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…
WHEN THE CHOPPER CUT OUT DURING A MAS*H SCENE
I was recording a special episode for my podcast, sitting across from a fellow actor who had taken over the interviewer chair. We were swapping stories about the…
THEY CLIMBED INTO THE JEEP FOR A LAUGH BUT FOUND TEARS.
It was supposed to be a quiet afternoon of catching up. Years had passed since they packed up the tents, turned off the cameras, and said goodbye to…
THE HILARIOUS WARDROBE MALFUNCTION ON THE OUTDOOR SET OF MAS*H
“So, Alan,” the podcast host asked, leaning into the microphone, “everyone talks about the intense surgery scenes, but I want to know about the outdoor shoots. Was it…
THE UNBREAKABLE WINCHESTER AND THE SWAMP PANTS PRANK
I was doing a podcast interview a few months ago, just having a casual, wide-ranging conversation about the old days of television. Out of nowhere, the host asked…
THE MOUNTAINS STILL REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
Years after the final cameras stopped rolling, you could still find pieces of the 4077th if you knew where to look. Fox Ranch, tucked away in the Santa…