Which guest stars stood out from the rest? What was it like to film the famous final scene in Abyssinia Henry? Did we ever find out what that purple goop was? Did acting class really work for Jeff? Find out in this jam-packed episode of MASH Matters!

M*A*S*H Notes

Visit the Remembering Rick Ely Facebook page

Watch Steel City Con’s M*A*S*H Q&A panel with Loretta Swit & Jamie Farr

Five things to love about M*A*S*H

How many times did we see Radar’s teddy bear?

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Jeff & Ryan welcome David Pollock & Elias Davis to MASH Matters!  This Emmy Award-winning writing team wrote multiple episodes M*A*S*H, including fan favorites “Blood Brothers,” “‘Twas the Day After Christmas”, “Sons & Bowlers,” and (with Alan Alda) the first 30 minutes of “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen.” We discuss their career, influences, writing process, and the comedy team they didn’t book as producers of The Steve Allen Show.

David Pollock (L) and Elias Davis

M*A*S*H Notes

David Pollock wrote a book about the legendary comedy team Bob & Ray – You can purchase it here

Check out Elias Davis’ photography

Watch Davis & Pollock discuss:

Keeping stories fresh for M*A*S*H

Coming up with M*A*S*H script ideas

Rewriting scripts for M*A*S*H

Advice for aspiring writers

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Mail Call! Jeff & Ryan open letters from home and answer another round of listener questions. Did anyone ever get hit by a jeep? Who’s yelling at Alice? Was Dennis Troy wearing a hairpiece? Do cats really enjoy watching M*A*S*H? And what the heck is that purple stuff on BJ’s toe?

Alan Alda, left, and Taylor (photo courtesy of listener Sharon D.)

M*A*S*H Notes

Revisit our discussions about Dennis Troy and “Salkowitz”

Celebrate fifteen of television’s most famous bars – (Guess which bar made the list)

Buy Robert Wagner’s book about Hollywood’s golden age

How many podcast episodes have we produced?

Listener Ian’s shorts were the latest casualty at the old Fox Ranch

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Hey Dennis! We’d love to hear from you!

In this episode of MASH Matters. Jeff & Ryan cover a range of listener-inspired topics including plungers, mice, mess tent coffee, and Klinger’s magical tank. Plus, international mail, an update on Jeff’s cookbook, and a special appearance by Bob Newhart as… Father Mulcahy?

Klinger’s Magic Tank

Special thanks to Joel McDonell for the screenshots

M*A*S*H Notes

Watch the documentary about the legendary studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew

Read the full interview with Robert Bain, one of the musicians who played guitar on the M*A*S*H theme song

RIP Cathy Drake, a real-life inspiration for M*A*S*H

Listen to Bob Saget’s interview with Bob Newhart here:

What the heck is in that urn?

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Jeff & Ryan welcome the dynamic duo of Ken Levine and David Isaacs to MASH Matters!  The legendary Emmy Award-winning writing team discusses their journey from the real-life Army Reserves to writing for the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. Ken & David also talk about their writing process, working with Gene Reynolds, their favorite MASH speech, why they left the series, and why the heck Radar was so angry in his final episodes.

Photo Source: By Len Levine – 3/15/18

M*A*S*H Notes

Check out Ken Levine’s blog

Ken also has a podcast named “Hollywood & Levine.” Here’s an interview he did with… David Isaacs!

Watch Ken & David talk about M*A*S*H in this interview from the Archive of American Television

A great story about Larry Gelbart’s unique writing style from Ken Levine

Order Degopunk’s M*A*S*H trading cards

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