As we begin October, fall is finally upon us. I spent a few days thinking about an episode to review this month, then I remembered one Charles Emerson Winchester III line: “Autumn in New England.” That line comes from the episode “Letters” (09×02). In it, the camp responds to letters from kids. Charles is notContinue reading “Script Spotlight 25: “Letters””
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Script Spotlight 24: “Bug Out”
As we begin September, we are quickly approaching fall. In 1976, this meant it was almost primetime television premiere season, and M*A*S*H began its fifth season that year. That premiere episode was “Bug Out” (05×01), and it was the second season in a row that the season premiered with an hour episode. This episode isContinue reading “Script Spotlight 24: “Bug Out””
Script Spotlight 23: “Wheelers and Dealers”
Since August 27th is G.W. Bailey’s birthday, I wanted to feature an episode in which he played a key role. As I was looking through some scripts, I found the episode “Wheelers and Dealers” (10×05), and all I could hear was Rizzo saying “vee-hicle.” That made this the obvious choice since it features Bailey’s comedyContinue reading “Script Spotlight 23: “Wheelers and Dealers””
Script Spotlight 22: “Edwina”
This week, I pulled a script for what is probably one of the most consistently worst rated episode of the series. The episode “Edwina” (01×13) was one of the weakest episodes in season one, and there are a few weak episodes the first season. Today, the storyline would never get approved, and there was controversyContinue reading “Script Spotlight 22: “Edwina””
Script Spotlight 21: “End Run”
Flipping through my archive for a script to review this week, I ran across this script for the episode “End Run” (05 x 17). I was intrigued by the name on the cover, but initially, the neon green cover is what caught my attention! As I began to research the script and then rewatch theContinue reading “Script Spotlight 21: “End Run””
M*A*S*H-ish 6: MASH (1970) Scripts
When Richard Hooker published his novel, MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, in 1968, 20th Century Fox bought the rights to produce a film. At the height of the Vietnam War, anti-war sentiment was high and a movie based on wise-cracking surgeons during the Korean War was a risky bet. When the film wasContinue reading “M*A*S*H-ish 6: MASH (1970) Scripts”
Script Spotlight 20: “Check-Up”
As we roll into May, I was struggling to find an episode to review this week. The first one that came to mind was “Springtime” (03×05), but I don’t have a script for it. However, I do have the script for the next episode, “Check-Up” (03×06), so I pulled it out to look through. IContinue reading “Script Spotlight 20: “Check-Up””
Script Spotlight 19: “No Laughing Matter”
This week I chose a script from later in the series, “No Laughing Matter” (09×13). I don’t just have one script for this episode, I have two! One of the scripts, like several others in my collection, belonged to Albert Frankel, the men’s wardrobe director. The other script I got from the actress who usedContinue reading “Script Spotlight 19: “No Laughing Matter””
Script Spotlight 18: “Radar’s Report”
Typically I try to choose a script that is related to an event or holiday that is coming up. However, there isn’t much happening in March besides St. Patrick’s Day and the beginning of spring. So this week I decided to pick a random script from the collection to review. The episode that I selectedContinue reading “Script Spotlight 18: “Radar’s Report””
Script Spotlight 17: “In Love and War”
Since last week was Valentine’s Day, it seemed fitting to look at a M*A*S*H episode with a love story at its core. As I was looking through the possible episodes, I noticed that I have two copies of the script for “In Love and War” (06×07). In this episode, Hawkeye falls in love with aContinue reading “Script Spotlight 17: “In Love and War””
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