MASH
1972-1983 | Comedy | USA | Created by Larry Gelbart
Overview
Korea stood in for Vietnam in the antiwar comedy institution. Alan Alda as Hawkeye grew the show from battlefield farce to moral drama across eleven seasons. The 1983 finale drew 106 million viewers, still the most watched scripted telecast ever. Radar, Klinger dresses, and the Henry Blake letter. The theme is titled Suicide is Painless. The war satire apex with a laugh track and a conscience.
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