In Richard Hooker's 1977 novel M*A*S*H Mania, which takes place in the early 1970s, Henry Blake has become a General and helps Hawkeye in a scheme to rid Crabapple Cove of a troublesome psychologist. He came to MASH 4077 age 28 one week before Colonel Potter took command September 25, 1952. Trapper spends much of his time on the series engaging in mischief with Hawkeye Pierce, with the two playing practical jokes on Majors Frank Burns and "Hot Lips" Houlihan, drinking, and trying to seduce women. During Margaret's stay in Tokyo, Burns drinks all of Hawkeye's booze, cleans out Hawkeye and BJ's poker winnings of $200, and confesses that he wants to have affairs with two other nurses besides Houlihan: Nurse Kellye, and an unnamed "little red-haired nurse". He tells his friends that he intends to work with the deaf following the war, but only B.J. knows why, and helps him conceal his hearing loss from them. The character's original defining characteristic was his continual attempts to gain a Section 8 psychiatric discharge from the Army, by habitually wearing women's clothing and engaging in other "crazy" stunts. She uses her sex appeal to her professional advantage as well as personal satisfaction, as shown by her relationship with Frank Burns. Although he is ordained as a Catholic priest, Mulcahy demonstrates both an inclination towards Christian ecumenism and a studious interest in, and familiarity with, non-Christian faiths. Alda said of Pierce, "Some people think he was very liberal. Father Mulcahy was one of three regular M*A*S*H characters to star in the spin-off AfterMASH, with William Christopher joining Harry Morgan and Jamie Farr. The series implies she is ethnic Irish: In the Pilot episode Blake refers to her by her full name as O'Houlihan; while Colonel Potter remarks that she comes from a race that likes to settles arguments with their fists ("Souvenirs"). Unfortunately, this has often backfired on him when both parties he was pranking find out and retaliate. The characters are shocked by the news; the actors were shocked too, as they were not informed of the script change to have Blake die until just before the scene was shot.[11]. He is later promoted to Sergeant ("Promotion Commotion") and begins to take his duties even more seriously; the writers had decided to "tap into his street skills" to flesh out his character. [46] Among the characters Klinger has tried to dress up include Moses, Zoltan King of the Gypsies, Cleopatra, The Statue of Liberty, Snow White, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind; a ballerina, a U.S. Army female nurse, a 1920s flapper, a nun, and a Korean woman. Age during show: 44-47. Duke learns to appreciate Spearchucker when he is informed that he is a well-known professional football player, as well as when Duke sees Spearchucker's prowess as a surgeon. In all iterations, the Spearchucker character is a superior surgeon who was also a stand-out collegiate athlete. Although his career was in the Horse Cavalry until 1924 when he married, he has told inconsistent stories about being in the Infantry during World War I: During combat in World War I, at the July 1918 Battle of Chteau-Thierry, he was mustard gassed, leaving him blind for a month in a French hospital. [citation needed] He was introduced in the show's sixth season as a replacement for Frank Burns, both in the unit's surgical team and as a foil for Hawkeye and B.J. In "The Price of Tomato Juice", Igor identifies himself as "Maxwell", and Major Frank Burns also refers to him as "Maxwell" in the following line of dialogue. ",[32] and in the second part of the two-part eighth-season episode "Good Bye, Radar", Radar says, "Wow! In the film, Hammond is dismissive of Major Houlihan and her negative report about Blake, while in the TV series Houlihan is a sometime lover whom he remembers fondly. Klinger eventually gives up his attempts at Section 8 when he is picked by Colonel Potter to become the company clerk following Radar's discharge. His nickname is probably a carry-over from the days of telegraphy. (Gary Burghoff is the other.). Zale's name is mentioned for the final time in "Yes Sir, That's Our Baby". While he assumes the same general disregard for military discipline exhibited by both Hawkeye and Trapper--going as far as to grow out a Walrus moustache at the start of the 7th season in clear violation of Army uniform guidelines (and would be retained by the character for the rest of the series, though Farrell would shave it off immediately after the series ended)[7]--B.J. scenes. In the screenplay, Ho-Jon is wounded and sent to the 4077th; however, his surgery is unsuccessful, and he dies. In her first appearance, her name changed several times before it finally settled on "Nurse Kellye"; for example, she was referred to as "Nurse Able" in her first appearance in "A Full Rich Day". He was in practice for 12 years before going to Korea in 1950. In the novel, he serves as a moral center and author's alter ego, chiding Trapper John for calling Major Houlihan "Hot Lips," which he never does himself. Watchlist. Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale was portrayed by Johnny Haymer. She was a nurse at the 4077th MASH during the Korean War. After finishing his secondary studies at Choate, he graduated summa cum laude class of 1943 from Harvard College (where he lettered in Crew and Polo), completed his M.D. Initially outraged to find that they were traded on the black market, he learns that the candies were sold to buy an entire month's worth of food for the orphans. Although Burns was Hawkeye's archenemy and Blake was Hawkeye's friend, one trait shared by Colonel Blake and Major Burns was a hypocritical attitude toward their marriage vows. He was educated at Stanford University and was a member of the Tau Phi Epsilon fraternity. Later in the series, particularly after the departure of Burns, she becomes a more sympathetic character, softening her attitude while still serving as a foil for their antics. His philosophy on success in the army was that it was possible to never do work, so long as your superiors don't see you enjoy yourself: "Where else [but the Army] can you be a bum and get paid for it?". Ho-Jon is last seen in the film being led away by South Korean soldiers while the doctor tells Hawkeye that he has seen through the trick. He once refers to Henry Blake as "a dear friend", though Blake always addresses him as "General." Hunnicutt had remained in Korea where he was reassigned to another unit following the July 1953 deactivation of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital at the end of M*A*S*H's finale and Dr. Craig also mentions serving in Korea with B.J. [42] He impishly refers to her as "my sister the Sister". He repeated that advice in the series finale, following his treatment of Hawkeye, who had finally cracked under the strain of the war. Among the resident in-patients is one of Potter's subordinates from World War I, who addresses him as "Sarge" as opposed to his retired rank of colonel. The character is inspired by company clerk Don Shaffer, who also was born in Ottumwa and nicknamed "Radar" by his compatriots, and who served alongside Hornberger in Korea. Henry is a good man and a capable surgeon but an ineffectual commanding officer. [10] As shown in Episode 2/16, "Henry in Love," Blake holds a Commendation Medal, a Purple Heart, a World War II Occupation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean War Campaign Medal, and the U.N. Service Medal, but neither the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal nor the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal that normally would accompany the Occupation Medal. He is transferred stateside for psychiatric evaluation, but although the 4077th is delighted to be finally rid of him, Burns has the last laugh. After season three, doing the series had become a strain on the actor's family life, and he had his contract changed to limit his appearances to 13 episodes per season out of the usual 24. Perhaps because his appearances are so fleeting, the production staff may have been felt that Troy could be seen without distraction to the audience in settings other than the 4077th. First Class Ames, but Penobscott gets tangled into a camouflage net while showing off. She refuses to leave Korea until she finds her family, leading to the irony that although the end of the war means Klinger is free to return to the US, he chooses to stay with her in Korea and aid in her search. In "Officers Only", he is the grateful father of a wounded soldier who arranges with Maj. Burns for the construction of an Officer'sClub. When Ginger is doing her rounds in post-op, she looks at his chart and says, "They've got you down as white. It is framed and hung behind his desk during his tenure at the 4077th. He actively avoids the finality of farewells, but when the 4077th is disbanded in the series finale, he is last seen riding his Indian motorcycle away from camp, while Hawkeye sees from a helicopter that B.J. In one early episode ["Hot Lips and Empty Arms"] she is very angry at herself when she finds her college roommate has a dream marriage with a rich doctor, children, a great house, a swimming pool, and a washing machine-all of which could have been hers. On another occasion, he gave away a Bronze Star he was awarded because he felt he did not deserve it.