MASH was at once a very serious show - one that attracted Military Veterans and still does - and at the same time a LAMPOON of a wide variety of topics. Consistently both hilarious and deeply thought provoking...
from the UK i loved that we did not have the laugh trak even remember the mistaken ep, now with 40 digital channels when one started showing it again i was looking forward to it i lasted 2 mins because of the laugh trak
The thumbnail for this clip is deceiving. The hotlips shower scene is Sally Kellerman from the Movie, but Trapper John in the Window is Mike Rodgers from the TV show. Just sayin'
The book, movie, and series were instrumental in my decision to become a medic when I joined the Army. I eventually served in a MASH unit during Desert Storm, and later as a nurse during several deployments with a CSH, and FST during the GWOT. I watched the final episode in the Hacienda at Ft. Sam Houston just as I graduated from AIT. When I retired in 2010 Army bands still played Suicide Is Painless quite often during ceremonies involving medical units.
I believe it is an excellent modern version of Greek Comedy & Tragedy. It is iconic, classic, human. The characters spoke when real life denied rral people their deeper feelings and insights. I laughed and wept. The stories never grew old. I’ve watched the entire series 3 times and always learned something new.
What's up with the Cheers and Hogan's Hero images at 18:32, 18:42, 18:44, 18:57 and 19.02? There's no link between the narration and those images. Even if we are supposed to see some type of anti-Vietnam message in Hogan's Heroes, which I don't think many really would; the same can't be said about Cheers which was filmed 6-7 years after the Vietnam War.
"Even if we are supposed to see some type of anti-Vietnam message in Hogan's Heroes" Not sure what you mean here as Hogans Hero's was set in WW2. But I agree that both HH & Cheers had nothing to do with the Mash narrative.
My home town had a M.A.S.H. themed pub in the 80's called 'Hotlips' it was decked out with lots of rough cut wood and military memorabilia. Across down was another pub called 'The Great Escape' and a nightclub called 'The Cooler'. Good times.
I remember watching this when i was babysitting as a teen back in the 70s. Always hated the end because tv was garbage after that, The theme tune never dies Love everything about it
I often wonder about the Teddy Bear idea for the show. In 1967 when I enlisted my girlfriend gave me one to take with me. He is now retired like me and I can see him as I type this. Whenever I packed my duffle bag to move on he was last item to go in and first out. He was written about in the Stateside, European and Vietnam 'Army Times' papers and several American and international papers. He has seven parachute jumps, combat and flight time. He Retired as a Sargent Major out ranking me. I have numerous funny stories and some not so funny I could tell. He's well worn as you can imagine. The 82d Airborne Division Museum wanted him but I couldn't part with him. So I wonder if that is where the fuzzy character came from.
This was a great capsulation of 11 seasons in 21 minutes and it seemed like all of the important bases were covered. I didn't realize the timing of Klinger's change into regularly Army uniforms and that Radar's bear was auctioned off (twice, if I heard correctly). I'm glad that Gary eventually wound up with it, the perfect ending.
You know, I had forgotten that small, small part of my growing up, what it meant, and how it impacted all of us. MASH was something special, and should be remembered as one of the greatest of all TV shows ever (IMO). Guess I need to hand the baton onto my kids. Not sure where I can see the re-runs, but now it's on my radar again.
Had to look it up, and yeah, that´s impressive! Not only that it had 106 million viewers, but that translates into 77% of the total! TV has changed too much now for anyone to even come close...
I was in a union apprenticeship program and had night classes twice a week. I skipped class that night to watch the episode with my mom. When I went to the next class, I learned there was only 5 or 6 students, out of almost 100, that showed up.
I enjoyed the show when it was shown over here in the UK. Needless to say it has been repeated ever since and is still on even now. It made me laugh and at times cry. I found your revealing comments very interestin Thanks for showing.
So...let me get this straigh, the bear was in the Smithsonian, then put up for auction in 2005 selling for 14k AND was lost for 30 years eventually being bought buy Gary from someone who bought it at auction in 2005 for 11500...got it!
