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(FAQ). Here's the lowdown on the unforgettable show about the Forgotten War. M*A*S*H began as a novel written by a surgeon who had been in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. After being rejected multiple times, the novel would go on to become a bestseller, leading to 14 sequels, an Oscar-winning movie that propelled its director and actors to stardom, and a multiple-Emmy-winning television series that lasted nearly four times the length of the war. MASH FAQ looks at how the novel came to be, its follow-ups in literary form, the creation of the popular movie, and most importantly the television series that transformed comedy and television in the 1970s. Included are chapters on the top-20 pranks of M*A*S*H , the cast members' careers before and after the television show, famous guest appearances, and movies shown in the mess hall. Beyond the fiction, MASH FAQ also features a brief chapter to put the war into perspective for easy referral and looks at what led to the Korean War, how such medical units functioned, and how M*A*S*H shaped our perception of the era.

ISBN-13: 9781480355897

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Applause

Publication Date: 04-01-2016

Pages: 408

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

Series: FAQ

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: And Then There Was Korea xi

1 It Was in All the Papers for a While: A Brief History of Korea and the Forgotten War 1

2 He Was Drafted: How the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Became a Reality 23

3 An Extra Gallbladder a Week: H. Richard Hornberger and the Creation of a Novel…and Fourteen Others 38

4 Not Missing the Last Page: H. Richard Homberger's MASH Trilogy 47

5 Boozing, Cruising, and Cutting Up: The MASH Goes to … Book Series 65

6 Of Course You Know Me: Characters from MASH as Seen in Book Sequels 93

7 This Is Mutiny: From Book to Movie and Television 99

8 Tonight's Movie: The Making of the Robert Altman Film 106

9 We Can Do Stupid: The History of "Suicide Is Painless" 136

10 And Introducing: The Cast of Robert Altman's MASH 140

11 Not a Word I Wrote: Differences Between Scripts to Screen 151

12 Yankee Doodle Doctor: Movies (and Two TV Shows) Connected with MASH 181

13 One of Those Traveling Medicine Shows: MASH Onstage 192

14 Put It Over There by the Television Set: The Five Military Sitcoms That Influenced MASH 198

15 If I Can't Get the Girl: The Creative Team Behind the Series 208

16 We Tried to Get Pat O'Brien; The Main Cast Over the Years 222

17 The Running of the Nurses: The Actresses in the Opening Credits 252

18 Going AWOL: Nine Recurring Characters Who Disappeared 255

19 Reenlisted: Minor Characters That Stuck It Out 266

20 I Don't Know Your Name, But… Thirty Famous Guest Appearances 273

21 Here for the Duration: Fans' Favorite Periods of MASH 286

22 MASH Means Mobile! The Various Time Slots 291

23 You Certainly Came to the Right Place: Filming Locations 304

24 Now That Spring Is Here: MASH Chronology 311

25 Experimental Surgery: Ten Episodes Outside of the Norm 314

26 Just Like the Actual Korean War: The Use of a Laugh Track 324

27 The Collapsible Latrine: Ten Pranks of MASH 327

28 In a Rubber Truck: The Character Arcs of the Major Characters 332

29 Our Movie Tonight: Movies Shown in the Mess Tent 342

30 After W*A*L*T*E*R: The Spin-offs 347

31 A Lunch Pail for Munchkins: The Merchandising of MASH 357

32 Captain Tuttle: Parodies, Rip-offs, and Homages 366

33 Gentlemen, Take My Advice: Could MASH Be Successful Today? 374

34 Earning That Purple Heart: Awards 376

Appendix: For Your Dining and Dancing Pleasure 383

Selected Bibliography 385

Index 387