On television, Alan Alda played the Captain. In season six, he receives a Dear John letter from Laverne saying she has found another man, whom she later breaks up with, then becoming engaged to Klinger's supposed best friend. meatball surgery to increasing his efficiency with the large number of critical patients that typically arrive at a time. Good job, baby!" In early seasons she had several liaisons with visiting colonels or generals who were "old friends". The later novels by Richard Hooker and William Butterworth give his name as J. Robespierre O'Reilly. John Patrick Francis Mulcahy, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, "Mike Farrell had complicated feelings about B.J. The 1900 and 1902 birthdates do not conform to continuity, as they would indicate he would be only around 49-50 during the Korean War. [47] In a season 3 episode, when asked what happened to "that surgeon you had from Georgia", Trapper answers, "He got sent stateside! Company clerk Radar can usually anticipate his wishes and turn them into efficient military orders, but Henry often gets flustered when an important decision needs to be made. This was after he told the gun "You're fired. Instagram. Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Samuel Flagg is played by Edward Winter. Her long-standing affair with Frank ends after she finally realizes that Burns has no intention of divorcing his wife to marry her; she does have an engagement and subsequent marriage to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott. Burns became even more erratic than usual after Houlihan's engagement and even a little before, such as when she was attending a meeting in Tokyo during Season 4 without him. left for Korea. Radar left his teddy bear behind on Hawkeye's bunk as a parting gift and symbol of his maturity. [in fact Swit is an ethnic Swedish-Polish] She entered nursing school in 1938 and graduated in 1942 when she joined the Army. Zale's name is mentioned for the final time in "Yes Sir, That's Our Baby". Although the character was originally intended to develop a romance with Houlihan,[citation needed] the chemistry between the two was not there, so Charles and Margaret maintain a platonic, professional friendship. The 1883 birthdate appears unlikely, since this would have made Potter nearly 70 during the Korean Conflict. In "Comrades in Arms", Margaret receives a letter from Donald that was meant for another womana letter that says unkind things about Margaret and hints at Donald having an affair with the other woman. His philosophy on success in the army was that it was possible to never do work, so long as your superiors don't see you enjoy yourself: "Where else [but the Army] can you be a bum and get paid for it?". Charles Winchester was born in his grandmother's house in the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Beacon Hill, and is part of a wealthy family of Republican Boston Brahmins. Although he glibly answers that the initials "B.J." He is devoted to his wife Peg (ne Hayden) who writes many letters to him while he is in Korea. His strength as a commander is his ability to maintain the morale of his unit, which he does through heartfelt talk and indulgence of the lunacy that is a hallmark of the 4077th. On one occasion, when asked how he knows what bet to place, he looks to the sky with a smile. Nonetheless, he also participates in and initiates practical jokes, such as secretly switching Major Winchester's clothing for that of other soldiers to make him think he is gaining or losing weight, or filling Frank Burns's air raid foxholes with water. She appeared in 86 episodes of the series, more episodes than some main characters, such as Henry Blake and Trapper John. Potter was created as a different type of commanding officer than his predecessor: a "Regular Army" career officer, and close to retirement. The series finale, which aired in 1983, was watched by 105.97 million viewers according to the Nielson Company. Despite the popularity of the show, however, only four of the main cast members remained on the series for all eleven seasons. Unbeknownst to them, a hidden PA microphone is broadcasting their conversation to the whole camp, including her growl to Frank, "kiss my hot lips". She immediately attracts the attention of both Hawkeye and Trapper, so much so that Maj. Houlihan wants her transferred again immediately. When he angrily lashes out at her, she pulls rank on him, warning: "I'm a lieutenant, soldier. Potter initially takes a hard line against Klinger's attempts to get discharged but is convinced to let him continue cross-dressing and eventually assigns him to be his new company clerk. When Colonel Potter takes command, Klinger immediately tries the same with him, but Potter sees through the scam immediately. First aired November 29, 1982. Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Jr. in the novel) was played by Donald Sutherland in the film. In "The Price of Tomato Juice", Igor identifies himself as "Maxwell", and Major Frank Burns also refers to him as "Maxwell" in the following line of dialogue. The couple has a daughter, Erin, who was born shortly before B.J. professes stronger moral values. [19], A borderline-incompetent surgeon (he twice failed the medical exams and only passed by buying the answers the third time - even so it took him seven years to complete medical school), his reputation for incompetence has spread even to the South Korean Army. Other aliases include Major Brooks, Captain Louise Klein, Lieutenant Carter, Ensign Troy, and Chaplain Goldberg.[48]. Freedman's first appearance was in the episode "Radar's Report". For example, in "Death Takes a Holiday" he quietly gifts an orphanage with expensive chocolates (a tradition in his family) while the camp assails his stinginess because true charity must be anonymous. When the Korean Armistice is announced, he states his intention to return to Crabapple Cove to be a local doctor who has the time to get to know his patients, instead of contending with the endless flow of casualties he faced during his time in Korea. In the pilot episode, Ho-Jon is accepted at Hawkeye's old college, just as in the novel. Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Jr. in the novel) was played by Donald Sutherland in the film. In the TV show, the origin of her nickname is never shown or explained in detail, though it seems to refer to various aspects of her passionate nature. He is repeatedly passed over for promotion but eventually rises to the rank of Captain after Colonel Potter intercedes on his behalf ("Captains Outrageous"). Although Burns was Hawkeye's archenemy and Blake was Hawkeye's friend, one trait shared by Colonel Blake and Major Burns was a hypocritical attitude toward their marriage vows. Potter became chief of staff and chief of surgery of the fictional General Pershing VA Hospital in River Bend, Missouri, where he is joined by Klinger and his wife Soon-Lee, and Father Mulcahy. He once mentioned to Father Mulcahy that he sets aside three dollars from each salary payment for the local orphanage. On television, Alan Alda played the Captain. This is also the only time his rank and real name are mentioned. Although just one of an ensemble of characters in author Richard Hooker's MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, in the television series Hawkeye became the center of the MASH unit's medical activity. Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott was played by two actors, Beeson Carroll and former football player and Tarzan actor Mike Henry. The deaths of Glee cast members Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, and Mark Salling are at the center of The Price of Glee as well as other tragedies like Melissa Major Charles Emerson Winchester III is a supporting character in the television series, played by David Ogden Stiers. He thereafter appears in a handful of episodes as a very minor character, played by Bob Gooden. )[27], She is the head nurse of the 4077th MASH, the highest-ranking female officer in the unit, and fiercely protective of the women under her command. Father Mulcahy was one of three regular M*A*S*H characters to star in the spin-off AfterMASH, with William Christopher joining Harry Morgan and Jamie Farr. Distraught and exhausted, Burns, speaking on the telephone to his mother, tells her that Major Houlihan had just pretended to like him, "like Dad used to.". The story, actually a string of vignettes, was adapted from the novel of The marriage does not last long; she later finds out a visiting nurse had had an affair with him. In the film and the subsequent TV series, Frank Burns' rank is that of major. [2] His birth name is taken from a member of Hooker's own family named Franklin Pierce.[3]. The character's name is a reference to the character "Captain Spaulding" played by Groucho Marx in the film Animal Crackers. In the TV series, Ugly John was present only in the first season. Goldman appears off and on throughout the run of the series, usually when a soldier is needed for a random line or reaction. From then on, he wears his Army uniform, and has given up on his attempts to "escape". Morgan died peacefully in hospice care at the age of 96, and his "M*A*S*H" colleagues stayed close with him until the end. Potter joined the US Army horse cavalry as a private during World War I and subsequently rose to the rank of sergeant [An example of MASH Fantasy-the US Horse Cavalry never went overseas during World War I]. Burns' replacement Major Winchester has a grudging respect for Potter, even though their personalities are often at odds with one another. Spearchucker's role was limited. Afterward, Mulcahy reluctantly helps the doctors to stage the famous "Last Supper" faux suicide, to