@@glenhill9884 The Bear which Hawkeye pulls out of the Time Capsule To show everyone is not Radars actual Bear. Radars Bear unlike the one shown in the episode is missing an Eye. The Bear in the episode has both eyes and a different Snout. Radars Bear had a smiling snout, while the one in the episode just has a little red Tongue sticking out. When they filmed the show they must have not been worried about being Bear correct.
Larry Linville was not happy that his character was purposely written to not be likable. He asked the writers to have Frank Burns grow but they refused so he left the show.
This show helped me her through my time in the military. I’d go home and watch it and I just let off the pressure from the day. I love the cast and characters. It was good memories, there’ll never be another like it. One of my favorites was when Hawkeye fell for that Asian woman who sold the car for the ox. I was happy and sad at the same time for him because I knew they’d never see each other again. Like I said good memories.
I watched Mash for 2 years straight. Then i did not watch for 2 years because i was suffering from terrible depression. When i came out of my depression i watched Mash and was happy again.
my single favorite line might be from hot lips "You're ruining this war … for everyone!" if you were also a fan of "Cheers", in an episode of MASH, george wendt played a marine with a billiard ball stuck in his mouth. also Squire Friddel, the "Toyotathon" guy, played a patient in another episode.
Was that line from M*A*S*H the movie, or from the TV show (the focus of this episode)? Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes, and you can take or leave it as you please.
My favourite line was from my favourite episode; Tuttle S01E15. In Hawkeye's eulogy of the fictitious Tuttle he says "There's a little bit of Tuttle left in all of us - in fact, you might say that all of us together made up Tuttle". The camera panned to Radar who cringed at the remark.
@@NONANTI i remember that one too!! and i even use that line. they were headed out to a forward position, he offered to change the tire but she insisted b/c they couldn't risk him injuring his hands. so he just leaned back in his seat n she started to jack up the jeep n got huffy, "the least you could do is get out of the jeep!"
I remember being stationed in Korea in the 1980's and due to a four month runway shutdown, living in a tent next to a runway and watching Mash reruns. Most people born after 1980, have probably never read the book, seen the movie or TV series and many probably did not know about the Korean war and would have difficulty finding Korea on a map. "Korea" is just a place where crappy cars, washing machines and TEE VEE sets come from.
One thing you missed, that probably only canvas people would pick up, is the use of sunbrella fabric style 3750, on Hotlips chair. Synthetic, sunbrella, awning material was not introduced until the mid 1960's.
You missed other cast members that were ex-military. Wayne Rogers (Trapper) was in the Navy (Ensign/Navigator) and served during Korean War, McLean Stevenson also served in the Navy post WWII, and was a hospital corpsman.
Couldn't stand Hawkeye after a while when Alan Alda started getting all sanctimonious. I liked it when it was an ensemble more than when he was trying to play all the instruments at once saying "Look at me. Look at me."
One obvious difference between the original M*A*S*H film and TV show (the focus of this YT) is the absence of the theme song lyrics: "Su!c!de !s pa!nless, !t br!ngs on many changes and u can take or leave !t as you please." They have helped many of us survive since then.
Very little of this was a surprise. One thing it left out was that the author didnt lile the series bc it was anti war and anti military. The author was more like Frank Burns than Hawkeye, he was gung ho to be serving there, was pro the war as fighting the communists,etc. one other thing I read was the character of Kilnger was inspired by either the author or another officer who dressed as a woman at a camp halllween party, but unlike klinger apparently they were really convincing ( I hear another story thar the person got hit on by several officers, male and female).
"Viewers might not know when to laugh (without the laugh track)" -- Something only Americans can come up with! Ah, yes! Now I see it: The commercial breaks are meant as 'potty track', reminding the viewers they should go to the potty some times during the day!
Possibly the biggest "SECRET" to the success of this show was the balance between comedy and tragedy and the fact that it was never tried to mix the two. We can also look at the fact that while the Korean action was long past when the TV series was aired, much of the tragedy of war was going on in Vietnam.
Since MASH portrayed the early 1950's I was always a little irked that the women's hair didn't represent that era. I found it incongruous, seeing current hairstyles on women playing people from the fifties. Am I the only one? By the way, I loved MASH.
