"M*A*S*H" (1972) TV series 1972-1983

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Writers:

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (writer) (5 episodes 1973-1976)
Elias Davis (writer) (17 episodes 1981-1982)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

17 September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot:

The staff of an army hospital in the Korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Colonel | Doctor | Korean War | Captain

Awards:

Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 42 wins & 130 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	5:00 PM	HALMRK	Change Day	#6.8
Mon. July 6	5:30 PM	HALMRK	Images	#6.9

Cast

Alan Alda	...	Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce (251 episodes, 1972-1983)
Loretta Swit	...	Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan (251 episodes, 1972-1983)
Jamie Farr	...	Cpl. Maxwell 'Max' Q. Klinger / ... (215 episodes, 1972-1983)
William Christopher	...	Lt. Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy / ... (213 episodes, 1972-1983)
Harry Morgan	...	Col. Sherman T. Potter / ... (180 episodes, 1974-1983)
Mike Farrell	...	Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt (179 episodes, 1975-1983)
Gary Burghoff	...	Cpl. Walter Eugene 'Radar' O'Reilly (175 episodes, 1972-1979)
Kellye Nakahara	...	Lt. Kellye Yamato / ... (159 episodes, 1973-1983)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III (131 episodes, 1977-1983)
Larry Linville	...	Maj. Frank Marion 'Ferret Face' Burns (120 episodes, 1972-1977)

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Series Directed by
Charles S. Dubin		(44 episodes, 1976-1983)
Alan Alda		(32 episodes, 1974-1983)
Burt Metcalfe		(31 episodes, 1975-1983)
Gene Reynolds		(24 episodes, 1972-1977)
Hy Averback		(20 episodes, 1972-1982)
Don Weis		(16 episodes, 1972-1978)
Jackie Cooper		(13 episodes, 1973-1974)
William K. Jurgensen		(10 episodes, 1975-1979)
Harry Morgan		(9 episodes, 1976-1983)
George Tyne		(7 episodes, 1975-1978)
William Wiard		(6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Larry Gelbart		(6 episodes, 1974-1976)
Mike Farrell		(5 episodes, 1979-1983)
Nell Cox		(3 episodes, 1981-1982)
James Sheldon		(2 episodes, 1972-1979)
Lee Philips		(2 episodes, 1972-1975)
Earl Bellamy		(2 episodes, 1973)
Alan Rafkin		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Tony Mordente		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
David Ogden Stiers		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)

Series Writing credits
Richard Hooker		(251 episodes, 1972-1983)
W.C. Heinz		(250 episodes, 1972-1983)
Ring Lardner Jr.		(250 episodes, 1972-1983)
Larry Gelbart		(57 episodes, 1972-1983)
Laurence Marks		(28 episodes, 1972-1978)
James Fritzell		(24 episodes, 1974-1978)
Everett Greenbaum		(24 episodes, 1974-1978)
Alan Alda		(19 episodes, 1973-1983)
Elias Davis		(18 episodes, 1980-1983)
David Pollock		(18 episodes, 1980-1983)
Dennis Koenig		(17 episodes, 1979-1983)
Thad Mumford		(17 episodes, 1979-1983)
Dan Wilcox		(17 episodes, 1979-1983)
David Isaacs		(16 episodes, 1976-1979)
Ken Levine		(16 episodes, 1976-1979)
Gene Reynolds		(12 episodes, 1974-1980)
John Rappaport		(10 episodes, 1979-1983)
Karen Hall		(9 episodes, 1980-1983)
Burt Prelutsky		(8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Simon Muntner		(7 episodes, 1975-1976)
Larry Balmagia		(7 episodes, 1978-1982)
Robert Klane		(6 episodes, 1972-1975)
Gary Markowitz		(6 episodes, 1974-1979)
Ronny Graham		(6 episodes, 1978-1979)
Sid Dorfman		(5 episodes, 1973-1977)
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason		(5 episodes, 1973-1976)
Jay Folb		(5 episodes, 1975-1977)
Sheldon Keller		(4 episodes, 1973-1974)
Mike Farrell		(4 episodes, 1979-1982)
Mary Kay Place		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Erik Tarloff		(3 episodes, 1974-1981)
John D. Hess		(3 episodes, 1974-1977)
John W. Regier		(3 episodes, 1974-1976)
Tom Reeder		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Burt Metcalfe		(3 episodes, 1979-1983)
Jim Mulligan		(3 episodes, 1979)
Hal Dresner		(2 episodes, 1972)
Burt Styler		(2 episodes, 1972)
Bernard Dilbert		(2 episodes, 1973-1979)
Carl Kleinschmitt		(2 episodes, 1973)
Jerry Mayer		(2 episodes, 1973)
McLean Stevenson		(2 episodes, 1973)
Bill Idelson		(2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Allan Katz		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Don Reo		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Sheldon Bull		(2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Mitch Markowitz		(2 episodes, 1979)
Paul Perlove		(2 episodes, 1981)

