THE JEEP ENGINE COUGHED ONCE AND LORETTA SWIT STARTED TO CRY.
Loretta stood at the edge of the dusty lot, shielding her eyes from the harsh California sun. Beside her, Jamie adjusted his cap, his eyes squinting at the…
JAMIE FARR TOUCHED THE RUSTED STEERING WHEEL AND SUDDENLY, IT WAS 1978 AGAIN.
The hills of Malibu are quiet now, dressed in the golden, dry grass of a California summer. The dust has mostly settled on the old helipad where the…
WE THOUGHT WE WERE ACTING UNTIL THE HELICOPTERS ACTUALLY TOOK OFF
It started with a simple photo a fan handed to her at a charity event. Loretta Swit looked down at the grainy image of a dusty helipad in…
GARY BURGHOFF REVEALS THE HILARIOUS PROP MISTAKE THAT HALTED FILMING
It was one of those afternoons where the sun was just beating down on the Malibu ranch. We were filming at the outdoor set, the one everyone recognizes…
JAMIE FARR SAID ONE LINE THAT BROKE LORETTA SWIT’S HEART.
It was a Tuesday afternoon in Malibu, the kind of day where the heat ripples off the pavement just like it used to on the heliport at the…
THE ARISTOCRATIC DOCTOR… BUT HIS HEART LIVED IN THE SHADOWS
The voice was unmistakable. It was a rich, mahogany baritone that seemed to carry the weight of centuries of education and refinement. To millions of viewers, that voice…
THE DAY THE KLINGER HOOP SKIRT TOOK DOWN THE ENTIRE SET
I was sitting on a stage at a fan convention recently and someone in the third row raised their hand with a very specific question. They didn’t ask…
JAMIE FARR AND THE SCARLETT O’HARA HOOP SKIRT DISASTER
I was sitting in the studio recently, and this young actor—a really talented kid who’s just starting to make his mark—looks at me with these wide, curious eyes…
LORETTA SWIT HEARD THE BLADES AND FINALLY UNDERSTOOD THE SILENCE
It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon in the hills of California, far from the cameras and the bright studio lights of Hollywood. Loretta Swit sat on a wooden…
THE SOUND THAT MADE THE CAST OF MASH STOP BREATHING.
It started as a low, rhythmic thrumming against the heat of the afternoon. Mike Farrell looked up first, squinting against the harsh California sun that felt exactly like…