convince Painless that he should continue with life. Hawkeye and Trapper decide to teach him a lesson by tinting his skin darker while he is sedated and subsequently referring to him as "boy" and bringing him fried chicken and watermelon to eat. As for Klinger's religion, in an early show, Klinger said he gave up being an atheist for Lent. She is the Regular Army head nurse of the 4077th and begins allied with Major Frank Burns against the more civilian doctors of the unit. The next day, Burns is permanently sent away for psychiatric evaluation in a straitjacket, shot full of tranquilizers. Henry attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he was the football team's athletic trainer. Burns claims that he was performing superior work, even going so far as to donate blood to a critically wounded soldier in between treating patients and completing the Last Rites benediction in Latin for the deceased after Father Mulcahy passed out from exhaustion. Hailing from the fictional small town of Forrest City, Georgia, Duke ends up sharing a tent with Hawkeye, Frank Burns, and Trapper John. He is as cultured as Burns was low-brow; in one episode during a verbal joust with Pierce and Hunnicutt, Winchester can match them a true story for the true story due to his cultured upbringing and skill, culminating in him revealing he even once dated actress Audrey Hepburn (producing a candid photograph of them as proof) to the astonishment and chagrin of B.J. He was drafted into the South Korean army, subsequently, wounded and sent back to the 4077th for treatment. This is a minor error; Rizzo had re-enlisted in the Army in a previous episode. The character grew steadily from a background (often non-speaking) character in the first season to a speaking character with a character arc of her own, culminating in the season 11 episode "Hey, Look Me Over" which was primarily about the character. [37] However, Winchester still has to adjust to the realities of field medicine. His first appearance was in the fourth episode, "Chief Surgeon Who? On one occasion, he borrowed a deactivated hand grenade from Igor and used it to scare B.J. The MASH surgeons get a big laugh when they saw a film of his wedding - even then Burns couldn't hold a knife while cutting his wedding cake. "; in that episode's original script, Klinger was an effeminate gay man ("a silly fag character" as stated by Farr in the documentary Making M*A*S*H), but the writers later agreed that it would be more interesting to have Klinger be heterosexual, but wear dresses in an attempt to gain a Section 8 discharge. [20] He also failed to become a male nurse when he couldn't fold bed sheets with hospital corners, and in his hometown the local funeral director sends him Thank You cards every Christmas. After Margaret becomes engaged, he nearly blows himself up with a grenade in an attempt to prove himself courageous by capturing war prisoners. Though by military rank Burns is second-in-command of the unit, he is outranked in medical matters by Hawkeye, who reluctantly accepts appointment by Colonel Blake as Chief Surgeon. The nine months he spends in Korea caused him to have an emotional breakdown because of the separation from his wife and child. However, she continued to be featured in the opening credit montage sequence (wherein the MASH staff runs toward approaching helicopters) for most of the show's run. She returns to the US to take a position in an Army hospital. After Freedman had finished the report, he quietly took Klinger in for an interview and told him that while Klinger was not mentally ill, he was willing to declare him a transvestite and a homosexual. As we commemorate the anniversary of the original broadcast of the final episode of M*A*S*H, heres a clip from our In one early episode ["Hot Lips and Empty Arms"] she is very angry at herself when she finds her college roommate has a dream marriage with a rich doctor, children, a great house, a swimming pool, and a washing machine-all of which could have been hers. In addition to his gullibility, Burns was shown to be incredibly greedy, selfish, and occasionally childish. Duke learns to appreciate Spearchucker when he is informed that he is a well-known professional football player, as well as when Duke sees Spearchucker's prowess as a surgeon. Like Roy, he is a medic, and he is frequently seen together with Roy. He tells Hawkeye he has "a great practice back home", but a "routine" one, and that by serving in Korea, he is doing more doctoring than he would otherwise do in a lifetime. Although the series presumes that she is an only child, in the same episode she tells Frank about her younger sister (a captain) who was engaged to be married. Websecond assistant director / first assistant director (82 episodes, 1979-1983) Leonard S. Smith Jr. assistant director (69 episodes, 1973-1976) Michele Futrell. Klinger is a