THE SURGICAL DUMMY PRANK THAT BROKE THE ENTIRE CAST
We were sitting in a recording studio when the podcast host threw a curveball. “Alan, everyone talks about the heavy moments on the show. But you guys…
THE SECRET THAT MADE THE CAST OF MAS*H STOP LAUGHING
They were a family of pranksters, always finding ways to break the tension on set. But on this particular afternoon in 1975, the laughter suddenly died. Stage 9…
THEY RETURNED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND HEARD GHOSTS IN THE WIND
Decades had passed since they packed up the canvas tents and left the mountains for good. When Mike and Loretta finally returned to the old filming site at…
THE SECRET SCRIPT PAGE THAT BROKE A TELEVISION CAST’S HEART
Years later, whenever the surviving cast members of a certain beloved television show gathered, the stories usually started with the laughter. They would sit around, drinking coffee, recalling…
THE SLEEPING PATIENT WHO RUINED THE OPERATING ROOM SCENE
I was sitting down recently for a documentary interview about the legacy of our show. The director was asking me all the standard questions about character development, the…
THE SECRET HIDDEN IN THE ASHES OF TELEVISION’S GREATEST GOODBYE
Decades after the cameras stopped rolling, two old friends took a quiet walk through the dusty California mountains. Mike Farrell and Loretta Swit were hiking the familiar,…
WHEN A DRAMATIC RESCUE BECAME THE FUNNIEST MISTAKE ON SET
Alan Alda leaned into the studio microphone, a nostalgic smile spreading across his face. He was a guest on a popular comedy podcast, and the host had…
THE MOST HATED MAN ON TELEVISION WAS HIDING A QUIET SECRET
It was supposed to be just another exhausting day on Stage 9 at the 20th Century Fox lot. The year was 1975, and the cast of the…
WHEN ACTING LIKE IT WAS SUMMER ALMOST BURNED THE SET DOWN
Alan Alda was sitting in a soundproof studio, recording an episode of a popular comedy podcast. The host had just thrown out an unexpected question. He wanted…
THE JOKE THEY STOPPED TELLING AFTER THE CAMERAS ROLLED
The green room was entirely empty except for two men sitting in the corner, staring at a half-finished cup of coffee. It was supposed to be a…