It has inspired the viewer to be better people then they have ever been before viewing this iconic series !!! M*A*S*H simply the best. LOS ANGELES Sally Kellerman, the Oscar and Emmy nominated actor who played Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in director Robert Altman's 1970 film "MASH," died Thursday. I loved the political justice and the closeness of the characters. A beloved show. I had a stroke in 2006 and my husband bought me the whole series in a cool collectors box. It wasnt until I was an adult that I fully realised how much of an impact the show had on my young life. I grew up watching MASH. Job well done. "M*A*S*H" TM & Twentieth Century Fox/The Walt Disney Company. Mash is the best show. His final regular TV role was Dirty Dancing on CBS from 1988 to 1989. MASH is such a wonderful show that brings me back many years when I would hear the music at the beginning and at the end of the show. ME TV is a great channel! To Me, M*A*S*H IS, and ALWAYS will BE, THE Greatest Television Show of ALL Time! A bit late to be watching MASH you say..NEVER say I. LOS ANGELES - Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce brought mischief, martinis and meatball surgery to the masses in the 1970s every week on "M.A.S.H.," has died. But I think the one that is my favorite is the one where BJ puts the reunion together for all the family members. So, just have to agree with all who have watched and watched again. MASH! We lived after mash too. After dinner I always tell my husband , Got a date with Col. Potter!. I doubt if there will be another show this loved. How many Korean War specials have you seen on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, etc? There has never been and never will be a greater seriess on TV as MASH. Farr enjoyed a thriving television career post-MASH hosting The Gong Show and serving as a panelist on Super Password. Actually, to be honest, I watch 2 or 3 episodes a night before going to bed. Besides Mr. Alda, I loved every cast member as if they were family. still watching and still laughing. In San Antonio, TX we can watch MASH on MI TV Monday through Friday and on Sunday. Gil Head. Youre the best! And she was a regular in Altman's films, appearing in 1970's "Brewster McCloud," 1992's "The Player" and 1994's "Ready to Wear. By the end of the series, they even stopped referring to her as her diminutive nickname Hot Lips. I have tried to get my friends interested in it, but I guess they do not appreciate the values this program brings. He appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies in the 1980s and 1990s. The original cast was perfect, artists that were replaced almost as good. "Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend to many, Mary, who worked in the . What a shame that shows like this have been replaced with the true garbage we have forced upon us today. I was told that we were not allowed to bring alcohol in the dining hall. Time passers on you cannot stop that it comes to us all,but its still nice to watch the ups and downs of the show on TV as if its happening today,I watch the shows most nights here in ENGLAND and still get a lot of laughs remembering the ones that are no longer with us. Later I saw Loretta Swift in Song of Singapore at the New Theatre Restaurant in Kansas City. Not much to compare it with these days. We always watched mash. I had no idea so many passed bless their soles and the writers who knew what it was really like Now I dont see it on t.v. I love the guest appearances of Ron Howard and John Ritter, to name a few actors who played parts on this program. The wit displayed is so sharp and their protrayl of the war brings such realism. But it was a different show in the earlier years and I preferred that. I watch it Monday thru Friday from 7 to 8! As my family gets older we appreciate your advice more and more: Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.. I loved the actors. When the series originally played that was an important time in my life and watching them was a wonderful way to bring a smile to ones face. My favorite all time TV show. Thanks to all of them for bringing humor into my life! A must do trek for all lovers of mash. I have watched these superb reruns for the pat FORTY years. I think every day should end with laughter, it takes away all your cares in the world and had I known MASH was on TV I would have been watching that long ago! was the only sound I wanted to hear. MASH was the first American programme that as a family to watch in the 70s and really enjoyed watching it, and today me and my mum are again rewatching it .oh what fun to have a laugh. I preferred the comedy aka the early years. I honestly never knew they had names until several years later. We also cant forget Nurse Kellye (Kellye Nakahara), who passed away recently, I laugh and cry in equal measures. Till Wayne Rogers left the show . I agree with every thing i have read here,mash is the best comedy show that i have ever watched,the comedy is still on a par with any comedy show of today, It ran for 10 episodes on NBC from 1976 to 1977. Hope it continues. I am now watching & enjoying the reruns. I Watch the reruns EVERY day they are on. Charles was also my favorite character, and I loved episodes when he got to show his better side, especially Morale Victory from S8. We tried aftermash, but it just didnt have the same feel to it and it didnt last anyway. Next to I LOVE LUCY, THE VERY BEST!!! Hawkeye, Father Mulcahy, Maxwell Klinger, and Margaret were essentially the main characters of the series throughout its 11 season run. I cant watch it without bursting into tears. i cant think of anything on the air today that compares with MASH. Kellye