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Encyclopedia > Differences between book, film and TV versions of M*A*S*H

The following table depicts the major differences between the book, film and TV adaptations of M*A*S*H. Some of the changes were points of contention between the franchise's various creators. Richard Hooker, the author of the novel, liked the film but not the TV series. Ring Lardner, Jr., author of the Academy Award-winning screenplay, was disappointed with the final film. Robert Altman, director of the film, also disliked the TV series. Wayne Rogers, the actor who portrayed Trapper in the TV series, complained about the role reversal between his character and the Hawkeye character and ultimately left the series after its third season. M*A*S*H title screen from the television series M*A*S*H was a media franchise active, in various forms, from 1968 to 1986. ... H. Richard Hornberger (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon, born in Trenton, New Jersey, who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. ... Ring Lardner, Jr. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. ... Wayne M. Rogers (born in Birmingham, Alabama on 7 April 1933) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing the role of Trapper John McIntyre in the long-running U.S. television series, M*A*S*H. He succeeded Elliott Gould, who had played the character in...

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Item 1968 novel
M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors		 1970 film
M*A*S*H		 1972-83 TV series
M*A*S*H
"Suicide Is Painless" Created for the film, not related to the book. The song has lyrics and several verses. Instrumental: suicide deemed inappropriate for an American sitcom.
Pierce and McIntyre/Hunnicut role reversal Pierce has blond hair, is married and remains faithful to his wife. McIntyre has dark hair, is trained in thoracic surgery, serves as Chief Surgeon and is single. Pierce has blond hair, is married and fools around with nurses. McIntyre has dark hair, is trained in thoracic surgery, serves as Chief Surgeon and is single. Pierce has dark hair, is trained in thoracic surgery, serves as Chief Surgeon and is single. McIntyre has blond hair, is married and fools around with nurses. Hunnicut remains faithful to his wife (except once).
supporting characters Bandini, Klinger, Kellye, Potter, Hunnicut, Winchester, Freedman, Flagg, and Zale do not appear. Burns is a captain. Henry stutters when upset. Radar's full name is not given. Boone's first name is Lorenzo. Spearchucker's middle name is Wendell. Rizzo's first name is Pete. Father Mulcahy's nickname is "Dago Red". Carroll, Danforth, Klinger, Kellye, Potter, Hunnicut, Winchester, Freedman, Flagg, Zale, and Rizzo do not appear. Maj. Hobson and Capt. Burns are combined into one character. Henry stutters when upset. Radar's full name is not given. Boone's first name is Warren. Spearchucker's middle name is Harmon. Father Mulcahy's nickname is "Dago Red". Waldowski, Forrest, Carroll, Danforth, and Bandini do not appear. Maj. Hobson and Capt. Burns are combined into one character. Henry does not stutter. Many characters disappear, including Spearchucker, Ugly John, Gen. Hammond, and most of the nurses. Various generals, nurses, and dentists are seen throughout the series. Radar's first and middle names are revealed. Boone eventually becomes Igor. Spearchucker's middle name is not given. Rizzo's first name is Luthor. Father Mulcahy is referred to as "Red" only in the first season.
Burns' Fate After making ribald jokes about Burns' and Houlihan's liason, Burns assaults Hawkeye. Soon after, he is led away for psychiatric treatment. Trapper quips "If I lay Hot Lips and jump Hawkeye, can I go home too?" Much the same as in novel version, except is it Duke who asks Henry, "If I nail Hot Lips and punch Hawkeye, can I go home?" After Margaret marries Col. Penobscot, Burns begins to act erratically, and follows them to Tokyo. After a number of mistaken identity incidents -- which end with him jumping fully clothed into an onsen bath where a general and his wife are bathing, Frank is taken away for psychiatric evaluation, sent home, promoted, and given charge of a veteran's hospital, prompting a jealous outburst from Hawkeye and BJ.