[8]. For the Australian public servant, see. (In the final regular episode of the series titled "As Time Goes By", Radar's teddy bear is put into the unit's time capsule to symbolize the soldiers who arrived as boys and left as men.). An experimental procedure was said to have restored most of his hearing. He rarely has more than one or two lines, though in the episode "The Red/White Blues", his reaction to a medication is an important plot point and he speaks quite a bit more. Seen only during season one. In the TV series, he is very high-strung, with a penchant for uttering what are often bizarre or redundant cliches and malapropisms; one example is from "The Interview" (season 4, episode 24), in which Burns describes marriage as "the headstone of American society". Websecond assistant director / first assistant director (82 episodes, 1979-1983) Leonard S. Smith Jr. assistant director (69 episodes, 1973-1976) Michele Futrell. Another time, he cons nearly every member of MASH 4077 into buying mail-order shoes. By Matthew Mohan-Hickson. His full name is never given in the original novel or film, but on the TV series it is Walter Eugene O'Reilly, 'Walter' being picked by Burghoff himself. The same thing happened to the character in the television series. He was drafted into the South Korean army, subsequently, wounded and sent back to the 4077th for treatment. Hunnicutt was created to replace him, with the two part Season Four opener created to explain his absence (the third episode introducing Col. Potter was intended to be the premiere episode). 1st Lt. Kealani Kellye was portrayed by Kellye Nakahara. Claim: The cast of <em>M*A*S*H</em> did not learn of Col. Blake's death until they were actually filming the scene in which it was announced. Skerritt was 37 years old at the time. When Frank botches his work, he blames Ginger and tells Maj. Houlihan that Ginger is, "an incompetent bungler. He is as cultured as Burns was low-brow; in one episode during a verbal joust with Pierce and Hunnicutt, Winchester can match them a true story for the true story due to his cultured upbringing and skill, culminating in him revealing he even once dated actress Audrey Hepburn (producing a candid photograph of them as proof) to the astonishment and chagrin of B.J. [14] That means he was an enlisted man for at least eight years before he becomes a doctor. Burns became even more erratic than usual after Houlihan's engagement and even a little before, such as when she was attending a meeting in Tokyo during Season 4 without him. Captain Oliver Harmon "Spearchucker" Jones is a character who appears in the novel MASH (and its sequels), and was portrayed by Fred Williamson in the movie and Timothy Brown in the television series. [38], In the film, Radar was portrayed as worldly and sneaky, a characterization that carried into the early part of the series. Potter was created as a different type of commanding officer than his predecessor: a "Regular Army" career officer, and close to retirement. First aired March 2, 1974. Calvin Spalding, played by Loudon Wainwright III, is a guitar-playing and singing surgeon who appeared in three episodes in season three (197475), "Rainbow Bridge", "There is Nothing Like a Nurse", and "Big Mac". In the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Special that aired on Fox in 2002, Arbus was the only non-regular cast member to be featured on the special. Finally, in the season seven episode "Peace on Us", Margaret announces she's getting a divorce due to Donald transferring himself to San Francisco without telling her. He is beloved for his down-to-earth, laid-back manner by many under his command, especially Hawkeye and Trapper John (with whom he drinks, flouts regulations, and chases women). The character on the television show was an anesthesiologist from Australia, often depicted wearing an Australian slouch hat. series (played by Pernell Roberts). The name Charles Emerson Winchester was derived from three real street names in the city of Boston. After being confronted by Hawkeye, Burns was knocked unconscious by the operating room door. The character also appeared as a new central character in AfterMASH, a spin-off starring the three cast members who had voted (unsuccessfully) to continue the first series. The character of B.J. He is played by Herb Voland. Sergeant Rizzo is known to carry a grudge. Good job, baby!" In the early part of the series he was a stock character of comic relief who usually talked about the Korean orphans taken care of by Catholic Nuns. But despite his stern military bearing, Potter is a relatively relaxed and laid-back commander, not above involving himself in camp hijinks and understanding the need for fun and games to boost morale during wartime, particularly in the high-pressure atmosphere of a MASH. Hess, John D., Episode 4/7, "The Bus", first aired October 17, 1975. According to his own account he has been in practice 10 years {apparently he went to Medical School at age 14; graduated at 18 and somehow missed service in World War II). In the television series, he is a reservist called up to active duty and taken from his private practice in Bloomington, Illinois. One of Ginger's most prominent roles comes in the season 2 episode, "Dear DadThree" where a wounded soldier requests that he be given blood only from white donors. hospital. Burns's only friend in the unit is head nurse Major Margaret Houlihan, with whom he has an ongoing affair. An African American private with a mustache who is occasionally seen in group shots in early seasons. [45] In other episodes, Klinger pleads with Allah to help him out of