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[[File:MASH TV Cast 1972.jpg|right|thumb|300px|alt=A black-and-white photograph of three men and one woman on a bright day all looking at the viewer and wearing dark, collared jackets|[[Alan Alda]] (left), [[Wayne Rogers]] (right), [[McLean Stevenson]] (in back) and [[Loretta Swit]] (in front) from the first season of ''M*A*S*H'']]
''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' is an American television series developed by [[Larry Gelbart]] and adapted from the 1970 feature film ''[[MASH (film)|MASH]]'' (which was itself based on the 1968 novel ''[[MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors]]'' by [[Richard Hooker (author)|Richard Hooker]]).<ref>{{harvnb|Kalter|1984|pp=25–26}}</ref> It follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th MASH ([[Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]]) in [[Uijeongbu]], [[South Korea]], during the [[Korean War]].<ref name="prod">{{harvnb|Kalter|1984|pp=26–27}}</ref> The episodes were produced by [[20th Century Fox Television]] for the [[CBS]] network and aired from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983.<ref name="prod" /> The series, which covered a three-year military conflict, spanned 251 episodes, including the 2.5 hour finale over 11 seasons.<ref>{{harvnb|Kalter|1984|pp=236–237}}</ref>

The regular cast originally consisted of [[Alan Alda]] as [[Hawkeye Pierce|Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce]] and [[Wayne Rogers]] as [[Trapper John McIntyre|Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre]], two surgeons; [[McLean Stevenson]] as [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Henry Blake|Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake]], a surgeon and the base commander; [[Loretta Swit]] as [[Margaret Houlihan|Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan]], the head nurse; [[Larry Linville]] as [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Frank Burns|Major Frank Burns]], another surgeon; and [[Gary Burghoff]] as [[Radar O'Reilly|Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly]], the company clerk. Recurring characters in the first season consisted of [[John Orchard]] as [[List of recurring characters in M*A*S*H#Capt. Ugly John Black|Captain "Capt. Ugly John Black" Black]], [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timothy Brown]] as [[List of recurring characters in M*A*S*H#Capt. Spearchucker Jones|Captain "Spearchucker" Jones]], [[William Christopher]] as [[Father Mulcahy|First Lieutenant 'Father' John Patrick Mulcahy]], the company chaplain (played by George Morgan in the pilot), and [[Jamie Farr]] as [[Maxwell Klinger|Corporal Maxwell Klinger]].<ref name="cast">{{harvnb|Reiss|1980|pp=16–109}}</ref>

Several changes were made in the cast line up during the 11-year run. Ugly John and Spearchucker were dropped after the first season, while Klinger and Father Mulcahy were retained and became permanent cast members in, respectively, the fourth and fifth seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allmovie.com/work/mash-season-04-281542 |title=M*A*S*H – Season 4 |first=Hal |last=Erikson |work=AllMovie |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=June 3, 2010 |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918233105/http://www.allmovie.com/work/mash-season-04-281542 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://allmovie.com/work/mash-season-05-281543 |title=M*A*S*H – Season 5 |first=Hal |last=Erikson |work=AllMovie |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=June 3, 2010 |archive-date=May 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514132912/http://www.allmovie.com/work/mash-season-05-281543 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rogers and Stevenson left the series at the end of the third season and were replaced in the fourth by, respectively, [[Mike Farrell]] as [[B. J. Hunnicutt|Captain B. J. Hunnicutt]] and [[Harry Morgan]] as [[Sherman T. Potter|Colonel Sherman Potter]].<ref name="cast" /> Linville left the series at the end of the fifth season and was replaced in the sixth by [[David Ogden Stiers]] as [[Charles Emerson Winchester III|Major Charles Emerson Winchester III]].<ref name="cast" /> Burghoff left the series during the eighth season.<ref name="cast" /> Two recurring characters—[[Allan Arbus]] as [[List of recurring characters in M*A*S*H#Sidney Freeman|Major Sidney Freedman]], a psychiatrist (called Milton Freedman in his first appearance) and [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]] as [[List of recurring characters in M*A*S*H#Colonel Sam Flagg|Colonel Sam Flagg]] (a Lieutenant Colonel, before the fourth season), CIA—were introduced in the second season.

Although not an immediate success, the popularity of ''M*A*S*H'' increased in its second season, when it ranked among the ten most-popular programs on [[prime time]] American television. Except for the fourth season, where it dropped to number 15, the series stayed in the top 10 for the remainder of its run. The final episode, "[[Goodbye, Farewell and Amen]]", became the most-watched show in American television history with 106 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-09-la-et-bowlratings9-2010feb09-story.html |title=Super Bowl XLIV game a ratings winner |first=Joe |last=Flint |date=February 9, 2010 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 13, 2010 |archive-date=April 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426054542/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/09/entertainment/la-et-bowlratings9-2010feb09 |url-status=live }}</ref> During its 11-year run ''M*A*S*H'' received 14 [[Emmy Award]]s.<ref>{{harvnb|Kalter|1984|pp=238–39}}</ref> The series continues to air in syndication, while the entire run has been released on DVD.

