HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST MILITARY COMMISSARY COMMANDER… BUT HIS REAL PASSION WAS SAVING BIRDS
The noise of a television set is different from any other kind of noise. It has a sharp, electronic edge that bounces off the walls of a quiet…
THE BUMBLING CORPORAL… BUT HIS TRUE BATTLE WAS WITH INTENSE ISOLATION
We all remember the young man with the oversized glasses, the knitted cap, and the uncanny ability to hear incoming choppers before anyone else. For years, he was…
THE SCENE THAT BROKE THE MOST ARROGANT DOCTOR IN THE 4077TH
They were sitting in the dimly lit corner of a hotel lobby bar, long after the reunion crowds had finally gone to sleep. Mike Farrell leaned back in…
THE PRANK THAT BROKE THE SWAMP ON THE SET OF MASH
The podcast host adjusted his heavy headphones, leaned into the studio microphone, and asked a question I genuinely wasn’t expecting. He looked across the table at me…
THE GOODBYE SCENE THAT BROKE RADAR IN REAL LIFE
They were sitting in a sterile green room waiting for a convention panel to begin. The roar of the crowd was muffled through the thick walls. Mike…
THE DAY WE DROPPED OUR PANTS TO BREAK DAVID OGDEN STIERS
A fan stepped up to the microphone in the middle of the crowded convention hall. She was holding a worn-out DVD box set of the show. She…
THE SCENE THEY THOUGHT WAS A JOKE UNTIL THE CAMERAS ROLLED
They were sitting around a table in a quiet restaurant, decades after the dust of the 4077th had finally settled. The laughter was a little softer now,…
WHEN THE OR SCENE BECAME A CHAOTIC PRACTICAL JOKE ON MASH
The podcast host leaned across the table, adjusted his microphone, and asked an unexpected question. “Alan,” he said, his voice dropping into a serious tone. “Out of…
THE SECRET BEHIND THE OPERATING ROOM DOORS OF MASH
I was sitting in a soundproof studio in New York, recording a conversational interview, when the host completely flipped the script on me. Instead of asking about…
THE HARDEST ALAN ALDA EVER LAUGHED ON THE SET OF MASH
The podcast studio was quiet for a moment after the host leaned into his microphone and asked a question that caught Alan completely off guard. The host wanted…