Series Produced by
Burt Metcalfe	....	associate producer / executive producer / ... (251 episodes, 1972-1983)
Stanford Tischler	....	associate producer / producer (130 episodes, 1977-1983)
Gene Reynolds	....	producer / executive producer (120 episodes, 1972-1977)
John Rappaport	....	producer / supervising producer (82 episodes, 1979-1983)
Larry Gelbart	....	producer / executive producer (72 episodes, 1973-1976)
Thad Mumford	....	producer (34 episodes, 1981-1983)
Dan Wilcox	....	producer (34 episodes, 1981-1983)
Jim Mulligan	....	producer (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Allan Katz	....	producer (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Don Reo	....	producer (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Dennis Koenig	....	producer (24 episodes, 1981-1982)

Series Original Music by
Johnny Mandel		(12 episodes, 1972-1981)
Duane Tatro		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Benny Golson		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Cinematography by
William K. Jurgensen		(110 episodes, 1972-1977)
Dominic Palmieri		(104 episodes, 1978-1983)
William T. Cline		(24 episodes, 1977-1978)
Richard A. Kelley		(3 episodes, 1973)
Meredith M. Nicholson		(3 episodes, 1975-1978)
Joseph Jackman		(2 episodes, 1975)
Vilis Lapenieks		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Stanford Tischler		(239 episodes, 1972-1983)
Larry L. Mills		(140 episodes, 1977-1983)
Fred W. Berger		(86 episodes, 1972-1977)
Samuel E. Beetley		(5 episodes, 1976)

Series Casting by
Joyce Agu		(131 episodes, 1977-1983)
Sam Christensen		(74 episodes, 1977-1980)

Series Art Direction by
Rodger Maus		(103 episodes, 1973-1978)
David M. Haber		(40 episodes, 1978-1980)
John Leimanis		(34 episodes, 1981-1983)
Frank T. Smith		(32 episodes, 1979-1981)
Jack Senter		(23 episodes, 1972-1973)
Walter McKeegan		(16 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Set Decoration by
Bert Allen		(155 episodes, 1976-1983)
Norman Rockett		(48 episodes, 1974-1976)
Ralph Sylos		(30 episodes, 1972-1974)
Stuart A. Reiss		(15 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Makeup Department
Don Marando	....	personal makeup artist (1 episode, 1973)
Terry Miles	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 1983)
Carol Pershing	....	hair stylist (1 episode, 1983)

Series Production Management
Mark Evans	....	executive production manager / production supervisor / ... (250 episodes, 1972-1983)
Joseph Silver	....	post-production supervisor / executive in charge of production / ... (227 episodes, 1973-1983)
David Hawks	....	unit production manager (130 episodes, 1977-1983)
Ted Butcher	....	unit production manager (96 episodes, 1973-1977)
James Blakeley	....	post-production supervisor (24 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jack Sonntag	....	production supervisor (24 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Hawks	....	assistant director / first assistant director (145 episodes, 1976-1983)
Cathy Kinsock	....	second assistant director / assistant director / ... (82 episodes, 1979-1983)
Leonard S. Smith Jr.	....	assistant director (69 episodes, 1973-1976)
Michele Futrell	....	second assistant director / assistant director (26 episodes, 1978-1979)
James Engle	....	assistant director (12 episodes, 1972)
Robert Doudell	....	assistant director (11 episodes, 1973)
Barbara Gelman	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 1982-1983)
Russell Llewellyn	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1973)

Series Art Department
Douglas Stubbs	....	property master (1 episode, 1983)
Michael Casey	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Kurt V. Hulett	....	property man (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Stephen Bass	....	sound mixer (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Tony Romero	....	boom operator (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
William Hartman	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Don Isaacs	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Ed Rossi	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Richard Sperber	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Jesse Wayne	....	stunt double: Harry Morgan / stunt double: Gary Burghoff / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1983)
Craig R. Baxley	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1977-1979)
Jean Coulter	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Elliott	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Pat Romano	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gerald B. Wolfe	....	still photographer (66 episodes, 1979-1982)
J.B. Richner	....	dimmer board technician (25 episodes, 1978-1979)
John C. Moulds	....	second assistant camera (5 episodes, 1972)
Al LaVerde	....	key grip (unknown episodes, 1978-1982)
Curtis Foster	....	rigging gaffer (unknown episodes, 1979-1980)
Dave Friedman	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Michael Hofstein	....	additional camera operator / aerial director of photography (unknown episodes)
Jim Sellars	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rita Bennett	....	costumer: women (1 episode, 1983)
Albert H. Frankel	....	costumer: men (1 episode, 1983)
Andrea E. Weaver	....	set costumer: womens (1 episode, 1983)

