HOW JAMIE FARR ACCIDENTALLY TERRORIZED THE CAST IN A WEDDING DRESS
People always ask me if the dress was comfortable. That is the first thing out of their mouths whenever I sit down for a podcast interview. I was…
THE DAY ALAN ALDA ACCIDENTALLY STARTED A WAR WITH THE MASH PROPS DEPARTMENT
We were sitting in this tiny, dimly lit podcast studio in New York, and the host leaned forward with a look of pure curiosity. He asked me about…
THAT ONE TIME ALAN ALDA ENTIRELY FORGOT HOW TO SURGEON
I was sitting down for a podcast interview a while back, just chatting about the old days in Malibu, when the host suddenly pulled out this old, grainy…
THE GOODBYE NO ONE WAS ALLOWED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ON CAMERA
The lobby was quiet, settling into the stillness that follows a long evening of shared memories. Years had passed since the helicopters stopped spinning over the 4077th….
THAT TIME ALAN ALDA ACCIDENTALLY STARTED A WAR WITH THE PROP DEPARTMENT
We were sitting on a stage in New York for a retrospective panel, and someone in the front row raised their hand to ask about the physical comedy…
HOW A PROP MALFUNCTION ABSOLUTELY RUINED AN ICONIC MASH SCENE
We were sitting around at a retrospective panel a few years ago, and someone in the audience brought up the incredible physical comedy on the show. It is…
THE WORLD SAW CORPORAL RADAR REILLY… GARY BURGHOFF SAW SOMETHING ELSE.
It was a chilly, overcast afternoon in the Malibu Hills, decades after the cameras had stopped rolling. Gary Burghoff stood near the old Fox Ranch, the dust kicking…
THE TV THERAPIST WHO ACCIDENTALLY FOOLED HIS OWN CAST
The studio microphone was positioned just right as the podcast host leaned forward, asking a question that caught the veteran actor beautifully off guard. They were deep…
THE WARDROBE SECRET THAT BROUGHT THE MAS*H SET TO A HALT
The soft, warm glow of the documentary interview lights illuminated Mike Farrell’s face as he leaned comfortably back in his chair. The producer sitting across from him…
THE SCENE THAT BROKE A MAS*H ACTOR’S HEART FOR REAL
Years after the soundstages were cleared, two old friends sat quietly in a dimly lit restaurant. Mike Farrell and David Ogden Stiers were simply catching up over…