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M*A*S*H will start airing on the ION television network next week, beginning Monday, September 8th. Two episodes will be shown back-to-back from 4-5PM ET, Monday through Friday, and from 6-7PM ET Saturday and Sunday. Check the ION website to see if you get ION in your area. I have updated M*A*S*H On TV to reflect …
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Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the man most responsible for the creation of what eventually became the MASH unit, passed away on Friday, July 11th at the age of 99. According to a list of his accomplishments found at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center website: “DeBakey volunteered for military service during World War II, …
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All of the Flash video files on the site can now be seen in full screen, although the quality suffers somewhat. Just click on the little icon in the bottom right next to the volume control. Also, I have updated the article on M-U-S-H with some information from a fan.
I have added a new section about M*A*S*H‘s ill-fated spin-off, AfterMASH: Ratings, a chart of the weekly Nielsen rankings for both seasons of AfterMASH. I also made some minor updates to AfterMASH: Main Article and AfterMASH: Broadcast History.
I’ve added four more M*A*S*H related Jeopardy! clues to the M*A*S*H on Jeopardy! page.
Although the complete series has already been released twice — once as individual seasons and then again as a complete set — as of November 11th, the season sets will be available again in new, slimmer packaging. These repackaged seasons have been available at Costco since June but will be offered in other stores in …
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A new feature, Tristar Collectibles, is now available for your enjoyment. It focuses on Tristar International’s line of M*A*S*H toys — action figures, vehicles and a playbase — released in 1982. M*A*S*H fan and toy collector Peter Kurch both wrote the feature and took the time to photograph his own collection of Tristar items. I …
Sportswriter and author W.C. “Bill” Heinz has died at 93, according to the Associated Press (via this International Herald Tribune article, found at alt.tv.mash). The A.P. obituary states that “Heinz worked with Maine physician H. Richard Hornberger on “MASH,” which was published under the pseudonym Richard Hooker.” Hornberger, who died in 1997, served in Korea …
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