I think her next move was Vietnam. -- PA You're what Freud would call Spooky -- Sidney "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happy hour.". That's one of those traveling medicine shows, isn't it? The TV show became extremely popular and it went on till the year 1983 for a total of 11 seasons. with each other at all times -- Frank That had something to do with it. -- Klinger, "I've eaten a river of liver and an ocean of fish! With one, relatively untalented surgeons can look good.. M*A*S*H is one of the most beloved television shows of all time, and here are 10 hilarious quotes from the series that gained popularity in the 70s. I don't mind eating if it's possible to make a martini sandwich. But an unexpected twist of one short final scene was tacked onto the end of the episode, in which a choked-up Radar (portrayed by Gary Burghoff) intruded into a busy operating room to deliver the sad news that Col. Blake's homeward-bound plane had been shot down (with no survivors): https://youtu.be/E_RWAc1uvUQ Pigeon pellets! Please note that Kidadl is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon. I've eaten so much fish, I'm ready to grow gills! tonight and count his rings. That attraction finally pulled them together in the two-part Season 6 episode, "Comrades in Arms," where the two are stranded together overnight as North Korean bombs fall around their hiding place. He did a great job for three years. Considering that the original novel consisted mostly of the characters engaging in wacky fratboy hijinx and boasting about how much sex they have (and showed a truly awful degree of sexismnote"Trapper" got his nickname for using a train toilet to take advantage of his prom date and nobody seems to care that this may have been rape as long as he 'got some'; 'Me Lay' is famous for using his absurdly crass pick-up line, "Me lay, you lay," to acquire a stupendous 'batting average'; the doctors' only interest in the epileptic whore down at the local brothel is in how much fun it is to have your penis inside her when she has a seizure; the reputation of the unit depends in part on the size of the dentist's male organ; the list goes on and on. Pig feathers! One special camera technique, Boom Up and Over, was new to television at the time; its use in sequences where camp announcements were shown from the "perspective" of the loudspeaker was groundbreaking and memorable. Swit remembers pitching the idea of Margaret finding new love on a between-seasons conference call. I've eaten so much liver, I can only make love if I'm smothered in bacon and onions. "So my reaction in that moment was appropriate either way. with burned up legs, ripped up bellies. twice but not too much. "Hawkeye: "I think he's vacuuming Korea. -- Margaret And just These are the funniest quotes from the 'MASH' movie. ", Charles: "Klinger, you are a gentleman and a lady. and twice on the cat. About Jennifer next door, yes. Here's a mover and a groover and it ain't by Herbert Hoover. Subscribe for virtual tools, STEM-inspired play, Get yours while they last. -- Potter 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. "Sir, I must protest the rash of mindless pranks being perpetrated around here. -- Potter in ten minutes sharp. of the charges, they have assigned him to a veterans hospital in Indiana I'm section 8, head to toe. The events that are described are both funny and true, while also encapsulating the craziness that often happens in the M*A*S*Hseries in general. Besides one of us is in love with Henry, and I think its me! funeral. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. -- Hawkeye, "I've got a soft spot for Klinger. But I didn't say anything because I didn't think they would really care what I had to say. I'm a life long Anglophile. Even roosters are comatose!" -- Margaret What in the name of beelzibub -- Potter Due to a lack of casualties, today's midnight movie will be shown at 9:00 in the morning And midnight has been canceled.". Attention! "These are the forms to get the forms to order more forms, sir.". -- Radar really cracks me up!) That man is a sex maniac; I don't think Hot Lips satisfied him. ", 32. After the way I am having a bust made out of your head, or, possibly, about Radar one of my favourite, only Winchester could have said it!) ISBN 0-8109-8083-5 (p. 84). M*A*S*H revolutionized the use of camera movements and editing styles on television one example is the use of long tracking shots moving with the action (usually of wounded being transported from the helicopter/bus/Jeep to the OR). (silence) Margaret: Hang up, Frank. (Meg Foster played Cagney in the first six episodes, and was replaced by Sharon Gless for Season 2 and beyond. It comes second or third This is centered around Christmas. This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 21:47. the captain. Alan wrote me a note after the show ended about how wonderful it was to have that opportunity to fulfill Margaret's character and see her grow meaningfully. We also link to other websites, but are not responsible for their content. If you like quotes from TV shows, then read our collection of the Best TV Show quotes and Kung Fu Grasshopper quotes. -- Hawkeye "This is Frank Burns, one of as eskimos, had overun Seattle. He would call us! ", 35. "As I was driving off in that jeep, I looked back and I saw David [Odgen Stiers] put his hand on his heart," she recalls. ", 29. ", 11. "You take that moment and and compare it to where Margaret was in the first season," Swit says of her alter ego. The fact that Swit had to return to set to film one more episode after shooting Houlihan's farewell didn't rob that moment of its emotional power. Get away from me before I get physically emotional! I know what you fellas are trying to pull, but you're not going to push me around. And he loved being a businessman. 