was an Emmy winning performance. The Consultant (1975) Dr. Anthony Borelli, wish the cast that are still around would do a another show all together. He was previously married to Deborah Guydon, Susan Hagan, Melissa Gallant, Vaughn Taylor and Kate Geer. I am now fully recovered and still watch the marathons. What Happened Alan? pure TV gold it was shown in the UK without a laughter track and it was all the better for it it was more like a comedy drama with real laugh out loud moments and truly tear inducing segments. M*A*S*H was an incredible series, but I do have to say I lost interest when some of the characters got involved in the writing. Recent film roles include A Path of Sundays (2001) and This World (2013). The show was developed by Larry Gelbert as a spin-off series to the 1970 feature film of the same name, which in turn was based upon the 1968 novelMASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctorsby Richard Hooker. Farr is still active as an actor as of 2019. why? I enjoyed every one of the episodes that the late Harry Morgan was on. Thanks to all the cast, again and again. Wayne Rogers: April 7th, 1933 December 31st, 2015. Still watching m a a h everyday love it and loretta swit. I also picked up some DVDs in a charity shop and a book with details of every episode! My UK FB Friend calls me Hot Lips! My Favorite was called The Tooth Shall Set You Free., What a great show,I still watch the show,bless all the stars ,pass and present,they are truly missed. Thanks for giving the greatest show ever. We discovered reruns this winter! Love it. Her character of endless mistreatment of juniors got old real old. He was also . Given people are starving and dying by the hundreds and thousands in north korea due to the nature of the totalitarian government, i wonder if mr. alda and the creators of mash have any regrets about the tone of the show? I loved MASH when it originally aired and had a , Farewell to MASH party during the 2 hour finale. After joining the cast, he quickly rose to stardom as M*A*S*H became one of the most popular shows on television seemingly overnight. at the Ottumwa Canteen (a real part of Ottumas history and still in business.). Please to settle an argument is that a dog or a pig? It is showing here in Australia again, and I do enjoy it. I just hope you did not use Maj. Frank as your role model. I as well miss the MASH show, but I watch daily on METV. Its been great watching and laughing. and tried never to miss an episode. Excellent writing, great acting and timeless humour that crossed The Atlantic which often does not work here. He goes his way and I go mine. When Trapper, Frank Burns, and Major Blake left, the show took on a wussified, Politically Correct slant. A fan since the first episode, a fan for life. Reynolds directed episodes of numerous TV shows, including Heartbeat (1988), Life Goes On (1989-1990), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), and Touched by an Angel (1995-1998). Later it was my youngest daughter Katrina. Your email address will not be published. P willis, Ive gotta admit it is one of the best shows of all time, Like two see reunion all the stars still here ok, I love Mash for many reasons. Thanks to everyone who made special programme. Radar is saving the lamb. I cannot say enough good things about it. Totally agree. Having starred in such television programs as VEGA$ and Spenser: For Hire. I can laugh and cry now when before I only knew tears. D . The cast are the best,the writing unbeatable, the delivery cant be beat,and the theme song hauntingly beautiful. to create an icon that will stand the test of time. The whole MASH thing was fantastic. I have been reading about all the cast members who have died and I really felt sad for them. Learn how your comment data is processed. I still watch MASH weeknights on METV. WIGAN LANCS ENGLAND.WN68NH. I cant believe that so many of the young and vibrant cast have passed on. 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. Every Mos is important. 2/17/2020 1:08 PM PT. I think it is the greatest tv war show ever potrayed on tv. The show was a success due to its excellent writing and directing. MASH is the Bomb!!! I really love watching the show when I get very depressed. Burghoff released an autobiography, Gary Burghoff: To M*A*S*H and Back: My Life in Poems and Songs (That Nobody Ever Wanted to Publish! The essence of a quality show. Now it is repeated on another channel than the BBC with the canned laughter It kills the atmosphere some what. I never did see a doll episode and all of my years of watching MASH they just fit together all of them all of the cast and I still watch it. McLean Stevenson passed away of a heart attack in February 1996. I havent ever loved a TV show as I do MA*S*H. Right now, the local stations which carry it are back in the very first episodes 1972 and 1973. If you are going to be hateful at least be able to spell your negativity! Cold Blakes YO! My Saturday evenings up thru midnight allow me to re-visit the finest ensemble of actors, working with the greatest script writers of clever, insightful and quite hilarious situations, while showing humanity at its best. Thanks Alan. My mom loved the theme song, although she said it was sad. I own the whole series. Love the programe and enjoying the re runs now in New Zealand, with it and last of the summer, my evening is complete. Loved watching Radars antics after touching Father Mulcahys coffee cup. "M*A*S*H" TM & Twentieth Century Fox/The Walt Disney Company. LOVE YOU RADAR & HAWK EYE DID A SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!! Every morning to afternoon, we are in surgery or in the mess tent. We basically have a roommate situation even though we are married. Was unaware of the case members that had passed. M*A*S*H was a seminal influence, not just