M*A*S*H
Created by Larry Gelbart
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable. From TMDB
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M*A*S*H is a 1972 war & politics drama comedy TV series, created by Larry Gelbart, starring Alan Alda, Mike Farrell and Harry Morgan.
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The series premiered in the United States on September 17, 1972, and ended on February 28, 1983, with the finale, showcased as a television film, titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", becoming the most-watched and highest-rated television episode in U.S. television history at the time, with a record-breaking 125 million viewers (60.2 rating and 77 share), according to The New York Times. It had struggled in its first season and was at risk of being canceled. In season two, M*A*S*H was placed in a better time slot by CBS (airing after the popular All in the Family, taking the place of Bridget Loves Bernie, which had been canceled after one season despite good ratings due to religious groups…
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60 of 295 · most liked firstBreaking News: Loretta Swit, who played Maj. Margaret Houlihan on the hit TV series “M*A*S*H,” has died at 87.
neutral · AI labelView post →Born 14 Nov 1927, McLean Stevenson was a US actor & comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in the TV series M*A*S*H, which earned him a Golden Globe in 1974. He also appeared on a number of TV series, notably The Tonight Show & The Doris Day Show. #McLeanStevenson
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Loretta Swit, known in her time in homes across America as Major Houlihan on M*A*S*H, a character she transformed over the course of more than a decade on the show from from a hardass villain to a sympathetic protagonist. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
neutral · AI labelView post →Margaret Houlihan was one of the few truly strong women role models I had growing up. She was my favorite on M*A*S*H mostly because Ms. Swit masterfully guided her evolution on the show, giving a 2 dimensional villain depth & made us all fall in love with Hot Lips! The world is a sadder without her.
positive · AI labelView post →M*A*S*H was my family's favorite show when I was a kid. We'd holler, "MAAAASH IS OOOON!!!" and everyone would come running into the living room. It was the only peaceful time in my house. No fighting or yelling, just everyone watching this amazing show. I'm forever grateful. 🥲
positive · AI labelView post →Way back during Officer Basic Training, one of the cadre referred to M*A*S*H as "that communist show" and that probably should've given me a clue about what I was getting into.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's my honor to introduce the Criterion Channel's New Hollywood fest (starting 9/1): Seconds, Midnight Cowboy, M*A*S*H, Watermelon Man, Klute, The Last Picture Show, The Last Detail, California Split, Dog Day Afternoon, Mikey and Nicky, Obsession, Taxi Driver, and the five listed in this graphic!
neutral · AI labelView post →The movie "M*A*S*H" contains the first "Fuck" in American cinema. The "M*A*S*H" TV show has the first "Son of a bitch" on American TV.
neutral · AI labelView post →Remembering M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit, who attempted to fill Miss Piggy's shoes on her episode of The Muppet Show. www.toughpigs.com/loretta-swit/
neutral · AI labelView post →Skittles: We take a moment this Saturday morning to honor the Memory Loretta Swit who played Major Margaret Houlihan on the television show M*A*S*H The Big Guy absolutely loved that series and She was an inspiration to people from around the world to become Nurses. 🌈🌅💖
neutral · AI labelView post →43 years ago, on the 28th of February 1983, the final episode of M*A*S*H aired. Its runtime was around 2 hours. With 110 million viewers it remains the most watched single episode of a TV-series in U.S. history. #otd #history 🗃️
neutral · AI labelView post →I went through this weird phase as a teenager where I watched M*A*S*H every day. (I also recruited one sister and several friends into this endeavour.) Loretta Swit was so funny and sometimes so heart-wrenching as Hot Lips Houlihan. She took this caricature of a woman and made her a whole person.
positive · AI labelView post →Robert Altman’s 14-year-old son wrote the movie theme from M*A*S*H. Instructions were to make the lyrics as nonsensical as possible. Because of the success of the TV show, he had more in royalties than his dad did for the movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →M*A*S*H* is a weird show, not least because it is most sincere about, and actually respects, basically one character in the whole show and that's the priest
neutral · AI labelView post →Loretta Swit, damn. And this, from her obit, regarding her role on M*A*S*H…! “It was the greatest time in my career,” Ms. Swit told the The Guardian in 2001. Her ambition throughout the series was to be “the best damned nurse in Korea, and that motivated everything I did, even when it came to sex.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Name your top 15 shows ever, gut instincts only M*A*S*H Breaking Bad The Sopranos Deadwood The Pitt 30 Rock Ted Lasso The Mary Tyler Moore Show Bob Newhart Six Feet Under ER Severance Star Trek Seinfeld The Twilight Zone
positive · AI labelView post →Good morning! This week’s #AlphabetChallenge is a tough one, because I don’t watch TV or even know show titles. But here’s what I’ve got… M*A*S*H #WeekTforTelevision
neutral · AI labelView post →Rest in peace Loretta Swit. 💙 She was such a beautiful, sweet soul. Her advocacy and love of animals was unparalleled. I loved her on M*A*S*H* as Hot Lips Houlihan. We took this picture together in Burbank at the start of Quiz Show Expo & I saw her just month in New Jersey at Chiller #LorettaSwit
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh no! Hotlips 🙁 M*A*S*H was the only show my parents would pretend not to notice I was still up beyond my bedtime and let me watch. Or at least until my snitch sister would complain that i was still up! (Also my Mam would sigh over Alan Alda’s “blue black hair” and I think that sealed my type!)
