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− | '''''M*A*S*H''''' is an American medical comedy/drama media franchise. It depicts a group of characters who serve at a {{ | + | '''''M*A*S*H''''' is an American medical comedy/drama media franchise. It depicts a group of characters who serve at a {{W2|mobile army surgical hospital|US}} (the 4077th M*A*S*H) during the {{w|Korean War}} and is best known for the {{w|M*A*S*H (TV series)|TV series}} which was on the air for eleven seasons, from 1972 to 1983. |
− | The ''M*A*S*H'' franchise began with the 1968 novel ''{{w|MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors}}'' by {{ | + | The ''M*A*S*H'' franchise began with the 1968 novel ''{{w|MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors}}'' by {{W2|Richard Hooker|author}}. The novel was adapted into a {{W2|MASH|film|film}} in 1970. The film was a box office success, and the TV series followed in 1972. The franchise also gave rise to 14 additional novels, which appeared between 1972 and 1977, and two spin-off television series. ''{{w|AfterMASH}}'' was a continuation of ''M*A*S*H''. It was poorly received and lasted only two television seasons, from 1983 to 1985. Far more successful was ''{{w|Trapper John, M.D.}}'' which aired from 1979 to 1986 and was a spin-off from the 1970 film rather than the TV series. |
Over the course of its original broadcast run, the ''M*A*S*H'' TV series won numerous awards and, after its first season, enjoyed consistently high ratings. The series finale, "{{w|Goodbye, Farewell and Amen}}", set a number of viewership and ratings records. Some of those records still stand thirty-plus years later, including being the most-watched series finale in American television history. | Over the course of its original broadcast run, the ''M*A*S*H'' TV series won numerous awards and, after its first season, enjoyed consistently high ratings. The series finale, "{{w|Goodbye, Farewell and Amen}}", set a number of viewership and ratings records. Some of those records still stand thirty-plus years later, including being the most-watched series finale in American television history. | ||
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− | {{TB|[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] get lost in the woods near | + | {{TB|[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] get lost in the woods near {{ap|Kamp Krusty|location}}, and it's later revealed that they were quite near the camp the whole time. The story is reminiscent of the ''M*A*S*H'' television episode "{{w|M*A*S*H (season 7)|They Call the Wind Korea}}", where {{w|List of M*A*S*H characters|Winchester}} and [[Max Klinger|Klinger]] get lost in a windstorm and endure a night stopped on the road, only to discover the next morning that they were only two hundred yards from camp.}} |
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{{TB|Guest-starred in the episode "Second Sight" on ''Trapper John, M.D.''}} | {{TB|Guest-starred in the episode "Second Sight" on ''Trapper John, M.D.''}} | ||
− | {{TB|Reprised his role as {{w|KITT}} from ''{{ | + | {{TB|Reprised his role as {{w|KITT}} from ''{{W2|Knight Rider|1982 TV series}}'' in the [[Season 10]] episode "[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]]" and the [[Season 15]] episode "[[Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]".}} |
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− | {{TB|In "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", played one of the {{w|Prisoner of war|POW}} Chinese musicians whom {{w|List of M*A*S*H characters|Major Winchester}} taught to play {{w|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart}}'s {{ | + | {{TB|In "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", played one of the {{w|Prisoner of war|POW}} Chinese musicians whom {{w|List of M*A*S*H characters|Major Winchester}} taught to play {{w|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart}}'s {{W2|Clarinet Quintet|Mozart}}.}} |
{{TB|Voiced a [[Hong Kong doctor]] in the [[Season 7]] episode "[[Bart on the Road]]".}} | {{TB|Voiced a [[Hong Kong doctor]] in the [[Season 7]] episode "[[Bart on the Road]]".}} | ||
