One of the most popular television series in the last 30 years. M*A*S*H documented life and death at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Korea during the Korean War in early 1950s. The show ran an unprecedented 11 seasons from 1972-1983 and won several Emmy awards.
Original cast (for Seasons 1-3) included: Alan Alda as Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, Wayne Rogers as "Trapper" John McIntyre, McLean Stevenson as Lt. Col. Henry Blake, Gary Burghoff as Corporal. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, Loretta Swit as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, Larry Linville as Major Frank Burns, William Christopher as Father Mulcahy, and Jamie Farr as Corporal Maxwell Klinger.
In 1975 (end of Season 3), McLean Stevenson and Wayne Rogers left the show (their characters written out) and were replaced by Mike Farrel who played B.J. Hunnicutt and Harry Morgan who played Col. Sherman Potter. Larry Linville left in 1977 (end of Season 5) and was replaced by David Ogden Stiers who played Charles Emerson Winchester III. Gary Burghoff left in 1979 during Season 7 but re-appeared for one last episode in Season 8 before being effectively written out.
In 1983 the series finale of M*A*S*H called "Goodbye, Farewell, Amen" aired and it became the most watched TV episode in history.
After the show ended, producers came up with the idea of life after M*A*S*H and proposed it to the remaining members of the cast who wanted the show to continue. "After M*A*S*H" ran from 1983-1984 (one and a half seasons) and starred Morgan, Farr & Christopher in the setting of a veterans hospital Stateside. Gary Burghoff and M*A*S*H regular guest star Edward Winter (Col. Flagg) were the only two members of the original series that made guest appearances.
"After M*A*S*H" ratings were good to start off but to a sharp decline in the second season and the show was eventually canned.
These days, M*A*S*H is in reruns on TV all the time and many people still watch it.
Original cast (for Seasons 1-3) included: Alan Alda as Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, Wayne Rogers as "Trapper" John McIntyre, McLean Stevenson as Lt. Col. Henry Blake, Gary Burghoff as Corporal. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, Loretta Swit as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, Larry Linville as Major Frank Burns, William Christopher as Father Mulcahy, and Jamie Farr as Corporal Maxwell Klinger.
In 1975 (end of Season 3), McLean Stevenson and Wayne Rogers left the show (their characters written out) and were replaced by Mike Farrel who played B.J. Hunnicutt and Harry Morgan who played Col. Sherman Potter. Larry Linville left in 1977 (end of Season 5) and was replaced by David Ogden Stiers who played Charles Emerson Winchester III. Gary Burghoff left in 1979 during Season 7 but re-appeared for one last episode in Season 8 before being effectively written out.
In 1983 the series finale of M*A*S*H called "Goodbye, Farewell, Amen" aired and it became the most watched TV episode in history.
After the show ended, producers came up with the idea of life after M*A*S*H and proposed it to the remaining members of the cast who wanted the show to continue. "After M*A*S*H" ran from 1983-1984 (one and a half seasons) and starred Morgan, Farr & Christopher in the setting of a veterans hospital Stateside. Gary Burghoff and M*A*S*H regular guest star Edward Winter (Col. Flagg) were the only two members of the original series that made guest appearances.
"After M*A*S*H" ratings were good to start off but to a sharp decline in the second season and the show was eventually canned.
These days, M*A*S*H is in reruns on TV all the time and many people still watch it.
M*A*S*H 's ratings were marginal throughout the first season until the ground-breaking episode "Sometimes you hear the bullet" aired.
McLean Stevenson was a regular guest host on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and in 1975 after numerous disputes with the M*A*S*H producers, he quit the show to start "The McLean Stevenson Show" (which unfortunately flopped). The character of Henry Blake was killed off at the end of the 3rd season.
Wayne Rogers was growing increasingly disgruntled throughout Season 3 over the fact that Trapper John was becoming a secondary character when originally he was supposed to have double billing with Hawkeye (Alan Alda). Rogers quit the show at the end of the 3rd season; therefore, there was no finale episode with him in it. It would be explained at the beginning of the 4th Season what happend to him.
Larry Linville quit the show after Season 5, feeling his character Franks Burns was becoming no more than the comedic foil for the show. Linville claimed there was nothing mroe for Frank Burns to do.
Gary Burghoff left the show due to personal and family problems in 1979.
McLean Stevenson was a regular guest host on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and in 1975 after numerous disputes with the M*A*S*H producers, he quit the show to start "The McLean Stevenson Show" (which unfortunately flopped). The character of Henry Blake was killed off at the end of the 3rd season.
Wayne Rogers was growing increasingly disgruntled throughout Season 3 over the fact that Trapper John was becoming a secondary character when originally he was supposed to have double billing with Hawkeye (Alan Alda). Rogers quit the show at the end of the 3rd season; therefore, there was no finale episode with him in it. It would be explained at the beginning of the 4th Season what happend to him.
Larry Linville quit the show after Season 5, feeling his character Franks Burns was becoming no more than the comedic foil for the show. Linville claimed there was nothing mroe for Frank Burns to do.
