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Writers:
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (writer) (5 episodes 1973-1976)
Elias Davis (writer) (17 episodes 1981-1982)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 full episode list
Release Date:
17 September 1972 (USA) more
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Plot:
The staff of an army hospital in the Korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation. full summary
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Awards:
Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 42 wins & 130 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Updated: NBC Orders Full Seasons of "Community," "Parks and Recreation," and "Mercy"
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User Reviews:
Still Funny After 30 Years more (134 total)

Cast

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Alan Alda ... Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce (251 episodes, 1972-1983)
Loretta Swit ... Major Margaret Houlihan (245 episodes, 1972-1983)

Jamie Farr ... Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger / ... (211 episodes, 1972-1983)
William Christopher ... Father Francis Mulcahy (209 episodes, 1972-1983)
Harry Morgan ... Colonel Sherman T. Potter / ... (180 episodes, 1974-1983)

Mike Farrell ... Captain B.J. Hunnicut (179 episodes, 1975-1983)
Kellye Nakahara ... Lieutenant Kellye Yamato / ... (165 episodes, 1973-1983)
Gary Burghoff ... Corporal Walter Eugene O'Reilly (159 episodes, 1972-1979)

David Ogden Stiers ... Major Charles Winchester (130 episodes, 1977-1983)
Larry Linville ... Major Franklin Marion Burns (121 episodes, 1972-1978)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
MASH (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
25 min (255 episodes) | 25 min (256 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording) | Mono (1972-1973)
Certification:
Australia:M (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Finland:K-7 (2006) (DVD) | New Zealand:M (Complete Box Set) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | Australia:G (some episodes)

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Trivia:
First American network series to use the phrase "son-of-a-bitch". more
Goofs:
Continuity: BJ's daughter Erin's age is constantly jumping back and forth. When he first arrives, he explains that he received his orders to report after returning home with his wife from their first night out after Erin was born. When Radar leaves, Erin is big enough to walk up to Radar and call him "Daddy." In the next season, BJ explains that on his last anniversary, Peg was still 8 months pregnant with Erin, which would make her less than 1 year old. A few episodes later, Erin is once again talking in full sentences and is nearly 2 years old. more
Quotes:
[PA Announcement after 3 weeks without wounded]
PA System: Attention all personnel . Due to a lack of casualties, today's midnight movie will be shown at 9:00 in the morning... And midnight has been canceled.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Behind the Laughs (1998) (TV) more

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27 out of 33 people found the following review useful.
Still Funny After 30 Years, 10 March 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

This is still one of the funniest shows on television, especially the first four seasons when they still had a broad sense of humor. To me the glory days of M*A*S*H ended with the departure of Larry Linville (Major Frank Burns). After his departure, especially in the final three years, the show became more and more issue oriented and pretty much lost me until the classic finale. Other than that, it was still a great show.

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