Things MASH Producers Hid from Fans 

Mash is part of the lived experience of many of us. Hearing an Al narration that mispronounces so many iconic names is insulting.

Well te one thing they did hide was the opening photo. That's Sally Kellerman who played Hot Lips Houlihan in the MOVIE, not Loretta Swit,

MASH is an iconic TV masterpiece of a show

The blend of comedy and drama, coupled with the talented cast, made it a timeless classic.

The final episode will always be remembered as having the highest viewer numbers of any single TV show ever and will never be beaten.

From Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes, Mission Impossible, It Takes a Thief to MASH... I came of age.

You missed other cast members that were ex-military. Wayne Rogers (Trapper) was in the Navy (Ensign/Navigator) and served during Korean War, McLean Stevenson also served in the Navy post WWII, and was a hospital corpsman.

I believe it is an excellent modern version of Greek Comedy & Tragedy. It is iconic, classic, human. The characters spoke when real life denied rral people their deeper feelings and insights. I laughed and wept. The stories never grew old. I’ve watched the entire series 3 times and always learned something new.

To this day MASH is great, I now own the whole series and am re-watching it and enjoying it all over again.

Why are clips of Cheers and Hogan’s Heros popping up in this video???

The thumbnail for this clip is deceiving. The hotlips shower scene is Sally Kellerman from the Movie, but Trapper John in the Window is Mike Rodgers from the TV show. Just sayin'

I remember being able to turn the TV and being able to watch MASH on some channel at any hour.

What's up with the Cheers and Hogan's Hero images at 18:32, 18:42, 18:44, 18:57 and 19.02? There's no link between the narration and those images. Even if we are supposed to see some type of anti-Vietnam message in Hogan's Heroes, which I don't think many really would; the same can't be said about Cheers which was filmed 6-7 years after the Vietnam War.

I remember watching this when i was babysitting as a teen back in the 70s. Always hated the end because tv was garbage after that, The theme tune never dies Love everything about it

So...let me get this straigh, the bear was in the Smithsonian, then put up for auction in 2005 selling for 14k AND was lost for 30 years eventually being bought buy Gary from someone who bought it at auction in 2005 for 11500...got it!

I enjoyed the show when it was shown over here in the UK. Needless to say it has been repeated ever since and is still on even now. It made me laugh and at times cry. I found your revealing comments very interestin Thanks for showing.

I remember being stationed in Korea in the 1980's and due to a four month runway shutdown, living in a tent next to a runway and watching Mash reruns. Most people born after 1980, have probably never read the book, seen the movie or TV series and many probably did not know about the Korean war and would have difficulty finding Korea on a map. "Korea" is just a place where crappy cars, washing machines and TEE VEE sets come from.

The book, movie, and series were instrumental in my decision to become a medic when I joined the Army. I eventually served in a MASH unit during Desert Storm, and later as a nurse during several deployments with a CSH, and FST during the GWOT. I watched the final episode in the Hacienda at Ft. Sam Houston just as I graduated from AIT. When I retired in 2010 Army bands still played Suicide Is Painless quite often during ceremonies involving medical units.

The biggest thing I remember is on the MASH TV show the "Suicide is Painless" theme song was never sung, just the musical score from the movie.

You know, I had forgotten that small, small part of my growing up, what it meant, and how it impacted all of us. MASH was something special, and should be remembered as one of the greatest of all TV shows ever (IMO). Guess I need to hand the baton onto my kids. Not sure where I can see the re-runs, but now it's on my radar again.

Clips from Cheers and Hogan's Heroes? Seriously?? And no real secrets revealed here. Just more clickbait.

❤❤mash miss it !!!

I often wonder about the Teddy Bear idea for the show. In 1967 when I enlisted my girlfriend gave me one to take with me. He is now retired like me and I can see him as I type this. Whenever I packed my duffle bag to move on he was last item to go in and first out. He was written about in the Stateside, European and Vietnam 'Army Times' papers and several American and international papers. He has seven parachute jumps, combat and flight time. He Retired as a Sargent Major out ranking me. I have numerous funny stories and some not so funny I could tell. He's well worn as you can imagine. The 82d Airborne Division Museum wanted him but I couldn't part with him. So I wonder if that is where the fuzzy character came from.

I love that Ms Piggy on the Muppets was inspired by Hot Lips Houlihan. Sally Kellerman even appeared on the Muppet show.