a jam. First aired November 29, 1982. The character returned to television in 1979 in the medical drama series Trapper John, M.D. In the first season, McIntyre's chief nurse, nicknamed "Starch", is said to have served with/worked for him in Korea, but never appeared in the novel, movie, or TV series. He is devoted to his wife Peg (ne Hayden) who writes many letters to him while he is in Korea. Corporal (briefly Second Lieutenant) Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly appears in the novels, film, and TV series. For example, in the episode "Preventative Medicine" he refuses to participate in a scheme to relieve an overzealous officer of command by performing an unnecessary appendectomy on him. (The absence of Miller's considerable baritone resonance would suggest the latter.) His father graduated from medical school and settled in Crabapple Cove, Maine in 1911. The series finale, which aired in 1983, was watched by 105.97 million viewers according to the Nielson Company. Despite the popularity of the show, however, only four of the main cast members remained on the series for all eleven seasons. [40] Another occasionally recurring gag is Radar's ineptitude with the bugle; he invariably mangles any calls he tries to play, and his bugle has suffered abuse such as being shot out of his hand and thrown into a roaring bonfire. For example, in the episode "In Love and War", a new nurse arrives at the 4077th. The entire cast reunited in 1991 for Memories of M*A*S*H on CBS. In 2002, the surviving cast members came together for the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special on FOX. In the novel, it is related that while a poorly paid resident, he had been scouted by the Philadelphia Eagles playing semi-professional football in New Jersey for extra cash, and had been signed by the Eagles, playing with them until he was drafted. As for Klinger's religion, in an early show, Klinger said he gave up being an atheist for Lent. [36] After Burns ran amok in Seoul on leave and was promoted and transferred back to the United States, Colonel Potter asked for, and got, Winchester's permanent transfer to the Double Natural. His first appearance was in the fourth episode, "Chief Surgeon Who? When Radar places a hidden microphone inside Hot Lips's tent as she and Frank Burns have sex, members of the camp listen in, and Mulcahy at first mistakes their conversation (and noises) for an episode of The Bickersons, leaving abruptly when he realizes otherwise. Burns further asserts that the other surgeons could not keep up with him and complained that he was pushing them too hard. As Burns holds the same rank as Hawkeye in the novel Blake tries to make sure neither is on duty at the same time, but cannot do so when things get busy. Episode 5/11, "Hawkeye Get Your Gun." Age during show: 39-41. Nonetheless, he maintains a dismissive attitude toward his better-trained colleagues, blaming others for his failures. His nickname comes from an incident in which he was caught having sex with a woman in the lavatory aboard a Boston & Maine Railway train: she claimed in her defense that "he trapped me!". He also has claimed to be in two different theaters of War during World War II: In the summer of 1944 on Guam; in December 1944 in the Battle of the Bulge. That character is Walter Radar OReilly, who writes off of the series in 1979. In the TV series, he is first played by Bruno Kirby, though only in the pilot (in which he has no lines, is not spoken to, and is only visible in the background of a few shots). He makes his first appearance in the Season 2 episode, "For Want of a Boot", and his final appearance in the Season 8 episode," Good-Bye Radar" (which also marked Gary Burghoff's last appearance on the show as Corporal Radar O'Reilly). It is sadly inappropriate to give dessert to a child who has had no meal." The 1883 birthdate appears unlikely, since this would have made Potter nearly 70 during the Korean Conflict. 11 Seasons. He and writer Larry Gelbart evolved Radar into a nave farm boy,[39] who still sleeps with his teddy bear and whose favorite beverage is Nehi brand grape soda. Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Samuel Flagg is played by Edward Winter. Other aliases include Major Brooks, Captain Louise Klein, Lieutenant Carter, Ensign Troy, and Chaplain Goldberg.