Vanessa and Ethan discuss Loretta Swit’s passing and her legacy of playing Margaret Houlihan
MASHmouth Returns Friday, January 17th! Followed by New Episodes Every Other Friday!
MASHmouth 2025! A new era! Thanks for sticking with us!
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After a freak accident, Hawkeye temporarily loses his sight and worries his life might change forever. Meanwhile, Frank uses America’s favorite pass time to run a gambling scam.
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Margaret gets engaged! And it’s NOT to Frank Burns, who is taking the news as well as can be expected. But should we care how Frank, a married man, feels about this?
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The 4077 has to evacuate fast when the enemy start heading their way, but things get complicated for Hawkeye, Margaret, and Radar when they have to stay behind with a severely wounded solider while he makes his recovery.
Eileen Saki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Saki
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/eileen-saki-dead-mash-rosie-1235478405/
https://deadline.com/2023/05/eileen-saki-dead-mash-actor-played-rosie-1235354216/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757194/
https://mashmatterspodcast.com/ep076/
https://mashmatterspodcast.com/ep105/
Gene Reynolds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Reynolds
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721728/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/arts/television/gene-reynolds-dead.html
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gene-reynolds-dead-dies-mash-lou-grant-1203493159/
It’s the Season 4 finale! An iconic interviewer makes an appearance in this iconic episode to interview the 4077 personnel about their experiences during the war.
Episode Writing and Production
https://mash.fandom.com/wiki/The_Interview_(TV_series_episode)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkj-2Sz6ogw
Clete Roberts
https://www.american.edu/magazine/article/the-smoking-gun.cfm
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730950/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clete_Roberts#cite_note-2
https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/clete-roberts/credits/3030350554/
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19841001.2.23&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
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What do Rita Hayworth, General MacArthur, and a ping-pong playing cat have in common? They’re all featured in this episode of MASH! Ethan and Vanessa discuss the 4077’s deluge of wounded and the news reels that are spliced in between.
MacArthur Ticker Tape Parade
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1986/10/29/625986.html?pageNumber=42
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticker-tape_parade
Harvest Moon Ball
https://swungover.wordpress.com/table-of-contents/hmb2/
https://www.youtube.com/@swungover/videos
Anthony Palmer
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658115/
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Vanessa and Ethan return to do what they love and talk about M*A*S*H! Unfortunately, Hawkeye's not feeling the love as an old flame from his past gets assigned to the 4077, leading to some complicated feelings for both parties involved.
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We are sorry for our sudden extended hiatus, but MASHmouth will return on September 6th. We're sorry for such a long wait, but keep an eye out because we also have a very special surprise coming soon!
Theme Music: "Feel Good Rock" by Jason Shaw, https://audionautix.com/
This week, we’re introduced to Smilin’ Jack Mitchell, a chopper pilot desperate to stay in the action and break the record for most transported wounded. Meanwhile, a wounded soldier is desperate to never have to go back to the front again. Does this episode remind anyone else of Season One’s “Cowboy?”
Robert Hogan
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389611/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hogan_(actor)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/robert-hogan-dead-peyton-place-the-wire-1234961610/
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/robert-hogan-dead-the-wire-peyton-place-1234986087/
Dennis Kort
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0466728/
https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dennis-kort/credits/3030242474/
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Col. Potter takes some R&R, but of course, the man can’t relax! While he’s away, acting commanding officer Frank presses charges against Hawkeye for, you guessed it!- mutiny.
Ned Wilson
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933905/
https://mubi.com/en/cast/ned-wilson
The Caine Mutiny
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Frank hatches a scheme to sell the camp’s garbage to Korean civilians, Hawkeye has some troubles in the love department (that Vanessa and Ethan very maturely discuss), and Radar befriends a wounded soldier.
Kevin Hagen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hagen
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353419/
George O’Hanlon, Jr.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641191/
https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/george-ohanlon-jr/credits/3000294055/
Lynette Mettey
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/
https://www.listal.com/lynette-mettey
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After Hawkeye gets a concussion on his way back to camp, he waits for rescue in the home of a Korean family who doesn’t speak a lick of English! Of course, being Hawkeye, he keeps both the family and himself entertained.
Notes on Trivia:
Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner were nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for this episode.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards#Programs
Philip Ahn
https://dornsife.usc.edu/ksi/about-us/ahn-family-house/
https://knamf.org/%EC%95%88%EC%B0%BD%ED%98%B8/
https://web.archive.org/web/20050208025233/http://www.philipahn.com/pacessay.html
https://walkoffame.com/philip-ahn/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Ahn
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014217/
Shizuko Hoshi
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395949/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuko_Hoshi
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At the fatherly insistence of Col. Potter, Hawkeye and BJ show Frank some rare kindness and invite him out for a night of drinking. But of course, things go awry when a prank goes wrong and a sleepy Frank ends up on the front lines.
Joe Morton, Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morton
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0608012/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-mysteries-of-god-friended-me-brandon-micheal-hall/
http://www.maykuth.com/Projects/morton90.htm
Loretta Swit & Larry Linville Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4gBjlVHIZg
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Radar’s letter home to his mom includes details of the camp’s foot inspection, Frank’s evergrowing paranoia, and Col. Potter getting wounded.
General Matthew Ridgeway
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_157680.htm
https://www.ridgway.pitt.edu/about/general-matthew-b-ridgway
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-general-matthew-b-ridgway/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Ridgway#Early_life_and_education
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Radar calls in several favors and orchestrates some con jobs to get Col. Potter his drink of choice; tomato juice.
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Mail this week brings news of a new grandchild for Col. Potter, a hometown newspaper for Hawkeye, a home movie for Radar, and some family drama for Frank! (oooooh!)
Sygnman Rhee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syngman_Rhee#Presidency_(1948%E2%80%931960)
https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/people/rhee-syngman
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This mini-episode covers Vanessa and Ethan’s thoughts on the new MASH documentary, MASH: The Comedy That Changed Television which aired on January 1, 2024 as well as some reflections on the show and character we all know and love.
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Just when we think Frank can’t get any worse, he reaches a new low when he steals a wounded colonel’s gun and lets Radar take the heat for it.
West Point Cheating Scandals
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780891415534
https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19510804.2.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/west-point-cheating-scandal.html
Warren Stevens
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828838/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/movies/warren-stevens-busy-character-actor-dies-at-92.html
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/184523%7C154123/Warren-Stevens/#overview
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This week, morale is at an all-time low so the 4077 puts on a vacation contest for the enlisted personnel. Meanwhile, temperatures are at an all-time high when a mysterious and dangerous fever makes its way into the camp.
Hemorrhagic Fever During the Korean War
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6940369/
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