There was also a scene that showed a model of a UH-1 Huey, hanging from the ceiling, that didn't come to the Army till 1954 but episode was set in 1952.
50 years ago and the tv show never gets old. even the people, you would expect to meet them at a studio some place and they should look the same as they did
One of the mistakes made was when Radar was reading a comic book. The comic book was Avengers #67 (not positive about the issue number) which would have been from the late 1960s.
I saw the movie first. It was great! But the TV series just didn't cut it for me. I rarely watched it. The "laugh track" was an abomination. I just wonder how many others felt this way.
What is probably not known by the vast TV audience of M.A.S.H. is that Hooker wrote 2 more books that portrays Hawkeye's life after Korea. He also collaberated with an American author, William E Butterworth in 9 more novels of the travels of the crew to various destinations in Europe and America. Lots more fun on offer.😂😂😂
Kelly's Heroes was the better one. The made all Comedy warmovies back then, Catch 22, Kelly's heroes, MASH, Up the Front, Carry on Sergeant and Adolf Hitler: my part in his downfall.. For funs fanz.
2:30 yep I remember watching that episode with the laugh track as a kid in England, and it was horrendous. [the following week I didn’t tune in] It bore the question in everyone’s minds “do the Americans need to be told when something is funny and when to laugh ?”
Technically the Korean Conflict is still ongoing, we still have the DMZ, there is a ceasefire that has been in place since July 1953. No one representing the ROK(South Korea) ever signed it. Therefore the Korean Conflict is ongoing, making it the, possibly, the longest war in history. I LOVE MASH, grew up with it, 11 years is not longer than the Korean Conflict! It is, however long than a mash unit would've been there.
The Korean War (1950-1953) was NOT contentious. It was the Vietnam War (1965-1975) which was contentious. MASH (1973-1983) was contentious because of the anti-war sentiment concerning the Vietnam War -- and rightfully so.
I seem to recall that Alan Alda's father made some guest appearance as a visiting doctor? Laurence Fishburne (MASH special guest stars) played in "Apocalypse Now" as crew on the PBR taking Capt Willard upriver. Hey...you forgot a really special Guest Star...Ed Winter as Colonel Flagg, CIA. MASH will live on via repeats on TV...
An interesting fact about the movie M*A*S*H - Back in 1970, when the movie was released for viewing, the Commanding General in Europe forbid its viewing in Europe. Thousands of military personnel flooded their representatives in Congress, resulting in the European Commander's order being cancelled. Thus, the movie came to Military Theaters in Europe. 🎉😊
History has proven that the Korean War was nessasarry. The North Korean people have and continue to suffer under the North Korean dictatorship . They are subjected to horrible suffering and demeaning living conditions . Selden having enough food to eat . A nighttime satellite photograph of the peninsula dramatically shows the contrast between starving north and prosperous South.
Don't know where you got you information. However, a lot was wrong, misleading or only partially accurate. Klinger was not a regular permanent character until season 4. Prior to that he played on here and there and usually for a short part of the script. Usually for laughs.
Ohhh all the memories Loved the show and I feel that it had so many right and so many different in's and out's. where is Frank in all of the yesterday's accolades of fun?
Producers thought people "didn't know when to laugh"!!! Really? So they thought their humour wasn't funny enough to make people laugh spontaneously? Or they thought people was too dumb to understand the humour? I absolutely love MASH… as much as I hate those "fake" laughs from outside: they make everything feel and look false… and even a bit less funny!
The lack of authentic early fifties’ hairstyles irks me. ‘Soldiers’ with really thick, or lengthy hair, as well as, black actors with Afros, just spoiled the authenticity.
i despise these artificial voices . it ruins any of these channels . cheap and undermining real people . plus they can never speak properly. ffs whats one and 500 dollars .. thumbs downs fail
Anyone that's done any real time in the military would understand jockeying for way to get home early. There's nothing unpatriotic or unamerican about it. While it is an honor to serve, there's still no place like home. Spending extended amounts of time away can wear even the best of us down.
