When M*A*S*H debuted in 1972, what did critics think of the series pilot episode and its time slot on CBS? In this week’s Headlines post, I look at reviews of the M*A*S*H pilot from September 1972!
In season four, M*A*S*H got a new commanding officer: Col. Sherman Potter. In this week’s post, see a script for the episode “Change of Command” and learn more about the introduction of the character!
Happy birthday, Gene Reynolds (1923 - 2020), M*A*S*H’s co-creator, executive producer, director, and writer. He was an actor before he worked behind the camera, so Reynolds was truly a man of many talents.
We see the use of propaganda leaflets twice in M*A*S*H, and in this week’s post, see two original propaganda leaflets created by the United States during the Korean War!
Throughout 2025, I am rewatching M*A*S*H with a goal of watching one season per month. In this bonus post, read my wrap-up of M*A*S*H season three. While I struggled to summarize the season, it changed M*A*S*H, and television, forever!
There are not many licensed M*A*S*H products featuring the early cast (Trapper, Henry, Frank, and Radar). In this week’s post, see a Transogram board game that was released in 1975 and features the early cast!
50 years ago today, CBS aired “Abyssinia, Henry,” the season three finale of M*A*S*H. The decisions made in the episode changed television and divided M*A*S*H fans as they said goodbye to two characters.
Meet Captain Ray Poss. You may not know his name, but you’ve seen him in M*A*S*H flying the Bell helicopters that he owned, and he appeared as “Dangerous Dan” but was never credited. In this week’s post, learn more about Poss’s memoir in which he reflects on 60+ years as a pilot!
In the final episode of season five of M*A*S*H, Margaret married Lt. Col. Donald Penobscott. In this week’s post, see a set of press photos previewing the episode “Margaret’s Marriage!”
Last month I posted about the M*A*S*H models made by Revell, and thanks to commenters, I learned that there is a third model in the series! See the updated post to learn more about ALL THREE model kits!
The groundbreaking M*A*S*H episode “Abyssinia, Henry” first aired on CBS 50 years ago this month. It was advertised as the final episode for one beloved character, but it ended up being the final episode for two. See a script and learn more about the episode in this week’s post!
On this day, 42 years ago, the M*A*S*H finale “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” aired on CBS. The two and half hour episode achieved a rating of 60.3 and was watched by 105,970,000 in the U.S.
Throughout 2025, I am rewatching M*A*S*H with a goal of watching one season per month. In this bonus post at the of February, read my wrap-up of M*A*S*H Season two, my favorite season of the series!
In this week’s post, learn about M*A*S*H themed alcohol products that were sold in the 1980s, including M*A*S*H beer and liquor produced by the “Hawkeye Distilled Products Company” that came in I.V. bottles!
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