"After MASH" (1983) TV series 1983-1984

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Creators:

Larry Gelbart
Burt Metcalfe

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

26 September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The Korean War has ended. Colonel Potter, Sergeant Klinger, and Father Mulcahy find themselves together once again, this time at a veteran's hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Veterans Hospital | Medical | M A S H | Sitcom | Hospital Administrator

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Rosalind Chao	...	Soon-Lee Klinger (25 episodes, 1983-1984)
Harry Morgan	...	Dr. Sherman T. Potter (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jamie Farr	...	Maxwell 'Max' Q. Klinger (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
William Christopher	...	Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Barbara Townsend	...	Mildred Potter (18 episodes, 1983-1984)
John Chappell	...	Michael D'Angelo (18 episodes, 1983-1984)
Patrick Cranshaw	...	Bob Scannell (17 episodes, 1983-1984)
David Ackroyd	...	Dr. Boyer (14 episodes, 1984)
Jay O. Sanders	...	Dr. Gene Pfeiffer (12 episodes, 1983-1984)

Also Known As:

"After M*A*S*H" (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

30 min (30 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The series was top-rated during its initial season but was canceled midway through its second when its ratings took a sharp decline.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (#8.24)" (1997)

The thing that bothered me about this program-

If I remember this program, the first season was acceptable, though kind of boring, but it did improve as it went along. However, what bothered me, as a writer, is that it took the two truly interesting endings from the two hour final episode of MASH and basically trashed them.

For the most part, all of the characters on MASH were leaving Korea on the last episode, and would assume the lives that they left behind, without much deviation. The two exceptions were Klinger, who shocked everyone by remaining in Korea, and Father Mulchachy, who was rapidly losing his hearing after standing on top of an explosion. These were intriguing plot twists, and when MASH ended, the audience was left with the questions of whether or not Klinger would ever leave Korea, and whether Mulchachy would regain his hearing or go completely deaf.

The first episode of After MASH quickly resolved both of these cliffhangers in a schmaltzy, unsatisfying way. Klinger was home, and Mulchacy had an operation that immediately restored his hearing. Two cheap cop outs for strong plotlines. The quality of After MASH was not good enough to justify ruining the ending of one of the best television programs in history.