However he was later written to be in recreation of Trapper John when in one episode ("Movie To-night) he and Hawkeye sing a duet about how they both "work on patients through the day and on nurses through the night." He repeated that advice in the series finale, following his treatment of Hawkeye, who had finally cracked under the strain of the war. Radar almost always needs to go through Sparky when he makes a call to Seoul, Japan, or the US. The producers decided to drop the character after the first few episodes, reasoning that they wouldn't be able to write enough meaningful episodes for Spearchucker if they were concentrating on Hawkeye and Trapper. A running gag is his feud with Maxwell Klinger once Klinger hit Zale for insulting the Toledo Mud Hens and is put on KP for a whole month. Another time Major Burns manipulates Klinger and Zale into a boxing match, which results in Burns being knocked out by both men. Although he had a rather unremarkable boyhood growing up, by his own admittance he had had several experiences he never forgot: once when young he fell overboard in a pond and nearly drowned as a result of a cruel practical joke (which left him with lifelong claustrophobia); when he was 10 he made his father extremely angry when the elder Pierce found his son in bed with a girl and smoking a cigarette; when he was 12 he found out his father was dating a female bookkeeper; to keep attention to himself Hawkeye selfishly ruined their relationship so they couldn't marry. Winchester does adjust accordingly, although his skill as a surgeon inadvertently frustrates his hope of transferred back to Tokyo since Col. Potter considers him too valuable to lose. Based on his age and how long he had been in private practice before he was drafted, Burns appears to be an immigrant to the United States from some unnamed country, stating his family had come to America in 1927. He visited the camp to do a psychiatric evaluation of Klinger, who was aiming for a Section 8 discharge). ", "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan", and "Rally 'Round the Flagg, Boys". In the book, the character's full name is Hamilton Hartington Hammond, and he is stationed in Seoul. 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. [17] In "The Novocaine Mutiny", Burns is left in temporary command when the 4077th is inundated with a deluge of casualties. 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!" He thereafter appears in a handful of episodes as a very minor character, played by Bob Gooden. Ginger is a commissioned Lieutenant but is not a stickler for rules or military discipline like Major Houlihan. Government should get out of his liquor cabinet".[4]. The name Charles Emerson Winchester was derived from three real street names in the city of Boston. His sister's religious name is Theresa. Watchlist. 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. Burns's only friend in the unit is head nurse Major Margaret Houlihan, with whom he has an ongoing affair. She had great pride in her Asian American heritage and frequently took umbrage at racial slurs leveled by Frank Burns. A nurse at the 4077th, who at times casually dates both Hawkeye and Trapper. Skerritt reportedly turned down the offer from 20th Century Fox to reprise his role as Duke on the series because he doubted that a half-hour sitcom adaptation of the film would succeed. [35] In one early episode, Houlihan herself was a hard drinker who drank a quart of brandy a day. Radar frequently looks to the doctors for advice, and increasingly regards Henry Blake and then Sherman Potter as father figures, having lost his elderly father at a young age. Potter refers to Burns as a head twerp; Hawkeye tells how they became enemies when he remarked Burns lost more patients than food poisoning; Trapper John sneers Burns couldn't cut salami without bungling it; B J remarks that Burns became a surgeon after washing out of embalming school. In the series finale, while releasing POWs from a holding pen in the path of an artillery barrage, he is nearly killed and loses most of his hearing when a shell explodes at close range. First Class Ames, but Penobscott gets tangled into a camouflage net while showing off. However, she continued to be featured in the opening credit montage sequence (wherein the MASH staff runs toward approaching helicopters) for most of the show's run. Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott was played by two actors, Beeson Carroll and former football player and Tarzan actor Mike Henry. On other occasions, B.J. encourages members of the 4077th to play jokes on each other, starting escalating joke wars for his amusement, with neither side knowing that he is the instigator. 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"). He runs the camp public address system and radio station, which are often used in minor gags; in one episode he transmits messages to a Navy carrier by Morse code. Other aliases include Major Brooks, Captain Louise Klein, Lieutenant Carter, Ensign Troy, and Chaplain Goldberg.