34. -- Klinger RELATED: THE WALKING DEAD: 10 THINGS WRONG WITH CAROL AND EZEKIEL'S RELATIONSHIP. That I Love You." It was perfect, that clattering, hollow sound, filling a palpable void in a way that no words could. According to Reynolds, the cast knew that Stevenson was leaving the show, but they withheld Blakes death until the last minute to stop them from falling apart or Their son Jack remarked -- Hawkeye I could not have planned it better; I wish I had whenever I happen to hear it again, I marvel at how perfectly it fit. We hope you love our recommendations for products and services! -- Hawkeye 46. Pigeon pellets -- Potter Authors; Topics; Movie Quotes; TV Show Quotes; (The laugh track was never used when the series was broadcast by The BBC in the UK, and DVD releases on both sides of the pond offer the option to watch the shows with or without it.). and wants to get married, but figure 'A' is already married to figure 'C' I am going to live through this even if it kills me. Attention. I See production, box office & company info, Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Unhappily, there was some sort of technical glitch. ", 25. He felt he had done everything he could with the character; the new, more serious tone might have been a major contributing factor to that decision, too. One of the most commercially and critically successful series in American television history, M*A*S*H is in the words of its lead character, "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) "finest kind". Would you care for a martini? Carbon paper in the safe -- what brilliant foresight! Although several Super Bowls have since surpassed it, the M*A*S*H finale still holds the record for non-sports programming. sequences in that show: one at the top of the show, in which Henry is informed by Radar that he, Henry, is going home, that he has received his discharge orders, whereupon everyone in the room breaks into raucous song; the second, of course, was the final scene in which Radar enters to read the communiqu announcing Henry's death. incarcerate me with two moronic cellmates. Put in cement? it's the duty of every real American to be on the lookout for goldbricks, barren, desiccated, veritable dustbowel of a martini. Subscribe for virtual tools, STEM-inspired play, creative tips and more. There were a great many visitors on the set: spectators, press, family, friends, easily a couple of hundred people. Gary Burghoff exploded. -- Radar, "The way I see it, the army owes us so many coffee breaks, we should get 1954 off." "Why don't you sirs act like sirs, sir? They are a little short A reminder from Colonel Blake, As a result, Hawkeye and Trapper (who are both heavy drinkers) search for any alcohol they can find becoming increasingly crankier in the process. You have a fever of 109 stroke 10, you can't have an incubator but You can That's great how they can rhyme and be hot at the same -- Henry We all know it's brutal up there at the front, especially those of -- Hawkeye, "This is Frank Burns, one of our best surgeons. Due to the number of people bored last Sunday, next Sunday will be -- Hawkeye I love you. Meanwhile, Aunt Martha, having taken a tramp through the woods, lies I've eaten a river of liver and an ocean of fish! 57. It's a class A Laughing Matters. ", Because Linville who died in 2000 and Swit were so funny together, the M*A*S*H writers were understandably nervous about cutting off a reliable source of comedy. Like. I can do that! And Hawkeye and Houlihan were bonded as well, sharing a mutual admiration for each other as medical professionals and a mutual attraction that they resisted acting upon for years. "You get to the point where you're afraid to start repeating yourself," she recalls. Well send you tons of inspiration to help you find a hidden gem in your local area or plan a big day out. Mac, who had stayed to watch the filming of what he knew was his last M*A*S*H, was speechless. Hawkeye: The army, in its infinite wisdom, has not only cleared Frank -- Radar "The writers didn't want to run out of ideas, and we didn't want to repeat jokes." -- Hawkeye to Margaret out to meet the kids. While the line can be seen as funny out of context, it does have a sense of truthfulness in context which makes it memorable. You know, a prominent place in the schedule. I still knew nothing about directing. "The finale was really about tying everybody together and satisfying the audience who all have their favorite characters. About your uncle Albert, uh no on drinking, yes Attention. -- Trapper, "It's the first time I've seen orange juice labeled "freshly killed"." So as he flies the blue lady of the skies into the sunset, we say 'aloha, And we're soldiers. us at all. Charles: [to a patient in cardiac arrest] Live! Second. -- PA all you animals and music lovers. -- PA Bull cookies! An architectural wonder, one canceled. -- Charles Margaret is military, just like Potter. "I've eaten a river of liver and an ocean of fish! Kidadl has a number of affiliate partners that we work with including Amazon. Let's shoot him and put him out of our misery -- Hawkeye Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. The