THEY CRIED TEARS OF JOY DURING THE GOODBYE… BUT LORETTA SWIT KNEW BETTER.
It started with an old photograph someone unearthed during a small, quiet dinner in Malibu. Loretta Swit was sitting across from Mike Farrell, the coastal breeze humming just…
WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ANOTHER PROP… UNTIL LORETTA SWIT CRIED.
The studio lights were blinding, but the air inside Stage 9 was freezing. It was late 1977, and the cast of MAS*H was deep into filming the sixth…
THE OUTTAKE THAT MADE THE SET SILENT… BUT LORETTA SWIT KEPT CRYING.
It was supposed to be just another late-night shoot on the Fox Ranch in Malibu, with the California chill cutting through the canvas tents. Loretta Swit stood by…
THE SCENE FILMED AT MIDNIGHT THAT FORCED THE CAST TO STOP LAUGHING.
It was past midnight on Malibu Creek State Park Ranch, and the temperature had plummeted so low that everyone could see their breath. The cameras were still rigged,…
THE CAMERAS WERE STILL ROLLING… BUT THE LAUGHTER HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED.
It started with a simple question from a reporter during a quiet anniversary gathering in Malibu. Mike Farrell was sitting near the window, watching the waves finish their…
HOW JAMIE FARR ACCIDENTALLY TERRORIZED THE CAST IN A WEDDING DRESS
People always ask me if the dress was comfortable. That is the first thing out of their mouths whenever I sit down for a podcast interview. I was…
THE DAY ALAN ALDA ACCIDENTALLY STARTED A WAR WITH THE MASH PROPS DEPARTMENT
We were sitting in this tiny, dimly lit podcast studio in New York, and the host leaned forward with a look of pure curiosity. He asked me about…
THAT ONE TIME ALAN ALDA ENTIRELY FORGOT HOW TO SURGEON
I was sitting down for a podcast interview a while back, just chatting about the old days in Malibu, when the host suddenly pulled out this old, grainy…
THAT TIME ALAN ALDA ACCIDENTALLY STARTED A WAR WITH THE PROP DEPARTMENT
We were sitting on a stage in New York for a retrospective panel, and someone in the front row raised their hand to ask about the physical comedy…
HOW A PROP MALFUNCTION ABSOLUTELY RUINED AN ICONIC MASH SCENE
We were sitting around at a retrospective panel a few years ago, and someone in the audience brought up the incredible physical comedy on the show. It is…