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M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker.
M*A*S*H is an American television dramedy series that aired on CBS for 11 seasons (1972–83). The highly rated show was based on the movie of the same name by Robert Altman and was set in a mobile army surgical hospital in South Korea during the Korean War.
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Sep 2, 2022 · The Magic of 'M*A*S*H': 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Iconic Series. The classic, Emmy-winning sitcom—set during the Korean War—marks its 50th anniversary in 2022. History lessons...
M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983.
- Comedy Drama Medical Drama Sitcom War
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- ALAN ALDA AND JAMIE FARR SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY. Alda (Hawkeye Pierce) was in the Army Reserve for six months in Korea. Farr enlisted, and was stationed in Japan when Red Skelton requested his services on his USO Tour through Korea.
- MCLEAN STEVENSON AUDITIONED FOR HAWKEYE, AND COMEDIAN ROBERT KLEIN TURNED DOWN THE ROLE OF TRAPPER JOHN. Stevenson was convinced to take the role of Lt.
- LARRY GELBART WROTE THE PILOT IN TWO DAYS FOR $25,000. The veteran screenwriter had been living in London after growing tired of Hollywood, but he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try to adapt Robert Altman’s movie for television audiences.
- KLINGER WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE IN ONE EPISODE. He was also supposed to be gay. Jamie Farr’s character was changed to a heterosexual who cross-dressed to try to get himself kicked out of Korea.
Sep 15, 2022 · MASH, stylised as M*A*S*H, is the story of a rag-tag bunch of medical misfits of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital thrown together against the horrors of the Korean war in the 1950s. The...
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M*A*S*H: Created by Larry Gelbart. With Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, William Christopher. The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
