M*A*S*H 727941 219782721 2008-06-16T21:18:25Z Eugrus 326143 /* References */ <!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: This is a summary article. Do not expand this article with detailed information. Put the detailed info in the specific articles on the novels, film, and TV series. --> {{Otheruses5|the overall franchise|the [[Robert Altman]] film and the subsequent television series|MASH (film)|M*A*S*H (TV series)}} {{otheruses4|the media franchise based on the movie|real M*A*S*H facilities|Mobile Army Surgical Hospital}} [[Image:M*A*S*H TV title screen.jpg|thumb|''M*A*S*H'' title screen from the television series|right]] [[Image:Mash sign.jpg|thumb|The signpost from the ''M*A*S*H'' set, as seen in the [[Smithsonian]] museum.<ref name="NMAH">{{cite web|url=http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=75|title=M*A*S*H Signpost|publisher=National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref>|right]] '''''M*A*S*H''''' was a [[media franchise]] active, in various forms, from 1968 to 1986. Owned in its film and television incarnations by [[20th Century Fox]], the series concerns a group of [[fictional character]]s who served at the fictional 4077th [[Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]] during the [[Korean War]], loosely based on M*A*S*H 8055th. The original incarnations of the series are set during the war and feature [[Hawkeye Pierce]] as the [[main character]]. Later [[spin-off]]s involve characters who appeared in the series, but take place after the end of the war. However, almost all versions of the series fit into the genre of [[black comedy]] and involve [[medicine]] in a prominent role due to most of the main characters being [[physician|doctors]]. The franchise effectively ended with the conclusion of ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' on September 4, 1986. [[As of 2007]], there has been no attempt to reprise the series since then. However, a [[fanbase]] for the series still exists and 20th Century Fox has had notable success selling the film and seasons of the original TV series on [[DVD]]. The ''M*A*S*H'' series began with the [[M*A*S*H (novels)|novel]], ''[[MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors]]'' written by [[H. Richard Hornberger|Richard Hooker]] based on his own experience serving as a surgeon at M*A*S*H unit 8055. The novel was originally published in 1968 and was followed by several sequels. <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[image:Mash5.jpg|thumb|left|Sutherland and Gould in the film]] --> ''MASH'' was a 1970 [[MASH (film)|feature film]] adaptation of the original novel. The film was directed by [[Robert Altman]] and starred [[Donald Sutherland]] as [[Hawkeye Pierce]] and [[Elliott Gould]] as [[Trapper John McIntyre]]. [[Image:MASH-episode1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gary Burghoff]] as [[Radar O'Reilly|Radar]] in the [[M*A*S*H the Pilot (M*A*S*H episode)|premiere episode]]]] ''M*A*S*H'', a [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|television spin-off]] of the feature film, ran from 1972 to 1983. It starred [[Alan Alda]] as Pierce and [[Wayne Rogers]] as McIntyre. Rogers left the show after the third season and was replaced by [[Mike Farrell]] as [[B. J. Hunnicutt]]. This series is the most popular and well-known version of the franchise and was ranked #25 in ''[[TV Guide]]'''s "[[TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time]]." ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' featured the character of Trapper John McIntyre, played by [[Pernell Roberts]], twenty-eight years after the events of the ''M*A*S*H'' film and television series. It was the first spin-off to feature a character from the series in civilian life after the war. Legally, ''Trapper John, M.D.'' is considered a spin-off of the ''MASH'' film rather than the television series. ''[[AfterMASH]]'' was a successor to the original ''M*A*S*H'' television series featuring [[Harry Morgan]], [[Jamie Farr]] and [[William Christopher]] as the same characters they played in the original television series after the conclusion of the war. [[Gary Burghoff]] and [[Edward Winter]] also appeared in guest appearances. However, the show was canceled after only two seasons. ''[[W*A*L*T*E*R]]'' was the pilot for a television series that was not picked up. It would have featured Gary Burghoff reprising the role of Walter O'Reilly, who is no longer referred to as "Radar." The pilot was shown as a "CBS Special Presentation" on [[July 17]], [[1984]]. In 1973 a play by Tim Kelly based on the book, television show and movie was released.<ref>http://www.amazon.ca/M-S-H-One-Playscript/dp/087129382X/ref=sr_1_4/702-2680906-7556005?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207540786&sr=1-4</ref> The play incorporates many of the characters but sanitizes more of the dark comedy aspects. It is occasionally produced by [[community theater]] and high school theater companies. ==Cast of characters== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="16%" |Character ! colspan="6" align="center" | '''''M*A*S*H''''' |- ! align="center" width="14%" | [[MASH (film)|Film]] ! align="center" width="14%" | [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|TV series]] ! align="center" width="14%" | [[Trapper John, M.D.]] ! align="center" width="14%" | [[AfterMASH]] ! align="center" width="14%" | [[W*A*L*T*E*R]] |- ! colspan="7" style="background-color:lightblue;" | |- ! [[Ugly John Black]] | [[Carl Gottlieb]] | [[John Orchard]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Henry Blake]] | [[Roger Bowen]] | [[McLean Stevenson]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Frank Burns]] | [[Robert Duvall]] | [[Larry Linville]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Lieutenant Dish]] | [[Jo Ann Pflug]] | [[Karen Philipp]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Sam Flagg]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Duke Forrest]] | [[Tom Skerritt]] | colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Sidney Freedman]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Allan Arbus]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Ho-Jon]] | [[Kim Atwood]] | [[Patrick Adiarte]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Margaret Houlihan]] | [[Sally Kellerman]] | [[Loretta Swit]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[B. J. Hunnicutt]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Mike Farrell]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Spearchucker Jones]] | [[Fred Williamson]] | [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timothy Brown]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Maxwell Klinger]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Jamie Farr]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Jamie Farr]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Trapper John McIntyre]] | [[Elliott Gould]] | [[Wayne Rogers]] | [[Pernell Roberts]] | colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Father Mulcahy]] | [[Rene Auberjonois]] | [[William Christopher]] ([[George Morgan (actor)|George Morgan]] in the pilot) | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[William Christopher]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Radar O'Reilly]] | [[Gary Burghoff]] | [[Gary Burghoff]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Gary Burghoff]] | [[Gary Burghoff]] |- ! [[Donald Penobscot]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Beeson Carroll]]/[[Mike Henry]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Hawkeye Pierce]] | [[Donald Sutherland]] | [[Alan Alda]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Sherman T. Potter]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Harry Morgan]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Harry Morgan]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Luther Rizzo]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[G. W. Bailey]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Igor Straminsky]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Jeff Maxwell]]/[[Peter Riegert]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Wade Douglas Vollmer]] | [[David Arkin]] | colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Walter Koskiusko Waldowski]] | [[John Schuck]] | colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Charles Emerson Winchester III]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[David Ogden Stiers]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |- ! [[Zelmo Zale]] | style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; | [[Johnny Haymer]] | colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; |} ==See also== *[[Suicide Is Painless]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{mash nav}} [[Category:M*A*S*H| ]] [[Category:Media franchises]] [[Category:NAB Hall of Fame]] [[de:M*A*S*H]] [[it:M*A*S*H]] [[nl:M*A*S*H]] [[no:M*A*S*H]] [[ru:МЭШ №4077]] [[simple:M*A*S*H]]