[48]. Hess, John D., Episode 4/7, "The Bus", first aired October 17, 1975. WebWho all has died from MASH TV show? The cast is still on during the wedding ceremony, and he is unable to move without assistance. The character of Igor debuted in the second season and appeared sporadically until the series finale. He also enjoys smoking "genuine" Cuban cigars made by Puerto Ricans in New Jersey. Potter was created as a different type of commanding officer than his predecessor: a "Regular Army" career officer, and close to retirement. 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. First aired January 28, 1973. It is sadly inappropriate to give dessert to a child who has had no meal." He is also referred to in one episode, perhaps jokingly, as Fred. Goldman appears off and on throughout the run of the series, usually when a soldier is needed for a random line or reaction. Soon after the pilot episode, Burghoff noted that the other characters were changing from the film portrayals and decided to follow. 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. In one episode, "Officer of the Day", he appears with another soldier and his last name is said to be Carter or Willis (it is unclear who is being referred to). [26] An example of his childishness was shown when Burns is passed over for command of the 4077th in favor of Colonel Potter; Frank has a temper tantrum and runs away until he gets cold, tired and hungry.[14]. This is demonstrated in his agreeing to perform Protestant church services for Colonel Potter ("Welcome to Korea: Part 2"), offering a prayer in Hebrew for a wounded Jewish soldier ("Cowboy"), and explaining the rituals of a Buddhist wedding to other attendees from the camp ("Ping Pong"). However, Ugly John was still a recurring character, and may have been one of the "three other doctors". While most of the staff is not religious, they treat Mulcahy with some respect. Major Margaret J "Hot Lips" Houlihan appears in the novel, the film (played by Sally Kellerman), and the TV series (Loretta Swit). Potter initially takes a hard line against Klinger's attempts to get discharged but is convinced to let him continue cross-dressing and eventually assigns him to be his new company clerk. The Duke Forrest character did not make it to the TV series. In the novel, the extent of the relationship between Burns and Houlihan is unclear and only rumored to be sexual. In "Bombshells", he is an ambulance driver for the 8063rd MASH and does not seem to recognize BJ Hunnicutt. His wife eventually learns of the affair and threatens him with divorce; he denies it, describing Houlihan as an "old warhorse" and an "army mule with bosoms", beginning a rift that leads to her engagement to Donald Penobscott, a handsome lieutenant colonel stationed in Tokyo. The character appeared in all but three of the subsequent episodes. Age during show: 39-50. In season six, he receives a Dear John letter from Laverne saying she has found another man, whom she later breaks up with, then becoming engaged to Klinger's supposed best friend. 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. The character's middle name was Harmon in the film and Wendell in the novels. Sergeant Rizzo is known to carry a grudge. 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". Wayne Rogers: 82, born April 7, 1933 died December 31, 2015. In the final episodes of the series, Klinger gets engaged to Soon Lee Han (Rosalind Chao), a Korean refugee; when proposing to her, he suggests she wear the wedding dress he had himself worn in one of his attempted Section Eight escapades and explains to her what white means in his culture. Webmash characters who died on the show. [38], In the film, Radar was portrayed as worldly and sneaky, a characterization that carried into the early part of the series. Also, where Burns was always the fall-guy and butt of Hawkeye's roasts and insults, Winchester often was able to match wits with Hawkeye and even zinged him back, which Hawkeye seemed to actually respect. I never want her at my table again!" Potter became chief of staff and chief of surgery of the fictional General Pershing VA Hospital in River Bend, Missouri, where he is joined by Klinger and his wife Soon-Lee, and Father Mulcahy. Klinger vociferously denied, "I ain't any of those things! After saying she was recently involved with a colonel named Donald, Margaret comes to conclude he has cheated on her, and she flies into a rage against the nurse. Good job, baby!" [23] He twice applied for and received a Purple Heart for being "wounded" in combat: first, for slipping and falling on the way the shower;[24] and second, for getting an eggshell fragment in his eye. 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 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). Hawkeye says he'd thought about putting in a scalpel but decided not to, reasoning that a later civilization might consider it a weapon. After being prominently featured as Hawkeye's love interest in the pilot, she appeared in only one further episode (Episode 1/11) before leaving the show entirely. Played by Robert F. Simon. In "Henry Please Come Home" Hammond is personally responsible for Henry's short-lived transfer to Tokyo. Episode 2/24, "A Smattering of Intelligence." at Harvard Medical in Boston in 1948, and worked at Massachusetts General Hospital. 