One reason Wayne Rogers felt Trapper was 2nd fiddle is probably 'cause he knew TRAPPER was the best surgeon in the camp, and TRAPPER was supposed to be Chief Surgeon. We learn all of this in the movie. Alan Alda's ego took over both traits for Hawkeye, of course.rfffdd The first sequel novel to "MASH" is "MASH Goes to Maine", which is a hoot. There are a few sequels after that one, but they all suck.
Mash is part of the lived experience of many of us. Hearing an Al narration that mispronounces so many iconic names is insulting.
And some of the nonsense included is insulting as well. How could serving as enlisted men help the portrayal of DOCTORS?
Well the one thing they did hide was the opening photo. That's Sally Kellerman who played Hot Lips Houlihan in the MOVIE, not Loretta Swit,
Click bait
Yeah, I got click-baited too, so I'm blocking this channel.
MASH was at once a very serious show - one that attracted Military Veterans and still does - and at the same time a LAMPOON of a wide variety of topics. Consistently both hilarious and deeply thought provoking...
I found it odd this popped up in my feed on the day the original Hawkeye died. R.I.P. Donald "Hawkeye Pierce" Sutherland. A true Canadian icon.
I had no clue he passed. 1994 The Puppet Masters is my favorite role that he did. I saw it in the cinema twice, once matinee and once $1 theater.
@@billkeithchannel Sgt. Oddball in Kelly's Heroes!!!
@@teebosaurusyou2-un2nz Oh that was a good one. I also forgot about the original Buffy!
MASH was the BEST TV SHOW! It made me laugh so many times and almost come to tears just as much.
I still watch the reruns I absolutely love all the characters every episode touches my heart thank you for sharing
To this day MASH is great, I now own the whole series and am re-watching it and enjoying it all over again.
Please tell me, how do you own the whole series?
@@cheriem432 When I say own I mean I own the whole series on DVD...
Cool!@@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
from the UK i loved that we did not have the laugh trak even remember the mistaken ep,
now with 40 digital channels when one started showing it again i was looking forward to it
i lasted 2 mins because of the laugh trak
@@philiprice7875 Thankfully the DVD copies have no laugh tracks. Putting that nonsense on anything ruins it.
From Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes, Mission Impossible, It Takes a Thief to MASH... I came of age.
The thumbnail for this clip is deceiving. The hotlips shower scene is Sally Kellerman from the Movie, but Trapper John in the Window is Mike Rodgers from the TV show. Just sayin'
MASH is an iconic TV masterpiece of a show
Gary Burghoff really played the drums in an episode of Mash. Prior to Mash he was a drummer with Linda Carter's (aka Wonder Woman) band.
So was Bob Crane from Hogan's Heroes. In that first season he was doing live music and acting with a hectic schedule.
The blend of comedy and drama, coupled with the talented cast, made it a timeless classic.
The book, movie, and series were instrumental in my decision to become a medic when I joined the Army. I eventually served in a MASH unit during Desert Storm, and later as a nurse during several deployments with a CSH, and FST during the GWOT. I watched the final episode in the Hacienda at Ft. Sam Houston just as I graduated from AIT. When I retired in 2010 Army bands still played Suicide Is Painless quite often during ceremonies involving medical units.
Alma wore a pair of actual army boots from the Korean conflict. He said it kept him in character and grounded to the role of Hawkeye.
I believe it is an excellent modern version of Greek Comedy & Tragedy. It is iconic, classic, human. The characters spoke when real life denied rral people their deeper feelings and insights. I laughed and wept. The stories never grew old. I’ve watched the entire series 3 times and always learned something new.
Shows like Mash are sorely missed today. A golden Age of TV.
Why are clips of Cheers and Hogan’s Heros popping up in this video???
Bad editing 🤣
"Cheers" because of Shelly Long. "Hogan's Heroes" I haven't a clue.
Clips from Cheers and Hogan's Heroes? Seriously?? And no real secrets revealed here. Just more clickbait.
