MASH FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Best Care Anywhere

Synopsis

Introduction: And Then There Was Korea -- It Was In All The Papers For A While: A Brief History Of Korea And The Forgotten War -- He Was Drafted: How The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Became A Reality -- An Extra Gallbladder A Week: H. Richard Hornberger And The Creation Of A Novel -- And Fourteen Others -- Not Missing The Last Page: H. Richard Hornberger's Mash Trilogy -- Boozing, Cruising, And Cutting Up: The Mash Goes To . Book Series -- Of Course You Know Me: Characters From Mash Seen In Book Sequels -- This Is Mutiny: From Book To Movie And Television -- Tonight's Movie: The Making Of The Robert Altman Film -- We Can Do Stupid: The History Of Suicide Is Painless -- And Introducing: The Cast Of Robert Altman's Mash -- Not A Word I Wrote: Differences Between Scripts To Screen -- Yankee Doodle Doctor: Movies (and Two Tv Shows) Connected With Mash -- One Of Those Traveling Medicine Shows: Mash Onstage --^ Put It Over There By The Television Set: The Five Military Sitcoms That Influenced Mash -- If I Can't Get The Girl: The Creative Team Behind The Series -- We Tried To Get Pat O'brien: The Main Cast Over The Years -- The Running Of The Nurses: The Actresses In The Opening Credits -- Going Awol: Nine Recurring Characters That Disappeared -- Reenlisted: Minor Characters That Stuck It Out -- I Don't Know Your Name, But- : Thirty Famous Guest Appearances -- Here For The Duration: Fans' Favorite Periods Of Mash -- Mash Means Mobile! The Various Time Slots -- You Certainly Came To The Right Place: Filming Locations -- Now That Spring Is Here: Mash Chronology -- Experimental Surgery: Ten Episodes Outside Of The Norm -- Just Like The Actual Korean War: The Use Of A Laugh Track -- The Collapsible Latrine: Ten Pranks Of Mash -- In A Rubber Truck: The Character Arcs Of The Major Characters -- Our Movie Tonight: Movies Shown In The Mess Tent -- After W*a*l*t*e*r: The Spin-offs --^ A Lunch Pail For Munchkins: The Merchandising Of Mash -- Captain Tuttle: Parodies, Rip-offs, And Homages -- Gentlemen, Take My Advice: Could Mash Be Successful Today? -- Earning That Purple Heart: Awards -- Appendix: For Your Dining And Dancing Pleasure. Dale Sherman. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 385-386) And Index.