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. 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. She uses her sex appeal to her professional advantage as well as personal satisfaction, as shown by her relationship with Frank Burns. I mean, he wanted nothing more than to have people leave him alone so he could enjoy his martini, you know? Clayton, like Hammond, is in charge of several medical outfits including the 4077th. At the end of the episode, he listens to a recorded letter from his sister Honoria, who turns out to likewise be a stutterer. 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. Ugly John was never seen living in "The Swamp" and there was no fifth bunk, though it was the only quarters for subordinate male officers ever seen. It is Mulcahy who alerts the doctors that the camp dentist "Painless" is severely depressed. [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. As we commemorate the anniversary of the original broadcast of the final episode of M*A*S*H, heres a clip from our Hailing from the fictional small town of Forrest City, Georgia, Duke ends up sharing a tent with Hawkeye, Frank Burns, and Trapper John. Hawkeye and B. J. have a bachelor party for him, and after he passes out from drunkenness, the hosts, also inebriated, decide to play a joke on Penobscott by plastering him from his chest to his toes, intending to tell him that he had broken both his legs during the night. The character on the television show was an anesthesiologist from Australia, often depicted wearing an Australian slouch hat. Flagg resurfaces a few years after the war, in a Hannibal, Missouri courtroom (as seen in the AfterMASH episode "Trials"). (Interestingly, on the rare occasions Houlihan is shown wearing her Class A uniform, while her ribbons include the usual Korean War decorations everyone received and commendation medals, she does not have an American Campaign Medal, an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, or a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, a World War II Victory Medal, or an Army of Occupation Medal. In one episode, "Major Fred C. Dobbs", his greed is such that he turns down a transfer to another unit because he is tricked by Hawkeye and Trapper into thinking there is gold in the hills near the camp. Muldoon". In the film and novel, he is a career Army physician, having been commissioned before World War II. Webwritten by Joe Rutland July 9, 2021 5:45 pm. Alda said of Pierce, "Some people think he was very liberal. 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. 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. Elsewhere, it was mentioned and implied by Dr. Mark Craig (portrayed by William Daniels) that B.J. When Hawkeye and B.J. invite Potter to their tent for a post-surgery drink, he is very affable and complimentary of their brewing skills, even giving them tips on how to improve their gin still and get a higher yield of alcohol. He was educated at Stanford University and was a member of the Tau Phi Epsilon fraternity. Age during show: 39-41. ", Freedman told those gathered in the operating room: "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice." An experimental procedure was said to have restored most of his hearing. In "Comrades in Arms", Margaret receives a letter from Donald that was meant for another womana letter that says unkind things about Margaret and hints at Donald having an affair with the other woman. The Swampmen, who are very fond of Ho-Jon, arrange to have him sent to Hawkeye's old college in the US. He once refers to Henry Blake as "a dear friend", though Blake always addresses him as "General." Originally from Honolulu, she described herself as "part Chinese, part Hawaiian" in Episode 8/11 "Life Time" and speaks Japanese, as revealed in "Communication Breakdown". 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. second assistant 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. What was the name of the other show the mash crew played in? ", Frank has a quiet, insightful conversation with Trapper, where he admits that he grew up in a strict family where he couldn't talk at meals, and that he became a snitch, "so I could talk to somebody.". The actor and former NFL running back died Saturday following complications related to dementia, Fox News reported Friday. In an early episode, however, before his character becomes more of a buffoon, he demonstrated himself to be an efficient, though again micromanaging, commander. Gary Burghoff was an actor from the 1970 M*A*S*H film that reprised his role for the series. Potter is from Hannibal, Missouri, one-quarter Cherokee[12] and possesses a passion and fondness for horses. Skerritt was 37 years old at the time. The character's name is a reference to the character "Captain Spaulding" played by Groucho Marx in the film Animal Crackers. 