What's up with the Cheers and Hogan's Hero images at 18:32, 18:42, 18:44, 18:57 and 19.02? There's no link between the narration and those images. Even if we are supposed to see some type of anti-Vietnam message in Hogan's Heroes, which I don't think many really would; the same can't be said about Cheers which was filmed 6-7 years after the Vietnam War.
i thought that was odd too, unless there was a cut script piece about 3 of the longest running 'sitcoms' or bit parts as launch pads for actors?
"Even if we are supposed to see some type of anti-Vietnam message in Hogan's Heroes"
Not sure what you mean here as Hogans Hero's was set in WW2.
But I agree that both HH & Cheers had nothing to do with the Mash narrative.
The only reason I can think of having clips of Cheers is because Shelley Long(Diane Chambers) & George Wendt (Norm) were in episodes
Many of us grew up with & loved MASH (even in a different country to the US) Thank goodness this show was allowed to play out many of life's truths!
My home town had a M.A.S.H. themed pub in the 80's called 'Hotlips' it was decked out with lots of rough cut wood and military memorabilia. Across down was another pub called 'The Great Escape' and a nightclub called 'The Cooler'. Good times.
I remember watching this when i was babysitting as a teen back in the 70s. Always hated the end because tv was garbage after that,
The theme tune never dies Love everything about it
Do you mean you hated the fact that the series ended? I agree; it was awesome!
@@cheriem432 I loved it and still do. Takes me back to better and happier times
I often wonder about the Teddy Bear idea for the show. In 1967 when I enlisted my girlfriend gave me one to take with me. He is now retired like me and I can see him as I type this. Whenever I packed my duffle bag to move on he was last item to go in and first out. He was written about in the Stateside, European and Vietnam 'Army Times' papers and several American and international papers. He has seven parachute jumps, combat and flight time. He Retired as a Sargent Major out ranking me. I have numerous funny stories and some not so funny I could tell. He's well worn as you can imagine. The 82d Airborne Division Museum wanted him but I couldn't part with him. So I wonder if that is where the fuzzy character came from.
This was a great capsulation of 11 seasons in 21 minutes and it seemed like all of the important bases were covered. I didn't realize the timing of Klinger's change into regularly Army uniforms and that Radar's bear was auctioned off (twice, if I heard correctly). I'm glad that Gary eventually wound up with it, the perfect ending.
You know, I had forgotten that small, small part of my growing up, what it meant, and how it impacted all of us. MASH was something special, and should be remembered as one of the greatest of all TV shows ever (IMO). Guess I need to hand the baton onto my kids. Not sure where I can see the re-runs, but now it's on my radar again.
The final episode will always be remembered as having the highest viewer numbers of any single TV show ever and will never be beaten.
I agree. It was amazing. I'll always remember Hawkeye holding that chicken.
Had to look it up, and yeah, that´s impressive! Not only that it had 106 million viewers, but that translates into 77% of the total! TV has changed too much now for anyone to even come close...
1983 saw the end of M*A*S*H and the end of the original SNL cast.
I was in a union apprenticeship program and had night classes twice a week. I skipped class that night to watch the episode with my mom. When I went to the next class, I learned there was only 5 or 6 students, out of almost 100, that showed up.
imo the final way too long episode was terrible.
I enjoyed the show when it was shown over here in the UK. Needless to say it has been repeated ever since and is still on even now. It made me laugh and at times cry. I found your revealing comments very interestin Thanks for showing.
So...let me get this straigh, the bear was in the Smithsonian, then put up for auction in 2005 selling for 14k AND was lost for 30 years eventually being bought buy Gary from someone who bought it at auction in 2005 for 11500...got it!
Don't forget that it was buried in the time capsule, too.
LOL, their maths leave a bit to be desired.
@@glenhill9884 The Bear which Hawkeye pulls out of the Time Capsule To show everyone is not Radars actual Bear. Radars Bear unlike the one shown in the episode is missing an Eye. The Bear in the episode has both eyes and a different Snout. Radars Bear had a smiling snout, while the one in the episode just has a little red Tongue sticking out. When they filmed the show they must have not been worried about being Bear correct.
Larry Linville was not happy that his character was purposely written to not be likable. He asked the writers to have Frank Burns grow but they refused so he left the show.