==Series overview==
<onlyinclude>{{Series overview
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{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|+ Cast
! rowspan="2" width="30%"|Character !! rowspan="2" width="20%"|Played by !! colspan="11"|Season
|- align="center"
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11
|- align="center"
| Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce || [[Alan Alda]] || colspan="11"{{cMain|Main}}
|- align="center"
| Capt. "Trapper John" McIntyre || [[Wayne Rogers]] || colspan="3"{{cMain|Main}} || colspan="8"{{n/a|}}
|- align="center"
| Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt || [[Mike Farrell]] || colspan="3"{{n/a|}} || colspan="8"{{cMain|Main}}
|- align="center"
| Lt. Col. Henry Blake || [[McLean Stevenson]] || colspan="3"{{cMain|Main}} || colspan="8"{{n/a|}}
|- align="center"
| Col. Sherman T. Potter || [[Harry Morgan]]<sup>{{var|[note a]}}</sup> || colspan="3"{{n/a|}} || colspan="8"{{cMain|Main}}
|- align="center"
| Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan || [[Loretta Swit]] || colspan="11"{{cMain|Main}}
|- align="center"
| Maj. Frank Burns || [[Larry Linville]] || colspan="5"{{cMain|Main}} || colspan="6"{{n/a|}}
|- align="center"
| Maj. Charles Winchester || [[David Ogden Stiers]] || colspan="5"{{n/a|}} || colspan="6"{{cMain|Main}}
|- align="center"
| Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly || [[Gary Burghoff]] || colspan="8"{{cMain|Main}} || colspan="3"{{n/a|}}
|- align="center"
| Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger || [[Jamie Farr]] || colspan="4"{{cRecurring|Recurring}} || colspan="7"{{cMain|Main}}
|- align="center"
| Father Francis Mulcahy || [[William Christopher]]<sup>{{var|[note b]}}</sup>  || colspan="5"{{cRecurring|Recurring}} || colspan="6"{{cMain|Main}}
|- align="center"
| Major Sidney Freedman<sup>{{var|[note c]}}</sup> || [[Allan Arbus]]  || {{n/a|}} || colspan="10"{{cRecurring|Recurring}}
|- align="center"
| Colonel Sam Flagg<sup>{{var|[note d]}}</sup> || [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]] || {{n/a|}} || colspan="10"{{cRecurring|Recurring}}
|- align="center"
| Captain "Ugly John" Black || [[John Orchard]] || {{cRecurring|Rec.}} || colspan="10"{{n/a|}}
|- align="center"
| Captain "Spearchucker" Jones || [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timothy Brown]] || {{cRecurring|Rec.}} || colspan="10"{{n/a|}}
|- style="border-top: 3px solid silver;"
| colspan="13"|'''Notes'''
* a. Harry Morgan was a guest star in the third season in a different role
* b. George Morgan played Father Mulcahy in the series' first episode
* c. Called Milton Freeman in his first appearance
* d. Presented as a Lieutenant Colonel in the second and third seasons
|}

==Episodes==
* All episodes are listed in order of air date.
* ''No. in Series'' refers to that episode's number within the overall series.
* ''No. in Season'' refers to the order in which the episode aired within that particular season.
* Production codes are taken from the ''M*A*S*H'' episode database.<ref name="database">{{cite web |url=http://www.bestcareanywhere.net/episodes.htm |title=Best Care Anywhere |first=David |last=Long |year=2010 |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-date=March 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301030404/http://www.bestcareanywhere.net/episodes.htm |url-status=live }} (Note: Database in Microsoft Access form needs to be downloaded)</ref>

===Season 1 (1972–73)===
* Captain [[Spearchucker Jones]] and Captain [[Ugly John]] are introduced as supporting characters; both are dropped during the season's run.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allmovie.com/work/mash-season-01-281539 |title=M*A*S*H Season 1 |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |year=2010 |work=AllMovie |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=May 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514134251/http://www.allmovie.com/work/mash-season-01-281539 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{main|M*A*S*H season 1}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 1)}}

===Season 2 (1973–74)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 2}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 2)}}

===Season 3 (1974–75)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 3}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 3)}}

===Season 4 (1975–76)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 4}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 4)}}

===Season 5 (1976–77)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 5}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 5)}}

===Season 6 (1977–78)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 6}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 6)}}

===Season 7 (1978–79)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 7}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 7)}}

===Season 8 (1979–80)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 8}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 8)}}

===Season 9 (1980–81)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 9}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 9)}}

===Season 10 (1981–82)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 10}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 10)}}

===Season 11 (1982–83)===
{{main|M*A*S*H season 11}}
{{:M*A*S*H (season 11)}}

== See also ==
* [[List of most-watched television broadcasts]]

==References==
;Books

* {{cite book |last= Kalter |first= Suzy |title= The Complete Book of M*A*S*H |publisher= [[Harry N. Abrams, Inc.|Harry N. Abrams, Inc]] |year= 1984 |isbn= 0-8109-1319-4 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/completebookofma00gers }}
* {{cite book |last= Reiss |first= David S. |title=M*A*S*H: the exclusive inside story of TV's most popular show |publisher= [[Bobbs-Merrill Company|Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc]] |year= 1980 |isbn= 0-672-52656-5 }}

;Web site

* {{cite web |url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/mash/guide/ |title=M*A*S*H FAQ: Episode Guide |first=Doug |last=Krause |year=2009 |publisher=Advameg, Inc |access-date=June 4, 2010 |archive-date=May 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521001226/http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/mash/guide/ |url-status=live }}

;Footnotes
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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100523092733/http://www.tv.com/mash/show/119/episode.html ''M*A*S*H'' episode list from ''TV Tome'']

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