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. Potter receives more respect than Blake did from Major Houlihan, but Major Burns harbors a grudge against him after being passed over for command. Charles Winchester was born in his grandmother's house in the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Beacon Hill, and is part of a wealthy family of Republican Boston Brahmins. Played by Odessa Cleveland on the TV series, Ginger is one of few nurses to have a recurring, speaking role in the series as the same character. Coincidentally, actor Timothy Brown played most of his nine-year NFL career with Philadelphia and was selected to the team's Hall of Fame in 1990.[49]. [2] His birth name is taken from a member of Hooker's own family named Franklin Pierce.[3]. Benjamin (Hawkeye) Pierce: Responsible For The Death Of A Baby. Alternatively, in the lobby of Memorial Hall at Harvard University, the names of Harvard men who died in the Civil War are inscribed. Ginger's last appearance was in the season 4 episode, "The Late Captain Pierce". For other uses, see, "Walter O'Reilly" redirects here. He also has exceptionally good hearing, able to hear helicopters before anyone else and to tell from the rotor sounds if they are coming in loaded or not. He is a surgeon and the original commanding officer of the 4077th MASH unit. Judging by his full name he comes from a Catholic family. Webkitelli OSB Metal- San.Sitesi 10.Blok No:18-20 Baakehir/stanbul/Trkiye Freedman appears in 12 M*A*S*H episodes: "Radar's Report" (as Milton Freedman), "Deal Me Out", "O.R. This is despite being told by Cardinal Reardon, a prelate visiting Korea to evaluate the effectiveness of the chaplains serving there, that "you're a tough act to follow" after listening to his sermon concerning a soldier diagnosed with leukemia, at that time a death sentence. On another occasion, he gave away a Bronze Star he was awarded because he felt he did not deserve it.[8]. Though Winchester did embody some antagonistic qualities similar to that of Burns, he proved over the course throughout his time on the series to be a very different character than his predecessor, being far more intelligent, humane, kind, and skilled in surgery. In the episode "O.R. A hospital orderly who is innocent and not especially bright. Behind his snobbery, he was raised with a sense of noblesse oblige and was capable of profound albeit sometimes misguided acts of kindness. He is an ardent supporter of the anti-communist Senator Joseph McCarthy and appears irritated to learn his wife is becoming involved in Republican Party envelope-stuffing campaigns. [22], Despite his ongoing affair with Major Houlihan, he is unwilling to divorce his wife because his money, stocks, and house are in her name. I'm just crazy!" Burns and Hawkeye recount different versions of the events. Calling her "Hot Lips", Trapper suggests that they should get together since he has become Chief Surgeon and she is the Chief Nurse. He was played by George Morgan in the pilot episode of the series, but the producers decided that a quirkier individual was needed for the role.[41]. 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". In one episode, one of Burns' patients had to have emergency surgery because Burns was too lazy to properly sterilize the patient during an operation. In AfterMASH, it is revealed that Max and Soon Lee found her family and helped them reestablish themselves as farmers, then moved together to the U.S. to settle down. When Ginger is doing her rounds in post-op, she looks at his chart and says, "They've got you down as white. WebHe died on April 10, 2000 in New York City Major Franklin Marion Burns (120 episodes, 1972-1977) 6. An African American private with a mustache who is occasionally seen in group shots in early seasons. Margaret promptly accepts, leading to a falling out with her former flame Frank Burns. 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. 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). There were a few different voices in the series, among them Todd Susman's and Sal Viscuso's. 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. He is from Philadelphia and is frequently seen wearing a Loyola sweatshirt. His strength as a commander is his ability to maintain the morale of his unit, which he does through heartfelt talk and indulgence of the lunacy that is a hallmark of the 4077th. 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. 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. Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin. 