Taylor has Swifties, Beyoncé has the BeyHive, and Buffett has Parrotheads. But what should we call our fellow M*A*S*H fanatics? That’s just one of the many topics Jeff & Ryan discuss on this episode of MASH Matters. Other talking points include industrial films, Jamie Farr’s earlobes, unsold pilots, 1951, the Salkowitz theory, Margaret’s pillow, stray crew members, and more. PLUS, we introduce another never-before-seen treasure from Michael Hirsh!

MASH Matters EXCLUSIVE!

Watch the never-before-seen M*A*S*H syndication sales video written & directed by Michael Hirsh and starring David Ogden Stiers!

Watch young McLean Stevenson in the 1963 Gulf Oil industrial film “A Sign of the Times”

Watch Alan Alda and Louise Lasser in the unsold 1972 pilot “Class of ’55”

RIP Richard Fironjy

A great shot of the stray crew member in the season 10 episode “Communication Breakdown”

Photo originally posted on Reddit

Watch director of photography Dominic Palmieri stroll into a shot (from MASH4077TV.com)

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It’s Show & Tell day! Jeff & Ryan take to YouTube to show off their personal M*A*SH collections. You’ll see all kinds of memorabilia – from action figures, die-cast cars, and promotional glasses to scripts, cast gifts, and a chess piece from the Swamp. Plus, Jeff breaks out his original Igor hat! We hope you enjoy this VIDEO episode of MASH Matters!

M*A*S*H memorabilia

Tristar Action Figures (released in 1982)

Learn more about Tristar’s M*A*S*H action figures

Durham Action Figures (released in 1975)

Read about the Durham action figures here

Donruss M*A*S*H Trading Cards (1982)

Learn more about the Donruss M*A*S*H trading cards

M*A*S*H Beer

Read about M*A*S*H Beer – and watch a brave soul drink it

LISTENER COLLECTIONS

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Submission for your next show where people show there collections. This is about 20 years in the making. The David Ogden Stiers is his personal script. pic.twitter.com/Cbgbz9u4KR

— ChiefsMASHforever (@Chiefs_MASH85) May 31, 2024

“Here are a few items I collected during and soon after the final season. I also have a beach towel I hung in my dorm room that year with the vodka IV bottle (sadly empty) They too are prominently displayed currently in a box in the cellar.” -Andy

“This is a mailbag that came in a show bag from the royal easter show in Sydney, Australia from the early 80s.” -Tim

“Enjoy your podcast very much! In listening to the last one, you asked for pictures of any collectibles your listeners had, I had to send this to you! I got it in the mid to late 1980s as a gift.” -Deidre

THANK YOU for helping us reach a HUGE milestone!

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Grab a stale loaf of toast and settle in for another round of listener questions on this episode of MASH Matters! Jeff & Ryan discuss a smattering of subjects, including Radar’s letter-opening technique, handwritten notes, pink action figures, Igor’s musical skills, assorted Sophies, and the going rate for M*A*S*H scripts. Plus, who baled all that hay?

Will the REAL Sophie please stand up?

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How tall is Jeff? Why didn’t the M*A*SH cast have crew cuts? How many gifts *did* Margaret’s father give her mother on their wedding night? These are just a few of the burning questions Jeff & Ryan tackle on this episode of MASH Matters! Other topics include AfterMASH, chicken coops, Jackie Cooper, Army boots, how to say Cavalry, journaling, and that blasted big red bird with fuzzy pink feet. Plus, we finally get the definitive answer to the oft-asked question, “Can Alan Alda really knit?”

Check out the “Swamp” door on Bruce’s chicken coop

Peruse the archived alt.tv.MASH forum

Watch an episode of Hennessy starring Jackie Cooper

We love Victoria’s handpainted M*A*S*H boots

Read about the “Mystery M*A*S*H Signpost” (from MASH4077tv.com)

Watch the M*A*S*H Q&A Panel from the 2022 Indiana Comic Convention with Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, and Jeff Maxwell (and Ryan, too)

Learn more about the heroic efforts of Capt. Jonita Bonham

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Remember the time capsule the M*A*S*H cast buried after the series ended? In this episode, we talk to the guy who dug the hole! Special effects technician Jay King joins Jeff & Ryan to discuss his time on the series. We talk about the infamous time capsule (What was in it? Who dug it up? Where is it now?) and other topics including a scary chopper ride, fighting fire on stage 9, squirting blood, blowing up tongue depressors, wrestling alligators, and how to make the O.R. smell like a hospital.

Jeff, Jay, Loretta, and Jamie

The M*A*S*H cast “burying” the time capsule

Jay King poses with one of the ceremonial shovels he made to commemorate the burial of the M*A*S*H time capsule

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Boom.