Henry would never meet his son.[8]. 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 the episode "The Incubator", and in this episode only, he is presented as a fool, answering questions of reporters in military double talk. In the first-season episode, "Major Fred C. Dobbs", Ginger is working with Frank in the O.R. First Class Ames, but Penobscott gets tangled into a netting while showing off. MASH showcased his talents for comedy and tragedy, sometimes in back-to-back scenes. For MASH, that name was Robert Klein (who’s quite a famous comedian). Any “sanctimonious Hawkeye” episode can be, if not skipped entirely, fast forwarded past holy Hawkeye and his anachronistic antics. In the book, Hawkeye had identified as being married with children to Evelyn Pierce and remains faithful while in Korea (as far as the reader is concerned). At this point, Hawkeye, now thirty-one with three children, has little money in the bank. The M stands for ‘mud,’” Richard explained. In the episode "I Hate a Mystery", Ho-Jon steals many valuable items and Hawkeye's poker winnings in order to bribe the border guards to bring his family down from the North. [44] Zale is the supply sergeant[45] for the 4077th MASH and also is the camp's electrician; he is shown trying to keep the camp's generator going until it blows up. Fortunately for all concerned, Burt Reynolds turned the part down. Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), the second depiction of Hawkeye … Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Sam Flagg is played by Edward Winter. In real life, Jamie Farr is a devout Antiochian (Greek) Orthodox. In The Red-White Blues, Hawkeye refuses to alter Colonel Potter's high blood pressure readings, stating that for once he agrees with Army regulations. In Ceasefire, he broke up with several women claiming that he had a wife back home, but it was a ploy he had contrived that backfired on him when it was revealed there was no ceasefire. [7] While Henry is in command of the 4077th, his wife – called Mildred in earlier episodes, Lorraine in later ones (the reason is never explained) – gives birth to a son back in Bloomington. Radar frequently looks to the doctors for advice, and increasingly regards Henry Blake and then Sherman Potter as father figures, having lost his own elderly father at a young age. The character's middle name was Harmon in the film and Wendell in the novels. He was educated at Stanford University and was a member of the Tau Phi Epsilon fraternity. Sparky is the mostly unseen telephone/radio operator at headquarters. Calling her "Hot Lips", Trapper suggests that they should get together since he has become Chief Surgeon and she is the Chief Nurse. When Ginger is doing her rounds in post-op, she looks at his chart and says, "They've got you down as white. On one occasion, he borrowed a deactivated hand grenade from Igor and used it to scare B. J. out of the shower after B. J. had given him a hard time. 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. Goldman appears off and on throughout the run of series, usually when a soldier is needed for a random line or reaction. Some fans disliked the change in Hawkeye, feeling that he eventually became too self-righteous and sanctimonious for his own good and the good of the show, and profess that Hawkeye worked better as a sardonic goofball. There is a running joke that Mulcahy always wins the betting pools. His status as faithful family man contrasts him with the philandering Trapper John, and he is also more reserved than his predecessor, often serving as the voice of reason when Hawkeye goes too far. In later seasons, his roles were expanding, making him more of a recurring cast member. Clayton, like Hammond, is in charge of several medical outfits including the 4077th. Unnamed mother, died when he was 10 years old Ginger is brought to tears by Frank's verbal assault prompting Hawkeye and Trapper to encase Frank's right arm in plaster capped with a metal hook while Frank is sleeping. She once told Frank that half of her salary went to support her mother; half of that money went towards drying her out, the other half for bail money (her mother was a kleptomaniac). He is a board-certified neurosurgeon in the film, and in the episode in which Hawkeye becomes chief surgeon, Spearchucker's specialty is indicated as he struggles to do other types of surgery and when he asks Hawkeye for help, he says, "Anything outside the skull, I'm dead". She uses her sex appeal to her professional advantage as well as personal satisfaction, as shown by her relationship with Frank Burns. Alda played Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce but everyone called him “Hawkeye”—a nickname bestowed by his father after the main character in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans. In the end, his father remained alone, which Hawkeye began to regret, surmising