THE SCENE MADE THE SET SILENT… BUT GARY BURGHOFF COULDN’T STOP CRYING.
It was a Tuesday afternoon in a quiet Malibu kitchen when the past finally caught up with them. Loretta Swit was pouring tea, her hands steady, while Mike…
THE SCENE FILMED AT MIDNIGHT THAT GARY BURGHOFF NEVER FORGOT
It was past two in the morning on the 20th Century Fox ranch in Malibu, and the California night air had turned bitterly cold. The studio lights cut…
THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING, BUT LORETTA SWIT WASN’T ACTING ANYMORE.
The soundstage at Fox was freezing that night, the kind of cold that seeps into your bones and stays there until morning. Mike Farrell sat on the edge…
THEY SCRIPPED THE JOKES… BUT LORETTA SWIT WASN’T LAUGHING.
It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon in Malibu when the three old friends finally sat down together in the quiet corner of the living room. Loretta Swit adjusted…
THE LATE-NIGHT OPERATING ROOM BLOOPER THAT COST THE STUDIO THOUSANDS
Interviewer: People always talk about the camaraderie on MAS*H, Alan, but I want to know about the single hardest you ever laughed on that set. Alan Alda: Oh,…
THE SURGICAL MASK SECRET THAT RUINED A DRAMATIC MASH SCENE
So I was sitting in the studio the other day, doing a podcast interview, and the host hit me with a question I hadn’t thought about in years….
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE HILARIOUS MOMENT HARRY MORGAN COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN
(Host) You know, Alan, we always hear about the legendary practical jokes on the M*A*S*H set, but I want to know about the pure, uncontrollable bloopers. Who was…
THE DAY THE MASH OPERATING ROOM COMPLETELY COLLAPSED IN LAUGHTER
The microphone clicked on, and the podcast host leaned forward with a smile. He asked me a question I hadn’t heard in years, wanting to know about the…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE NIGHT THE MASH CAST TOTALLY LOST CONTROL
Host: We hear so many stories about how intense those Operating Room scenes were on MAS*H. You guys were dealing with heavy, emotional material under blistering studio lights….
THE NIGHT COLONEL POTTER HALTED THE FILMING OF MASH
Host: You’ve talked before about how tight-knit the MASH cast was, but there is a legendary rumor about Harry Morgan. Everyone says he was the ultimate professional, yet…