M*A*S*H title screen from the television series

The signpost from the M*A*S*H set, as seen in the Smithsonian museum. The Smithsonian Institution (smɪθsoʊnɪən is an educational and research institute and associated Museum complex administered and funded by the Government of ^[1]

M*A*S*H was a media franchise active, in various forms, from 1968 to 1986. A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually Owned by 20th Century Fox, the series concerns a group of fictional characters who served at the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War, loosely based on M*A*S*H 8055th. Due to the popularity of the series M*A*S*H, colloquial use might refer to any mobile military Field hospital. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The original incarnations of the series are set during the war and feature Hawkeye Pierce as the main character. Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is a Fictional character and lead protagonist in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. Later spin-offs involve characters who appeared in the series, but take place after the end of the war. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing However, almost all versions of the series fit into the genre of black comedy and involve medicine in a prominent role due to most of the main characters being doctors. Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health

The franchise effectively ended with the conclusion of Trapper John, M.D. on September 4, 1986. Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from As of 2007, there has been no attempt to reprise the series since then. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. However, a fanbase for the series still exists and 20th Century Fox has had notable success selling the film and seasons of the original TV series on DVD. Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

The M*A*S*H series began with the novel, MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors written by Richard Hooker based on his own experience serving as a surgeon at M*A*S*H unit 8055. The M*A*S*H book series comprises several Novels that inspired the M*A*S*H series including the movie and TV series. MASH A Novel About Three Army Doctors, the original Novel that inspired the film MASH and TV series M*A*S*H, was written H Richard Hornberger ( February 1, 1924 &ndash November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon born in Trenton The novel was originally published in 1968 and was followed by several sequels.

MASH was a 1970 feature film adaptation of the original novel. See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman The film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye Pierce and Elliott Gould as Trapper John McIntyre. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian Actor with a film career spanning over 50 years Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is a Fictional character and lead protagonist in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor For the Scottish radiologist see John Macintyre. For the American actor see John McIntire.

Gary Burghoff as Radar in the premiere episode

M*A*S*H, a television spin-off of the feature film, ran from 1972 to 1983. Gary Richard Burghoff (born May 24 1943 is an American actor best known for playing the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the Corporal “Radar” Walter O’Reilly is a Fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, the film, the television series "M*A*S*H was the first episode of the M*A*S*H television series M*A*S*H was a Medical drama / Black comedy produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS. It starred Alan Alda as Pierce and Wayne Rogers as McIntyre. Alan Alda (born January 28 1936 is an American Actor. He is well known for his role as " Hawkeye Pierce " in the Television series Wayne M Rogers (born April 7 1933, Birmingham Alabama) is an American Film and Television Actor, best Rogers left the show after the third season and was replaced by Mike Farrell as B. J. Hunnicutt. } Mike Farrell (born February 6 1939 is an American actor best known for his role as Captain B Captain BJ Hunnicutt, played by Mike Farrell, is a fictional character in the TV show M*A*S*H, which ran from 1972-1983 on CBS. This series is the most popular and well-known version of the franchise and was ranked #25 in TV Guide's "TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is a list of American TV series compiled by TV Guide as a cover story for the week of May 4 "

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. Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from Pernell Elvin Roberts (born May 18, 1928 in Waycross Georgia) is an American Television Actor and Singer. 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 considered a spin-off of the MASH film rather than the television series.

AfterMASH was a successor to the original M*A*S*H television series featuring Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr and William Christopher as the same characters they played in the original television series after the conclusion of the war. AfterMASH was an American Situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 26 1983 to May 31 1985 Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915 in Detroit Michigan) is an Emmy -winning American television Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934) is an American television and Film Actor and popular Game show William Christopher (born October 20, 1932) is an American Actor who is best known for playing Father Mulcahy on the Television Gary Burghoff and Edward Winter also appeared in guest appearances. Gary Richard Burghoff (born May 24 1943 is an American actor best known for playing the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the Edward Winter is a name shared by the following individuals Edward Winter (British administrator (1622&ndash1686 English royal administrator in British However, the show was canceled after only two seasons.

W*A*L*T*E*R was the pilot for a television series that was not picked up. W*A*L*T*E*R was a pilot for a spin-off of M*A*S*H made in 1984 that was never picked up It would have featured Gary Burghoff reprising the role of Walter O'Reilly, who is no longer referred to as "Radar. " The pilot was shown as a "CBS Special Presentation" on July 17, 1984. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)

In 1973 a play by Tim Kelly based on the book, television show and movie was released. ^[2] The play incorporates many of the characters but sanitizes more of the dark comedy aspects. It is occasionally produced by community theater and high school theater companies. WikiProject {{{1}}} The definition of Community Theatre differs in the US from the UK

Cast of characters

See also

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