The M*A*S*H Historian
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Preserving the production history of M*A*S*H
Joined October 2021
These table read recordings are a great behind the scenes look of M*A*S*H! Oh to be in that room…in a way, you can be thanks to @mashmatters!!.
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Throughout 2025, I am rewatching M*A*S*H, one season per month. Season 7 is probably the season I know the least about. Does it suffer from “middle child syndrome?” In this July bonus post, read my wrap-up of M*A*S*H season 7! #ClassicMASH .
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Throughout 2025, I will rewatch M*A*S*H and review each season on the final day of each month. I am rewatching the episodes in broadcast order using the DVDs from the 2000s with the laugh track lef…
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Tristar released some of the coolest M*A*S*H themed toys in the 1980s including a military base play set and action figures. This week, we take a look at the last three Tristar toys: the Jeep, ambulance, and Bell helicopter! #ClassicMASH .
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In the early 1980s, Tristar International sold a line of M*A*S*H products that included dog tags, action figures, and a military base play set that was based on the 4077th. The play set and action …
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If you have ever wanted an “encyclopedia of classic sitcoms,” look no further than Rick Mitz’s “The Great TV Sitcom Book.” Published in 1988, the book features TV’s best, including M*A*S*H. Learn more about the book in this week’s post! #ClassicMASH .
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What is it? Mitz, Rick. The Great TV Sitcom Book. New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1980. Mitz, Rick. The Great TV Sitcom Book: Expanded Edition. New York: The Putnam Publishing Group, 1988. Why …
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At the end of M*A*S*H season five, Major Margaret Houlihan married Lt. Col. Donald Penobscott. In this week’s post, see a press photo advertising the episode “Margaret’s Marriage!” #ClassicMASH .
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In March, I wrote a post about the press images that were released teasing the episode “Margaret’s Marriage” (05×24), which was the second wedding we saw in M*A*S*H. The thre…
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Ever wonder why the introduction of B.J.’s mustache in M*A*S*H is in the second episode of season seven instead of the first episode? Learn more about the script and episode “Peace on Us” in this week’s post! #ClassicMASH.
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As I began my rewatch of M*A*S*H season seven in July, I knew I had to select a script to write about this month. For me, there was only one choice. Not because it is my favorite episode of the sea…
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RT @mashmatters: We welcome Barbara Christopher to MASH Matters to discuss her husband's career, her brief stint on #MASH, AfterMASH, the b….
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We're thrilled to welcome Barbara Christopher to MASH Matters! In this episode, we discuss her husband's career from college stage productions to Father Mulcahy Along the way, we hear stories about...
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Wishing a very happy birthday to Jamie Farr! M*A*S*H wouldn’t be the same without Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger! #ClassicMASH
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After disappointing ratings at the end of season one, there were a host of changes for AfterMASH including new and recast characters. In this week’s post, learn more about AfterMASH Season Two and this press kit! #ClassicMASH .
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In the era before email, widespread internet, and social media, television networks had to provide physical media to the press to advertise their fall lineups. Twentieth Century Fox Television and …
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Throughout 2025, I am rewatching M*A*S*H, one season per month. For season 6, we meet Major Charles Emerson Winchester III and explore some of the relationships in the series. In this June bonus post, read my wrap-up of M*A*S*H season 6! #ClassicMASH.
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Throughout 2025, I will rewatch M*A*S*H and review each season on the final day of each month. I am rewatching the episodes in broadcast order using the DVDs from the 2000s with the laugh track lef…
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RT @mashmatters: We’re sad to report the passing of actor Rick Hurst. Best known for his role as Cletus on The Dukes of Hazzard, Mr. Hurst….
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In the early 1980s, model railroad producer Bachmann sold a M*A*S*H 4077th Supply Train that included a scaled down version of the 4077th! In this week’s post, see a complete, in box set and learn more about this unique train set. #ClassicMASH .
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I am not a model railroader, but I have heard of Bachmann. I remember seeing model train sets in the store when I was a kid, and while I liked them, I don’t remember ever having one. That cha…
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There are thousands of “best TV show” rankings, but the book “The Top 100 American Situation Comedies: An Objective Ranking” takes a different approach to create their list. Where do you think M*A*S*H ranks? Learn more in this week’s post! #ClassicMASH.
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What is it? Shapiro, Mitchell E. and Tom Jicha. The Top 100 American Situation Comedies: An Objective Ranking. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015. Why should M*A*S*…
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RT @mashmatters: Can you feel the love? In this episode, we dig into the mailbag & share old love letters from adoring #MASH fans. Follow….
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Can you feel the love? Jeff & Ryan dig deep into the mailbag to share some old love letters from M*A*S*H fans. Instead of listener questions and (questionable) answers, we serve up a heaping helping...
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In March 1975, the episode “Abyssinia, Henry” aired on CBS. The reaction to the death of Henry Blake was immediate and mixed. In this week’s Headlines post, learn more about the reaction in the weeks following the episode’s original air date! #ClassicMASH.
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“M*A*S*H Headlines” is a new, limited time post that will focus on the press reaction to various events in the M*A*S*H timeline. The Press Pass posts focus on the press materials released…
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Season six introduced another new character to the 4077th as we said goodbye to Major Frank Burns. In this week’s M*A*S*H post, see the script for “Fade Out, Fade In” and meet Major Charles Emerson Winchester III! #ClassicMASH .
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As part of my 2025 rewatch, season six is on my agenda in June. So fr this year, I have featured a script from the season I am rewatching that month. For season four, I wrote about the script for &…
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Happy Birthday, Edward Winter (1937 - 2001), M*A*S*H’s Col. Sam Flagg (aka “The Wind”) #ClassicMASH
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Throughout 2025, I am rewatching M*A*S*H with a goal of watching one season per month. So far, seasons two through four have been #ClassicMASH! Will season five continue the streak? In this bonus post, read my wrap-up of M*A*S*H season five!.
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Throughout 2025, I will rewatch M*A*S*H and review each season on the final day of each month. I am rewatching the episodes in broadcast order using the DVDs from the 2000s with the laugh track lef…
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