[48]. Hailing from the fictional small town of Forrest City, Georgia, Duke ends up sharing a tent with Hawkeye, Frank Burns, and Trapper John. One of those names, however, applies to Roy Goldman (see above), thus one can assume that the name was merely a one-time usage. The later novels by Richard Hooker and William Butterworth give his name as J. Robespierre O'Reilly. In the original novel, Ho-Jon is described as a 17-year-old Korean, tall, thin, bright, Christian, and living in Seoul. Between long sessions of treating wounded patients, he is found making wisecracks, drinking heavily, carousing, womanizing, and pulling pranks on the people around him, especially Frank Burns and "Hot Lips" Houlihan. In the show, he was the sergeant in charge of the motor pool. She appeared in 86 episodes of the series, more episodes than some main characters, such as Henry Blake and Trapper John. Potter is well-liked by his subordinates, especially Radar, who comes to see him as a mentor and father figure after Blake's transfer stateside and subsequent death. TVPG. Potter receives more respect than Blake did from Major Houlihan, but Major Burns harbors a grudge against him after being passed over for command. In "Run for the Money", he stands up for a wounded soldier whose comrades and commanding officer mock his stuttering, encouraging the young man to live up to his intellectual potential. In talking to psychiatrist Sidney Freedman he first says that the woman had suffocated a chicken, until Freedman led him to admit the repressed memory - the horror of a mother smothering her own baby. One of his most cherished possessions is his Good Conduct Medal, an award "only given to enlisted men", Potter explains to Radar while unpacking that he has a Good Conduct Medal with a clasp. Radar left his teddy bear behind on Hawkeye's bunk as a parting gift and symbol of his maturity. After completing his medical residency (possibly in Chicago; he has a familiarity with the city that implies extended time spent there, e.g., "Adam's Ribs"); he had a common law marriage with a nurse, Carlye Breslin, but they broke up after a year. Calling her "Hot Lips", Trapper suggests that they should get together since he has become Chief Surgeon and she is the Chief Nurse. Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Jr. in the novel) was played by Donald Sutherland in the film. Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin. Radar almost always needs to go through Sparky when he makes a call to Seoul, Japan, or the US. Corporal (later Sergeant) Maxwell Q. Although just one of an ensemble of characters in author Richard Hooker's MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, in the television series Hawkeye became the center of the MASH unit's medical activity. He once mentioned to Father Mulcahy that he sets aside three dollars from each salary payment for the local orphanage. Afterward, Mulcahy reluctantly helps the doctors to stage the famous "Last Supper" faux suicide, to convince Painless that he should continue with life. He seems to have extra-sensory perception, appearing at his commander's side, with whatever paperwork is required, before being called; and finishing his sentences before the C.O. He is also more reserved than his predecessor, often serving as the voice of reason when Hawkeye goes too far. Captain Augustus Bedford "Duke" Forrest appears in the novel and the film (played by actor Tom Skerritt). Both medals were stolen by Hawkeye and given to people who deserved them: an underage Marine (played by Ron Howard);[25] and a Korean mother and her infant son who had been shot just before she gave birth. Klinger is a fan of the Toledo Mud Hens, an actual minor league baseball team, and occasionally voices his high opinion of the hot dogs at Tony Packo's, an actual Toledo restaurant. He replaced Trapper John, both in his position within the unit and as an ally of Hawkeye Pierce and a foil of Frank Burns, appearing in all but one episode of the rest of the series. 16th Jan 2023, 9:55am. WebHe died on April 10, 2000 in New York City Major Franklin Marion Burns (120 episodes, 1972-1977) 6. Hunnicutt resided in Mill Valley, California before he was drafted. Unbeknownst to them, a hidden PA microphone is broadcasting their conversation to the whole camp, including her growl to Frank, "kiss my hot lips". The announcer on the public address system is heard throughout the film and in most episodes of the series. He later comments that he is 62, making the 1890 birthdate more credible. Frank is last referred to in the second-to-last episode "As Time Goes By", where the question is asked (by Winchester) if anything that was put in the 4077th's time capsule belonged to Burns. [email protected] +233 2490 647 92; olika typer av narcissister; dan andersson till min syster; finnish fashion trends The show recast the characters, with actress Loretta Swit taking on the role of "Hot Lips" Houlihan. Clayton has somewhat less of a military bearing than Hammond, and seems to want to balance military expediency with "fatherly advice". In the novel, the confrontation is less violent, and Burns is simply transferred to a VA hospital stateside. In the book, Duke Forrest is described as under six feet tall, with red hair, blue eyes, and 29 years old. Margaret is an army brat, born in an Army base hospital in 1920, the daughter of career artillery (or cavalry) officer Alvin "Howitzer Al" Houlihan (played by Andrew Duggan in the TV series). In the episodes "For the Good of the Outfit" and "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde", Dennis is General Clayton's jeep driver. 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