Chapter 4 The Swampmen lash a Protestant chaplain (who sends letters to the families of fatally wounded soldiers saying all is well) to a wooden cross and make him believe they intend to burn him alive. Omitted from film version. A line about Canadians taking Hill 55 is used in the pilot episode. A visiting cardinal pressures Mulcahy into sending a letter saying all is well to the family of a patient who almost dies.
Poker A perpetual game is almost always in session at the Painless Polish Poker and Dental Clinic. The game is seen in Painless' office, himself said to be an avid player. There is a weekly game, usually on payday, featured in many episodes.
Chapter 6 The hidden microphone gag is not in the book. A microphone is hidden inside Hot Lips' tent and she and Burns are heard over the P.A. making love. A microphone is hidden inside Hot Lips' tent and she and Burns are heard over the P.A. arguing.
Chapter 7 Ho-Jon is drafted, subsequently wounded and sent back to the 4077th for treatment. After rehabilitation, the Swampmen arrange to have him sent to Hawkeye's old college. To raise funds, Trapper grows a beard, dresses up like Jesus Christ, and autographs thousands of photos which the Swampmen sell for a buck apiece. Ho-Jon is drafted, and Hawkeye drives him to the induction center. The doctor who examines Ho-Jon discovers that Hawkeye has given him stimulants to quicken his heart rate. (In the screenplay, Ho-Jon is wounded and sent to the 4077th. However, his surgery is unsuccessful and he dies. The final film omits this storyline, although a few of the scenes remain with overdubbed dialogue.) Hawkeye arranges to have Ho-Jon sent to his old college. To raise funds, he raffles off a weekend pass to Tokyo.
Hot Lips' shower scene The shower scene is not in the book. Hot Lips does threaten to resign if the Swampmen continue harassing her. This scene takes place after she has been in the shower, implying that something unpleasant has occurred. The Swampmen collapse the shower tent while Hot Lips is showering. The entire camp jeers and applauds. She threatens to resign. There are numerous shower-tent gags throughout the series (sans nudity). Hot Lips frequently chews out Blake and once put in for a transfer.
Tea and peritonitis Ugly John complains about British soldiers being given tea when wounded. This issue is not brought up in the film. Hawkeye complains about British soldiers being given tea when wounded.
Chapter 11 While Henry is in Tokyo, Hawkeye has an argument with a Colonel about a patient in the preoperative ward. When the Swampmen get bored, to get away for a few days they lead the colonel to believe they need psychiatric evaluation. Omitted from film version. Hawkeye has an argument with a General about a patient in the preoperative ward. While Henry is in Tokyo, Hawkeye gets bored. To get away for a few days he leads Burns to believe he needs psychiatric evaluation.
Chapter 14 To keep the Swampmen busy Henry has them train new recruits in the short-cuts of "meatball surgery". Omitted from film version. When Winchester arrives he has to be trained in the short-cuts of "meatball surgery".
Chapter 15 When Duke and Hawkeye go home, the two continue to drink and cause trouble all the way to Chicago. They part ways and rejoin their families. Duke and Hawkeye are discharged and the film ends. Henry and Trapper are sent home before Hawkeye and Burns. Henry is killed.
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M*A*S*H
Film: MASH
TV series: M*A*S*H | Trapper John, M.D. | AfterMASH | W*A*L*T*E*R
Characters:

Hawkeye Pierce | Trapper John McIntyre | Duke Forrest | B.J. Hunnicutt | Henry Blake | Sherman T. Potter | Frank Burns | Margaret Houlihan | Charles Winchester | Radar O'Reilly | Father Mulcahy | Maxwell Klinger | Igor Straminsky | Sidney Freedman | Col. Flagg | Spearchucker Jones | Ugly John | Walter Koskiusko Waldowski | Ho-Jon | Lieutenant Dish | Donald Penobscot M*A*S*H is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman, based extremely loosely on the novel written by Richard Hooker. ... M*A*S*H was an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and inspired by the 1961 novel Catch-22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors and its sequels; and—primarily—the 1970 film MASH. It is the most well... Suicide Is Painless is a song written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Mike Altman (lyrics), which is mostly known for being featured in both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H. The lyrics were written by 14-year-old Altman for his fathers film M*A*S... Outdoor pool, Naruko Outdoor Onsen on Nakanoshima island in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture Old onsen in Hakone An private outdoor rotenburo in Gorakadan Guidebook to Hakone from 1811 This rotenburo at Jigokudani Onsen is for Japanese Macaques. ... A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... M*A*S*H title screen from the television series M*A*S*H was a media franchise active, in various forms, from 1968 to 1986. ... MASH is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and based on the novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. ... M*A*S*H was an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and inspired by the 1961 novel Catch-22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors and its sequels; and—primarily—the 1970 film MASH. It is the most well... Trapper John, M.D. was a television series spinoff of the film M*A*S*H that ran on CBS from September 23, 1979 to September 4, 1986. ... AfterMASH was a situation comedy that ran for two seasons (1983-1985) on CBS. A spin-off of the long-running hit series M*A*S*H, AfterMASH took place immediately following the end of the Korean War and chronicled the adventures of three characters from the original series: Colonel... W*A*L*T*E*R was a pilot for a spin-off of M*A*S*H made in 1984 that was never picked up. ... Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce is the lead fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and television series. ... For other uses, see John Macintyre. ... Capt. ... Captain B.J. Hunnicutt (played by Mike Farrell) is a fictional character in the TV show M*A*S*H, which ran from 1972-1983 on CBS. Captain Hunnicutt resided in Mill Valley, California before he was recruited to join the US Army to fight in the War. ... See also Henry Arthur Blake. ... Colonel Sherman T. Potter was a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television show. ... For other characters named Burns, see Burns (disambiguation). ... Major Margaret Hot Lips Houlihan was a fictional character first created in the book M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. ... Major Charles Emerson Winchester III is a principal character on the television series, M*A*S*H, played by David Ogden Stiers. ... Corporal Walter Eugene “Radar” O’Reilly is a fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, film, the television series, the television movie W*A*L*T*E*R and two episodes of the series After M*A*S*H. The character was portrayed by Gary Burghoff in both... Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy is a principal character from the film, M*A*S*H played by Rene Auberjonois and the television series version played by William Christopher. ... Maxwell Q. Klinger is a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television series played by American actor Jamie Farr. ... Private Igor Straminsky is a not-too-terribly bright mess tent assistant and the officers club bartender in the television series M*A*S*H. He is generally portrayed by actor Jeff Maxwell, although Peter Riegert played him in two sixth season episodes. ... In the television series M*A*S*H, Dr. Sidney Freedman, played by Allan Arbus, is a psychiatrist frequently summoned in cases of mental health problems. ... Colonel Samuel Flagg is a fictional character on the television series M*A*S*H, played by actor Edward Winter. ... Captain Oliver Harmon Spearchucker Jones was a surgeon in the movie and television series M*A*S*H. He was portrayed by Fred Williamson in the movie and by Timothy Brown (who had played the corpsman CPL Judson in the film) in the television series. ... Captain Ugly John Black was a character in the M*A*S*H novel, movie, and television series. ... Capt. ... Ho-Jon is a fictional character in the film M*A*S*H, where he was played by Kim Atwood, and the television series M*A*S*H, where he was played by Patrick Adiarte. ... Lt. ... Donald Penobscott is a fictional character from the TV series M*A*S*H, played by two different actors, the first being Beeson Carroll and the other being former football player and Tarzan actor Mike Henry. ...

Episodes: Season 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
Books: M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors | M*A*S*H Goes to Maine
Related material: Guest stars | Differences between book, film and TV versions of M*A*S*H | Suicide Is Painless


 
 

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