I remember being able to turn the TV and being able to watch MASH on some channel at any hour.
Where do you live? I'd kill for that experience!
MeTV 6-8 Mon-Fri
This show helped me her through my time in the military. I’d go home and watch it and I just let off the pressure from the day. I love the cast and characters. It was good memories, there’ll never be another like it. One of my favorites was when Hawkeye fell for that Asian woman who sold the car for the ox. I was happy and sad at the same time for him because I knew they’d never see each other again. Like I said good memories.
I watched Mash for 2 years straight. Then i did not watch for 2 years because i was suffering from terrible depression. When i came out of my depression i watched Mash and was happy again.
my single favorite line might be from hot lips "You're ruining this war … for everyone!"
if you were also a fan of "Cheers", in an episode of MASH, george wendt played a marine with a billiard ball stuck in his mouth. also Squire Friddel, the "Toyotathon" guy, played a patient in another episode.
Was that line from M*A*S*H the movie, or from the TV show (the focus of this episode)?
Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes, and you can take or leave it as you please.
My favourite line was from my favourite episode; Tuttle S01E15. In Hawkeye's eulogy of the fictitious Tuttle he says "There's a little bit of Tuttle left in all of us - in fact, you might say that all of us together made up Tuttle". The camera panned to Radar who cringed at the remark.
@@AussieJohnny oh yes! the heroic capt jonathon tuttle!!
For me it was when Margaret was changing the flat tire and Hawkeye said, "Never let it be said that I didn't do the least that I could do."
@@NONANTI i remember that one too!! and i even use that line. they were headed out to a forward position, he offered to change the tire but she insisted b/c they couldn't risk him injuring his hands. so he just leaned back in his seat n she started to jack up the jeep n got huffy, "the least you could do is get out of the jeep!"
I remember being stationed in Korea in the 1980's and due to a four month runway shutdown, living in a tent next to a runway and watching Mash reruns. Most people born after 1980, have probably never read the book, seen the movie or TV series and many probably did not know about the Korean war and would have difficulty finding Korea on a map. "Korea" is just a place where crappy cars, washing machines and TEE VEE sets come from.
I agree. Most people today, especially Gen Z, can't find the US *or any other country* on a map. I've seen this. It's so sad.
Sometimes I think it’s best to rewatch old shows over and over compared to todays shows
One thing you missed, that probably only canvas people would pick up, is the use of sunbrella fabric style 3750, on Hotlips chair. Synthetic, sunbrella, awning material was not introduced until the mid 1960's.
You missed other cast members that were ex-military. Wayne Rogers (Trapper) was in the Navy (Ensign/Navigator) and served during Korean War,
McLean Stevenson also served in the Navy post WWII, and was a hospital corpsman.
Couldn't stand Hawkeye after a while when Alan Alda started getting all sanctimonious. I liked it when it was an ensemble more than when he was trying to play all the instruments at once saying "Look at me. Look at me."
I agree. I went off Mash a bit when it became The Alan Alda show.
One obvious difference between the original M*A*S*H film and TV show (the focus of this YT) is the absence of the theme song lyrics: "Su!c!de !s pa!nless, !t br!ngs on many changes and u can take or leave !t as you please." They have helped many of us survive since then.
Very little of this was a surprise. One thing it left out was that the author didnt lile the series bc it was anti war and anti military. The author was more like Frank Burns than Hawkeye, he was gung ho to be serving there, was pro the war as fighting the communists,etc. one other thing I read was the character of Kilnger was inspired by either the author or another officer who dressed as a woman at a camp halllween party, but unlike klinger apparently they were really convincing ( I hear another story thar the person got hit on by several officers, male and female).
"Viewers might not know when to laugh (without the laugh track)" -- Something only Americans can come up with!
Ah, yes! Now I see it: The commercial breaks are meant as 'potty track', reminding the viewers they should go to the potty some times during the day!
Possibly the biggest "SECRET" to the success of this show was the balance between comedy and tragedy and the fact that it was never tried to mix the two. We can also look at the fact that while the Korean action was long past when the TV series was aired, much of the tragedy of war was going on in Vietnam.
