Paul e-mailed me a few days ago to let me know that Alan Alda was interviewed on an Australian television show called Elders with Andrew Denton (the program was broadcast on Monday, November 16th over ABC Television). According to Paul it was a “funny, heart-warming interview” that covered “Alan’s childhood, his mother’s schizophrenia, M*A*S*H (of course), his father, his books, the play he is writing and more.” The ABC Television website has a complete transcript of the interview available here. The two discussed the second episode of M*A*S*H in which Alda’s father, Robert Alda, had a guest role (“Lend a Hand“). They also talk about how M*A*S*H made Alda incredibly famous.

You can watch three lengthy “web extra” videos here. They appear to include parts of the broadcast interview as well as additional dialogue that wasn’t shown on television.

Just when it looked like M*A*S*H was back on the Hallmark Channel schedule for good it seems that Hallmark has decided to pull the bulk of its regular programming in order to air holiday movies through December. Shawn e-mailed me a few days ago to let me know that M*A*S*H was off the Hallmark schedule through December 12th. According to the Hallmark website, although various sitcoms will still be shown from 9:00AM-12:00PM, movies will fill the schedule from 12:00PM to 12:00AM. Once the holiday season has passed I imagine Hallmark will revert to its normal schedule and M*A*S*H will return.

Here’s today’s image. Can you name the episode it’s from? Feel free to post guesses in the comments section. As always, the winner gets bragging rights.

And the Winner Is: Mrs. Frank Burns, who correctly identified “The Nurses.”

Name That Episode

Here’s today’s image. Can you name the episode it’s from? Feel free to post guesses in the comments section. As always, the winner gets bragging rights.

And the Winner Is: Mrs. Frank Burns, who correctly identified “Settling Debts.”

Name That Episode

The collection of 38 scripts from M*A*S*H and Trapper John, M.D. that I wrote about back in October sold last week for $310.70 (with a buyer’s premium) as part of Heritage Auction Galleries’ 2009 November Signature Music & Entertainment Auction #7011. A separate M*A*S*H script, a revised draft of “Sometimes You Hear the Bullet,” sold for $79 (again, with a buyer’s premium).