| Based on a Richard Hooker novel of the same | | | | Father Francis Mulcahy (William Christopher) adds |
| name, MASH was released in 1970 as a full-length | | | | flavor to a diverse cast of characters. Also |
| feature film by 20th Century Fox before | | | | rounding out the cast are Lt. Col. Henry Blake |
| experiencing widespread success as a | | | | (McLean Stevenson), Corporal Walter "Radar" |
| groundbreaking television sitcom in the Fall of | | | | O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff), and Col. Sherman Potter |
| 1972. The show's brilliant integration of drama and | | | | (Harry Morgan)... |
| comedy made it one of the most celebrated | | | | The MASH (Season 8) DVD features a number |
| shows in TV history, culminating in an eleven year | | | | of hilarious episodes including the season premiere |
| prime time series stint. The 1983 series finale of | | | | "Too Many Cooks" in which Private Paul Conway |
| MASH made history as the program with the | | | | boosts the morale of the MASH unit by whipping |
| single largest audience in television history, beating | | | | up gourmet meals in the mess hall. Only Colonel |
| out several SuperBowls and the fabled "Who Shot | | | | Potter, beset by his own personal problems, fails |
| J.R." episode of Dallas. With the proliferation of | | | | to enjoy the new atmosphere... Other notable |
| new television mediums, it's a record likely to | | | | episodes from Season 8 include "Private Finance" |
| never be broken... | | | | in which a South Korean mother misinterprets |
| The sitcom is set in South Korea during American | | | | Klinger's true intentions toward her daughter when |
| involvement in the Korea War (with M*A*S*H | | | | he offers her financial aid, and "Stars and Stripes" |
| standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital"). | | | | in which conflict comes between B.J. and Charles |
| Buffered from the front lines by a mountain | | | | when they're tasked with writing an article on |
| range and a minefield, the men and women of | | | | patient they recently saved... |
| MASH were tasked with patching up wounded | | | | Below is a list of episodes included on the MASH |
| American soldiers. Unique to its genre, the cast of | | | | (Season 8) DVD: |
| MASH was unusually large. Surgeons Dr. Benjamin | | | | Episode 170 (Too Many Cooks) Air Date: |
| Pierce (Alan Alda) and Dr. "Trapper" John McIntyre | | | | 09-17-1979 |
| (Wayne Rogers) play the roles of excellent | | | | Episode 171 (Are You Now, Margaret?) Air Date: |
| doctors who enjoy women and booze, while Dr. | | | | 09-24-1979 |
| Frank Burns (Larry Linville) and Nurse Practitioner | | | | Episode 172 (Guerilla My Dreams) Air Date: |
| Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) play | | | | 10-01-1979 |
| foil to the two men's shenanigans (due to a | | | | Episode 173 (Good-Bye Radar: Part 1) Air Date: |
| contract dispute, Rogers' character was later | | | | 10-08-1979 |
| replaced by Dr. B.J. Hunnicutt - played by Mike | | | | Episode 174 (Good-Bye Radar: Part 2) Air Date: |
| Farrell). The character of Frank Burns was also | | | | 10-15-1979 |
| later replaced by Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester | | | | Episode 175 (Period of Adjustment) Air Date: |
| (David Ogden Stiers)... | | | | 10-22-1979 |
| Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) provides comic | | | | Episode 176 (Nurse Doctor) Air Date: 10-29-1979 |
| relief with his early attempts to procure a | | | | Episode 177 (Private Finance) Air Date: 11-05-1979 |
| discharge by dressing in women's clothing, and | | | | Episode 178 (Mr. and Mrs. Who? |