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This slipped past me but Aaron Handy III sent me an e-mail reminding me that it was 35 years ago last week that the feature film version of MASH had its network broadcast premiere. CBS aired the movie from 9-11PM as part of its CBS Friday Night Movie (it followed the series premiere of Planet …
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I’ve updated my analysis of Nurses of the 4077th: The “Running Nurses” from the Opening Credits with information provided by Kathy Denna Fradella, who e-mailed me a few days ago to confirm that she is the brunette at the front of the “running nurses” seen in the opening credits to M*A*S*H. So that settles that …
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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: 5 o’clock Charlie, who correctly identified “Say No More.”
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: Eric, who correctly identified “The Interview.”
Alan Alda has written a moving tribute to the late Larry Gelbart for The Los Angeles Times that can be found here. Thanks to “Mary Lou Wallace” at alt.tv.mash for bringing this to my attention. Titled “On the front lines with Larry Gelbart,” the appreciation recalls Gelbart’s humor and kindness, warmth and wit. Here’s my …
His breakthrough role came in 1987 when he starred in Dirty Dancing but on April 6th, 1981 Patrick Swayze guest-starred on M*A*S*H (in “Blood Brothers“) as Pvt. Gary Sturgis, a terminally-ill soldier more worried about his wounded buddy than himself. Swayze passed away today at the age of 57 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was …
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In 2006, Larry Gelbert posted interviews with Henry, Trapper, and Colonel Flagg–as if they’d been a part of “The Interview” from Season 4.
If you only know Larry Gelbart because of his connection to M*A*S*H, take a moment to read over his entry in the Encyclopedia of Television, published by the Museum of Broadcast Communications. The online version is the 1997 edition; an updated second edition was released in 2004. And here’s a wonderful interview (in PDF format) …