that his father needed his approval so much that he was willing to sacrifice his own heart's desire for his son's closeness. He becomes Hawkeye’s partner-in-crime and enjoys playing practical jokes and deflating the pomposity of others much like Pierce. One of Ginger's most prominent roles comes in the season 2 episode, "Dear Dad...Three" where a wounded soldier requests that he be given blood only from white donors. A nurse at the 4077th, and Henry Blake's paramour during much of the first season, and is at his side through much of the pilot. In turn, Potter holds Burns' feigned military bearing and subpar medical skills in contempt. Natty Bumppo or Hawkeye, a character in James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757. “The story was that Hawkeye earned his nickname because of his surgical skills. Midway through the series, the "Hot Lips" nickname phases out, with characters addressing her as either Margaret or Major Houlihan, though her nickname is still referenced occasionally. "Max" Klinger appears in the television series M*A*S*H and the spin-off AfterMASH, played by actor Jamie Farr. 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. Corporal (later Sergeant) Maxwell Q. During his brief run on the show, it was implied that he and nurse Ginger Bayliss (played by Odessa Cleveland) were romantically involved. It is questionable whether Ackles was truthful about why he turned down the part. In the novel, the phrase is first used by Trapper John McIntyre, when he is flirting with Margaret after learning about her affair with Frank Burns. His medical incompetence causes Colonel Blake to instead assign Trapper John as Chief Surgeon. series (Pernell Roberts). A nurse introduced as a new transfer in the episode "Requiem for a Lightweight". Colonel Henry Blake instead. She is the regular-army head nurse of the 4077th, and begins allied with Major Frank Burns against the more civilian doctors of the unit. His full name was never mentioned in the series. Given Flagg's propensity for using aliases, fans have speculated that Halloran may be simply another of Flagg's aliases – although the regular M*A*S*H characters interacted extensively with Halloran, yet most did not recognize him as Flagg when Flagg started showing up regularly. Alan Alda, who played the lead role of Hawkeye on the show, was one of the actors that voted to bring M*A*S*H to an end. He also is the camp loan shark, getting Charles on his hook at one point to the extent he had to have money sent from home to clear his debt with the cigar-chewing sergeant. He is one of the main characters in the M*A*S*H TV series during the first three seasons, and the central character of the latter series. This frustrated Rogers, and in combination with a dispute over the terms of the contract for the fourth season, he quit the show; the character of Trapper was abruptly discharged from the Army and sent back to the United States between seasons. This is a list of characters from the M*A*S*H franchise, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors and its sequels, the 1970 film adaptation of the novel, and the television series M*A*S*H, AfterMASH, W*A*L*T*E*R, and Trapper John, M.D. The first name "Kealani" was never spoken on screen, but according to interviews with the actress, that was the first name used on set when referring to the character. A hospital orderly who is innocent and not especially bright. 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. Unfortunately, Ackles already had a long-term commitment to his series Supernatural and had to turn down … The television version of Hawkeye is somewhat different from the book and the film; While his professional and social life was much the same, he gradually evolved into a man of conscience trying to maintain some humanity and decency in the insane world into which he has been thrown. Series writer Larry Gelbart stated during the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion special that Klinger's antics were inspired by stories of Lenny Bruce attempting to dodge his own military service by dressing himself as a US Navy WAVE. However, she faced racial discrimination and he turned to bookmaking, and is only able to escape prison time when Sherman Potter offers a character reference and hires him as his assistant at the veteran's hospital in Missouri where he now works. In M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, Ho-Jon is briefly seen again, having pursued a successful career in university administration. When McLean Stevenson decided to leave the show at the end of the third season, his character was scripted to be discharged and sent home, as a way to write him out of the series. He is usually seen in a non-medical setting (such as guard duty), though he also does chores within the hospital. His name is only mentioned in the episode "Payday", though Hawkeye jokingly introduces