The series was top-rated during its initial season but was canceled midway through its second when its ratings took a sharp decline.
Col. Flagg and Radar O'Reilly were the only characters from "M*A*S*H" (1972) to appear in guest roles.
As of July 2005, the final episode has never aired.
In the second season, plans were afoot to have Alan Alda and/or other veterans of the original series appear in order to boost the show's ratings, but the series was cancelled before any of these plans were finalized.
A series starring Gary Burghoff as Radar was proposed as a spin-off of this series, but it didn't sell and the pilot episode, "W*A*L*T*E*R", aired only once (7/17/84).