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{{TB|Played Colonel {{w|List of M*A*S*H characters|Sherman Potter}} in the ''M*A*S*H'' TV series and in ''AfterMASH''. Before the Potter role began, Morgan had a guest appearance on ''M*A*S*H'' as the eccentric General Steele in the episode "{{w|M*A*S*H (season 3)|The General Flipped at Dawn}}".}} | {{TB|Played Colonel {{w|List of M*A*S*H characters|Sherman Potter}} in the ''M*A*S*H'' TV series and in ''AfterMASH''. Before the Potter role began, Morgan had a guest appearance on ''M*A*S*H'' as the eccentric General Steele in the episode "{{w|M*A*S*H (season 3)|The General Flipped at Dawn}}".}} | ||
− | {{TB|Reprised the role of his ''{{ | + | {{TB|Reprised the role of his ''{{W2|Dragnet|franchise}}'' character [[Bill Gannon]] in the [[Season 7]] episode "[[Mother Simpson]]".}} |
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{{TB|Guest-starred in the ''Trapper John, M.D.'' episode "What a Difference a Day Makes".}} | {{TB|Guest-starred in the ''Trapper John, M.D.'' episode "What a Difference a Day Makes".}} | ||
− | {{TB|Guest voice appearances as:<br>[[Akira Kurosawa]] in "[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]" ([[Season 2]])<br>[[Wink]] in "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]" ([[Season 10]])<br> | + | {{TB|Guest voice appearances as:<br>[[Akira Kurosawa]] in "[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]" ([[Season 2]])<br>[[Wink]] in "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]" ([[Season 10]])<br>{{ap|Waiter|A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love}} in "[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]" ([[Season 13]])<br>[[Sushi chef]] in "[[What Animated Women Want]]" ([[Season 24]])<br>{{ch|George Takei|Himself}} in "[[The Burns Cage]]" ([[Season 27]])<br>Interviewed in:<br>''[[The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends]]''<br>''[[The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem]]''<br>''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]''}} |
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{{TB|Co-writer (along with [[David Isaacs]]) of the [[Season 2]] episode "[[Dancin' Homer]]" and the [[Season 3]] episode "[[Saturdays of Thunder]]". Also provided the voice of [[Dan Hoard]] in "Dancin' Homer".}} | {{TB|Co-writer (along with [[David Isaacs]]) of the [[Season 2]] episode "[[Dancin' Homer]]" and the [[Season 3]] episode "[[Saturdays of Thunder]]". Also provided the voice of [[Dan Hoard]] in "Dancin' Homer".}} | ||
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{{TB|Composed music for seven episodes of ''AfterMASH''.}} | {{TB|Composed music for seven episodes of ''AfterMASH''.}} | ||
{{TB|Scored the music for the [[Season 2]] episode "[[Simpson and Delilah]]".}} | {{TB|Scored the music for the [[Season 2]] episode "[[Simpson and Delilah]]".}} |
Revision as of 19:47, December 11, 2020
M*A*S*H is an American medical comedy/drama media franchise. It depicts a group of characters who serve at a mobile army surgical hospital (the 4077th M*A*S*H) during the Korean War and is best known for the TV series which was on the air for eleven seasons, from 1972 to 1983.
The M*A*S*H franchise began with the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. The novel was adapted into a film in 1970. The film was a box office success, and the TV series followed in 1972. The franchise also gave rise to 14 additional novels, which appeared between 1972 and 1977, and two spin-off television series. AfterMASH was a continuation of M*A*S*H. It was poorly received and lasted only two television seasons, from 1983 to 1985. Far more successful was Trapper John, M.D. which aired from 1979 to 1986 and was a spin-off from the 1970 film rather than the TV series.
Over the course of its original broadcast run, the M*A*S*H TV series won numerous awards and, after its first season, enjoyed consistently high ratings. The series finale, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", set a number of viewership and ratings records. Some of those records still stand thirty-plus years later, including being the most-watched series finale in American television history.
M*A*S*H is also notable for using its Korean War setting as an allegory for speaking out about the Vietnam War, which was still in progress when the movie appeared and during the early seasons of the TV series. Also, the TV series had a large number of not-quite-famous guest stars, some of whom later appeared on The Simpsons in guest roles.
M*A*S*H has been referred to several times in The Simpsons media.
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