It has been over 42 year since the record-breaking M*A*S*H finale aired on CBS. It ranks as an important moment in the history of television as over 125 million watched the finale in the United States alone. The finale was a two and a half hour movie in deference to Fox and CBS because theyContinue reading “M*A*S*H Headlines 6: “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” Gets Mixed Reviews”
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Press Pass 45: “First Jacket”
By the early 1980s, M*A*S*H was a mainstay in American popular culture. The series had remained in the top ten in ratings since the second season, and it would end with the best ratings ever for a scripted television series. M*A*S*H had some famous fans including King Charles III of England (then Prince Charles) andContinue reading “Press Pass 45: “First Jacket””
M*A*S*H Headlines 5: Tears Flow as M*A*S*H Completes Filming
“M*A*S*H Headlines” is a new, limited series of posts that focuses on the press reaction to various events in the M*A*S*H timeline. The Press Pass posts focus on the press materials released by 20th Century Fox and CBS, but this series of posts focuses on the press coverage of M*A*S*H events including the release of Robert Altman’sContinue reading “M*A*S*H Headlines 5: Tears Flow as M*A*S*H Completes Filming”
Press Pass 44: Alan Alda AP Photo (1973)
When I first started collecting M*A*S*H items in 2007, I quickly realized that the scripts, press materials, etc. from the late 1970s and early 1980s were fairly easy to find. However, since M*A*S*H wasn’t as popular in its first season, it is harder to find anything that was saved from the earlier seasons. This isContinue reading “Press Pass 44: Alan Alda AP Photo (1973)”
Announcement: M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television Available on Blu-Ray [Updated]
Blu-Ray Release: September 16, 2025 UPDATE 9/16/2025: M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television was released on Blu-Ray on September 16, 2025. The Blu-Ray release features the full length documentary and nearly an hour of bonus materials and extended interviews with the M*A*S*H writers. I ordered a copy, and I will post a full review ofContinue reading “Announcement: M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television Available on Blu-Ray [Updated]”
Press Pass 43: Members of the Wedding
In March, I wrote a post about the press images that were released teasing the episode “Margaret’s Marriage” (05×24), which was the second wedding we saw in M*A*S*H. The three images in that post previewed the wedding by showing Margaret’s wedding dress and introduced Beeson Carroll as Lt. Col. Donald Penobbscott. This week, we lookContinue reading “Press Pass 43: Members of the Wedding”
M*A*S*H-ish 15: AfterMASH Season 2 Press Kit
In the era before email, widespread internet, and social media, television networks had to provide physical media to the press to advertise their fall lineups. Twentieth Century Fox Television and CBS were no different, so when new shows premiered or new seasons were about to begin, entertainment reporters were bombarded with press releases and pressContinue reading “M*A*S*H-ish 15: AfterMASH Season 2 Press Kit”
Press Pass 42: McLean Stevenson and Cher (1975)
For years, M*A*S*H fans swore that a show in the mid-1970s had a scene of McLean Stevenson as Lt. Col. Henry Blake in a raft saying that he had survived the plane crash. Then, in 2016, RJ at mash4077tv.com found the clip and solved the mystery! There was a scene in which Blake says thatContinue reading “Press Pass 42: McLean Stevenson and Cher (1975)”
Press Pass 41: Margaret’s Marriage Teaser Photos
The major plot point throughout season five of M*A*S*H revolved around the character of Major Margaret Houlihan. In the second episode of the season, “Margaret’s Engagement” (05×02), she returned from Tokyo with big news: she was engaged to Lt. Col. Donald Penobscott. For the remainder of the season, she ended her affair with Frank BurnsContinue reading “Press Pass 41: Margaret’s Marriage Teaser Photos”
Press Pass 40: Gary Deeb Column (January 1981)
In January 1981, PBS aired a 90-minute documentary called Making M*A*S*H. Filmmaker Michael Hirsh followed the production of M*A*S*H, talked to cast members, and offered a behind the scenes look at how the series was produced (in 2022, I wrote about a press release announcing the documentary). The documentary was successful, but this post isContinue reading “Press Pass 40: Gary Deeb Column (January 1981)”
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