WE LAUGHED AT JAMIE FARR IN A DRESS… BUT GARY BURGHOFF WEPT.
The dry California sun was beating down on the Malibu Creek State Park, baking the dirt until it smelled exactly like 1974. Two men stood near the rusted…
THE SOUND IN THE CALIFORNIA HILLS THAT STOPPED LORETTA SWIT IN HER TRACKS.
The Malibu Creek State Park was completely silent, except for the dry brush rustling in the afternoon wind. Loretta Swit stood near the rusted frame of an old…
THEY TOUGHT IT WAS JUST A PROP JEEP. FOR MIKE FARRELL, IT WAS A TIME MACHINE.
The Malibu Creek sun was beating down exactly the way it did forty years ago. Mike Farrell stood at the edge of the old state park, squinting against…
THE AUDIENCE SAW A COMEDY BUT LORETTA SWIT WAS STILL CRYING INSIDE
The Malibu Creek sun was beating down on the dry brush, exactly the way it did forty-five years ago. Loretta Swit stood on the dusty ground of the…
THE OLD JEEP STARTED UP, AND FOR A MOMENT, MIKE FARRELL WASN’T IN MALIBU.
The engine coughed twice, spat out a plume of dark smoke, and finally settled into a rough, rhythmic rattle. Mike Farrell rested his hands on the cold steering…
THE DAY THE MAS*H PROP DEPARTMENT WENT TOO FAR
The heavy studio door clicked shut, sealing the room in perfect, soundproofed silence. Mike Farrell adjusted his large headphones, leaning comfortably into the leather chair across the…
THE SCRIPT PAGE THAT BROKE THE MAS*H CAST IN REAL LIFE
The hotel lobby was completely silent, emptied of the thousands of fans who had crowded the convention center earlier that afternoon. Gary Burghoff and Loretta Swit sat…
THE SECRET INSIDE THE SURGICAL DUMMY ON THE MAS*H SET
The podcast host adjusted his heavy studio headphones, looking across the wooden table at television legend Mike Farrell. “Mike,” the host began, shifting his notes with a…
THE SCENE THAT SILENCED THE ENTIRE MAS*H SOUNDSTAGE
The television studio green room was entirely silent except for the low hum of the air conditioner. Mike Farrell and William Christopher were sitting together on a…
THE SECRET INSIDE THE SURGICAL DUMMY ON THE MAS*H SET
The podcast host adjusted his heavy studio headphones, looking across the wooden table at television legend Mike Farrell. “Mike,” the host began, shifting his notes with a…