When you think of the surgeries depicted on MASH, what do you think of? Open chest surgeries? Abdominal surgeries, such as repairing or resecting a bowel? Arterial graphs? These were featured on MASH because they are dramatic and intense. But, besides resections or grafts, another word we hear on MASH would be a word more … Read more
On the TV show MASH, some of the characters, notably Colonel Henry Blake and Trapper John McIntyre, were sent home because they had accumulated enough points. This raises many viewer questions about how doctors were rotated out of actual MASH units in the Korean War, and why Hawkeye was never sent home, but Trapper John … Read more
While MASH units in the early part of the Korean War bugged out, or mobilized quite often, the MASH 4077 showrunners couldn’t really have the camp move to an entirely new location. They only had one outdoor filming location, the Fox Ranch in the Malibu Mountains, and it would have been impossible to make this … Read more
A frequent criticism of MASH is that the show features a permanent building, namely, the pre-op, operating room, and post-op ward. Attached to this is the clerk’s office and the commanding officer’s office. It is claimed that historically, a real MASH would have never had any permanent buildings, only tents. After all, a MASH unit … Read more
If I’m not careful, this site could be construed as nothing more than a praise vehicle for MASH. To avoid this perception, this article is one of many to come about things the MASH TV show got completely wrong. I’m thinking of two things: The episode where the doctors made fun of Frank Burns for … Read more
When you think of the opening credits of MASH, what do you picture? I picture the helicopters. That familiar bubble canopy, together with the theme song, lets me know I’m about to spend some time with old friends. But, how accurate are the helicopters? Were these the same type that were actually used in the … Read more
While many modern viewers enjoy the show, it’s often forgotten that MASH was banned in South Korea for decades due to its portrayal of the war’s aftermath. Right now, South Koreans may be watching reruns of MASH. However, they are probably quite annoyed or even angered by the depictions of Korean culture and the Korean … Read more
This just in! TV’s MASH was not always accurate! Did you know that the Korean war did not last 11 years? Sarcasm aside, there is something about corporate owned entertainment sites that bugs me. It’s not that they say things I disagree with, it’s that I can’t understand what the heck they are trying to … Read more
MASH often featured Korean locals speaking their native language. As I’ve already written, there were very few Korean actors on the show. Most of the Korean characters were played by Chinese or Japanese actors. So, was the Korean speaking on MASH accurate? The answer is no, not at all. The actors speaking it had no … Read more
In the MASH bathtub episode (Season 7, Episode 7), the 4077th was experiencing a heat wave of epic proportions. Hawkeye and B.J. receive a package in the mail that turns out to be a canvas bathtub they ordered from Abercrombie and Fitch. Now they can soak in cold water and beat the heat! If, that … Read more