I’ve added another ten of your stories/entries to My First M*A*S*H. Here’s one from someone born in 1954: “Yankee Doodle Doctor,” from the sixth week in 1972 was the first M*A*S*H episode I ever saw. I was in college, but worked nights. On a rare night off I turned on the TV to M*A*S*H, because …
M*A*S*H Reference in Pushing Daisies
I’ve add another reference — this one on ABC’s Pushing Daisies — to M*A*S*H References on Television: During the October 15th, 2008 episode (“Bad Habits”) two characters go undercover at a Catholic nunnery. Chi McBride’s character, Emerson Cod, pretends to be a priest named Father Mulcahy. Later on, one of the real nuns sees through …
Klinger’s Not Naked (“Your Retention Please”)
Did you notice? Klinger wasn’t naked in the Season 9 episode “Your Retention Please.”
Super Bowl XLIII Still Can’t Top M*A*S*H Finale
NBC has released updated numbers for its broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII. It now stands as the most watched Super Bowl in history and the most watched television broadcast in history in terms of total viewers (those who watch six or more minutes). An average of 98.7 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLIII compared to …
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Super Bowl XLIII Can’t Top M*A*S*H Finale
According to an NBC press release, last night’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII is now the third most-watched telecast of all time in the United States of America with 95.4 million viewers. It trails only series finale of M*A*S*H (106 million) and last year’s Super Bowl XLII (97.5 million). In terms of total audience, or …
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Goof: Hawkeye’s Not Naked in “Dear Dad, Again”
Here’s a goof from the Season 1 episode “Dear Dad, Again” clearly showing Alan Alda is not naked in the mess tent.
Goof: Klinger’s Not Naked in “Chief Surgeon Who?”
Here’s a goof from the Season 1 episode “Chief Surgeon Who?” clearly showing that Klinger wasn’t naked in his very first appearance.
M*A*S*H is Reaching a New Generation
I only have anecdotal evidence to support this — and not all that much of it — but I’m of the opinion that during the past decade M*A*S*H has picked up a lot of younger fans. Of course, the success of the series on television (cable channels FX, TV Land and The Hallmark Channel and …
