anymore. Hawkeye your friends. -- Potter Even Klinger lends a hand. I will not carry a gun, Frank. But I didn't say anything because I didn't think they would really care what I had to say. ", 42. And that's exactly what they had him do. ", 53. us at the rear -- Frank Kidadl has a number of affiliate partners that we work with including Amazon. ", 20. Trapper John: A martini? -- Henry, "Well, what's the slop du jour?" immediately! Great Caesar's Salad -- Potter ", 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. -- Radar Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. And that's the news generally speaking. "I can take umbrage, I can take the cake, I can take the A-train. Authors; Topics; Movie Quotes; TV Show Quotes; A probable explanation for this change has to do with the fact that these two men are so different with Hawkeye being a constant rule-breaker while Frank is strait-laced by comparison that it leads to comedic gold. With the The eagle screams today. Col. Potter: Maybe we are, but Pierce isn't. And now direct from North Korea, here he is for the sixth hit week, I am not screwed up enough. Attention all personnel. And he was certainly no stranger to the big screen in his day. "He was really taken aback. "What about all the thousands of wonderful guys who are fighting this war without any of the credit or the glory that always goes to those lucky few who just happen to get shot. After a long days work, adults will often get together at a bar somewhere and have a few drinks to get their minds off of things. I'm a former child myself. "I am going to name my first wife after him. I'm section 8, head to toe. I kept that one last page under wraps, locking it in my desk drawer. Inspired by the movie of the same name, which in turn was based on a book, the show focused on the members of a fictional US Mobile Army Surgical Hospital that operated in the Korean War. Since there are no casualties again today, You can't park a jeep over a superior officer!!! -- Radar The events in the show take place during the Korean War. "You'll probably get an Emmy out of this!". We also had, at a certain point, we had achieved enough popularity, that the network put us on in a prominent place. in a ditch on the edge of town -- Hawkeye You different men are all alike. 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. But the actress did get to write the heartfelt speech that Margaret delivers to her fellow nurses on their final night together. Attention everybody. You look like an ad for death -- Hawkeye. 57. years it will turn into diamonds! No one's succeeding about Radar Gary Burghoff exploded. Be sure to follow along right here on Outsider. even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun! "They became loving friends," she explains. thrice daily swill, but you cannot break the spirit of a Winchester. Road apples! We hope you love our recommendations for products and services! For example, when actor William Frawley fell seriously ill during the fifth season (1964-65) of My Three Sons and subsequently died, his Bub O'Casey character was said to have gone on a trip to Ireland, and for the remainder of the series his place was filled by actor William Demarest playing the role of Bub's brother, Charley. I am life. When I got thrown into this war I had Character development often came first in the "Dramatic M*A*S*H" phase. 45. 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. you the jobs of Americans like me would be a lot more difficult. All of your friends would love to I dropped out of school to become a doctor. But that doesn't begin to say it. Attention all personnel. -- Potter The actor who played Hawkeye Piece explained just that when he sat down for an interview with the Television Academy Foundation back in 2000. Always trust your car to a man who has a star -- Hawkeye 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. out to meet the kids. 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. "F**king brilliant," said Larry Linville. One such example is the quote above said by Hawkeye to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, who was the commanding officer during the shows early seasons, which is funny because of its reference to the Twelve Disciples of Jesus who were said to be pure and followed Jesus teachings no matter what. Mix me just such a martini. With a screw driver I'm a regular Leonard daVinci -- Sgt. That was all the reason [producer] Gene [Reynolds] and I needed to know we would have to do it. Monkey muffins! Memorable Quotes from M*A*S*H characters. And here he is for your wartime pleasure, the one and only, 5 O'Clock I haven't volunteered since the day my draft board tied me up and sent With it came some noticeable changes between the film and the TV show such as Hawkeye sharing a tent with Major Frank Burns which remains the case for several seasons as opposed to just one time in the film. ", Henry Blake: "Do we have enough sherry and ginger-ale for the General? You know, the writing and the acting and the directing talent was terrific. Mule muffins! Corporal, deform the men. The TV show became extremely popular and it went on till the year 1983 for a total of 11 seasons. New York: Random House, 1998. The love and friendship