Nakaharas , Gary Burghoffs, and Loretta Swits artworks are viewable on their websites. She remains active on stage, however. There was so much going for this series, even with the personnel changes, that it became a classic early on. I watched the show when I was a kid. A spin-off of Diffrent Strokes, it ran for two seasons and 38 episodes on NBC from January 1979 to April 1980. What Happened Alan? Priceless. M*A*S*Hs historic series finale aired almost 40 years ago. Having served in the military, I just make myself at home as I watch each program. I agree with you about Loretta. I loved the episode where Radar gives Potter the horse as a gift, I had tears in my eyes also.A wonderful show,, I concur. All good things come to an end (no matter what it is). I wish they also had it in reruns as they do MASH. SO SAD TO HEAR SO MANY OF MY FAVS HAVE PASSED AWAY! in the uk mash is on every day at 7pm-8pm uk time on true entertainment sundays 7pm-9pm, Here in the us the sundance channel runs mash from about 6am to 2pm, Absolutley love the entire series many tears many laughs and a story we wont forget thanks to the cast for giving us 11 seasons of this amazing show. Ive been watching tonight and my 15yo old son just chastised me about living in the past and I should watch scrubs or code black if I want to watch medical shows. Now seeing it on TrueEntertainment again. Dont forget the crusty. Gelbart also wrote the screenplays for the feature films Oh, God! He came out of retirement in 2012 to play Father Tobias on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, appearing in more than 10 episodes. The greatest TV show ever Just finished watching the final episode of MASH 4077 on MeTV. Arbus died of congestive heart failure on April 19, 2013, at the age of 95. I dont know why. In the poll i quickly chose Blood Brothers thinking I was choosing my favorite episide, only to find out I was choosing the least favorite What poll asks you to choose your least favorite? I had a terrible crush on Alan Alda. Other then that, its pretty cool and a bit sad, to see what happened to the cast. she screams at her commanding officer. They remembered him with tremendous affection, as Alan Alda said that. Its a very cold wet day the time here is 7:31am and Im still watching Mash. JUST MAY BE THE GREATEST TV SHOW OF ALL TIME. He continued acting, primarily on television, until the late 1990s. Just finished watching my 3rd MASH marathon since last July. David you joined the army? The show was developed by Larry Gelbert as a spin-off series to the 1970 feature film of the same name, which in turn was based upon the 1968 novelMASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctorsby Richard Hooker. Sat his smart butt down and pointed out that there were a great many medical advances made during that time still in use today. Thanks goodness for re-runs! During high school I would stay up on Fox, waiting for midnight to come, as they would play 2 glorious episodes of this masterpiece of a show. tje best of the best. I had surgery summer of 2017 and spent all summer in recovery watching Mash reruns. I found the re-runs on METV and taped them all (They were out of order) and my brother told me he had the entire set and loaned it to me. Sometimes it makes me feel sad just seeing some of the conditions that they worked under most of the time it makes me laugh and feel good watching some of the things they got up to just to keep there sanity. Stay safe and stay alive folks. never gets old can watch them all day over and over. who gave such great enjoyment.. He later reprised his role in AfterMash for the shows pilot. RIP, guys. this is still one of my favorite shows. Full respects to all who made it happen. BUT, I think All in the Family comes pretty close as a tie for greatest ever..just my opinion though..have seen every episode over ten times. I remember watching it with my Grandfather as he is a retired US Army Veteran. I was a very young child when M*A*S*H was on the air and all I can say is; Thank you for the fond memories. Im juggling life, 52 with conjestive heart failure, learning to keep plodding on and trying to multitask, cooking, cleaning, Even in the Final Chapter of my Life, I still draw strength from this amazing show. It was human, and never for a moment did it play down the fact that a war was going on and people were being killed. Thirty-five years after the final episode of M*A*S*H* set a record as the most-watched series finale in history, actor Jamie Farr, 83, and actress Loretta Swit, 80, reunited at Saturday's Daytime. vera. Over the years, the series endured many changes in its main cast as some members left and were replaced by others. He was also a stage performer. But I cant remember their real names. so far, they go thru the entire season one after anotherthen at the end, they start the series over again. York Wayne Rogers: April 7th, 1933 December 31st, 2015. Re-runs or not, it is timeless for myself and now my children! I own the whole series. i even loved the show mash.it was a great show and they need to come out with a reunion of the show. it makes me feel like a kid again I was born in 1975 . I was a teenager when the program was the number one show on TV. the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) was one of the most iconic TV shows of the '70s. i would love to see a time when the remaining cast members might gather and share some memories of the show. Thank you. Its been great watching and laughing. The role instead went to Pernell Roberts. After getting homee I accidently caught MASH on TV and changed my opinion drastically. The show followed widowed aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas and his three sons.