positive · AI labelView post →M*A*S*H was family entertainment at my house growing up. My mom, dad, me and my brothers always watched the TV show together. So it was a shock when my dad brought home a copy of the movie on VHS and I discovered the theme song had lyrics, sorrowful depressing lyrics. But I maybe loved it even more.
positive · AI labelView post →CBS Saturday night lineup, January 1974: "All in the Family" "M*A*S*H" "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" "The Bob Newhart Show" "The Carol Burnett Show" What a time it was.
neutral · AI labelView post →In 1964, Woo co-starred alongside Tony Franciosa in the short-lived sitcom Valentine’s Day, becoming one of the first Asian American actors in a regular leading TV series role. From 1963 through 1968, Soo appeared in prominent films and TV guest spots, including M*A*S*H and The Odd Couple. /7
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Tom Skerritt, a rad guy who showed up in films as diverse as M*A*S*H, THIEVES LIKE US, ALIEN, TOP GUN, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and CONTACT and had a robust TV career that peaked with PICKET FENCES and an appearance on TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB. He also made a movie called SEXYCOP.
neutral · AI labelView post →M*A*S*H The movie was better than the book, and the TV show was better than the movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished yet another full series rewatch of "M*A*S*H". Now, to embark on yet another full series rewatch of "Frasier", as is my tradition.
positive · AI labelView post →Ah, Tony Packo's, a Toledo, Ohio institution. This Hungarian-American spot with signature hot dogs and Hungarian dishes was made famous when M*A*S*H character Corporal Maxwell Klinger, played by Toledo native Jamie Farr, made mention of the restaurant in six episodes of the show. I was here in 2011.
neutral · AI labelView post →Loretta Swit, the US actress who brought Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan to life in the seminal Korean War comedy series M*A*S*H has died. She was 87.
neutral · AI labelView post →M*A*S*H* is a pioneering sitcom - drama but it is also, first and foremost, a talent show for the cast
positive · AI labelView post →TV show: M*A*S*H. It shaped some of my sense of humour and fondness for dry wit, though I will clarify that this is the version without canned laughter. MASH is a different show with it. Book: It's a tie between David Eddings' Pawn of Prophecy and Pratchett's Guards! Guards!
positive · AI labelView post →#tvsky #filmsky #war Hard to believe, that the final episode of the TV series M*A*S*H — that was watched by approx 106 million viewers — aired 43 years ago today. My gosh.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hawkeye Pierce from the M*A*S*H TV show was always concerned with the human cost of suffering and willing to put his own neck on the line to fuck with command and save lives when he could, I always found that admirable.
positive · AI labelView post →The full series of "M*A*S*H" is ~$55 on DVD in the U.S., and the best feature is that on the DVD you can watch every single episode WITHOUT the network-insisted-upon laugh track, to see the show as the producers intended it to be seen. bsky.app/profile/jona...
neutral · AI labelView post →“Frasier” - 264 episodes “M*A*S*H” - 256 episodes It takes me about a year and a half to get through each show.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh that is so sad. Swit brought such incredible depth to Margaret. If you have never seen M*A*S*H episode 'The Nurses' dig it out. It's probably the key turning point for the character, and her acting is sublime. I have never watched it without crying. RIP Hot Lips.
positive · AI labelView post →M*A*S*H wasn’t just a show — it was comfort, catharsis, and a cultural blueprint. This week on the Superfan Podcast, @kellysue.bsky.social talks about Alan Alda, Hawkeye Pierce’s sensitive swagger, and how comedy can be a delivery system for grief. spfanpodcast.substack.com/p/superfan-p...
neutral · AI labelView post →Looks like Disney has also failed to find a new streaming home for THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW and M*A*S*H. Three of CBS's most iconic shows from the 70s are now not available on SVOD or AVOD platforms, as far as I can tell.
neutral · AI labelView post →On this day in September 17, 1972, M*A*S*H made its debut on CBS 📺. Adapted from Robert Altman's 1970 film, the show initially faced modest ratings but soon captured audiences with its unique mix of humor and heart. We're in the middle of a full series rewatch and it is brilliant.
