LORETTA SWIT STILL REMEMBERS THE DAY THE MUSIC STOPPED IN KOREA
Loretta sat across from Gary, the soft light of the hotel lobby catching the silver in his hair. They weren’t in Korea anymore, and they certainly weren’t in…
TV’S MOST ARROGANT INTELLECTUAL… BUT HE LIVED A QUIET REVOLUTION
When the cameras were rolling on the set of the most successful sitcom in history, David Ogden Stiers was the definition of upper-crust rigidity. He played Major Charles…
THE DAY THE COLONEL ALMOST BROKE KLINGER FOR GOOD
It was about three years ago at one of those big anniversary panels. The kind where the whole remaining cast sits on a stage in front of a…
A STERN COLONEL ON CAMERA… BUT A FATHER IN THE SHADOWS
The sunlight hit the glass of the framed photograph on the mantel, and for a second, the years just seemed to melt away. Jamie Farr sat in the…
THE MAJOR REVEALS THE DAY THE CAMERAS FINALLY STOPPED ROLLING
The podcast host leaned into his microphone, his voice a mix of reverence and curiosity. “Loretta, we’ve talked about the awards and the finales, but let’s go behind…
THE HEART OF THE 4077TH… BUT HE HID HIMSELF FROM THE WORLD
The sun over the Malibu ranch was unforgiving, baking the dust into a fine powder that coated every tent, every jeep, and every actor. In the middle of…
MCLEAN STEVENSON RECALLS THE DAY THE MASH OPERATING ROOM COLLAPSED
We were all sitting there on that stage for the reunion, and they started projected these old production stills on the big screen behind us. Most of them…
THE DAY RADAR COULD NOT STOP A SNORING CORPSE
You know, Jeff, people always ask me about the “magic” of Radar O’Reilly. They think it was all about the ears and the hats. But what they don’t…
THE DUST OF MALIBU STILL HOLDS THE TEARS OF THE 4077TH
The sun in Malibu Creek State Park doesn’t forgive. It beats down on those jagged, tan hills with the exact same relentless heat it did back in the…
THE FINAL GOODBYE WAS SCRIPTED, BUT THE TEARS WERE REAL.
Loretta Swit sat across from Jamie Farr, the steam from her tea rising in the quiet afternoon light. They weren’t in the mess tent anymore, and the smell…