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I finally get to use this useless trivia question.
When MASH first aired on CBS what was the previous show that had that time slot?
When MASH first aired on CBS what was the previous show that had that time slot?
Potter over Blake, Blake was just another goof, Potter added a missing piece of regular Army to the show.
I love Mash and each character has their own mark on the show and the parts were written so well the transitions when 1 left and a new one was introduced was nearly seamless. Of all those characters probably the best acting job of them all was Larry Linville as Frank Burns I think.
As I said earlier "Frank Burns was one of the greatest comedic props ever."
He played that part so well.
Nope
The Beverly Hillbillies
The reason I like this bit of trivia is MASH and TBH are viewed as two different eras. Yet TBH ended and CBS filled the empty slot with the new show MASH
Sometimes it's good when a plan doesn't come together. (Embrace the 4077th Gunner.)
wait, what? I thought I’d seen every episode, but don’t ever recall seeing/hearing this...
Yeah, it's this episode: https://mash.fandom.com/wiki/End_Run_(TV_series_episode)
AIRBHG strikes again
There was an episode where Billy, a former U of I, tailback was wounded and lost a leg. Radar said something to the effect he knew all about him.
I always liked Radar the most but I thought the move to make him more innocent and naive was a bad move.
In the movie and the earliest episodes, Radar drinks, smokes, etc. He's a scamp.
Most underrated character in television history.......Col. Flagg.
I loved Henry Blake. He would have been a perfect character for the movie, as Richard Hooker was wont to display the US military in all its dysfunctional glory. (And yeah, he was a doofus in the movie, too.)
Favorite Henry Blake line (from the TV show): He, Hawkeye, and Trapper are about to raise a glass in his office, and Henry offers a toast - "Here's looking up your old..... address."
I've used that dozens of times. Never fails to get a laugh.
Favorite Henry Blake line (from the TV show): He, Hawkeye, and Trapper are about to raise a glass in his office, and Henry offers a toast - "Here's looking up your old..... address."
I've used that dozens of times. Never fails to get a laugh.
Looking back at MASH now I'm amazed by all the cameo appearances or small parts played by actors that eventually became more memorable for their work later in their careers.
Ned Beatty
Blythe Danner
Brian Dennehy
Andrew Dice Clay
Ron Howard
Shelby Long
Leslie Nielsen
John Ritter
Patrick Swayze
Jeffrey Tambor
Joan Van Ark
George Wendt
Bruno Kirby
Ed Begley
Joe Pantoliano
Rita Wilson
Mike Henry
Ned Beatty
Blythe Danner
Brian Dennehy
Andrew Dice Clay
Ron Howard
Shelby Long
Leslie Nielsen
John Ritter
Patrick Swayze
Jeffrey Tambor
Joan Van Ark
George Wendt
Bruno Kirby
Ed Begley
Joe Pantoliano
Rita Wilson
Mike Henry
