It is already November, which means that I am in the final season of my M*A*S*H rewatch. It has been quite the journey rewatching M*A*S*H this year, and I am looking forward to finishing the series and sharing my thoughts later this month. Meanwhile, I knew I had to find an episode from season elevenContinue reading “Script Spotlight 50: “Strange Bedfellows””
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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””
The M*A*S*H Historian 4th Anniversary
As the site reaches its 4th anniversary, I look back on the last 48 months in disbelief. I can’t believe it has been four years. I can’t believe how much the collection has grown in the last four years, and I really cannot believe how the site has been received by the M*A*S*H community. EveryoneContinue reading “The M*A*S*H Historian 4th Anniversary”
M*A*S*H Rewatch: Season 10
Throughout 2025, I will rewatch M*A*S*H and review each season on the final day of each month. I am rewatching the episodes in broadcast order using the DVDs from the 2000s with the laugh track left on. You can find an archive of these rewatch posts here. I can’t believe I am already at the endContinue reading “M*A*S*H Rewatch: Season 10”
MishM*A*S*H 49: Durham’s Action Figures
As I have made my journey through the M*A*S*H licensed products universe, I have written about a variety of products ranging from M*A*S*H themed alcohol, action figures, Halloween costumes, games, a train set, toys, and clothing (I previously wrote about a licensed products kit distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Television). Last month, I wrote about a beach towel that featured the original cast.Continue reading “MishM*A*S*H 49: Durham’s Action Figures”
From the M*A*S*H Library 49: M*A*S*H Theater Play
What is it? Kelly, Tim. M*A*S*H: A Full-Length Comedy. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1973. Kelly, Tim. M*A*S*H: A One-Act Cutting. Woodstock, IL: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1973. Why should M*A*S*H fans care? The original M*A*S*H novel not only led to a successful film and television series, it spawned an adapted play that has been performed on stages forContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 49: M*A*S*H Theater Play”
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”
Script Spotlight 49: “Blood and Guts”
As we enter fall, I am beginning to run out seasonal based episodes to review each month! In 2025, though, I have been rewatching one season of M*A*S*H per month. For season ten, I looked through the list of episodes and picked one at random. The winner was “Blood and Guts” (10×12). I knew theContinue reading “Script Spotlight 49: “Blood and Guts””
M*A*S*Hish 16: 1979 Commencement Address by Alan Alda
As the popularity of M*A*S*H grew in the 1970s, so did the popularity of Alan Alda. As Hawkeye Pierce, Alda was the lead actor of M*A*S*H, and it is primarily from the perspective of Hawkeye that we see life at the 4077th. This makes sense as this was how the original Richard Hooker novel andContinue reading “M*A*S*Hish 16: 1979 Commencement Address by Alan Alda”
M*A*S*H Rewatch: Season 9
Throughout 2025, I will rewatch M*A*S*H and review each season on the final day of each month. I am rewatching the episodes in broadcast order using the DVDs from the 2000s with the laugh track left on. You can find an archive of these rewatch posts here. In 2007, I bought my first set of M*A*S*HContinue reading “M*A*S*H Rewatch: Season 9”
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