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Hallmark Channel is having a two-day M*A*S*H marathon this weekend, which according to posts at the official Hallmark Channel community forums was promoted as early as last Saturday. The first portion of the marathon began this morning at 10AM with “M*A*S*H – The Pilot” and ended at 5PM following “Love Story.” It starts again tomorrow …
Scriptwriter Burt Styler, who wrote two early first season episodes of M*A*S*H, passed away earlier this month at the age of 86. Styler wrote “To Market, To Market” and “Bananas, Crackers, and Nuts.” Although “To Market, To Market” was the second episode aired it was actually the third episode produced; nevertheless, Styler was in on …
Tony Packo’s, the famous Toledo, Ohio restaurant beloved by Corporal Klinger and and in real life by actor Jamie Farr, is in severe financial trouble stemming from a long-standing feud between family members. According to the Associated Press, the son and grandson of Tony Packo are battling in court for ownership of the restaurant, a …
Broadcast network ION Television, which began airing M*A*S*H in September of 2008, no longer airs the series on a regular basis, using it instead as weekend filler. One episode aired this afternoon from 1-1:30PM and, according to TV Guide listings, it will air again later month on Saturday, June 18th and Saturday, June 25th at …
A reminder: TV Land is airing several M*A*S*H marathons over the long holiday weekend. The first begins tomorrow at 2AM and runs to 8AM. The second starts Sunday at 2AM and runs to 8AM, with “Memories of M*A*S*H” airing from 6-7:30AM. The third begins at 8PM on Sunday and runs to 6AM on Monday, with …
The world didn’t grind to a halt while I was on hiatus. Here, in no particular order, are some newsworthy M*A*S*H-related goings-on from the past five months: M*A*S*H America’s Third Favorite TV Show of All Time According to a March survey conducted by Harris Interactive, adults in the United States ranked M*A*S*H their third favorite …
The Hollywood Reporter has published a list of “The 80 Greatest Moments in TV History” that includes two moments from M*A*S*H. There are a number of caveats about the list to keep in mind: it is not definitive, nor is it chronological, and it is “numbered for efficiency but not ranked in order.” Here are …
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A brief profile of Wayne Rogers, as told by the man himself, was published in The New York Times on December 12th. Titled “Stage and Screen (and Retail),” the profile can be found in The Boss column in the Jobs section. It mostly covers how Rogers got into acting and later into investing. M*A*S*H is …
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