THE SCENE SEEMED ABSURD… BUT FOR LORETTA SWIT, IT WAS ALL TOO REAL.
It was a chilly evening in Los Angeles, decades after the final helicopters buzzed away from the Malibu Creek set. A few old friends from the 4077th had…
THE SUN WAS SETTING ON THE HELIPAD, BUT NO ONE WANTED TO LEAVE.
Mike Farrell sat on a rusted metal folding chair, watching the shadows stretch across the old Malibu Creek ranch where the tents used to stand. Beside him, Gary…
THE MELODY THAT BROKE THE HEART OF DAVID OGDEN STIERS
It was a quiet, breezy evening in California, decades after the dusty military tents of the 4077th had been permanently packed away into television history. Mike Farrell…
THE GHOSTLY SOUND THAT BROUGHT TWO MAS*H ACTORS TO TEARS
Decades after the military tents were packed up, two old friends took a quiet walk through the Santa Monica Mountains. Jamie Farr and Loretta Swit were visiting…
THE TOAST THAT MADE THE MAS*H CAST FORGET THEY WERE ACTING
It was a quiet afternoon in California, years after the military tents were finally folded up and the prop helicopters had flown away for good. Mike Farrell…
THE HILARIOUS REASON THE MASH CAST NEVER WORE PANTS IN SURGERY
The studio lights in the podcast booth are low, but the memory brings a bright smile to Alan Alda’s face. The host slides a glossy, black-and-white photograph…
THE TOUR BUS ENCOUNTER THAT BROKE THE MASH PRODUCTION SET
The studio is quiet, save for the hum of the recording equipment. The podcast host leans across the table, adjusting his microphone. “Jamie,” the host says, a…
THE SOUND THAT BROUGHT TWO OLD FRIENDS BACK TO THE WAR.
It was just supposed to be a quiet afternoon at Malibu Creek State Park. Years had passed since the television cameras stopped rolling, but the dirt trails still…
THE DAY A GUEST STAR BROKE THE ENTIRE MASH CAST
I was sitting in a studio a few years ago, recording a podcast, when the host suddenly threw me a curveball. We had been talking about the heavy,…
THE SOUND THAT STOPPED THE MAS*H CAST IN THEIR TRACKS.
It happened during a quiet outdoor reunion years after the cameras stopped rolling. Gary Burghoff and Loretta Swit were sitting in folding chairs, answering routine questions about their…