All About M*A*S*H Since 1999
It was a slow year in the world of M*A*S*H. The series was dropped by Hallmark Channel in February, returned in May and then was pulled again in July and has not aired since. In September, the series was relegated to filler status on ION. In December, it began airing on the national ME-TV Network. …
I’ve posted a third episode to my Music of M*A*S*H feature, breaking down the eleven songs — plus the opening and closing credits — from the Season Three episode “Abyssinia, Henry.” Several of the songs were hummed by cast members while two others were played by Radar on his bugle. One of my favorite pieces …
I’m hopeful that this will work as planned but we shall have to see. You can now reply directly to a specific comment rather than simply adding another comment to the bottom of the discussion. This is intended to make it a little easier to converse. The threaded comments are three levels deep, meaning you …
I’ve updated my feature on The Hallmark Channel’s M*A*S*H Bash specials, broadcast in January and May of 2007, respectively. In fact, each special now has its own page. Wayne Rogers hosted the first 12-hour marathon on January 1st, 2007 and you can watch four of his introductions here. Jamie Farr hosted the second marathon on …
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I’ve finally added a second episode to my Music of M*A*S*H feature. I’ve broken down the music included in the Season Eight episode “War Co-Respondent,” which featured four songs in addition to a variety of variations of “Suicide of Painless.” Two of those songs were performed by members of the cast. This was the episode …
This latest feature was the brainchild of M*A*S*H fan Eric, who has a collection of scripts from the series and was able to provide summaries of four unproduced/unfilmed “spec” scripts a few months ago. Eric scanned several pages from a script for “Death Takes A Holiday” that was used by Albert H. Frankel, who was …
I’ve updated the Same Face, Different Name section of my Nurses of the 4077th feature with information on actress Lynette Mettey, who appeared in six episodes of M*A*S*H as four different characters. She played Lt. Nancy Griffin (or just Nancy) in three Season One episodes and then, for some reason, was later credited as Nurse …
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I’ve updated my article about the 1981 documentary “Making M*A*S*H,” which you can view online at the Museum of Broadcast Communications (instructions can be found here). In addition to minor rewrites, I’ve added some quotes from television critics about the documentary and some information about how it fared in the ratings. I’ve also finally been …