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. In the novel, he serves as a moral center and author's alter ego, chiding Trapper John for calling Major Houlihan "H 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. Episode 11/06, "Bombshells." (Based on what was told and shown in the course of the series, these would include the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Campaign Medal, the U.N. Service Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, and possibly a Legion of Merit; plus the Combat Medical Badge for his periodic service at battalion aid stations.) [47] In a season 3 episode, when asked what happened to "that surgeon you had from Georgia", Trapper answers, "He got sent stateside! In "Promotion Commotion", Igor relentlessly tries to impress Hawkeye and BJ, so he can be promoted to Corporal. John Patrick Francis Mulcahy, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, "Mike Farrell had complicated feelings about B.J. Major Frank Burns, also known as Ferret Face, played by actor Larry Linville, who sadly passed away at the age of 60 after being In M*A*S*H Mania, he is shown to have become the director of admissions at Androscoggin College (Hawkeye's alma mater). [30] In the film, the nickname originates from a scene in which she has a tryst with Burns. From then on, he wears his Army uniform, and has given up on his attempts to "escape". 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. Tall, dark, handsome, and muscular, he is a graduate of West Point whom Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) meets while she is on leave in Tokyo. Back home, he is involved in a prescription kickback racket and falsifies his income taxes. First aired November 30, 1976. Later, when Trapper and Hawkeye explain to the soldier that all blood is the same, he reflects upon his behavior. Charles Winchester II (father), This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 01:19. 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. Henry attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he was the football team's athletic trainer. In Hawkeye's presumably far more accurate account, Frank was borderline hysterical and performed his triage duties with singular incompetence, which resulted in the near-deaths of multiple casualties. He is married with two daughters. In the series of novels co-written with (or ghost-written by) William E. Butterworth, Houlihan reappears as the twice-widowed Margaret Houlihan Wachauf Wilson, both husbands having expired on the nuptial bed through excessive indulgence in her still-outstanding physical charms. 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 retractor while Frank is sleeping. In the episode "Rainbow Bridge", he has to decide whether to send his doctors into enemy territory for an exchange of wounded prisoners, but he hems and haws before telling his doctors, "Whatever you guys decide is fine with me." hospital. The script was likely written before Spearchucker was dropped and the writers presumably overlooked editing that line of dialogue. Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale was portrayed by Johnny Haymer. [15] He unjustly accuses a rookie orderly, Boone (Bud Cort in the film), of killing one of his patients and nearly kills another patient, earning him retaliatory assaults from Duke and Trapper John. He is a third-generation doctor in his family. He is devoted to his wife Peg (ne Hayden) who writes many letters to him while he is in Korea. [51] On several occasions, though, she is called "Lt. Nakahara", notably in the season 10 episode "The Birthday Girls", and in the last regular episode of season 11, the final episode filmed, "As Time Goes By", Major Houlihan refers to Kellye as "Lt. Nakahara". Mulcahy understands that many of his "flock" are non-religious or have other faiths, and does not evangelize them overtly. He has a virginal awkwardness with women and a fondness for superhero comic books. Webcase analysis examples with solutions. [56], "Hawkeye (M*A*S*H)" redirects here. He went through his military training at Fort Sam Houston. They share a disdain for the "un-military" doctors, against whom they conspire ineffectively. Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Samuel Flagg is played by Edward Winter. However, in the Butterworth MASH Goes To books, reference was made to Burns being involved with the Tonsils, Adenoids, and Vas Deferens Society, a group that promotes tonsillectomies and vasectomies for large fees. In the film, Ho-Jon is drafted, and Hawkeye drives him to the induction center. Sparky is the mostly unseen telephone/radio operator at headquarters. He convinced a reluctant Hawkeye that the best thing for him now was to return to duty for the last days of the war. While originally written to be from New York City, when the producers heard Bailey's southern accent in his first dailies his character was moved to Louisiana. 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. Like Roy, he is a medic, and he is frequently seen together with Roy. Dennis rarely speaks, and never beyond a few words. Despite their long-running mutual antagonism, Hawkeye and Margaret came to develop respect and affection for each other, reflected in a long passionate farewell kiss in the final episode. In Episode 10/21 his first name is given as "Wilson". 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