series was based on the 20th Century-Fox film M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital), a big hit of 1970 which was based in turn on the book of the same name. that could be declared a disaster area. We are the Pros from Dover and we figure to crack this kid's chest and get out to golf course before it gets dark.". "This isn't one of my sermons; I expect you to listen.". Jacket, sweater, robe, sweater, sweater, shirt. The fourth season proved crucial to the show's long-term success; few series up to that time had been able to lose one of their primary cast members, let alone two of them, while still managing to keep their audience. The producers' intent was to capture the cast's genuine shock and surprise, and to remind the audience that war takes friend and foe alike. I've eaten so much liver, I can only make love if I'm smothered in bacon and onions." Always trust your car to a man who has a star -- Hawkeye With the Maxwell Q. Klinger. -- Trapper Being the resident Chaplain, which is basically a cleric that is trained and stationed at any workplace or military division, First Lieutenant Father Mulcahy served to fulfill the religious needs of every man and woman at the 4077th MASH camp. -- Hawkeye over PA And they said, 'Yeah, we're not gin gonna let you go.' M*A*S*H (1972-1983) was an American television series, airing on CBS, about a team of doctors and nurses stationed at a fictional U.S. mobile Army hospital (unit number 4077) in Korea, during the Korean War in 1950-53. ", 12. There were, in fact, two O.R. In "Point of View," the entire episode is literally seen through the eyes of one wounded soldier via P.O.V. Considered to be one of the series best episodes, the fourth season finale of M*A*S*H titled The Interview is well-known for its break from the usual format of the show. Also, -- Hawkeye Attention all personnel. -- PA Want to read more on M*A*S*H and other classic TV shows? uniform alright. Because M*A*S*H broadcasted around the same time as the Vietnam War, they had to walk a thin line between criticizing the war through its comedic take on the Korean one and just being an entertaining show with no underlying criticism whatsoever. ", 55. Walter "Radar" OReilly, and Cpl. You know, the writing and the acting and the directing talent was terrific. -- Hawkeye -- Hawkeye One of the ongoing elements in M*A*S*H was Frank and Major Margaret Houlihans romantic relationship despite the fact that Frank had a wife waiting for him back home in the United States. Though sometimes in cases like the above quote from him, its a mixture of both. Nobody can get the truth out of me because even I don't know what it ", Radar: "My own father didn't have me until he was 63, and the first time we played peek-a-boo together he had a stroke. We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. She kicked me and then she messed all my files from M to Zee and everything You are toying with me like a cat with a dead moose! -- Potter What good is it to be a Ferrari if you are out of gas? -- Frank -- Charles The show's creators grudgingly accepted the laugh track, but soon imposed rules on when it was not to be used (during any of the operating room scenes); they dropped it entirely for certain nontypical episodes, and eventually abandoned it altogether. Great Caesar's Salad -- Potter We planned the production schedule for this episode so that the O.R. RELATED: 10 QUOTES FROM GILMORE GIRLS THAT ARE STILL HILARIOUS TODAY. Oh Margaret, you're my snug-harbour. "Nobody can get the truth out of me because even I don't know what it is. ), "20th Century Fox said: 'Forget it you're not going anywhere,'" Swit says now. -- PA announcer But a major reason why characters didn't die was simply because death was considered too serious a subject for the primarily light-hearted TV fare of the era. Major Houlihan, your chest x-rays are ready and they really Any father of Margaret is a father of mine. This particular line comes from the Season 3 episode Alcoholics Unanimous where Frank decides to ban alcoholic drinks as the acting commanding officer while Henry is temporarily away. I'm nuts. We began to shoot the scene. "I don't want to see it!" We resolved that instead of doing an episode in which yet another actor leaves yet another series, we would try to have Mac/Henry's departure make a point, one that was consistent with the series's attitude regarding the wastefulness of war; we would have that character die as a result of the conflict. WebLike. "I told them: 'Can you imagine what fun you're going to have with Larry when I come back to town and I tell him I'm engaged? Attention all personnel. You are the 10 most boring people I know -- Trapper to Frank Radar (in a letter): As usual, I'm writing slowly because I know you how strange it was that they only had two hearts between them. ", 8. MASH? -- Hawkeye up a lamppost. can take two and call me in the morning, but I cannot take this sitting Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna take five. even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun! and read a Defense Department communiqu that informs everyone that Henry Blake, who had been discharged and was flying back to his family in the States, had gone down in the Sea of Japan. Alda goes on to explain the type of man that Rogers was. "I wish they wouldn't land those things here while we're playing golf. -- Radar (this one New York: Random House, 1998. 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