him as his "brother-in-law Leroy" at the Officers Club. [33] 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. He is a surgeon and the original commanding officer of the 4077th Radar is also one of the very few people Hawkeye Pierce has ever saluted (an event that occurred after Radar was wounded during a trip to Seoul and was given a Purple Heart and when he leaves to go home), showing just how much Pierce respects him. When Colonel Potter denies his hardship authorization to go home to try to save his marriage, considering it another fake story, the frustrated Klinger tears his dress, shouting that his cross-dressing was fake. For instance, in the sixth-season episode "Patent 4077", when Margaret is in a bad mood after losing her wedding ring, a nurse describes her as "Hot Lips Houlihan: Blonde land mine". He left his teddy bear behind on Hawkeye's bunk as a parting gift and symbol of his maturity. 1st Lt. Kealani Kellye was portrayed by Kellye Nakahara. After rehabilitation, he resumes his position as "Swampboy". As a comic relief buffoon, he takes the part of Frank Burns as the village idiot. J." In both the film and the TV series, Hammond is played by G. Wood, making him one of two actors to reprise his film role in the TV show. Alda won five Emmys for his work on MASH… Despite any professional animosities, Rogers remained good friends with Alda after leaving the series. 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. Among the few times Hawkeye follows US Army regulations includes Sometimes You Hear the Bullet, in which, after a close friend of his dies on the operating table, Hawkeye reports an underage soldier (played by Ron Howard) to Margaret and the MPs so the boy can be sent back stateside. In the eighth-season episode "Dear Uncle Abdul", Klinger writes to his uncle – who successfully used cross-dressing to stay out of the Army – about the crazy goings-on in camp, ending with the reflection "It's no wonder I never got a Section Eight – there's nothing special about me; everybody here is crazy!" Clayton has a somewhat less of a military bearing than Hammond, and seems to want to balance military expediency with "fatherly advice". In the pilot episode, Ho-Jon is accepted at Hawkeye's old college, just as in the novel. He serves as an orderly/sentry and later company clerk assigned to the 4077th. He accosts a female WAC, a female Red Cross worker, and an army general and his wife in a hot bath, mistaking the couple for the Penobscotts. It was almost Robert Klein. He was one of the original Swampmen with Trapper, Hawkeye, and Frank Burns, and was the sole black surgeon at the 4077th. The AfterMASH episode "Madness to His Method" has as its frame Colonel Potter writing a letter in Missouri about the episode's situation to an unseen Freedman. It is Mulcahy who alerts the doctors that the camp dentist "Painless" is severely depressed. However, it appears that Margaret genuinely cares for her flock and is not merely shaking them down in pursuit of material gain. Potter receives more respect than Blake did from Major Houlihan, but Major Burns harbors a grudge against him after being passed over for command. Potter takes pride in the competency of the rest of the medical staff despite their antics. He is also sometimes tasked with duties with Radar, as seen in the episode "Mulcahy's War". All told, Cleveland appeared in 25 episodes of M*A*S*H spanning seasons 1–4. To raise funds, Trapper grows a beard, poses as Jesus Christ (complete with a cross mounted on a jeep or hanging from a helicopter), and autographs thousands of photos which the Swampmen sell for a dollar apiece. Margaret receives her official divorce decree from Donald in the episode "Hot Lips is Back in Town". He tells Hawkeye he has "a great practice back home", but a "routine" one, and that by serving in Korea, he is doing more doctoring than he would otherwise do in a lifetime. [3], He attended the fictional Androscoggin College. In "Officer of the Day", while with another soldier, he is referred to as either Carter or Willis (it is not clear which of the two is which). Nothing else is known about the character's fate post show. One of the first films to be released on VHS and Beta for home video, along with The Sound of Music (1965) and Patton (1970). [43] He was known for his slow, deep, Louisiana drawl (Bailey himself is in fact Texan) and his slightly disheveled look. 