The biggest thing I remember is on the MASH TV show the "Suicide is Painless" theme song was never sung, just the musical score from the movie.
The words were sung in the movie.
@@cheriem432 That is my point the words of the song from the movie were never sung on TV- MASH.
I'm agreeing with you.@@ChetJang
Since MASH portrayed the early 1950's I was always a little irked that the women's hair didn't represent that era. I found it incongruous, seeing current hairstyles on women playing people from the fifties. Am I the only one? By the way, I loved MASH.
The men's styles were no better.
There was also a scene that showed a model of a UH-1 Huey, hanging from the ceiling, that didn't come to the Army till 1954 but episode was set in 1952.
50 years ago and the tv show never gets old. even the people, you would expect to meet them at a studio some place and they should look the same as they did
One of the mistakes made was when Radar was reading a comic book. The comic book was Avengers #67 (not positive about the issue number) which would have been from the late 1960s.
Why were there clips of Cheers & Hogan's Heroes mixed in??
I am amazed that you did not bring up Robert and Anthony Alda's appearance with Alan, their son and half-brother, in one episode.
I saw the movie first. It was great! But the TV series just didn't cut it for me. I rarely watched it. The "laugh track" was an abomination. I just wonder how many others felt this way.
What is probably not known by the vast TV audience of M.A.S.H. is that Hooker wrote 2 more books that portrays Hawkeye's life after Korea. He also collaberated with an American author, William E Butterworth in 9 more novels of the travels of the crew to various destinations in Europe and America. Lots more fun on offer.😂😂😂
Kelly's Heroes was the better one. The made all Comedy warmovies back then, Catch 22, Kelly's heroes, MASH, Up the Front, Carry on Sergeant and Adolf Hitler: my part in his downfall.. For funs fanz.
"... Viewers should not interpret any part of the content as factual or definitive.." Given how the term "hidden" is twisted, I agree.
I went to the Drive In , in 1970 and watched " MASH " with my high school friends .
Me too. At the drive-in. Great memories!
Gary Borghoff (Radar) was a key character, and used wonderfully, its too bad Gary felt short changed and pushed for more air time.
Thank you for this insight to a tv series I grew up with.
2:30 yep I remember watching that episode with the laugh track as a kid in England, and it was horrendous. [the following week I didn’t tune in]
It bore the question in everyone’s minds “do the Americans need to be told when something is funny and when to laugh ?”
I love that Ms Piggy on the Muppets was inspired by Hot Lips Houlihan. Sally Kellerman even appeared on the Muppet show.
Technically the Korean Conflict is still ongoing, we still have the DMZ, there is a ceasefire that has been in place since July 1953. No one representing the ROK(South Korea) ever signed it. Therefore the Korean Conflict is ongoing, making it the, possibly, the longest war in history. I LOVE MASH, grew up with it, 11 years is not longer than the Korean Conflict! It is, however long than a mash unit would've been there.
It is still on TV in the Uk on freesat and is still as funny as the first twenty times you have watched it.
Well past the halfway mark, and nothing about things producer hid from us. Gave up.
My Dad was a Korean War vet. He didn't like MASH. He felt it cheapened/made fun of the experience of Korean War vets.
I'm surprised no one had done a video comparing and contrasting "M.A.S.H." with "China Beach".
Why did you insert clips from Cheers and Hogan's Heroes? Weird.
Poor editing...
Thanks, Golden Rewind.
The Korean War (1950-1953) was NOT contentious. It was the Vietnam War (1965-1975) which was contentious. MASH (1973-1983) was contentious because of the anti-war sentiment concerning the Vietnam War -- and rightfully so.
COnsidering that the show only aired once a week, you can't say it lasted longer than the war, it just took longer for it all to be shown.
I seem to recall that Alan Alda's father made some guest appearance as a visiting doctor? Laurence Fishburne (MASH special guest stars) played in "Apocalypse Now" as crew on the PBR taking Capt Willard upriver. Hey...you forgot a really special Guest Star...Ed Winter as Colonel Flagg, CIA. MASH will live on via repeats on TV...