in my life, but for the nation too. Thanks goodness for re-runs! Thank you so much to all who were involved in this wonderful series. In 1975 I was at my great aunts apartment and i remember like it was just yesterday i was 7 yrs old and Mike Ferrall who played BJ. I LOVE THE THEME SONG AND HUM TO IT WHENEVER IT COMES ON. And continue to thank the actors, writers, ALL involved in making MASH one of the best tv entertainment memories of all times. We're going to see which Mash cast members who have died an. I AM SO GLAD MASH IS ON ME-TV. Now I have two kids on my own and I watch Mash with them. my day is not complete unless I have my Mash fix.that is 43 years of Mash.Love them all, This show has never been off television,, it is just so good.even though we could almost resite the script, we still keep watching it. As my family gets older we appreciate your advice more and more: Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.. I wanted to say thank you to all and God bless. I think it has the most recognizable musical score. Most recently he has had a recurring role on Foxs The Cool Kids. Over 100 million viewers agree: M*A*S*H's feature-length series finale is one of the greatest mic drops in television history.Premiering 40 years ago on Feb. 28, 1983, the two-and-a-half-hour sign . on my fourth repeat and enjoying it as much as the first time. His interview can be viewed here. M*A*S*H made a huge impact on American culture back in the 70s and 80s. blessings to all cast members, writers, producers and most of all to the veterans who served in the Korean Conflict. I feel as though I have watched it all my life. It helps to keep the good memories alive. The latter was his final acting role. Keep M A S H going. My parents were both dying of Cancer in 79. Humor with class. so far, they go thru the entire season one after anotherthen at the end, they start the series over again. My wife pokes fun at me but Ive watched the series a dozen times or more and have never been able to watch the last one. this is still one of my favorite shows. Here are some of the rumours: Timothy Brown: (Captain "Spearchucker" Jones) --------------. I watched them through my entire Navy career and loved to find similarities between MASH and my real life. The soldier Im speaking of is truly a doubletake kind of person when he passes you. it brought tears to my eyes when i watched the last episode . I love MASH. 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. I never tire of it. Ill watch a few CDs and then turn on METV at 1900! When the show first debut I saw every original episode. We also cant forget Nurse Kellye (Kellye Nakahara), who passed away recently, If I could I would watch mash 247 cant get enough my kids hAve bought me the dvd box sets I wach it when feeling low but I still watch it every night at 7 and when it was on at 2 in the am its a fantastic pick me up plz put it on in the daytime to plzzzzzzzz xxx. Dinner time. I love the show I laugh so much it makes me cry with laughter I am my seventies and my wife thinks I am mad I have been watching it for years.its I watch MASH every evening After battling cancer for several years, Linville passed away due to complications of pneumonia in April 2000. From 1986 to 1988, he appeared in a string of made-for-TV movies based on Perry Mason. Throughout my Lifetime, I have ALWAYS Loved Loretta Swit. I got an A and a lifetime of memories. Sure didnt take me long to fall deeply in love with it!! I am now watching & enjoying the reruns. From 1996 to 1999, he voiced Jonathan Kent on the animated FOX TV series Superman: The Animated Series (his wife, Shelley Fabares, voiced Martha Kent). It is as funny, as moving and as thought provoking now as it was when it began.perhaps even more so. Each time you watch an espisode you find a jewel you missed the last time. I am well into my forties now. I watch this also on TVLand. Love all the actors. They have my utmost gratitude. I love MASH. The six living cast members will likely share stories of the co-stars who have died since the show signed off in 1983: Harry Morgan (Col. Potter) in 2011; William Christopher (Fr. go as it feels like home now. That was just of the episodes that made the show real. Love mash.. M*A*S*H is my favorite show out of all of them, and even with todays 21st century TV shows, M*A*S*H is still my #1 favorite. Since then, he worked regularly as a voiceover artist, with roles in movies like Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Lilo & Stitch as well as TV shows like Justice League, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, and Regular Show. The actor was known was playing the part of Spencer Downing and Director Charlie on NCIS, first in 2003 and in 2020. I remember Harry Potter when he was in the black and white tv series Dragnet where he played Seargent Frank Smith, the partner of dective Lt. Joe Friday. I was young during its glory years and, I feel like I grew up with the show. Ive watched Mash over and over again. Mash will live on in perpetuity as an important part of Americana. Go hotlips.o. Also in 1991, he helped executive producer Memories of M*A*S*H for CBS. I now have the complete DVD set with the 30th reuinion show and the movie. Love the series. I got a lot of respect for my dad & all the vets of the forgotten war. It reminds me of home. Im going to weep a little longer; then forget about the grief for awhile, just as we did back then: catch the latest episode of M*A*S*H! We watch on ME TV out of Philadelphia. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, but her best supporting actress was its only acting nod despite a cast that included Duvall, Donald Sutherland and Elliot Gould. They all feel like old friends. What a gift they left for generations to come! 1. Alda made his return to TV in 1999 with a six-episode stint on NBCs popular medical drama ER, which earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2000. I just watched one of my favorite episodes on TV Land- The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan- from 1976. I could watch it every nite, sometimes I do. It definitely portrayed the ravages of war and yet the reward of living in a very different era. But the shows [] More, You might remember her as Mindy in the off-beat yet endearing 70s and 80s sitcom Mork and Mindy. Gives me warm fuzzies. Broke and homesick, I looked forward to seeing Mash every week. Always sorry and sad to hear of the death of one of the cast, but life marches on. after comming on this site I have learnt that there was a series called after MASH which I am yet to see. Alan Alda has remained very active in the three decades since M*A*S*H went off the air. This show raised a Nation (at least the good kids) hahahaha. and the movie MASH great shows. Love it more with each watching. In addition to starring in MASH and its follow-up series. My wife and I hiked to the original filing site in the Malibu hills here in California. I hate death. That is why I watch it with my 10 year old daughter, and hopefully someday with my grandchildren. Im replying to your comment at this late date to inform you that the prototype for Margaret Houlihan was my mothers younger sister, Margaret Cudd, as an Army captain the head nurse in a Mash unit in Korea. After MASH, he went on to have various roles in films such as Woody Allens Another Woman, Shadows and Fog, and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion. Re-runs or not, it is timeless for myself and now my children! We transition from work to home via Korea! M*A*S*H simply the best. He was a wonderful actor, his facial expressions said it all. Morgan was a proud father to his sons, Christopher, Charley, Paul, and Daniel. This show showed all aspects of human emotions, from comedy to drama to the death of a beloved character (Henry Blake). I remember watching MASH when I was a kid & now picking it up again at 61, brilliant, I laugh a lot but also shed a tear, the writing & acting from everyone throughout is just fantastic. Watching it right now. You had to be proud of the strength of the writers and actors (and producers, etc.). black comody at its best He was a career officer and was nearing retirement age. Best Regards Richard Smith, You bet, I dont watch much TV but I do try to catch the local news and the world news from 5pm to 6 pm. I get the sitcom thing but sometimes its to much mustard on a hotdog. I am watching M*A*S*H right now. His interview can be found here. He was also a stage performer. Why didnt Alda help with Making MASH or go to the 2002 reunion special? Watch them all every 6 8 months or so. Enjoyed the series, both originally and in re-runs. From expensive cars to enormous mansions to copious quantities [] More, While Peter Lawford might the least well-known member of the Rat Pack, he is sometimes referred to as the Man Who Kept The Secrets due to his secretive efforts to connect Marilyn Monroe and his brother-in-law JFK. M*A*S*H will always be my go to program. Its funny what kind of impact a show can do but back in the day, television did make an impact and I thank you and the writers and producers of the show for entertaining us with an influential twist. Alan,,,, call me!!!!!! Normal kids my age dont watch MASH but i love it. Most employees took a break to view the show every week! I was attached to a mash unit it brings back a lot of memories, a long time ago me and my mother God Rest her soul would watch this Mash series some of the actors of mash have passed away God Rest their souls each and every one of them if the writers only knew how much that show is still popular today you guys are great, November the 8th 2020 mass is still one of the best shows on there I cant wait till turning my TV on at 7:00 hoping I dont miss none of it I hope it can keep running because I enjoy watching it its one of the best so I think Ive ever watched. There are very few things in life that choke me up, but just the thought of watching the last episode does it. There has never been and never will be a greater seriess on TV as MASH. As the Army psychiatrist on MASH, Arbus embodied his role to such a degree that Alan Alda convinced for the longest time that he had real-world experience in the field. From 2004 to 2006, Alda had a recurring role on The West Wing as presidential hopeful Senator Arnold Vinick. From my experience u meet all kinds of guys and they are all different but we all serve the same purpose be it a medic, truck driver. Thats what is so amazing. Everyone else had got incoming to look after at the last minute. God bless everyone in Mash. War is an investment disguised as a humanitarian act. On M*A*S*H, he was essentially televisions quintessential priest. Nehi, was very popular back East, (as was Celery Tonic.) Facts Verse 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. I grew up with these wonderful people and think of them as a very intricate part of my life. It was the best tv show EVER! She would work primarily in film in the years following "MASH," including 1972's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and 1975's "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins," both with Alan Arkin, 1973's "Slither" with James Caan, 1979's "A Little Romance" with Laurence Olivier and 1980's "Foxes" with Jodie Foster. Hotlips full nickname was Hot vagina Lips. The actors portrayed their characters beautifully and the content was so varied. Harry Morgan: 96, born April 10, 1915 died December 7, 2011. Helping her sell these as a friend. I watch it more now, than when it was a weekly network show. the best show on TV. He told me about picking up the wounded and bringing them for help.