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. In "Promotion Commotion", Igor relentlessly tries to impress Hawkeye and B. J., so he can be promoted to Corporal. Margaret is an army brat, born in an Army base hospital, the daughter of career artillery officer Alvin "Howitzer Al" Houlihan (played by Andrew Duggan in the TV series). Two unnamed sons in the novel He often questions the validity of the war and why they're all there in the first place. In the Season 10 episode "Promotion Commotion", Rizzo was one of three 4077th enlisted who appeared before a promotion board consisting of Hawkeye, B. J., and Winchester. He thereafter appears in a handful of episodes as a very minor character, played by Bob Gooden. In the series finale, at the 4077th's final dinner Rizzo claimed that he would be going home to work on a new moneymaking venture: breeding frogs to sell to French restaurants. Pierce has little tolerance for military red tape and customs, feeling they get in the way of his doing his job, and has little respect for most Regular Army personnel. Trapper John, a Lieutenant in the medical organization of Maxie Neville in New York City arranges for further thoracic training for Hawkeye, first in the East Orange VA Hospital in New Jersey, then at St Lombard's in Manhattan from July 1954. The addition was made not as an attack on Stevenson, but as a means to convey the idea that not all members of the armed forces returned home from the war.[9]. In the film, when it is proposed that "Spearchucker" Jones will bunk with the other surgeons in the Swamp, Duke is disrespectful (implied to be because of his own Southern heritage), until he is rebuked by Hawkeye and Trapper. This contrasts with an incident in the pilot where he receives his college acceptance letter and leaves to tell his parents, who presumably live nearby. In another episode he even corrects Colonel Flagg when he calls his wounded prisoner by that word. He is portrayed by Dennis Fimple, who plays him with a noticeable Southern American English accent. 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. Hawkeye proved time and again to be an excellent surgeon, which was rewarded by Colonel Blake when he appointed him Chief Surgeon, much to Frank and Margaret's disgust (and Hawkeye's reluctance); a warranted visit from General Barker eventually convinces him that Blake made the right decision. MASH meets Night Gallery. In an early episode, however, before his character becomes more of a buffoon, he demonstrates himself to be an efficient though, again, micromanaging commander. When Hawkeye walks into the mess tent naked, for example, Goldman is the first one to notice, dropping his metal tray in shock. As for Klinger's religion, in an early show, Klinger said he gave up being an atheist for Lent. She entered nursing school in 1938 and graduated in 1942 when she joined the Army. He is a surgeon and the original commanding officer of the 4077th MASH unit. The show was set at the fictional General Pershing VA Hospital in Missouri, where he served as chaplain. Radar is from Ottumwa, Iowa, and joined the army right out of high school. The character is seen and heard only once, in the first-season episode "Tuttle". Despite the writers giving him an Ashkenazi-sounding name, Klinger is an Arab-American of Lebanese descent from Toledo, Ohio (like Farr himself). [21][22], Her nickname "Hot Lips" has different origins in the original novel, film, and TV show. In the book and the film, Colonel Blake appointed Trapper John to be chief surgeon, but in the series, Blake gave it to a reluctant Pierce. Freedman led Hawkeye to stop suppressing the memory of seeing a Korean mother smothering her crying baby in an effort to keep it silent, so that a nearby Chinese patrol would not find and kill or capture their group. Private Igor Straminsky was generally portrayed by actor Jeff Maxwell, although Peter Riegert played him in two sixth-season episodes. This success is demonstrated by the unit's outstanding 97% casualty survival rate. Having left the Army, Hawkeye is established to be working for the Veterans Administration. For example, in the episode "In Love and War", a new nurse arrives at the 4077th. Hawkeye and Trapper decide to teach him a lesson by tinting his skin darker while he is sedated and subsequently referring to him as "boy" and bringing him fried chicken and watermelon to eat. $110 million: Jerry turned down an offer of $5 million per episode, or $110 million total, for a 10th season of Seinfeld. When the Korean Armistice is announced, he states his intention to return to Crabapple Cove to be a local doctor who has the time to get to know his patients, instead of contending with the endless flow of casualties he faced during his time in Korea. Winchester reflects: "It is I who should be sorry. Freedman's first appearance was in the episode "Radar's Report". MASH was an extremely popular TV series, which first aired on CBS on September 17, 1972. In the movie, he is played by Bud Cort, and Boone's humiliation at the hands of Maj. Burns leads to Trapper striking Burns later that day. Richard Hooker, who wrote the book on which the show (and the film version) was based, noted that Hawkeye was far more liberal in the TV show (in one of the sequel books, Hawkeye facetiously makes reference to "kicking the bejesus out of lefties just to stay in shape"). He