As an indication of their respect for him, in the final episode Hawkeye and B.J. formally salute Potter as he leaves the camp, one of the few times either is shown doing so. He once mentioned to Father Mulcahy that he sets aside three dollars from each salary payment for the local orphanage. [31] In the film, the nickname originates from a scene in which she has a tryst with Burns. Fans of the early seasons of "M*A*S*H" will remember the character of Captain Calvin Spaulding, the music-minded doctor played by Loudon Wainwright III who appears in a handful of episodes. WebLarry Gelbart (developed for television by) (251 episodes, 1972-1983) Larry Gelbart (written by) (30 episodes, 1972-1976) Larry Gelbart First aired January 28, 1973. Although he is ordained as a Catholic priest, Mulcahy demonstrates both an inclination towards Christian ecumenism and a studious interest in, and familiarity with, non-Christian faiths. His medical incompetence causes Colonel Blake to instead assign Trapper John as Chief Surgeon. The character on the television show was an anesthesiologist from Australia, often depicted wearing an Australian slouch hat. Potter takes pride in the competency of the rest of the medical staff despite their antics. Fans of the hit sitcom "M*A*S*H" were devastated when Kellye Nakahara Wallett, the beloved actress who played the role of Lt. Nurse Kellye Yamato on the sitcom, passed away on February 16 following a brief battle with cancer. In the film, he is an American (as he can be seen wearing the insignia of a US Army Captain), but his background is not discussed. 
Henry attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he was the football team's athletic trainer. His sister's religious name is Theresa. However, Ugly John was still a recurring character, and may have been one of the "three other doctors". 
He is a surgeon and the original commanding officer of the 4077th MASH unit. has arranged painted white stones into the word "GOODBYE", visible from the air. Igor was seen in 48 episodes, the second most frequent recurring character after Nurse Kellye (portrayed by Kellye Nakahara) who appeared in 167 episodes. ", "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan", and "Rally 'Round the Flagg, Boys". He continued working in television in the years following "M*A*S*H," even hosting the game show "Shopper's Casino" in the late '80s. Hawkeye is one of only four core characters to appear in every season of "M*A*S*H," making Alda one of the show's few true constants. He is responsible for repairing the jukebox in the officers' club after the Marines bust it up. However, Hawkeye's reaction indicates that on this occasion, Frank was indeed stating the facts. In one episode, "Major Fred C. Dobbs", his greed is such that he turns down a transfer to another unit because he is tricked by Hawkeye and Trapper into thinking there is gold in the hills near the camp. She's remained close with many of her former "M*A*S*H" co-stars over the years, especially Alda and the late, great Harry Morgan, who played Colonel Sherman T. Potter in the show's final seasons. In the episode "I Hate a Mystery", Ho-Jon steals many valuable items and Hawkeye's poker winnings to bribe the border guards to bring his family down from the North. He won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2010. 1st Lieutenant Maria "Dish" Schneider was played by Jo Ann Pflug in the film and (as Lt. Maggie Dish) by Karen Philipp in the series. [45] This leads him to periodically prove himself, such as volunteering for a dangerous mission to demonstrate his courage to a soldier who had shot himself in the foot to get out of combat duty ("Mulcahy's War"), and putting himself in harm's way to retrieve or negotiate for medical supplies ("Tea and Empathy", "Out of Gas"). He and writer Larry Gelbart evolved Radar into a nave farm boy,[40] who still sleeps with his teddy bear and whose favorite beverage is Nehi brand grape soda. Some accounts assert the producers were unable to find evidence for black Army surgeons in Korea; there were, however, several black surgeons who served in the US military at the time.[51]. Source: (pinterest.com) Hawkeye was a wisecracking, heavy drinking, womanizing, prank-pulling doctor played by Donald Sutherland in the film. The Korean doctor who examines Ho-Jon discovers that Hawkeye has given him drugs to induce hypertension and tachycardia (so that he will fail the induction physical). He is a third-generation doctor in his family. A running gag is his feud with Maxwell Klinger once Klinger hit Zale for insulting the Toledo Mud Hens and is put on KP for a whole month. Radar is also one of the very few people Hawkeye Pierce has ever saluted (an event that occurred after Radar was wounded during a trip to Seoul and was given a Purple Heart, and again when he leaves to go home), showing just how much Pierce respects him. Initially, he is transferred to the 4077th to help them win a football game (Jones is said to have played with the NFL's San Francisco 49ers) against the 321st Evac Hospital. He also enjoys smoking "genuine" Cuban cigars made by Puerto Ricans in New Jersey. McLean goes on to star in several failed sitcoms and make fun of Radar appeared in every episode of the show's first three seasons. In the novel and film, Mulcahy is familiarly known by the nickname "Dago Red", a derogatory reference to his ItalianIrish ancestry and the sacramental wine used during Holy Mass. These labels would not leave him, though; as Sidney put it: "From now on, you go through life on high heels." However, he is scorned for it by those who prefer strict military disciplines, such as Frank Burns and Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan. April 4, 2023 7:02 PM PT. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more culturally impactful piece of 1970s media than the TV series "M*A*S*H." Almost 40 years since it went off the air, it remains one of the highest-rated, most-awarded American shows ever produced, with eleven acclaimed seasons airing on CBS from 1972 to 1983 and over 100 Emmy nominations. In the series of novels co-written with (or ghost-written by) William E. Butterworth, Houlihan reappears as the twice-widowed Margaret Houlihan Wachauf Wilson, both husbands having expired on the nuptial bed through excessive indulgence in her still-outstanding physical charms. However, she faced racial discrimination and he turned to bookmaking, and is only able to escape prison time when Sherman Potter offers a character reference and hires him as his assistant at the veterans' hospital in Missouri where he now works. But despite his stern military bearing, Potter is a relatively relaxed and laid-back commander, not above involving himself in camp hijinks and understanding the need for fun and games to boost morale during wartime, particularly in the high-pressure atmosphere of a MASH. Capt. At age 76, Wainwright is still an active artist, though he's primarily a musician these days. Every Friday he gives boring and nonsensical lectures to the enlisted personnel about why the United States is in the Korean war. Flagg appears in six M*A*S*H episodes: "A Smattering of Intelligence", "Officer of the Day", "White Gold", "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler? Donald is introduced in name only at the start of the fifth season. As the orphanage director apologizes, Winchester reflects: "It is I who should be sorry. McLean Stevenson's Henry Blake character, the original commanding officer of the 4077th, was also written out of the show at the end of Season 3, leaving multiple sets of big shoes to fill. In all iterations, the Spearchucker character is a superior surgeon who was also a stand-out collegiate athlete. When Frank botches his work, he blames Ginger and tells Maj. Houlihan that Ginger is, "an incompetent bungler. He serves as an orderly/sentry and later company clerk assigned to the 4077th. This is a minor error; Rizzo had re-enlisted in the Army in a previous episode. He's appeared in films like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up," as well as shows like "Parks and Recreation" and "Person of Interest." An experimental procedure was said to have restored most of his hearing. Alda said of Pierce, "Some people think he was very liberal. hospital. He is devoted to his wife Peg (Ne Hayden) who writes many letters to him while he is in Korea. His nickname is probably a carry-over from the days of telegraphy. Father Mulcahy was one of three regular M*A*S*H characters to star in the spin-off AfterMASH, with William Christopher joining Harry Morgan and Jamie Farr. In "Comrades in Arms", Margaret receives a letter from Donald that was meant for another womana letter that says unkind things about Margaret and hints at Donald having an affair with the other woman. WebM*A*S*H: Created by Larry Gelbart. Duke makes racist comments about Jones, causing Hawkeye and Trapper to punish Duke. Drinking problems appear to run in her family. Throughout M*A*S*H's run, fans watched Radar, played by Gary Burghoff, grow from a naive 18-year-old who was just drafted with his teddy bear by his side to a Finally, in the season seven episode "Peace on Us", Margaret announces she's getting a divorce due to Donald transferring himself to San Francisco without telling her. In M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, Ho-Jon is briefly seen again, having pursued a successful career in university administration. Episode 11/06, "Bombshells." [citation needed]. Klinger eventually gives up his attempts at Section 8 when he is picked by Colonel Potter to become the company clerk following Radar's discharge. [22], Despite his ongoing affair with Major Houlihan, he is unwilling to divorce his wife because his money, stocks, and house are in her name. In the pilot (and proposed series), the O'Reilly family farm had failed and Radar had moved to St. Louis and become a police officer. And yet, while the tone of the show oscillated in its balance of drama and comedy, each season and era of "M*A*S*H" delivered its own great character pairings, pushing the established stars to new places and keeping the whole series feeling