THE TEARS THAT BROKE THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE 4077TH
It was just a quiet evening in Los Angeles, decades after the canvas tents were finally folded and the television helicopters stopped spinning. Mike Farrell sat across…
THE HILARIOUS REASON THE MAS*H CAST COULDN’T FINISH THIS COURTROOM SCENE
The lighting in the documentary studio was warm and quiet. Gary Burghoff shifted comfortably in his chair, smiling softly at the interviewer sitting just out of frame….
THE SCENE THAT BROKE THE MOST ARROGANT MAN IN THE 4077TH
It started with a quiet conversation in a hotel lobby, long after the cameras had stopped rolling. Mike Farrell and Loretta Swit were nursing drinks, swapping stories about…
WHEN A REAL GENERAL MET CORPORAL KLINGER ON SET
The interviewer adjusted the microphone on the table, leaned forward, and asked a simple question. “What was the strangest thing about wearing the dresses?” Jamie Farr let…
THE SCRIPT PAGE THAT BROKE THE CAST OF MAS*H
It was supposed to be a celebration. Years after the cameras stopped rolling, a few familiar faces sat together in a quiet hotel lobby, far away from the…
HOW ALAN ALDA ACCIDENTALLY RUINED A HIGHLY EMOTIONAL MASH SCENE
The microphone was live, the studio lights were warm, and the host of the podcast leaned forward with a smile. He asked a question that Alan Alda had…
THE DAY THE MASH MESS TENT TRANSFORMED INTO A WAR ZONE OF LAUGHTER
We were sitting in a small, dimly lit studio in Manhattan, recording an episode for my podcast, Clear+Vivid. My old friend and co-star Mike Farrell was sitting across…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR ACCIDENTALLY RUINED A HIGH-STAKES MASH DRAMA SCENE
It is funny how a single question during a casual podcast interview can instantly transport you back forty or fifty years. I was sitting in a studio recently,…
THE DAY THE CORPSES IN THE SWAMP STARTED GIGGLING
We were sitting in this tiny, dimly lit podcast studio in New York, and the host leaned forward with a look that every actor from a classic show…
THE DAY THE INVISIBLE ARMY TOOK OVER THE MASH SURGICAL TENT
You know, people always ask about the serious episodes, but the truth is we spent eleven years trying not to crack each other up. I was sitting down…