EricTroy@MashFaq

Hi, I'm Eric Troy, your friendly, enthusiastic and uber-knowledgeable MASH FAQ writer. I bring not only my love of the show and years of dedicated viewing, but a ton of research and work! I am working hard to put together information about your favorite show that you've never found in single, comprehensive articles! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy writing it! I was lucky enough to grow up during the 1970s and 1980s. This means I was able to watch MASH when the episodes were originally broadcast. I also watched reruns on syndication. It's much different to experience a classic television show this way — the way it was meant to be viewed, before streaming and binging, and even before DVD! My perspective, then, is different from someone who only discovered the show in recent times, after streaming platforms were launched. I also bring other perspectives to this site, many of which make me a unique author of MASH-related content. I studied history and archeology in college, and I worked in the medical field for years. I have also written thousands of articles on historical subjects, as well as countless health-related ones. My ability to research and synthesize information makes me uniquely qualified among those who wish to engage in this kind of project. In fact, I don't think you will find information this comprehensive and parsed for the reader and fan anywhere else on the web. The pages I have written here provide fully realized answers to questions that were before only available, if at all, in scattered sentences here and there on social media. Relied on social media, I have not. I review and watch hours of MASH for every article. I poor through dozens of resources, including books, articles, and even primary military medical data and other historical information. You may think I'm crazy, but if you wanted to know whether it would have been possible for Hawkeye and B.J. to order a canvass bathtub, you can find out here. And, were the MASH helicopters accurate? You'll get a definitive answer to this question, as well. I want you to have fun reading this site. I also want you to know how seriously I take bringing that fun to you. I value your time and I want this to be a place you can depend on for all your MASH answers.

The Most Memorable and Funny MASH PA Announcements

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The familiar MASH PA announcements were often used to fill time during the post-editing process. However, they served a much more important purpose than just adding another 10 seconds to an episode. The announcements helped to deliver the show’s blend of comedy and drama, often offering cynical or absurd social commentary on the war and … Read more

What Actors Do the PA Announcements in MASH?

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“Attention, all personnel!” The sardonic PA announcer of the MASH 4077 was as much a character as anyone else, even though we never see his face. It was a confusing creative choice to have a separate PA announcer instead of having Radar, the company clerk, make the announcements. But these announcements, in some ways, seem … Read more

Did Hawkeye and Margaret Ever Have a Real Relationship in MASH?

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They began as pure antagonists. Hawkeye, the anti-authority, irreverent prankster, and Margaret, the by-the-books head nurse who valued military discipline. Both grew as characters, and their relationship grew into one of the most complex and debated ones in TV history. You may remember an episode of MASH where Hawkeye and Margaret fall into each other’s … Read more

Where Was MASH Filmed?

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Have you ever noticed something odd about the MASH 4077 camp? In the outdoor shots, during the daylight, with the mountains and chopper pads in the distance, the camp seems large and more spread out than in the other close-in shots, such as most night-time shots and shots inside tents. The camp is suddenly more … Read more

11 Things That Only Happen in the MASH Pilot

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For dedicated fans, the MASH pilot is like an archeology dig, full of artifacts! The pilot featured several details that were never again used in the show. Some of these were creative decisions, and others created inconsistencies in the storyline. One of the major inconsistencies in the first season concerned Ho-John, the Korean “house-boy” for … Read more