fresh. Mulcahy understands that many of his "flock" are non-religious or have other faiths, and does not evangelize them overtly. In the episode "The Incubator", and in this episode only, he is presented as a fool, answering questions of reporters in military double talk. Blake had affairs with a call girl, an underage girl, three nurses at the 4077th MASH, and a recent college graduate member of the press corps (the last so serious that Henry came close to deserting his family for her). When McLean Stevenson decided to leave the show at the end of the third season, his character was scripted to be discharged and sent home as a way to write him out of the series. Ugly John was never seen living in "The Swamp" and there was no fifth bunk, though it was the only quarters for subordinate male officers ever seen. He is later promoted to Sergeant ("Promotion Commotion") and begins to take his duties even more seriously; the writers had decided to "tap into his street skills" to flesh out his character. Regarding his family life, he is divorced from his wife; the only mention of his children is that he has a grown son. Watchlist. Today, Maxwell spends his professional time discussing the show that made him famous on the podcast "M*A*S*H Matters," which he co-hosts with writer Ryan Patrick. The completed film omits this storyline, although a scene showing Ho-Jon in the operating room remains with overdubbed dialogue (Houlihan: "That man's a prisoner of war, Doctor." After the war, he went to medical school, and began his service as an Army doctor in 1932,[6] serving in World War II. He visited the camp to do a psychiatric evaluation of Klinger, who was aiming for a Section 8 discharge). Soon after the pilot episode, Burghoff noted that the other characters were changing from the film portrayals and decided to follow. )[27] She did mention that she had served in Berlin in 1948. Played by Bonnie Jones, at that time the wife of M*A*S*H producer Gene Reynolds. As Burns holds the same rank as Hawkeye in the novel Blake tries to make sure neither is on duty at the same time, but cannot do so when things get busy. Hailing from the fictional small town of Forrest City, Georgia, Duke ends up sharing a tent with Hawkeye, Frank Burns, and Trapper John. The name Charles Emerson Winchester was derived from three real street names in the city of Boston. [30][29], Her nickname "Hot Lips" has different origins in the original novel, film, and TV show. Judy Farrell, known for her role as Nurse Able in the TV show M*A*S*H, has died following a stroke. In addition, Potter, who had been managing administrative work before his assignment to the 4077th with the asset of knowing many of his superiors as personal acquaintances, possesses formidable skills as a surgeon and for keeping morale high in the operating room. In the Season 10 episode "Promotion Commotion", Rizzo was one of three 4077th enlisted who appeared before a promotion board consisting of Hawkeye, B.J., and Winchester. Margaret promptly accepts, leading to a falling out with her former flame Frank Burns. Hunnicutt had remained in Korea where he was reassigned to another unit following the July 1953 deactivation of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital at the end of M*A*S*H's finale and Dr. Craig also mentions serving in Korea with B.J. The producers decided to drop the character after the first few episodes, reasoning that they wouldn't be able to write enough meaningful episodes for Spearchucker if they were concentrating on Hawkeye and Trapper. Henry would never meet his son. Dennis rarely speaks, and never beyond a few words. The series finale, which aired in 1983, was watched by 105.97 million viewers according to the Nielson Company. Despite the popularity of the show, however, only four of the main cast members remained on the series for all eleven seasons. Rizzo enjoys shooting craps and seems to win more than he loses. Nonetheless, he maintains a dismissive attitude toward his better-trained colleagues, blaming others for his failures. 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In addition to his gullibility, Burns was shown to be incredibly greedy, selfish, and occasionally childish. Although Houlihan's history as a self-proclaimed "army brat" made her more of an antagonist in the show's early seasons, Swit carried through a wide range of compelling emotional arcs by the time "M*A*S*H" concluded. A hospital orderly who is innocent and not especially bright. The characters are shocked by the news; the actors were shocked too, as they were not informed of the script change to have Blake die until just before the scene was shot.