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Encyclopedia > M*A*S*H
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. Owned by 20th Century Fox, the series concerns a group of people who served at the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War. The original incarnations of the series are set during the war and feature Hawkeye Pierce as the main character. Later spin-offs involve characters who appeared in the series, but take place after the end of the war. However, almost all versions of the series fit into the genre of black comedy and involve medicine in a prominent role due to most of the main characters being doctors. Image File history File links M*A*S*H_TV_title_screen. ... Image File history File links M*A*S*H_TV_title_screen. ... A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... The Mobile Army Surgical hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations. ... Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea  Australia  Belgium Canada  Colombia Ethiopia  France Greece  Netherlands  New Zealand  Philippines South Africa  Thailand  Turkey  United Kingdom United States Medical staff:  Denmark  Australia  Italy  Norway  Sweden Communist states: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China  Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee... Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce is the lead fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and television series. ... The protagonist is the central figure of a story, and is often referred to as a storys main character. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... medicines, see medication and pharmacology. ...


The franchise effectively ended with the conclusion of Trapper John, M.D. on September 4, 1986. As of 2007, there has been no attempt to reprise the series since then. However, a fanbase for the series still exists and 20th Century Fox has had notable success selling the film and seasons of the original TV series on DVD. 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. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fandom (A fusion of the words fan and kingdom. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

1969 Canadian paperback edition of the original book.
1969 Canadian paperback edition of the original book.

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Novels

Main article: M*A*S*H (novels)

The M*A*S*H series began with the novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors written by Richard Hooker based on his own experience serving as a surgeon at a MASH unit. The novel was originally published in 1968 and was followed by several sequels. M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, the original novel that inspired the M*A*S*H movie and TV series, was written by Richard Hooker, himself a former military surgeon, and was about a U.S. mobile army surgical hospital in Korea during the Korean War. ... 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. ...


Film

Sutherland and Gould in the film
Sutherland and Gould in the film
Main article: MASH (film)

MASH was a 1970 feature film adaptation of the original novel. The film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye Pierce and Elliott Gould as Trapper John McIntyre.
Image File history File links Mash5. ... Image File history File links Mash5. ... 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. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... 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. ... For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ... Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce is the lead fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and television series. ... Elliot Gould on the cover page of TIME magazine. ... For other uses, see John Macintyre. ...


Television series

Main article: M*A*S*H (TV series)

M*A*S*H, a television spin-off of the feature film, ran from 1972 to 1983. It starred Alan Alda as Pierce and Wayne Rogers as McIntyre. Rogers left the show after the third season and was replaced by Mike Farrell as B. J. Hunnicutt. This series is the most popular and well-known version of the franchise and was ranked #25 in TV Guide's "Top 50 shows of all Time."
M*A*S*H episode 1 File links The following pages link to this file: M*A*S*H the Pilot (M*A*S*H episode) ... M*A*S*H episode 1 File links The following pages link to this file: M*A*S*H the Pilot (M*A*S*H episode) ... Gary Burghoff as Walter Radar OReilly. ... 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... // Overview M*A*S*H the Pilot was the first episode of the M*A*S*H television series. ... M*A*S*H is an American television series created by Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds, 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 of the same name. ... Alan Alda (born Alfonso Joseph DAbruzzo on January 28, 1936) is an Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, director and sometime political activist. ... 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... Mike Farrell (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series M*A*S*H (1975-83). ... 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. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ...


Video game

An Atari 2600 video game version of M*A*S*H was released in 1983. In this game, the player controlled a helicopter and army doctors. The goal was to rescue wounded soldiers to take back to the MASH 4077. While the Korean countryside looked somewhat realistic, the action was simply side-view and the characters looked like generic 4-bit Atari 2600 characters. Players could also play a video version of "meatball surgery", with a giant patient on the table. The patient had points of entry, that twisted and turned like a maze. At the end of each maze was a bullet that players had to remove before time ran out. If a player got to close to the sides of the maze, the patient dies and the words "Ferret Face" appear on the top of the screen along with a warning buzzer.[citation needed] The Atari 2600, released in October 1977, was the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors consisting of two or more rotor blades. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... In computer science, 4-bit is an adjective used to describe integers, memory addresses or other data units that are at most 4 bits wide, or to describe CPU and ALU architectures based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. ...