50 years ago and the tv show never gets old. even the people, you would expect to meet them at a studio some place and they should look the same as they did

Gary Borghoff (Radar) was a key character, and used wonderfully, its too bad Gary felt short changed and pushed for more air time.

This show helped me her through my time in the military. I’d go home and watch it and I just let off the pressure from the day. I love the cast and characters. It was good memories, there’ll never be another like it. One of my favorites was when Hawkeye fell for that Asian woman who sold the car for the ox. I was happy and sad at the same time for him because I knew they’d never see each other again. Like I said good memories.

What is probably not known by the vast TV audience of M.A.S.H. is that Hooker wrote 2 more books that portrays Hawkeye's life after Korea. He also collaberated with an American author, William E Butterworth in 9 more novels of the travels of the crew to various destinations in Europe and America. Lots more fun on offer.😂😂😂

my single favorite line might be from hot lips "You're ruining this war … for everyone!" if you were also a fan of "Cheers", in an episode of MASH, george wendt played a marine with a billiard ball stuck in his mouth. also Squire Friddel, the "Toyotathon" guy, played a patient in another episode.

Since MASH portrayed the early 1950's I was always a little irked that the women's hair didn't represent that era. I found it incongruous, seeing current hairstyles on women playing people from the fifties. Am I the only one? By the way, I loved MASH.

The lack of authentic early fifties’ hairstyles irks me. ‘Soldiers’ with really thick, or lengthy hair, as well as, black actors with Afros, just spoiled the authenticity.

2:30 yep I remember watching that episode with the laugh track as a kid in England, and it was horrendous. [the following week I didn’t tune in] It bore the question in everyone’s minds “do the Americans need to be told when something is funny and when to laugh ?”

I went to the Drive In , in 1970 and watched " MASH " with my high school friends .

And the teddy bear tattoo 😂

Gary Burghoff really played the drums in an episode of Mash. Prior to Mash he was a drummer with Linda Carter's (aka Wonder Woman) band.

I saw the movie first. It was great! But the TV series just didn't cut it for me. I rarely watched it. The "laugh track" was an abomination. I just wonder how many others felt this way.

The very best of all

Why did you insert clips from Cheers and Hogan's Heroes? Weird.

I recognized the narrators voice from Modern Marvels.

would have liked more info on Radar. Nothling mentioned about the priest nor Winston nor Sydney.

Thank you... this is a truly honest and informative post... You should be proud of this...

I love mash just one problem I have is the time setup

Did you know that the M*A*S*H units have been disbanded.

My Dad was a Korean War vet. He didn't like MASH. He felt it cheapened/made fun of the experience of Korean War vets.

If NK could see what life is like 70 years later, the war would have lasted 1 hour.

'did you know it's a book' seriously? you think that's a secret?

I watched Mash for 2 years straight. Then i did not watch for 2 years because i was suffering from terrible depression. When i came out of my depression i watched Mash and was happy again.

Very little of this was a surprise. One thing it left out was that the author didnt lile the series bc it was anti war and anti military. The author was more like Frank Burns than Hawkeye, he was gung ho to be serving there, was pro the war as fighting the communists,etc. one other thing I read was the character of Kilnger was inspired by either the author or another officer who dressed as a woman at a camp halllween party, but unlike klinger apparently they were really convincing ( I hear another story thar the person got hit on by several officers, male and female).

Don't know where you got you information. However, a lot was wrong, misleading or only partially accurate. Klinger was not a regular permanent character until season 4. Prior to that he played on here and there and usually for a short part of the script. Usually for laughs.

At 18:32, why was there two seconds of Cheers?

Why are scenes from Cheers spliced into the video for no apparent reason?

I have been watching Mash and in the last season and every season and every episode except for a couple, there was a laugh track. If they had ever stopped it it would have not been in the rest of the seasons

Sadly there is some very sloppy editing in this video. Nothing in it is a surprise to anyone who is a real fan of the show.

Before M*A*S*H Alan Alda appeared as a guest star on another military sitcom, YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH starring Phil Silvers as US Army Sgt. Ernie Bilko.

The show lasted longer than the war.

Anyone that's done any real time in the military would understand jockeying for way to get home early. There's nothing unpatriotic or unamerican about it. While it is an honor to serve, there's still no place like home. Spending extended amounts of time away can wear even the best of us down.

Gunnery officers don't enlist.

Well past the halfway mark, and nothing about things producer hid from us. Gave up.

So... why are there scenes from "Cheers" mixed in with the M.A.S.H. scenes? Major faux pas!!

