THE TOAST THAT SILENCED THE ENTIRE MAS*H CAST AND CREW
They were sitting in a quiet, warmly lit booth at a restaurant in Los Angeles, decades after the final helicopter flew away. Jamie Farr and Loretta Swit were…
THE WARDROBE DISASTER THAT BROUGHT THE MAS*H SET TO A HALT
I was doing a comedy podcast a few months back, and the host decided to surprise me by pulling out a piece of vintage fan mail. It was…
THE CHRISTMAS SCENE THAT BROKE TWO MEN IN THE SWAMP
They were sitting in a quiet corner of a Los Angeles restaurant, years after the muddy boots and dog tags had been packed away. David Ogden Stiers and…
THE BUMPY JEEP RIDE THAT TOOK LORETTA SWIT BACK TO MALIBU
It was supposed to be a simple reunion moment for the cameras. Just two old friends, legends of television, walking through a museum warehouse filled with Hollywood history….
THE GOODBYE NO ONE IN THE ROOM WAS READY FOR
Years after the helicopters stopped flying, two old friends sat quietly at a cast gathering. The crowded room was loud with laughter, the clinking of glasses, and shared…
THE SECRET UNDER THE SURGICAL MASKS
I was doing a podcast interview a few years ago, and the host threw me a complete curveball. Instead of asking about the heavy, emotional finale or the…
WHEN A TAKEOUT MENU RUINED A SCENE ON MAS*H
I was recording my podcast recently, and my producer patched through a surprise caller. It was a radio host, and he threw me completely off balance with an…
HARRY MORGAN KNEW THE LAST GOODBYE WASN’T SCRIPTED.
The tea was cooling on the table, forgotten in the soft glow of the late afternoon. Harry sat across from Loretta, his eyes carrying that same sharp, fatherly…
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER FOUND A NEW FAMILY ON HIS DESK
You know, people always ask me about the transition from a show like Dragnet to a show like MAS*H. They are two completely different universes, really. In Dragnet,…
THE SOUND THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR LORETTA SWIT AND HARRY MORGAN
The sun was beginning to dip behind the Santa Monica Mountains, casting long, amber shadows across the porch. It was a quiet afternoon, the kind where the air…