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| title           = M*A*S*H
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| creator         = [[Richard Hooker (author)|Richard Hooker]]
| origin          = ''[[MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors]]'' (1968)
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'''''M*A*S*H''''' (an acronym for '''Mobile Army Surgical Hospital''') is an American [[media franchise]] consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of [[Richard Hooker (author)|Richard Hooker]].

The franchise depicts a group of fictional characters who served at the fictional "4077th [[Mobile army surgical hospital (US)|Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]] (M*A*S*H)" during the [[Korean War]], loosely based on the historic 8055th MASH unit. [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Hawkeye Pierce|Hawkeye Pierce]] is featured as the main character, played by [[Donald Sutherland]] in the 1970 film ''[[M*A*S*H (film)|M*A*S*H]]'' and by [[Alan Alda]] on the television series also titled ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''. Later [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s involve characters who appeared in the series, but were set after the end of the war. Almost all versions of the series fit into the genre of [[black comedy]] or [[dramedy]]; the lead characters were [[physician|doctors]], [[nurses]] and [[patients]], and the practice of medicine was at the center of events. However, to relieve the pressures of duty in a [[field hospital]] close to the front and the attendant horrors of war, the staff engage in humorous hijinks, frivolity, and petty rivalries off-duty.

The franchise effectively ended with the conclusion of ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' in September 1986. A large fanbase for the series continues to exist; the show has never been out of syndication worldwide, and 20th Century Fox has had notable success selling the film and seasons of the TV series on [[DVD]].

==Novels==
{{main|List of M*A*S*H novels}}
[[Richard Hooker (author)|Richard Hooker]] wrote ''[[MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors]]'' (1968) based on his experiences as a surgeon at the 8055th MASH in South Korea. He published several [[M*A*S*H (novels)|other novels]] based on that group. A total of 15 M*A*S*H novels were published between 1968 and 1977, some co-authored by [[William E. Butterworth]].

==Film==
{{main|M*A*S*H (film)}}
''[[M*A*S*H (film)|M*A*S*H]]'' is a 1970 feature film adaptation of the original novel. The film was directed by [[Robert Altman]] and starred [[Donald Sutherland]] as [[Hawkeye Pierce]] and [[Elliott Gould]] as [[Trapper John McIntyre]]. Although the title had no punctuation onscreen, i.e. "MASH", in posters for the movie and in the trailer, it was rendered as ''M*A*S*H''.

==Television==
{{main|M*A*S*H (TV series)}}
''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', a TV adaptation of the film, ran from 1972 to 1983, more than three times as long as the war it chronicled. It starred [[Alan Alda]] as Hawkeye Pierce and [[Wayne Rogers]] as Trapper John McIntyre. After the third season, Rogers left the show and was replaced by [[Mike Farrell]] as [[B. J. Hunnicutt]]. That same year, [[Harry Morgan]] replaced [[McLean Stevenson]]. Morgan, a veteran character actor and former [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] contract player, portrayed [[Colonel Sherman T. Potter]]. This series is the most popular and best-known version of the franchise and was ranked #25 in ''[[TV Guide]]'''s "[[TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time]]". Its [[Goodbye, Farewell and Amen|final episode]] in 1983 was the most-watched in television history.<ref>{{cite web | title = Korean war | date = November 9, 2009 | url = http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war | publisher = History Channel | access-date = February 21, 2014}}</ref>

''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' featured the character of Trapper John McIntyre, played by [[Pernell Roberts]], twenty-eight years after the events of the ''M*A*S*H'' film and television series. It was the first spin-off to feature a character from the series in civilian life after the war. Legally, ''Trapper John, M.D.'' is a direct spin-off of the ''MASH'' film rather than the television series due to licensing issues. The pilot episode briefly shows a photograph of Rogers and Alda.

''[[AfterMASH]]'' was a successor to the original ''M*A*S*H'' television series, featuring [[Harry Morgan]], [[Jamie Farr]], and [[William Christopher]] after the war, as the same characters they played in the original television series. [[Gary Burghoff]] and [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]] also appeared as guests. The series was canceled after two seasons.

''[[W*A*L*T*E*R]]'' was the pilot for a television series that was not picked up. It would have featured Gary Burghoff reprising the role of [[Walter O'Reilly]]. The pilot was shown as a "CBS Special Presentation" on July 17, 1984.

==Plays==
In 1973, a play by Tim Kelly, based on the book, television show, and film, was published in both one-act and full versions.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Kelly | first1 = Tim | last2 = Hooker | first2 = Richard | title = M*A*S*H – 1-Act: A Novel about Three Army Doctors | date = 1973 | publisher = Dramatic Publishing | isbn = 978-0-87129-382-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Hooker | first1 = Richard | last2 = Kelly | first2 = Tim | title = M A S H | date = 1973 | publisher = Dramatic Publishing | isbn = 978-0-87129-428-9}}</ref> The play incorporates many of the characters but omits more of the dark comedy aspects. It is occasionally produced by [[community theater]] and high school theater companies.

==Elsewhere==
The cast from the ''M*A*S*H'' series appeared in advertising for [[IBM]] products, such as the [[PS/2]] line that introduced the [[PS/2 connector]] for keyboards and mice.