Series Editorial Department
Virgil E. Hammond III	....	post-production (15 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Music Department
Lionel Newman	....	music supervisor / composer: theme (250 episodes, 1972-1983)
Johnny Mandel	....	composer: theme / composer: theme music (249 episodes, 1972-1983)
Leonard A. Engel	....	supervising music editor (12 episodes, 1973)
John R. Harris	....	music editor (11 episodes, 1973-1983)
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1973)
Joseph Silver	....	supervising music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (25 episodes, 1972-1983)

Series Other crew
Walter D. Dishell	....	medical advisor (251 episodes, 1972-1983)
Larry Gelbart	....	developed for television by / executive script consultant / ... (239 episodes, 1972-1983)
Alan Alda	....	creative consultant (131 episodes, 1977-1983)
Gene Reynolds	....	creative consultant (131 episodes, 1977-1983)
Ronny Graham	....	story consultant / program consultant (57 episodes, 1977-1979)
David Isaacs	....	executive script consultant / story editor (49 episodes, 1977-1979)
Ken Levine	....	executive script consultant / story editor (49 episodes, 1977-1979)
Jay Folb	....	executive story consultant / story consultant (48 episodes, 1976-1978)
Thad Mumford	....	executive story editor / executive script consultant (48 episodes, 1979-1981)
Dan Wilcox	....	executive story editor / executive script consultant (48 episodes, 1979-1981)
Dennis Koenig	....	executive story editor / story editor (42 episodes, 1979-1981)
Karen Hall	....	story editor / executive story consultant (34 episodes, 1981-1983)
Larry Balmagia	....	story editor (25 episodes, 1978-1979)
Laurence Marks	....	script consultant (24 episodes, 1973-1974)
Elias Davis	....	executive script consultant (24 episodes, 1981-1983)
David Pollock	....	executive script consultant (24 episodes, 1981-1983)
Rita Hudis	....	technical advisor: medical (unknown episodes)
Lee Sollenberger	....	animal handler (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Alan Alda	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Hy Averback	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Larry Balmagia	....	special thanks: writer (1 episode, 1978)
Douglas Bleeck	....	special thanks: assistant producer (1 episode, 1978)
Jackie Cooper	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Joan Darling	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Larry Gelbart	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Ronny Graham	....	special thanks: writer (1 episode, 1978)
David Isaacs	....	special thanks: writer (1 episode, 1978)
William K. Jurgensen	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
David Lawrence	....	special thanks: writer (1 episode, 1978)
Ken Levine	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Burt Metcalfe	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Bonnie Peterson	....	special thanks: assistant producer (1 episode, 1978)
Gene Reynolds	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Stanford Tischler	....	special thanks: assistant producer (1 episode, 1978)
Susan F. Walker	....	special thanks: assistant producer (1 episode, 1978)
Don Weis	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
William Wiard	....	special thanks: director (1 episode, 1978)
Connie Izay	....	dedicated to the memory of: technical advisor 1977-1982 (1 episode, 1983)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972-1983) (USA)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Armies of the World  props and costumes

Also Known As:

"MASH" (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

25 min (255 episodes) | 25 min (256 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording) | Mono (1972-1973)

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Finland:K-7 (2006) (DVD) | New Zealand:M (Complete Box Set) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Australia:G (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

When originally developing the character of Max Klinger, it was established that he was more swishy and played up the wardrobe. It was Jamie Farr's idea that the joke would work better if Klinger acted natural as if the dresses were completely normal.

Goofs:

Continuity: In early episodes, Margaret's father is deceased. However, later in the series her father "Howitzer Al Houlihan" actually visits the 4077.

Quotes:

Hawkeye: If I said the word "sleep" three times to you, I'd put you right under.
Col. Potter: Not a chance.
Hawkeye: Oh yeah? Watch this. Sleep. Sleep. Sleeeeeeep.
[Hawkeye falls asleep]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Police Academy (1984)

One of a kind

M*A*S*H is truly a one of a kind show. It combines both comedy and drama to form a rare type of show that comes along maybe once or twice every decade. You know, the ironic thing is that the series itself lasted more than three times as long as the actual war. M*A*S*H will always have a life in reruns.