These aren't secrets that were hidden...
Thank you... this is a truly honest and informative post... You should be proud of this...
An interesting fact about the movie M*A*S*H -
Back in 1970, when the movie was released for viewing, the Commanding General in Europe forbid its viewing in Europe.
Thousands of military personnel flooded their representatives in Congress, resulting in the European Commander's order being cancelled. Thus, the movie came to Military Theaters in Europe. 🎉😊
would have liked more info on Radar. Nothling mentioned about the priest nor Winston nor Sydney.
An overall shoddy production
Andrew Dice Clay played an injured Marine in one episode.
History has proven that the Korean War was nessasarry. The North Korean people have and continue to suffer under the North Korean dictatorship . They are subjected to horrible suffering and demeaning living conditions . Selden having enough food to eat . A nighttime satellite photograph of the peninsula dramatically shows the contrast between starving north and prosperous South.
Wow, the show lasted longer than the actual war. Now theres a secret that was hidden. LOL
Don't know where you got you information. However, a lot was wrong, misleading or only partially accurate. Klinger was not a regular permanent character until season 4. Prior to that he played on here and there and usually for a short part of the script. Usually for laughs.
Ohhh all the memories Loved the show and I feel that it had so many right and so many different in's and out's. where is Frank in all of the yesterday's accolades of fun?
❤❤mash miss it !!!
A show at a time that we’ll never see again🙁
Producers thought people "didn't know when to laugh"!!! Really? So they thought their humour wasn't funny enough to make people laugh spontaneously? Or they thought people was too dumb to understand the humour?
I absolutely love MASH… as much as I hate those "fake" laughs from outside: they make everything feel and look false… and even a bit less funny!
Laughter is a social action. People are much more likely to laugh when others are laughing.
And the teddy bear tattoo 😂
The lack of authentic early fifties’ hairstyles irks me. ‘Soldiers’ with really thick, or lengthy hair, as well as, black actors with Afros, just spoiled the authenticity.
When mash was on my parents would tell us kids to go play outside because it was for adults.
Wait a minute. Did that Hershey's candy bar have a bar code on it? If so that is a huge goof.
'did you know it's a book' seriously? you think that's a secret?
The Korean War is technically ongoing. The fighting was ended by a ceasefire in 1953.
Dude could have told the story and wrapped it up in 3 minutes.
Did you know that the M*A*S*H units have been disbanded.
At 18:32, why was there two seconds of Cheers?
If NK could see what life is like 70 years later, the war would have lasted 1 hour.
i despise these artificial voices . it ruins any of these channels . cheap and undermining real people . plus they can never speak properly.
ffs whats one and 500 dollars ..
thumbs downs fail
Anyone that's done any real time in the military would understand jockeying for way to get home early. There's nothing unpatriotic or unamerican about it. While it is an honor to serve, there's still no place like home. Spending extended amounts of time away can wear even the best of us down.
Before M*A*S*H Alan Alda appeared as a guest star on another military sitcom, YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH starring Phil Silvers as US Army Sgt. Ernie Bilko.
My goodness. The show Wayne Rogers was in after he left M*A*S*H was *House Calls* with Lynne Redgrave and David Wayne.
and to think the Korean war only lasted less than 3 years and this show went on for 11 years.....
Alda also did some voice work as a character in the audio version of World War Z.
Sadly there is some very sloppy editing in this video. Nothing in it is a surprise to anyone who is a real fan of the show.
One reason Wayne Rogers felt Trapper was 2nd fiddle is probably 'cause he knew TRAPPER was the best surgeon in the camp, and TRAPPER was supposed to be Chief Surgeon. We learn all of this in the movie. Alan Alda's ego took over both traits for Hawkeye, of course.rfffdd
The first sequel novel to "MASH" is "MASH Goes to Maine", which is a hoot. There are a few sequels after that one, but they all suck.
I am sorry they never filmed mash goes to Maine. There was an attempt, the 4 actors agreed to do it, but only if Robert Altman would direct it.
Great show. Then they decided to change society with moral lessons. Felt like going to church instead of entertainment.
Thankyou.