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MASH
How MASH’s 1970 Movie Success Almost K*lled The TV Show
The success of Robert Altman’s original M*A*S*H movie almost killed any chance of a TV adaptation, because the producers wanted…
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Why MASH’s Trapper Never Said Goodbye To Hawkeye
Trapper John left MASH following season 3 and never said goodbye to his best friend Hawkeye; there are a few…
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MASH’s UK Version Was Better Than The US Broadcast For 1 Key Reason
MASH is one of the most critically-acclaimed comedies of all time, but UK’s broadcast version of the series is better…
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Why MASH Cut Timothy Brown’s Character After Season 1
MASH’s first season features a fourth surgeon in the swamp played by Timothy Brown, but his character was just dropped…
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Why the Real-Life Hawkeye Pierce Hated ‘M*A*S*H’
Richard Hornberger was famous for his wisecracking characters, but his real accomplishments were as a surgeon. With 14 Emmy Awards…
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Why Alan Alda Is Auctioning His ‘M*A*S*H’ Dog Tags and Boots After 40 Years
Every day for 11 seasons, actor Alan Alda donned the same dog tags and boots to play his character, Dr.…
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When McLean Stevenson Left M*A*S*H, Audiences Were Truly Heartbroken
When the television show “M*A*S*H” was put in a position where it needed to write off one of its most…
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The M*A*S*H casting director hatched this scheme to make sure McLean Stevenson got on the show
Plus: Mike Farrell was almost cast in M*A*S*H’s pilot. The M*A*S*H cast has long been revered as one of TV’s…
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Mike Farrell was terrified when he first took his role on M*A*S*H
When Farrell joined the cast of M*A*S*H, the pressure was high, but the show’s ratings proved higher. Mike Farrell played…
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Alan Alda was voted the ladies’ choice in 1979
Almost half of women polled couldn’t get enough of Hawkeye or the actor who played him. In a fifth-season episode…
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