Spin-offs

Trapper John, M.D.

Main article: Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. featured the character of Trapper John McIntyre, played by Pernell Roberts, twenty-eight years after the events of the M*A*S*H film and television series. It was the first spin-off to feature a character from the series in civilian life after the war. Legally, Trapper John, M.D. is considered a spin-off of the MASH film rather than the television series. 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. ... Pernell Roberts (born 18 May 1928 in Waycross, Georgia, USA) is an American actor. ...


AfterMASH

Main article: AfterMASH

AfterMASH was a successor to the original M*A*S*H television series featuring Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr and William Christopher as the same characters they played in the original television series after the conclusion of the war. Gary Burghoff and Edward Winter also appeared in guest appearances. However, the show was canceled after only two seasons. 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... Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman T. Potter Harry Morgan (born Henry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American television actor of Norwegian extraction. ... Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934) is an American television and film actor and popular game show panelist. ... William Christopher (born October 20, 1932 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor who is most well-known for playing Father Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H and Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. After attending New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois... Gary Burghoff as Walter Radar OReilly. ... Edward Winter as Colonel Flagg on M*A*S*H Edward Winter (June 3, 1937 in Ventura, California - March 8, 2001 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American actor perhaps most well-known for his role as the Military Intelligence officer, Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel Flagg on the television series M...


W*A*L*T*E*R

Main article: W*A*L*T*E*R

W*A*L*T*E*R was the pilot for a television series that wasn't picked up. It would have featured Gary Burghoff reprising the role of Walter O'Reilly, who is no longer referred to as "Radar." The pilot was shown as a "CBS Special Presentation" on July 17, 1984. 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. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Cast of characters

Character M*A*S*H
Novels Film TV series Trapper John, M.D. AfterMASH W*A*L*T*E*R
Henry Blake No actor Roger Bowen McLean Stevenson  
Frank Burns No actor Robert Duvall Larry Linville  
Lieutenant Dish No actor Jo Ann Pflug Karen Philipp  
Sam Flagg   Edward Winter   Edward Winter  
Duke Forrest No actor Tom Skerritt  
Sidney Freedman   Allan Arbus  
Ho-Jon No actor Kim Atwood Patrick Adiarte  
Margaret Houlihan No actor Sally Kellerman Loretta Swit  
B. J. Hunnicutt   Mike Farrell  
Spearchucker Jones No actor Fred Williamson Timothy Brown  
Maxwell Klinger   Jamie Farr   Jamie Farr  
Trapper John McIntyre No actor Elliott Gould Wayne Rogers Pernell Roberts  
Father Mulcahy No actor Rene Auberjonois William Christopher (George Morgan in the pilot)   William Christopher  
Radar O'Reilly No actor Gary Burghoff   Gary Burghoff
Donald Penobscot   Beeson Carroll/Mike Henry  
Hawkeye Pierce No actor Donald Sutherland Alan Alda  
Sherman T. Potter   Harry Morgan   Harry Morgan  
Igor Straminsky   Jeff Maxwell/Peter Riegert  
Ugly John No actor Carl Gottlieb John Orchard  
Walter Koskiusko Waldowski No actor John Schuck  
Charles Winchester   David Ogden Stiers  
Zelmo Zale   Johnny Haymer  

See also


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Mash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (262 words)
Mash is a mixture of hot water and crushed malted grain, which is used to produce beer.
Mashed potatoes, as in the British bangers and mash.
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Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (445 words)
The MASH unit was conceived by Michael E. DeBakey and other surgical consultants as the "mobile auxiliary surgical hospital".
In March, 1991, the 159th MASH of the Louisiana Army National Guard operated in Iraq in support of the 3rd Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm.
The last MASH unit was decomissioned on February 16, 2006: 212th MASH, based in Miesau Ammo Depot, Germany.
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