is known for his tremendous appetite for heaping portions of food, is not averse to drinking Henry Blake's brandy and smoking his cigars when the colonel is off-duty, and he occasionally drinks the moonshine liquor that Hawkeye and Trapper make in their still. After completing his medical residency, he was drafted into the US Army Medical Corps and sent to serve at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. Before he was drafted to join the US Army during the Korean War, he was on track to become chief of cardio/thoracic surgery. Burns further asserts that the other surgeons could not keep up with him and complained that he was pushing them too hard. In both the film and the series, Hammond has a cordial relationship with Col. Blake. as Mister Pierce. The character was inspired by two real-life Korean War MASH head nurses: "Hotlips" Hammerly, an attractive blonde of similar disposition,[citation needed] and Janie Hall. M*A*S*H is a popular media franchise revolving around the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they attempt to maintain sanity during the harshness of the Korean War. Alda said of Pierce, "Some people think he was very liberal. Winchester's commanding officer transferred him to the 4077th in retaliation for the major's gloating attitude about beating him at cribbage for $672.17 (equivalent to about $6,100 in 2016). In the TV show, the origin of her nickname is never shown or explained in detail, though it seems to refer to various aspects of her passionate nature. 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. The later novels by Richard Hooker and William Butterworth give his name as J. Robespierre O'Reilly. When the show started to gain some steam, way back in the day, he was offered the role of Trapper John. The name Charles Emerson Winchester was derived from three real street names in the city of Boston. Tom Skerritt reportedly turned down the role, believing that the show would not be successful and so the role was dropped for TV. In "Comrades in Arms", Margaret receives a letter from Donald that was meant for another woman – a letter that says unkind things about Margaret and hints at Donald having an affair with the other woman. Captain John Francis Xavier McIntyre appears in the novels, the film (played by Elliott Gould), the M*A*S*H TV series (Wayne Rogers), and the Trapper John, M.D. The Korean doctor who examines Ho-Jon discovers that Hawkeye has given him drugs to induce hypertension and tachycardia (so that he will fail the induction physical). A nurse at the 4077th, who at times casually dates both Hawkeye and Trapper. The show ran on CBS from 1972 to 1983, seven years longer than The Korean War during which it takes place. (Gary Burghoff is the other.). 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. In The Late Captain Pierce, when Hawkeye finds out that the Army wrongly listed him as dead and have already informed his father, his main concern is to contact his grieving father to let him know he is still alive, but to his aggravation the phone lines have been temporarily knocked out, and all stateside communications have been restricted due to General Eisenhower's impending visit to Korea. Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Jr. in the novel) was played by Donald Sutherland in the film and by Alan Alda on television. I'm just crazy!" Humbled, he retreats to the Swamp, where Klinger brings him a Christmas dinner (made up of party leftovers), and they exchange quiet Christmas greetings, on a first-name basis. Calvin Spalding, played by Loudon Wainwright III, is a guitar-playing and singing surgeon who appeared in three episodes in season three (1974-75), "Rainbow Bridge", "There is Nothing Like a Nurse", and "Big Mac". But he was also a traditional conservative. He offers love advice to several doctors, including "Jeeter" Carroll, extolling the virtues of extramarital sex though never partaking himself. He is a third-generation doctor in his family. The character was played by Donald Sutherland in the film and Alan Alda on television. Soon after the pilot episode, Burghoff noted that the other characters were changing from the film portrayals and decided to follow. On a few occasions the side effects of Hawkeye's alcoholism (particularly in the episode Bottle Fatigue, his excessively high bar tab) cause him to rethink and reconsider his actions. Following Houlihan's marriage in the fifth-season finale "Margaret's Marriage" (also Larry Linville's last appearance on camera as Frank Burns), in the two-part sixth-season premiere episode "Fade Out, Fade In", which also introduces his temporary (later permanent) replacement, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, the 4077th learns that, shortly after the wedding, Burns suffered a mental breakdown while on a week's leave in Seoul.
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