In 1975, after “Abyssinia, Henry” first aired, did McLean Stevenson appear in an episode of The Carol Burnett Show on a life raft screaming “I’m okay?” Or is this just an urban legend?
Music of M*A*S*H – “Abyssinia, Henry”
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 …
Music Breakdown: Abyssinia, Henry
Learn all about music from the M*A*S*H episode “Abyssinia, Henry” (Season 3, 1975).
M*A*S*H In TV Guide’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time
The latest issue of TV Guide (June 15th-28th) includes the venerable magazine’s latest list of television greats. This time around it’s “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.” There’s no indication of how the episodes were ranked but there is a note that says readers helped pick the episodes which were then ranked by TV …
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M*A*S*H at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards
ABC broadcast the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards earlier this evening and despite having been off the air for twenty-five years, M*A*S*H was represented. Singer Josh Groban performed a medley of television theme songs from the past sixty years and included was a short snippet from M*A*S*H, complete with the lyrics, written for the film MASH, …
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Vote for M*A*S*H as TV’s Most Memorable Moment
On August 18th, ABC and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences opened the polls and allowed fans to vote for Television’s Most Memorable Moments in two categories, Drama and Comedy/Variety (see this ABC news article). Among the initial twenty television shows in the Comedy/Variety category was M*A*S*H, for the scene in “Abyssinia, Henry” when …
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M*A*S*H Included In TV Land Special
M*A*S*H will be featured in the fifth episode of TV Land’s “100 Most Unexpected TV Moments.”