The camp was actually run by Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff), the company clerk who could spontaneously finish Blake's unspoken sentences and hear incoming helicopters before they were audible to other human ears. Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson), was a genial bumbler whose energies were often directed toward preventing Burns and Houlihan from court martialing Pierce and McIntyre. Frank Burns (Larry Linville) and Senior Nurse, Lieutenant Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan ( Loretta Swit). As a result, they often ran afoul of two other medical officers, staunch military types, Dr. Pierce and McIntyre were excellent surgeons who preferred to chase female nurses and drink homemade gin to operating and who had little, if any use for military discipline or authority.
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce ( Alan Alda) and Dr. The original cast assumed roles created in Altman's movie. Here, too, the loyal audience came to know and respond to an exceptional ensemble cast of characters. Here the wounded were patched up and sent home-or back to the front. One road ran through the camp a mountain blocked one perimeter and a minefield the other. The hospital compound was isolated from the rest of the world.
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The series focused on the group of doctors and nurses whose job was to heal the wounded who arrived at this "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" by helicopter, ambulance or bus. M*A*S*H was set in South Korea, near Seoul, during the Korean War. Elsewhere and Moonlighting, would draw on the mixture of elements to distinguish themselves from more conventional television. And some dramatic programming, such as St. Other comedies would forego the more serious aspects of M*A*S*H, but maintain its focus on character and motive. Hooperman (ABC 1987-1989) and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC 1987-1989), would be known as the dramady, half-hour programs incorporating elements of both comedy and drama. The show used multiple plotlines in a half-hour episodes, usually with at least one story in the comedic vein and another dramatic. In many was the series set the standard for some of the best programming to appear later. The final episode of M*A*S*H was a two and one half hour special that attracted the largest audience to ever view a single television program episode. The show reached the top ten program list the following year, and never fell out of the top twenty rated programs during the remainder of its run. During its initial season, however, M*A*S*H was in danger of being canceled due to low ratings.
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We've updated this list with a few more items that should make you nod in understanding about some of the show's quirks.M*A*S*H, based on the movie of the same name (Director Robert Altman, 1970), aired on CBS from 1972-1983 and has become one of the most celebrated television series in the history of the medium. Rather than ruin its 11-year run, these items provide insight into small part of the television universe that was the 4077th. Updated Maby Richard Keller: As we near the 50th anniversary of this iconic show, more behind the scenes information comes out. It's fun to revisit some of the shows of yesteryear and discover just what was going on during filming, what the series was actually based on, and other fun hidden facts about the programs. RELATED: 10 Sitcoms From The '70s Everyone Forgot About
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Some gossip still made its way around, but there was no way of knowing all of the fun secrets, inside jokes, and hidden details behind favorite TV shows. Back when TV shows like M*A*S*H, Cheers, Hill Street Blues, and other beloved hits of the 1970s and '80s first aired, fans didn't have the internet to connect them to the latest news and tidbits about actors, their lives, and behind-the-scenes insider information.
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