Fox developed a ''M*A*S*H'' video game that was released for the [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 8-bit computers]], and [[TI-99/4A]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/mash | title = M*A*S*H on MobyGames | work = [[MobyGames]] | access-date = February 26, 2016}}</ref> Players alternate between controlling a helicopter picking up wounded soldiers from the front and a surgeon removing shrapnel from a soldier, similar to ''[[Microsurgeon (video game)|Microsurgeon]]''. ''[[InfoWorld]]'' called ''M*A*S*H'' "the exception" among the TI 99/4A's generally poor game library.<ref name="mace19840507">{{cite news | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ti4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 | title = In Praise of Classics | work = InfoWorld | date=May 7, 1984 | access-date = February 6, 2015 | last = Mace | first = Scott | page = 56}}</ref>

==List of film and TV characters==
{{see also|List of M*A*S*H characters|List of M*A*S*H cast members}}
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{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" width="20%" |Character
! colspan="6" align="center" | '''''M*A*S*H'''''
|-
! align="center" width="16%" | [[M*A*S*H (film)|Film]]
! align="center" width="16%" | [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|TV series]]
! align="center" width="16%" | ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
! align="center" width="16%" | ''[[AfterMASH]]''
! align="center" width="16%" | ''[[W*A*L*T*E*R]]''
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:green;" |
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Radar O'Reilly|Walter (Radar) O'Reilly]]
| colspan="2"| [[Gary Burghoff]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | Mentioned only
| colspan="2"| [[Gary Burghoff]]
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Trapper John McIntyre|Trapper John McIntyre]]
| [[Elliott Gould]]
| [[Wayne Rogers]]
| [[Pernell Roberts]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Father John Mulcahy|Father John Mulcahy]]
| [[René Auberjonois]]
| [[William Christopher]]<br />(George Morgan in the pilot)
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[William Christopher]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! General Hammond
| colspan="2" | [[G. Wood]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Hawkeye Pierce|Hawkeye Pierce]]
| [[Donald Sutherland]]
| [[Alan Alda]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | Mentioned only
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Margaret Houlihan|Margaret Houlihan]]
| [[Sally Kellerman]]
| [[Loretta Swit]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Frank Burns|Frank Burns]]
| [[Robert Duvall]]
| [[Larry Linville]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | Mentioned only
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Henry Blake|Henry Blake]]
| [[Roger Bowen]]
| [[McLean Stevenson]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Capt. Spearchucker Jones|Spearchucker Jones]]
| [[Fred Williamson]]
| [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timothy Brown]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Ho-Jon|Ho-Jon]]
| [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Kim Atwood|Kim Atwood]]
| [[Patrick Adiarte]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Capt. Ugly John Black|Capt. Ugly John Black]]
| [[Carl Gottlieb]]
| [[John Orchard]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Lieutenant Dish|Lieutenant Dish]]
| [[Jo Ann Pflug]]
| [[Karen Philipp]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! 1st Lt. Kealani (Nurse Kellye) Nakahara
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| colspan="1"| [[Kellye Nakahara]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| (Voice only) [[Kellye Nakahara]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! Ginger Bayliss
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| colspan="1"| [[Odessa Cleveland]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Maxwell Klinger|Maxwell Klinger]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Jamie Farr]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Jamie Farr]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Sherman T. Potter|Sherman T. Potter]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Harry Morgan]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Harry Morgan]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Soon-Lee Klinger]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Rosalind Chao]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Rosalind Chao]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Colonel Sam Flagg|Colonel Sam Flagg]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Clete Roberts]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| Himself
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| Himself
|-
! Corporal Judson
| [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timothy Brown]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Duke Forrest|Duke Forrest]]
| [[Tom Skerritt]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Walter Koskiusko Waldowski|Walter 'Painless' Koskiusko Waldowski]]
| [[John Schuck]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! Wade Douglas Vollmer
| [[David Arkin]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Lt. Margie Cutler|Lt. Margie Cutler]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Marcia Strassman]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#B. J. Hunnicutt|B. J. Hunnicutt]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Mike Farrell]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Charles Emerson Winchester III, M.D.|Charles Emerson Winchester III, M.D.]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[David Ogden Stiers]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | Mentioned only
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo|Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[G. W. Bailey]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Major Sidney Freedman|Major Sidney Freedman]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Allan Arbus]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | Mentioned only
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Lt. Col. Donald Penobscott|Lt. Col. Donald Penobscott]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| Beeson Carroll / [[Mike Henry (American football)|Mike Henry]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Igor Straminsky|Igor Straminsky]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Jeff Maxwell]] / [[Peter Riegert]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale|Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale]]
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Johnny Haymer]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Stanley Riverside III]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Charles Siebert]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Justin 'Jackpot' Jackson]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Arnold Slocum]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Simon Scott (actor)|Simon Scott]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Melanie McIntyre]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Jessica Walter]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Ernestine Shoop]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Madge Sinclair]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|George 'Gonzo' Gates]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Gregory Harrison]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Christopher Norris (actress)|Christopher Norris]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|John J.T. McIntyre]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Timothy Busfield]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Clara 'Starch' Willoughby]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| Mary McCarty
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[Trapper John, M.D.|Libby Kegler]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Lorna Luft]]
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Sherman Potter|Mildred Potter]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | Mentioned only
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Barbara Townsend]] / [[Anne Pitoniak]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Alma Cox]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Brandis Kemp]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Michael D'Angelo]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| John Chappell
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Bob Scannell]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Patrick Cranshaw]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Bonnie Hornback]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Wendy Schaal]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Dr. Boyer]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[David Ackroyd]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Gene Pfeiffer]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Jay O. Sanders]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[AfterMASH|Wally Wainright]]
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Peter Michael Goetz]]
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
|-
! [[W*A*L*T*E*R|Wendell Micklejohn]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Ray Buktenica]]
|-
! [[W*A*L*T*E*R|Victoria]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Victoria Jackson]]
|-
! [[W*A*L*T*E*R|Sergeant Sowell]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | 
| [[Noble Willingham]]
|-
|}

==See also==

* "[[Suicide Is Painless]]"
* [[List of M*A*S*H characters|List of ''M*A*S*H'' characters]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=167580 ''M*A*S*H''  Location Historical Marker]

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