On September 17, 1972, M*A*S*H aired on TV for the first time.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Sun Sep 18, 2022: On September 17, 1972, M*A*S*H aired for the first time.

M*A*S*H (TV series)



Based on: MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker; and the screenplay by Ring Lardner, Jr.
No. of seasons: 11
No. of episodes: 256 (list of episodes)
Original release: September 17, 1972 – February 28, 1983

M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. It was developed by Larry Gelbart as the first original spin-off series adapted from the 1970 feature film M*A*S*H, which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The series, which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950–53).

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[twodogsbarking]

1. The movie paved the way. Not politically correct at all for now but funny then.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I watch reruns and when I hear them say,

"Your pretty little hands" in referring to an OR nurse and calling them "Honey" seems out of date now. I like the first few years but didn't like how Hawkeye gets all the story lines and best jokes.