[11]. On television, Alan Alda played the Captain. Not many Cleveland was a prolific TV actor in the 1970s and '80s, appearing in other shows like "Simon & Simon," "Something for Joey," and "Sanford and Son." Today, Klinger is arguably one of the most interesting and complicated parts of the show, and much has been written on how the character should be read. The marriage does not last long; she later finds out a visiting nurse had had an affair with him. Another time, he cons nearly every member of MASH 4077 into buying mail-order shoes. She was 84 years old at the time of her death. Burns is also M*A*S*H 4077's Physical Fitness instructor, Food Procurement Officer, Food Inspector (where he came down with a case of food poisoning), and Sanitary Disposal Officer, positions normally filled by a much junior officer. In the film, when it is proposed that "Spearchucker" Jones will bunk with the other surgeons in the Swamp, Duke is disrespectful (implied to be because of his Southern heritage), until he is rebuked by Hawkeye and Trapper. All told, Cleveland appeared in 25 episodes of M*A*S*H spanning seasons 14. Both medals were stolen by Hawkeye and given to people who deserved them: an underage Marine (played by Ron Howard);[25] and a Korean mother and her infant son who had been shot just before she gave birth. Alternatively, in the lobby of Memorial Hall at Harvard University, the names of Harvard men who died in the Civil War are inscribed. It is implied he assisted Hawkeye and Trapper in their schemes on the sidelines. His full name is never given in the original novel or film, but on the TV series it is Walter Eugene O'Reilly, 'Walter' being picked by Burghoff himself. For Igor, it was the mess tent, where he doled out the food that frequently became a target of comedy and ridicule from the main cast. Radar is briefly promoted to Second Lieutenant as the result of a poker game debt ("Lt. Radar O'Reilly") but soon returns to Corporal after discovering that life as a commissioned officer is more complicated than he had originally thought. In "Run for the Money", he stands up for a wounded soldier whose comrades and commanding officer mock his stuttering, encouraging the young man to live up to his intellectual potential. First Class Ames, but Penobscott gets tangled into a camouflage net while showing off. In addition to her acting work, Swit has published books on needlepoint and watercolor painting, and she's a seasoned activist in the animal rights field. From Roseanne to MASH, the 5 Most Shocking Character Deaths In TV History 1) Colonel Henry Blake, M*A*S*H*. The character's name is a reference to the character "Captain Spaulding" played by Groucho Marx in the film Animal Crackers.[57]. Judy Farrell, who portrayed Nurse Able on M*A*S*H opposite her then-husband Mike Farrell and later served as a writer on the ABC soap opera Port Charles, has died.She was 84. [23] He twice applied for and received a Purple Heart for being "wounded" in combat: first, for slipping and falling on the way the shower;[24] and second, for getting an eggshell fragment in his eye. In the series, it is unknown where on the base the PA announcer is posted, as Radar is the only one seen in control of the radio and PA system. In the book and the film, Hawkeye had played football in college; in the series, he is non-athletic. In the series finale, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen", Hawkeye experiences a mental breakdown when a Korean woman responds to his frantic demand that she quiet her infant child lest enemy soldiers hear it and discover them, by suffocating it. His most recent starring role was as Detective Louie Provenza in TNT's "The Closer" and "Major Crimes." He was 84. There were a few different voices in the series, among them Todd Susman's and Sal Viscuso's. Distraught and exhausted, Burns, speaking on the telephone to his mother, tells her that Major Houlihan had just pretended to like him, "like Dad used to.". Sadly, the actor never found a starring vehicle that was right for him before his 1996 death. Major Sidney Theodore Freedman, played by Allan Arbus, is a psychiatrist frequently summoned in cases of mental health problems. She is the Regular Army head nurse of the 4077th and begins allied with Major Frank Burns against the more civilian doctors of the unit. Radar left his teddy bear behind on Hawkeye's bunk as a parting gift and symbol of his maturity. Freedman appears in 12 M*A*S*H episodes: "Radar's Report" (as Milton Freedman), "Deal Me Out", "O.R. 
She falls in love with him on the spot, and he quickly asks her to marry him. Initially outraged to find that they were traded on the black market, he learns that the candies were sold to buy an entire month's worth of food for the orphans. Tall, dark, handsome, and muscular, he is a graduate of West Point whom Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) meets while she is on leave in Tokyo. He telephones Hawkeye and B.J. Claim: The cast of <em>M*A*S*H</em> did not learn of Col. Blake's death until they were actually filming the scene in which it was announced. The show was set at the fictional General Pershing VA Hospital in Missouri, where he served as chaplain. Between long sessions of treating wounded patients, he is found making wisecracks, drinking heavily, carousing, womanizing, and pulling pranks on the people around him, especially Frank Burns and "Hot Lips" Houlihan. This was after he told the gun "You're fired. 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