Gary Burghoff left the show due to personal and family problems in 1979.
by J Rod December 27, 2005
Get the M*A*S*H mug.An acronym for Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums. It is a police squad unit originally created by the LAPD as a way to break the infrastructure of crime in the ghettos. It turns out leadership of these CRASH teams became corrupt, and even the most decorated officers were guilty of killing other cops, selling and using crack, and planting weapons and drugs in order to frame innocents. The origins of the CRASH lead back into the fifties, when J. Edgar Hoover ran the FBI, and as sneak attacks before dawn and after midnight would claim the lives of many black leaders, and eventually the Black Panthers and rappers like Tupac Shakur. CRASH disbanded officially circa 2001, but very similar units exist across the US in other departments.
Many CRASH cases are still unsolved, and the LAPD is imfamous for hiding any inciminating files.
Many CRASH cases are still unsolved, and the LAPD is imfamous for hiding any inciminating files.
It is suspected that the shooting and murder of Biggie Smalls in LA in 1997 was set up by a local CRASH unit with help from the LA bloods.
by Boricua February 7, 2005
Get the C.R.A.S.H. mug.The most common forms of bigotry, discrimination, prejudice, and persecution (particularly on biologically-related grounds) summed up into a single spectrum.
T.R.A.S.H. is an acronym for:
T ransphobia
R acism
A bleism
S exism
H omophobia
If a person hosts either one of these forms of hatred or discrimination, then they fall into the T.R.A.S.H. spectrum. In other words, they are T.R.A.S.H.
The meaning of T.R.A.S.H., however, can also be manipulated so that it can hold a wider spectrum of hatred (ex. Sexism/Speciesism/Sexual-Prejudice, Homophobia/Heterophobia, Racism/Religious-Prejudice, Ableism/Antisemitism/Ageism, etc).
The word can also be spelled "TRASH" or just "trash", which although can obscure it's true meaning, may still have the same results and can make it an innuendo.
Different variants of T.R.A.S.H. include:
- T.R.A.S.H. CAN
- T.R.A.S.H.C.A.N. (C.A.N. meaning Classism And National-Prejudice)
- S.T.A.R.C.H.: The same as T.R.A.S.H. except Classism is added. Variants of this include "Potato", "Carb", "Bad Carb", and "Empty Carb", which can be used as a play on words.
- TRASHy
- STARCHy
- TRASHiness
- STARCHiness
The opposite of T.R.A.S.H. is C.L.E.A.N. or F.R.E.S.H., which stand for:
C are
L ove
E quality (or Equity)
A lliance (or Allegiance)
N iceness
F reedom
R rights
E quality (or Equity)
S afety
H armony
T.R.A.S.H. is an acronym for:
T ransphobia
R acism
A bleism
S exism
H omophobia
If a person hosts either one of these forms of hatred or discrimination, then they fall into the T.R.A.S.H. spectrum. In other words, they are T.R.A.S.H.
The meaning of T.R.A.S.H., however, can also be manipulated so that it can hold a wider spectrum of hatred (ex. Sexism/Speciesism/Sexual-Prejudice, Homophobia/Heterophobia, Racism/Religious-Prejudice, Ableism/Antisemitism/Ageism, etc).
The word can also be spelled "TRASH" or just "trash", which although can obscure it's true meaning, may still have the same results and can make it an innuendo.
Different variants of T.R.A.S.H. include:
- T.R.A.S.H. CAN
- T.R.A.S.H.C.A.N. (C.A.N. meaning Classism And National-Prejudice)
- S.T.A.R.C.H.: The same as T.R.A.S.H. except Classism is added. Variants of this include "Potato", "Carb", "Bad Carb", and "Empty Carb", which can be used as a play on words.
- TRASHy
- STARCHy
- TRASHiness
- STARCHiness
The opposite of T.R.A.S.H. is C.L.E.A.N. or F.R.E.S.H., which stand for:
C are
L ove
E quality (or Equity)
A lliance (or Allegiance)
N iceness
F reedom
R rights
E quality (or Equity)
S afety
H armony
Neo-nazis are literally complete T.R.A.S.H.
I might be gay, but at least I'm not T.R.A.S.H.
It's unfortunate how many people are still T.R.A.S.H. to this day.
You sound pretty TRASHy right now.
The TRASHiness here is insane!
I might be gay, but at least I'm not T.R.A.S.H.
It's unfortunate how many people are still T.R.A.S.H. to this day.
You sound pretty TRASHy right now.
The TRASHiness here is insane!
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Get the M*A*S*H mug.CRASH (Acronym for Community Resources Aganist Street Hoodlums)is an anti-gang unit within the Los Angeles Police Department started in the early 90s. News reports have revealed a widespread pattern of unjustified arrests, beatings, drug dealing, witness intimidation, illegal shootings, planting of evidence, frame-ups and perjury commited by the CRASH unit.
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Get the c.r.a.s.h mug.As in "we need our doctors and nurses close to the front to save lives. But able to move quickly should they need to"
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