fan of the Toledo Mud Hens, an actual minor league baseball team, and occasionally voices his high opinion of the hot dogs at Tony Packo's, an actual Toledo restaurant. Margaret is an army brat, born in an Army base hospital in 1920, the daughter of career artillery (or cavalry) officer Alvin "Howitzer Al" Houlihan (played by Andrew Duggan in the TV series). In "Henry Please Come Home" Hammond is personally responsible for Henry's short-lived transfer to Tokyo. [9] While Henry is in command of the 4077th, his wife called Mildred in earlier episodes, Lorraine in later ones (the reason is never explained) gives birth to a son back in Bloomington. He ends up quitting the show before, due to feeling that creates burnout in regards to performing his character. Captain B.J. In the film, Hawkeye and Trapper are given roughly equal focus, but in the TV series, the character devolved to become more of a sidekick to the character of Hawkeye. Comedy. Henry would never meet his son. Igor's role is generally comic relief. In the TV series, he is first played by Bruno Kirby, though only in the pilot (in which he has no lines, is not spoken to, and is only visible in the background of a few shots). Seen only during season one. (Interestingly, on the rare occasions Houlihan is shown wearing her Class A uniform, while her ribbons include the usual Korean War decorations everyone received and commendation medals, she does not have an American Campaign Medal, an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, or a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, a World War II Victory Medal, or an Army of Occupation Medal. Mike Farrell Actor | M*A*S*H Mike is one of four children. In "Morale Victory", he sends for a copy of the score for Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand to encourage a pianist who can no longer play with his injured right hand. In turn, Potter holds Burns' feigned military bearing and subpar medical skills in contempt. In the book and the film, Trapper John is a graduate of Dartmouth College (having played quarterback on the school's football team) and serves as thoracic surgeon of the 4077th. In M*A*S*H Mania, he is shown to have become the director of admissions at Androscoggin College (Hawkeye's alma mater). Ugly John was never seen living in "The Swamp" and there was no fifth bunk, though it was the only quarters for subordinate male officers ever seen. M*A*S*H is a popular media franchise revolving around the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they attempt to maintain sanity during the harshness of the Korean War. In all iterations, the Spearchucker character is a superior surgeon who was also a stand-out collegiate athlete. In the book, Duke Forrest is described as under six feet tall, with red hair, blue eyes, and 29 years old. He was not promoted, but made it clear that he was American "with an American wife and American son, Billy Bubba". ", Frank has a quiet, insightful conversation with Trapper, where he admits that he grew up in a strict family where he couldn't talk at meals, and that he became a snitch, "so I could talk to somebody.". ", Freedman told those gathered in the operating room: "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice." Soon after the pilot episode, Burghoff noted that the other characters were changing from the film portrayals and decided to follow. While originally written to be from New York City, when the producers heard Bailey's southern accent in his first dailies his character was moved to Louisiana. His full name is never given in the original novel or film, but on the TV series it is Walter Eugene O'Reilly, 'Walter' being picked by Burghoff himself. His father, Joe, In the film and novel, he is a career Army physician, having been commissioned before World War II. William Christopher: 83, born October 20, 1932. Potter is married to Mildred, and they have only one daughter and one grandson in some episodes, while in others he has multiple children [such as a son born 1926 who is a dentist] and grandchildren. Another time, he cons nearly every member of MASH 4077 into buying mail-order shoes. Webkitelli OSB Metal- San.Sitesi 10.Blok No:18-20 Baakehir/stanbul/Trkiye In the novel and film, Hawkeye is married with children, but in the TV series, he is a bachelor and something of a ladies' man. First aired November 30, 1976. Potter is from Hannibal, Missouri, one-quarter Cherokee[12] and possesses a passion and fondness for horses. He is married with two daughters. Although his quiet faith in God is unshakable, Mulcahy is often troubled over whether his role as chaplain and religious leader has importance compared to the doctors' obvious talent for saving lives. "[citation needed], Hammond is a brigadier general who is in charge of several medical outfits, including the 4077th. 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