One obvious difference between the original M*A*S*H film and TV show (the focus of this YT) is the absence of the theme song lyrics: "Su!c!de !s pa!nless, !t br!ngs on many changes and u can take or leave !t as you please." They have helped many of us survive since then.

klinger in dresses had long since ran its course so i am glad they ended it.

I figured that out.

But it only ran (generally) once per week for 11 years, which comes to less than two years if you're counting days.

The movie was made in 1969 not 1970. I saw the movie in vietnam in 1969. In 1970 it was copyrighted. Not what the narrator stated.

Where were the required name tags on their uniforms?

Anyone who doesn't know these things is asking, "What's Mash?"

It would seem the written script is out of sync with the video and was not proofread for a logical sequence of events either.

Read the book, seen the movie, still like the TV show, and your point ❓. 🇺🇲M.A.S.H🇺🇲

For me Mash was over after Henry left.

No surprises here. Just a collection of things I've heard for years. Mostly an Alan Alda promo piece.

One reason Wayne Rogers felt Trapper was 2nd fiddle is probably 'cause he knew TRAPPER was the best surgeon in the camp, and TRAPPER was supposed to be Chief Surgeon. We learn all of this in the movie. Alan Alda's ego took over both traits for Hawkeye, of course.rfffdd The first sequel novel to "MASH" is "MASH Goes to Maine", which is a hoot. There are a few sequels after that one, but they all suck.

You must not have served in the military, it’s just a spuf of military life and how redundant some things are in the military.

Dude could have told the story and wrapped it up in 3 minutes.

I thought that the show was about a Roman Army M.A.S.H. unit. 11:14)We are looking at an ERROR right here. A few things from before Viet Nam. The first thing Enlisted Men (EM) did after getting transfer orders was to to remove the stripes.This applied all the way up to the most senior EM.The unit's Officer Commanding (OC) would appoint someone else to the rank.There was no Private 2nd Class. Ranks from Private 1st Class up to the 1st Sergeant were all ONE pay grade lower. A 1st Sgt had 2 rockers under the diamond and 3 rafters. Master Sgts E-8) were appointed by the battalion OC and they worked at battalion. 11:18)Stevenson and Alda knew that Blake would not leave alive. Stevenson and the movie Col. Blake died within 48 hours of each other. 18:40) He could be talking about the Points System. Blake got his "points".

I cannot watch shows with a laugh track or live audience.

clickbait but somewhat interesting

liked the movie, hated the TV series....

Couldn't stand Hawkeye after a while when Alan Alda started getting all sanctimonious. I liked it when it was an ensemble more than when he was trying to play all the instruments at once saying "Look at me. Look at me."

I luv ❤M*A*S*H!

Very interesting but the running order is a complete miss mash

History has proven that the Korean War was nessasarry. The North Korean people have and continue to suffer under the North Korean dictatorship . They are subjected to horrible suffering and demeaning living conditions . Selden having enough food to eat . A nighttime satellite photograph of the peninsula dramatically shows the contrast between starving north and prosperous South.

Great show. Then they decided to change society with moral lessons. Felt like going to church instead of entertainment.

How about a real announcer!

i despise these artificial voices . it ruins any of these channels . cheap and undermining real people . plus they can never speak properly. ffs whats one and 500 dollars .. thumbs downs fail

i always hated any laugh track on television shows. They are horrible and stupid.

Hate when they can't even pronounce the names correctly, screw this

The show was anti-war and anti-military. It began in '72 even as the Vietnam war was winding down. Every officer,save the MASH staff, was portrayed in a negative light, racist, glory hound, inept, etc.

What's wrong with you?? You can't even pronounce Alan Alda's name!

The first 5 seasons were incredibly racist and sexist! "Spear Chucker" (the African American surgeon that they quickly phased out of existence) and Hawkeye trying to bed anything that moved... I was really disappointed when I revisited the series a few years back. The early 1970s were so archaic and primitive (I lived in that time). But I thought we were making strides...I discovered we weren't (and still aren't). Golden Rewind didn't help either. Loretta Swit wasn't even mentioned in this presentation until 19:45 in this video.

Major Gen????

the character Hawkeye and his compatriots were all classic bullies just like the USA bullies the rest of humanity

Did you take a good look at that picture? You got the original 'Hot Lips' Sally Kellermen from the 1970 movie in the shower. And you have the TV Trapper John played by Wayne Rogers all in the same photo. Hmm? Photo - Shopped? But Why??? Studio Shit Indeed To Get You To Hook Into This Video....⛑️