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January 12, 2024 by themashmess

116 – Beloved & Wrong

We have a lot of catching up to do in this episode of MASH Matters! First, Jeff & Ryan share their reviews of the recent M*A*S*H documentary on Fox. We then dive into the mailbag to discuss a few things we got right in recent episodes, along with a whole lotta stuff we got wrong. Topics include an update on Jeff’s driver, how to kill a TV show with sexual tension, a Swamp replica in Kansas, the “ghost” haunting Jeff’s cookbook, M*A*S*H dialogue in everyday conversations, and a day in the life of our favorite private. Plus… Igor is German?!

Stream “M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television” at Fox.com and on Hulu!

Igor is… German?!

Shout-out to our friends Jessica & Sebastian for sending us a video of Private Igor’s greatest moments dubbed in German! Watch the video here

Don’t be frightened!

Click here to purchase Jeff’s spooooooky cookbook, Secrets of the M*A*S*H Mess: The Lost Recipes of Private Igor – 50th Anniversary Edition!

Want Jeff to autograph your cookbook? Send your copy along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Jeff Maxwell

1613 Chelsea Road # 355

San Marino, CA  91108

See a full-size replica of The Swamp at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard in Topeka, KS

Learn more information or click here to take a 360-degree tour of The Swamp replica

Mike Farrell is now on Instagram!

Mariette Hartley as Zarabeth in the Star Trek episode, “All Our Yesterdays” (1969)

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December 12, 2023 by themashmess

115 – “M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television” with special guests John Scheinfeld & Dan Harrison

Jeff & Ryan welcome director John Scheinfeld and TV executive Dan Harrison to discuss the documentary, M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television, airing January 1, 2024 on Fox! We discuss the special’s 10-year journey to the screen, the challenges of distilling eleven seasons down to 2 hours, greenlighting the special for broadcast TV, and why John & Dan believe this is the definitive M*A*S*H documentary. All this and Elvis, too!

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Learn more about the films of John Scheinfeld

Check out Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback Special on Paramount Plus

Click here to watch the trailer

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November 26, 2023 by themashmess

114 – SEVEN

It’s finally here! The long-awaited, hotly-anticipated, and annoyingly-delayed Season Seven Recap! In this super-sized episode, Jeff & Ryan take a trip through the seventh season of M*A*S*H while reading listener comments, airing grievances, and sharing fun facts along the way. Plus, the guys pick their top three favorite episodes from the season. Enjoy… because who knows how long you’ll have to wait for Season Eight!

Is that a… toilet brush?

This is what happens when you Google the phrase “Lil MASH”

A behind-the-scenes shot of Mike Farrell directing Eileen Saki in the episode Ain’t Love Grand. This photo was gifted to Ryan by Eileen’s husband Bob following her passing on May 1, 2023.

Psychiatric Procedures in the Combat Area is a 1944 Army training film that features a real-life technique similar to the one used by Sidney in The Billfold Syndrome.

Before he was Captain Toby Hill in An Eye For A Tooth, Peter Palmer was best known for playing the titular role in Li’l Abner – which happens to be Col. Potter’s favorite cartoon strip!

Those fingernails…

Watch a selection of Polaroid commercials featuring the UNmarried Mariette Hartley & James Garner.

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November 12, 2023 by themashmess

113 – Linda Kelsey!

Jeff & Ryan throw the book at Linda Kelsey on this episode of MASH Matters! Linda played Lt. Mickey Baker in the season 5 episode “The Nurses.” Linda’s M*A*S*H memories include marveling at Loretta Swit’s iconic speech, blowing her audition, smooching with Gregory Harrison, and sustaining an injury while filming a pivotal scene. We also discuss her five-time Emmy-nominated role on Lou Grant, the genius of Gene Reynolds, and her recent return to the stage. Plus, Jeff & Ryan close out the episode with a long-awaited announcement!

Linda Kelsey & Gregory Harrison in The Nurses

See a clip of Linda Kelsey onstage in the classic play, Our Town

Linda also made a famous guest appearance on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Loretta Swit talks about The Nurses

She wasn’t the only M*A*S*H star to make it to the Winner’s Circle

Watch Linda Kelsey’s first appearance on Lou Grant

Lou Grant (CBS, 1977-1982)

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October 30, 2023 by themashmess

112 – Preventative Medicine with special guests Mike Farrell & Marc Freeman

Let’s bust another M*A*S*H myth! In this episode, Jeff & Ryan chat with author Marc Freeman and the one and only Mike Farrell to discuss the on-set disagreement that led to BJ & Hawkeye’s riff in the episode “Preventative Medicine.” Did it come to blows? How was the situation resolved? And, in a fight, would Mike lead with his left or his right? We also discuss other topics including BJ’s surliness, Marc’s experience on the set as a child, Mike’s new ebook, the article that inspired MASH Matters, and, of course, the mustache.

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Listen to Mike’s first three appearances on MASH Matters

MARC FREEMAN ON M*A*S*H

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Memories of ‘M*A*S*H’: Inside Stories of the Most Famous Episodes (and Castings)

‘M*A*S*H’ Stars Recall the Heart and Humor of David Ogden Stiers

In Tribute to Burt Metcalfe

Listen to Marc’s first appearance on MASH Matters

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