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1. • • As he told the New York Times in 2022, Alda felt the show's pilot had "a terrific script," but he had to reassure himself that the writers understood some of his reservations.
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   Did Alda 'M*A*S*H' have a good script?

   • Early in the development phase of "M*A*S*H," when he first met with showrunners Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds, Alda found kindred spirits. As he told the New York Times in 2022, Alda felt the show's pilot had "a terrific script," but he had to reassure himself that the writers understood some of his reservations.

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   Did Alan Alda AdLib lines on 'M*A*S*H'?

   • The show’s writing was so tightly controlled, that no one on the cast was allowed to adlib lines. These are just a few of the revelations that actor Alan Alda, now 82, shared in a phone interview as he discussed his 11-year stint acting, writing, and directing episodes of the award-winning dark comedy M*A*S*H.

   Alan Alda's insider view from the set of M*A*S*H

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   How many episodes of 'M*A*S*H' was Alan Alda in?

   • As the acclaimed “situation tragedy” turns 50, the star reflects on its innovations: “The crazy behavior wasn’t just to be funny. It was a way of separating yourself for a moment from the nastiness.” Alan Alda starred in more than 250 episodes of “M*A*S*H,” which debuted on CBS on Sept. 17, 1972. CBS, via Getty Images

   Alan Alda on ‘M*A*S*H’: ‘Everybody Had Something Taken From Them’

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   What happened to Alda on 'M*A*S*H'?

   • The actor revisited “M*A*S*H” in a video interview ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary, on Sept. 17. Alda, 86, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015, discussed famous scenes, the series’s battles with CBS (“They didn’t even want us to show blood at the beginning”) and why he thinks the audience connected so deeply with “M*A*S*H.”

   Alan Alda on ‘M*A*S*H’: ‘Everybody Had Something Taken From Them’

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   Did Alan Alda get bitten by fleas?

   • The chronically jet-lagged actor Alan Alda got bitten by fleas the few times he tried to take a nap on his army cot between takes of the hit television show M*A*S*H. In the Operating Room scenes, he was often “operating” on a copy of the script. The show’s writing was so tightly controlled, that no one on the cast was allowed to adlib lines.

   Alan Alda's insider view from the set of M*A*S*H

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   Why did 'mash' get a TV series?

   • The show's 11-year run nearly quadrupled the actual duration of the Korean War, which gave it a purgatorial feeling that might have been more true to how war is experienced than anything else. When it came time to make MASH a TV series, Alan Alda wanted to make sure that the show wasn't only about the wacky comedy from the source material.

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3. www.slashfilm.com › 1485258 › lot-of-trust-went-intoA Lot Of Trust Went Into One Of The Best Episodes Of M*A*S*H

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   Jan 7, 2024 · "The Interview" isn't just a format break for the series, but a tonal one as well: free from the comedic rhythms of a laugh-track sitcom world, the characters in "M*A*S*H" are able to speak...

4. parade.com › celebrities › alan-alda-interviewAlan Alda on 50 Years of 'M*A*S*H': We Never 'Realized How ...

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   Sep 2, 2022 · I was shooting a movie [The Glass House] in the Utah State Prison, and one day a script came in for me at my hotel. It was written by Larry Gelbart and it was the best comedy writing I’d ever ...

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   Sep 22, 2023 · As he told the New York Times in 2022, Alda felt the show's pilot had "a terrific script," but he had to reassure himself that the writers understood some of his reservations. The...

7. www.newyorker.com › culture › culture-deskWhat “MAS*H” Taught Us - The New Yorker

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   Jul 24, 2018 · Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, and Harry Morgan were among the ensemble cast of the long-running TV series “M*A*S*H.” The book upon which it was based celebrates its golden anniversary this year.

8. people.com › tv › alan-alda-recalls-mash-moment-thatAlan Alda Discusses 'M' *'A*S*H' Moment That 'Shocked the ...

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   Sep 17, 2022 · Alan Alda is reflecting on one of the most emotional scenes to ever air on M*A*S*H. The Golden Globe winner, 86, recalled the unexpected death of Colonel Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) as a...

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   Jun 26, 2018 · The chronically jet-lagged actor Alan Alda got bitten by fleas the few times he tried to take a nap on his army cot between takes of the hit television show M*A*S*H. In the Operating Room scenes, he was often “operating” on a copy of the script.

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    Sep 16, 2022 · Set among the doctors and nurses of a Korean War mobile surgical unit, “M*A*S*H” made use of the mockumentary episode decades before “The Office” ever tried it, featured blood-drenched ...