A Heart of Gold, On and Off Screen
So saddened by the sudden passing of Loretta Swit she will be missed. RIP Loretta It always feels sudden when we lose a beloved icon who…
The 4077th’s Most Vital Doctor
Happy Heavenly Birthday Allan Arbus When the choppers finally stopped flying and the OR went quiet, the physical bleeding stopped. But the invisible wounds remained. That…
The 4077th’s Ultimate Fashion Icon
Happy birthday Jamie Farr, M*A*S*H’s (and AfterM*A*S*H) Corporal (later Sergeant) Maxwell Q. Klinger! Nobody could rock a floral print dress, a feather boa, or a…
I’ll Take My Second Opinion from the Swamp
In honor of Doctor Appreciation Week, Thanks Doc! Let’s just skip on the inevitable “Where’s Frank???” He washed out of embalming school for crying out…
Love Beyond Memory
Gary Burghoff Gave Alan Alda a 47-Year-Old Teddy Bear on His 90th Birthday — and What It Meant Left Everyone in Tears Gary Didn’t Say…
Jamie Farr Bought the Diner That Fed Him as a Teen—Now It Serves 200 Homeless People Every Day Before the dresses. Before Corporal Klinger. Before M*A*S*H…
The Quiet Revolution of Room 9
“Recognition When Offered” — McLean Stevenson’s Support for Loretta Swit During MAS*H’s early production, Loretta Swit continued advocating for Margaret Houlihan’s development beyond simplified representation. During script…
Chapter 1: Martinis, Mud, and a Melancholy Medic
The martini glass shattered against a rock, a tragic waste of perfectly good, bathtub-brewed gin. But as my father always said back in Crabapple Cove, you can always…
Chapter 2: The Last Supper of Captain Paulson
Organizing a funeral for a man who is still breathing requires a special kind of logistical genius, a complete lack of shame, and access to a lot of…
Chapter 1: The .45 Caliber Suppository
The silence in the mess tent stretched tight enough to snap. Frank’s hand hovered over his holster, his face contorted in a bizarre mix of terror and misplaced…