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September 28, 2025 by themashmess

142 – Allan Katz Returns!

Jeff & Ryan welcome writer/director/producer/actor Allan Katz back for his second appearance on MASH Matters! This time around, the boys take a deep dive into the world of writing. We discuss Allan’s process for writing for established characters, rewriting scripts from other writers, working with difficult performers (*cough* Jackie Gleason), the reason he left M*A*S*H after one season, why Larry Linville decided to depart the series, and other jocularity.


Allan Katz, prepared for battle!


CLICK HERE to listen to Allan Katz’s first guest appearance on MASH Matters!



Golfer & Notorious Joke Thief Jackie Gleason



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September 13, 2025 by themashmess

141 – Remembering Connie with special guest Greg Izay

Jeff & Ryan welcome Greg Izay to MASH Matters! Greg’s mother, Connie, was the on-set medical technical advisor on M*A*S*H. We remember Connie through Greg’s stories about her beginnings in the industry, how she helped actors look like real surgeons, her long career behind the scenes, and her brief moments ON screen. Plus – the M*A*S*H/Smokey & the Bandit crossover you’ve been waiting for!


Connie Izay (left) with Loretta Swit & David Ogden Stiers


A framed card from the M*A*S*H cast & crew with a photo of Connie Izay

(photo courtesy of Greg Izay)

Connie Izay’s chair from the M*A*S*H set

(photo courtesy of Greg Izay)



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Victor Izay on Mystery Science Theatre 3000


Greg Izay



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August 12, 2025 by themashmess

140 – Hawkeye’s Robe

Listener questions? We got ’em. Voicemails? We have those, too! In this episode of MASH Matters, Jeff & Ryan knock a few more questions off the top of the overflowing mailbag. Topics range from MASH vodka dispensers and Cincinnati stalkers to the color of Hawkeye’s robe and the size of Klinger’s nose. We also, at long last, announce the winner of the MASH fan name poll. All this, plus… Igor is a surgeon?!?



Monty Python’s Graham Chapman shares his thoughts on M*A*S*H


Watch Harry Morgan in The Well (1951)



Watch the Diagnosis Murder episode titled, “Drill for Death,” featuring guest stars Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, William Christopher, Elliot Gould, and Sally Kellerman


Photo courtesy of listener Kevin T.

Read The M*A*S*H Historian’s article about this Vodka I.V. Dispenser


Watch Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman sing “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening”



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July 25, 2025 by themashmess

139 – EXCLUSIVE: M*A*S*H Table Read… Again!

Another M*A*S*H Table Read? YES! Jeff & Ryan are proud to bring you a MASH Matters EXCLUSIVE: Unedited, never-before-heard audio of another M*A*S*H table read! This recording of the episode “War Co-Respondent” was recorded by David Odgen Stiers for Michael Hirsh (creator of MAKING MASH and MEMORIES OF MASH). Written & directed by Mike Farrell, this 1980 episode was the 23rd episode of season eight and features special guest star Susan St. James. We hope you enjoy being a fly on the wall at Stage 9… but, please, go easy on BJ, will ya?

Revisit our FIRST Table Read episode featuring writer Dan Wilcox

"Surgery" – Aggie (1) – M*A*S*H – highres

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June 26, 2025 by themashmess

138 – Barbara Christopher!

We’re thrilled to welcome Barbara Christopher to MASH Matters! In this episode, we discuss her husband’s career from college stage productions to Father Mulcahy Along the way, we hear stories about how they met, her guest appearance on M*A*S*H, her thoughts on Henry Blake’s demise, AfterM*A*S*H, and the story behind the book she and Bill wrote about their autistic son, Ned. Plus, at long last, we finally learn the answer to the burning question: What was William Christopher’s favorite punctuation mark?


Purchase a copy of Mixed Blessings by William & Barbara Christopher

Read an article about the book from The M*A*S*H Historian





Watch William & Barbara Christopher on an episode of the TV game show Tattletales



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