positive · AI labelView post →I’m a Millennial, born after M*A*S*H ended…but I still grew up watching reruns w/Dad. We watched every single episode of the entire series together…& the movie! Now I own the entire series digitally. I’ve rewatched it all multiple times as an adult…& I catch more nuance each time. RIP #LorettaSwit
positive · AI labelView post →I want a Star Trek series about medical stuff. Star Trek: Medical. The SNW episode with M’Benga and Chapel basically working in a forward posted M*A*S*H unit whetted my appetite for it and I know it’s been discussed at least as far back as the Next Generation days and now I want it.
neutral · AI labelView post →M*A*S*H: GOODBYE, FAREWELL AND AMEN (1983) The final episode of an incredible series which gradually transformed from black comedy to comedy drama. The enemy is near to Hawkeye's bus, but a Korean woman's squawking chicken might give them away. His PTSD is covering the truth, however...
neutral · AI labelView post →Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress best known for playing head nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the classic TV series "M*A*S*H," has died. She was 87. www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
neutral · AI labelView post →there are 11 seasons of M*A*S*H that definitely show us winning the war in korea
neutral · AI labelView post →"M*A*S*H" in HD (presented in the incorrect aspect ratio), is apparently leaving Hulu in the U.S. in two weeks. Right now, there's no other way to stream the show.
neutral · AI labelView post →Medical professionals: is there a scene in a movie/show which accurately portrayed the proper technique for CPR chest compressions? In particular I'm looking for a movie/show that illustrated how strong & deep chest compressions need to be. (M*A*S*H, s07e23 probably isn't it.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Nearly everyone watched the TV Series M*A*S*H, but have you read the book that inspired it? I read it when I was in high school, & am planning to re-read it. I recall it being a bit different than the show. #BookSky 📚💙
neutral · AI labelView post →Sorry to hear actress Loretta Swit, best known as Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the TV series M*A*S*H, has died at 87. Her famous “lousy cup of coffee” speech to the nurses that helped make the character more than a caricature. #RIPLorettaSwit m.youtube.com/watch?v=W00D...
neutral · AI labelView post →Jaws is 50 years old and is being rereleased with a commemorative print in which the shark isn't blown up at the end, they just give it some Werther's Original and the entire series of M*A*S*H on VHS so it can go be happy/grumpy alone.
neutral · AI labelView post →New Hollywood series, with introduction by the great @markharris.bsky.social! DOG DAY AFTERNOON, WATERMELON MAN, BONNIE AND CLYDE, M*A*S*H, KLUTE, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE GRADUATE, FIVE EASY PIECES, etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with 1 book, 1 film, and 1 tv show 🌈📚 Book: Spear by Nicola Griffith Film: Portrait of a Lady on Fire Show: M*A*S*H
neutral · AI labelView post →update: yep, "M*A*S*H" is indeed gone from Hulu in the U.S. The only way to stream the show now is to buy episodes from Apple/Prime Video.
neutral · AI labelView post →Kimmel's comeback show is gonna be like "last episode of M*A*S*H" level of viewership. All competing networks should just put up a "GO WATCH KIMMEL" card on their signals.
neutral · AI labelView post →Gotta be M*A*S*H (the tv show) — and you didn’t ask for music but that was his huge contribution for me — Willie & Waylon & Merle
positive · AI labelView post →This is also how we got All In The Family, M*A*S*H, & The Mary Tyler Moore Show, i.e. all modern television comedy
neutral · AI labelView post →youtubers born in 1994 making 1 hour essays with titles like "This forgotten show NOBODY watched makes FUN of U.S . War Atrocities! 😡😡😡" and its fuckin M*A*S*H*
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Tom. A truly wonderful man and actor. Will be so missed. Tom Skerritt, the rough-hewn actor who sparkled amid ensembles in M*A*S*H, Alien and Top Gun before starring as small-town sheriff Jimmy Brock on the quirky 1990s series Picket Fences, has died. He was 93.
neutral · AI labelView post →One of my favorite pieces of trivia is that after McLean Stevenson left M*A*S*H, he starred in four failures before M*A*S*H went off the air in 1983: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976-1977) In the Beginning (this show, 1978) Hello, Larry (1979-1980) Condo (1983)
neutral · AI labelView post →MASH = Altman movie M*A*S*H = tv show
neutral · AI labelView post →Periodic reminder that M*A*S*H is the best TV show about the Vietnam War that has ever been made.
positive · AI labelView post →5 comfort series to get to know me: 1. Taskmaster (16 is the best) 2. A Discovery of Witches 3. Golden Girls 4. M*A*S*H 5. Bridgerton Hon Men: Tasting History if youtube channels count
positive · AI labelView post →Me at 35 dismayed that no one wants to talk about how M*A*S*H is the greatest TV show ever.
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