M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H
The signpost from the M*A*S*H set, as seen in the Smithsonian museum.[1]

M*A*S*H is a media franchise. Owned in its film and television incarnations by 20th Century Fox, the series concerns a group of fictional characters who served at the fictional "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H)" during the Korean War. The original incarnation of the series is loosely based on the real 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), and features Hawkeye Pierce as the main character. Later spin-offs involve characters who appeared in the series, but are set after the end of the war. Almost all versions of the series fit into the genre of black comedy or dramedy and involve medicine in a prominent role due to most of the main characters being doctors or nurses.

The franchise effectively ended with the conclusion of Trapper John, M.D. on September 4, 1986. As of 2011, there has been no further attempt to reprise the series. However, a large fanbase for the series still exists and 20th Century Fox has had notable success selling the film and seasons of the original TV series on DVD.

The M*A*S*H franchise began with the novel, MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors written by Richard Hooker based on his own experiences as a surgeon at the 8055th MASH. The novel was originally published in 1968 and was followed by several sequels.

MASH was a 1970 feature film adaptation of the original novel. The film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye Pierce and Elliott Gould as Trapper John McIntyre.

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The TV series

M*A*S*H, a spin-off of the novel, ran from 1972 to 1983, almost three times as long as the war it chronicled. It starred Alan Alda as "Hawkeye" Pierce and Wayne Rogers as "Trapper" McIntyre. Rogers left the show after the third season and was replaced by Mike Farrell as B. J. Hunnicutt, along with veteran character actor and former Universal contract player Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman T. Potter, who replaced McLean Stevenson the same year, who also guest-starred on an episode, the previous season.[2] This series is the most popular and well-known version of the franchise and was ranked #25 in TV Guide's "TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time."

Trapper John, M.D. featured the character of Trapper John McIntyre, played by Pernell Roberts, twenty-eight years after the events of the M*A*S*H film and television series. It was the first spin-off to feature a character from the series in civilian life after the war. Legally, Trapper John, M.D. is considered[by whom?] a spin-off of the MASH film rather than the television series. The pilot episode briefly shows a photograph of Rogers and Alda.

AfterMASH was a successor to the original M*A*S*H television series featuring Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr and William Christopher as the same characters they played in the original television series after the conclusion of the war. Gary Burghoff and Edward Winter also appeared in guest appearances. However, the show was canceled after only two seasons.

W*A*L*T*E*R was the pilot for a television series that was not picked up. It would have featured Gary Burghoff reprising the role of Walter O'Reilly, who is no longer referred to as "Radar." The pilot was shown as a "CBS Special Presentation" on July 17, 1984.

In 1973 a play by Tim Kelly based on the book, television show and movie was released, in both one-act and full versions.[3][4] The play incorporates many of the characters but omits more of the dark comedy aspects. It is occasionally produced by community theater and high school theater companies.

Cast of characters

Character M*A*S*H
Film TV series Trapper John, M.D. AfterMASH W*A*L*T*E*R
Walter (Radar) O'Reilly Gary Burghoff   Mentioned Only Gary Burghoff
Trapper John McIntyre Elliott Gould Wayne Rogers Pernell Roberts  
Father Mulcahy René Auberjonois William Christopher (George Morgan in the pilot)   William Christopher  
PA Announcer Various Actors   Unknown Actress  
General Hammond G. Wood  
Hawkeye Pierce Donald Sutherland Alan Alda   Mentioned Only  
Margaret Houlihan Sally Kellerman Loretta Swit  
Frank Burns Robert Duvall Larry Linville  
Henry Blake Roger Bowen McLean Stevenson  
Spearchucker Jones Fred Williamson Timothy Brown  
Ho-Jon Kim Atwood Patrick Adiarte  
Ugly John Black Carl Gottlieb John Orchard  
Lieutenant Dish Jo Ann Pflug Karen Philipp  
Ginger Bayliss   Odessa Cleveland  
Maxwell Klinger   Jamie Farr   Jamie Farr  
Sherman T. Potter   Harry Morgan   Harry Morgan  
Soon-Lee Klinger   Rosalind Chao   Rosalind Chao  
Sam Flagg   Edward Winter   Edward Winter  
Clete Roberts   Himself   Himself
Corporal Judson Timothy Brown  
Duke Forrest Tom Skerritt  
Walter Koskiusko Waldowski John Schuck  
Wade Douglas Vollmer David Arkin  
B. J. Hunnicutt   Mike Farrell  
Charles Emerson Winchester III   David Ogden Stiers  
Luther Rizzo   G. W. Bailey  
Sidney Freedman   Allan Arbus  
Donald Penobscot   Beeson Carroll/Mike Henry  
Igor Straminsky   Jeff Maxwell/Peter Riegert  
Zelmo Zale   Johnny Haymer  
Stanley Riverside III   Charles Siebert  
Justin 'Jackpot' Jackson   Brian Stokes Mitchell  
Arnold Slocum   Simon Scott  
Melanie McIntyre   Jessica Walter  
Ernestine Shoop   Madge Sinclair  
George 'Gonzo' Gates   Gregory Harrison  
Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi   Christopher Norris  
John J.T. McIntyre   Timothy Busfield  
Clara 'Starch' Willoughby   Mary McCarty  
Libby Kegler   Lorna Luft  
Mildred Potter   Barbara Townsend/Anne Pitoniak  
Alma Cox   Brandis Kemp  
Michael D'Angelo   John Chappell  
Bob Scannell   Patrick Cranshaw  
Dr. Boyer   David Ackroyd  
Gene Pfeiffer   Jay O. Sanders  
Wendell Micklejohn   Ray Buktenica
Victoria   Victoria Jackson
Sergeant Sowell   Noble Willingham
Theater Owner   Dick Miller

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