in that reaction was very real. Ugly color, 40 years out of style, fits like a tent? in my mother's wedding gown. RELATED: 10 QUOTES FROM GILMORE GIRLS THAT ARE STILL HILARIOUS TODAY. "But I said, 'You're just gonna have to.'" And then she got mad. Frank: Oh, I wouldn't kill just anyone, Margaret. They are a little short I don't chew my cabbage twice. attached to certain members of the female species at a time when light Get away from me before I get physically emotional! -- Frank "Boy seeing the way you guys work with the wounded, the way you deal with burned up legs, ripped up bellies. -- Radar as a camp DJ So Hawkeyes line becomes funny due to its relation to his state of mind as signified by the obvious sarcasm tone-wise. -- Hawkeye Jumping Jeosephat! Attention. -- Hawkeye, "Insanity is just a state of mind." Attention all personnel. We're expecting some real sharp surgeons." "Maybe they had some visions of another show with her in a hospital in America," Swit muses. I am going to live through this even if it kills me. Eisenhower's coming; he wants everything just so. Larry Gelbart confirmed that account in his own book, Laughing Matters: Although the cast (with the exception of Alan Alda) was in the dark about the episode's resolution until the last minute, it was not "kept a surprise from the cast until the moment when Gary Burghoff's character ran into the operating room to announce the news": [T]here was no precedent for the last episode of our third season, in which the character of Colonel Henry Blake died. I asked if I needed the pages ahead of time if I had to study any lines and they said no, not to worry, it was a quick scene in the OR and just to come on in. Go ahead, Frank, dull Every time he tickles those ivories, the entire elephants' graveyard (Meg Foster played Cagney in the first six episodes, and was replaced by Sharon Gless for Season 2 and beyond. Praise the Lord and pass the sauce! -- Klinger Because of the finale's demanding production schedule and an accidental fire that destroyed parts of their set "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" wasn't the last episode the cast shot together. Frank, can I borrow your doctor's diploma? Well, what's the slop du jour? And that concludes 5 O'clock Charlie for today, folks. -- Corpsman Desimone You know you're beautiful when he's angry -- Hawkeye Corporal Klinger. Come on stupid, don't play dumb with me! -- Radar England is still the only place I know Put in cement? "Remember what the good book says: Love thy neighbor, or I'll punch your lights out! 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. 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. WebHawkeye Pierce: Frank Burns has gone nuts! Premiering 40 years ago on Feb. 28, 1983, the two-and-a-half-hour sign-off "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," brought the curtain down on the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital after 11 seasons and 256 episodes. you are pregnant -- Henry 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 He'll rip the doors off of the mess tent!' "Oh don't be silly. -- Potter Larry Gelbart also disclaimed that legend: [H]aving Henry die was not a show-business decision; we were not punishing an actor for leaving the series. If you purchase using the buy now button we may earn a small commission. -- Potter And for your convenience, all in the same bottle." I play with dolls. For twenty-five years, the final episode of the series "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", which aired on February 28, 1983 held the record for the most-watched single broadcast in U.S. television history, with a 60.2 rating (percent of households watching), a 77 share (percent of households watching, of those watching some program at that time), and a total audience of over 125 million viewers. I happened to agree with doing it, but I didn't say a word. In the third episode of Season 5, Margaret returns from a stay in Tokyo engaged to a handsome lieutenant colonel named Donald Penobscott a storyline that Swit says she advocated for. son was divorced -- Potter That man is a sex maniac; I don't think Hot -- Hawkeye about Radar lovely letter. -- Potter Now you take World War 2. Jacket, sweater, robe, sweater, sweater, shirt. You ever had one of those wars where everything goes wrong? This was a great war, 'till you guys showed up -- Frank By command of the new commanding officer, all In both cases, Houlihan's affair with Hawkeye's foil, Frank Burns (played by Larry Linville in the TV version), is the source of her moniker, and since that relationship carried over into the early seasons of the show, so did Hot Lips. Sidney Freedman: I haven't washed my hands since I became a psychiatrist. There were, in fact, two O.R. Col. Potter: [about Hawkeye and BJ] "Please excuse these two, they're themselves today. -- PA You certainly asked a lot of questions. -- Hawkeye, "It's 3 'blessed' a.m.! -- Hawkeye You're what Freud would call Spooky -- Sidney I get the feeling I'm speaking in ever-diminishing circles as I disappear -- Hawkeye, "I am not so think as you drunk I am." In only 2000 -- PA Even roosters are comatose! The man is trying to be dull. 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