MASH

M*A*S*H is a 1972 movie about a bunch of drukken dissolute amoral smart aleck surgeons who cope with the insanity of war by rebelling against all authority.

Triva

 * Gary Burgoff was the only member of the movie cast who starred in the comedy series MASH


 * The black comedy theme of rebellious heros vs idiot military authority is not a new subject:


 * Phil Silvers show "You'll never get Rich" is of a con man Staff/Sgt who tricks his idiot commanding officer while involving everyone else with his get rick quick schemes.


 * Forrest Tucker show F Troop is of a conman Sgt who tricks his idiot commanding officer while involving everyone else with his get rich quick schemes


 * Ernest Borgnie show Mchale's Navy is a of a PT Captain who tricks his idiot commanding officer while involving everyone else with his get rich quick schemes


 * Bob Crane show Hogan's Heroes is of a POW Air Force Colonel who tricks the Nazi idiot commanding officer while involing everyone else with his sabotage the Third Reich


 * Despite it anti war theme both M*A*S*H and the subsequent comedy series displays a anti-reality timeline -supposedly it is sent during the forgotten war of Korea 1950-1953 yet...


 * IN one comedy episode when the surgeons bet on a idiot enemy pilot "Washing Machine Charley" with his out of tune engine buzzing the camp-this is very loosly based on actual incidents concerning the Marines at Guadacanal in 1942


 * In one comedy epsiode when a Lt forces the surgeons to work on his Sgt at gunpoint-this actually happened-but it was during World War II during Operation Market Gardin in September 1944.


 * Not suprizingly the comedy series is out of chronological order:


 * Epsiode 4/4 "The Late Captain Pierce" takes place during President Eisenhower vist of Korea December 1952 {Despite this later seasons spiosdes refer to the US President as Harry Truman!}


 * Episode 4/20 "The Novicane Munity" which takes place in October 1952.


 * Epsiode 5/1 "Bug Out" refers to Battle of Uijonbu which took place in June 1950


 * Epsiode 5/14 "My Most unfortgettable Characheters apparetly referes to June 13, 1953


 * Epsiode 6/9 "Images" Truman meets MacArthur at Wake Island October 1950


 * Epsiode 6/10" The Mash Olympics" -newsreal of 1952 Summer Olympics


 * Episode 6/17 "Tea and Empanthy" the Gloucstershire Regiment was in Korea April/ May 1951; when BJ treats a addicted patients whom he operated on 8 months before--BJ arrives in MAsh one week before Potter arrives in September 1952-which would make this April 1953!


 * Epsiode 6/22 "Potter's retirement" refers to Kentucky Derby which occuers in April/May-yet mention is made of Open heart surgury which happened September 2, 1952


 * Episode 7/5 "The Billfold Syndrome" Battle of Hill 402 occured May 1951


 * Epsiode 9/10 "A War for All Seasons" review of Year 1951--with Potter as the CO-who didnt arrive until October 1952!


 * The Comedy series shows new personal/visitors arriving in dress uniforms-not in fatigue/camafaluge.