THE TEARS ON THE MAS*H SET NO ONE EVER SCRIPTED
It was just a regular Tuesday afternoon in a quiet booth at a Los Angeles diner. Two older men were splitting a basket of fries, nursing their…
THE STRETCHER PRANK THAT BROKE THE MAS*H CAST IN HALF
The studio was quiet, soundproofed against the busy Los Angeles traffic outside. Mike Farrell adjusted his large headphones and leaned into the microphone. He was deep into…
THE WARDROBE PIECE THAT BROKE A TELEVISION LEGEND IN HALF
It was a quiet afternoon inside a climate-controlled Hollywood archival facility. Gary Burghoff stood completely still, staring down at a simple, faded olive-drab knit cap. He had…
THE SILENCE THAT BROKE THE MAS*H CAST ON TELEVISION
It was a quiet afternoon in a hotel green room, decades after the helicopters stopped flying over Malibu Creek. The roar of a weekend fan convention was…
THE SURGICAL WARDROBE MALFUNCTION THAT BROKE THE ENTIRE CAST
Mike Farrell sat comfortably in a leather chair under the bright lights of a documentary interview set. He was spending the afternoon sharing stories about his time…
HARRY MORGAN RECALLS A HORSE RIDING MISHAP ON SETÂ
It wasn’t a question the host usually asked in an interview about Colonel Potter. They were in a quiet podcast studio, decades after the dusty tents of the…
MILLIONS WATCHED THIS MAS*H SCENE, BUT THE ACTOR WAS QUIETLY BREAKING
It was late in the evening at a quiet dinner, decades after the dusty tents of the 4077th had been struck and packed away for good. The…
THE SECRET BEHIND THE SURGICAL MASKS ON THE MASH SET
It started as a completely normal podcast interview. Alan Alda was sitting in the studio, headphones clamped over his ears, discussing the legacy of television. The conversation…
THE SCRIPT PAGE THAT STOPPED THE LAUGHTER FOREVER
It happened during a crowded cast reunion, deep into the afternoon when the questions usually start to blend together. A fan stepped up to the microphone and…
WHEN A REAL NAP INTERRUPTED A FAKE SURGERY ON MASH
It was during a recent podcast interview when the conversation took an unexpected turn. The host was asking Alan Alda about the immense physical toll of filming MAS*H….