Sunday, October 28, 2007

Welcome to the 4077

Korea, 1950. They were a MASH [Mobile Army Surgical Hospital] unit stationed three miles from the front. Incoming helicopters full of wounded brought the horrors of war to them daily and sometimes bullets flew right outside the operating room door. Occasional hilarity and constant hijinks were all that kept them sane.

Loosely based on real-life MASH unit 8055, life at teh 4077 revolved around teh day-today routines of Captain "Hawkeye" Pierce, Captain "Trapper" McIntyre, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, Major Margaret Houlihan, Major Franklin Burns, and Corporal "Radar" O'Reilly. Through these characters, viewers traveled beyond the long hours and the horrors of the operating room to a place where friendships were forged, laughter was found and drinks were served.

"M*A*S*H was about people under stress, people standing around in other people's blood and guts, hating being there. We had a seriousnes of purpose but we enjoyed the craziness."
- Alan Alda ("Hawkeye" Pierce)


SPECIAL THANKS TO, M*A*S*H SEASON ONE COLLECTOR'S EDITION

1 comment:

Stella said...

Wow, Love Mash4077th! This is Stella, and she knows where you live! LOL!! :D MY POND and HOOTIE...GIVES A HOOT? ARE two other blogs worth looking at, hint hint! Suggestions for the Clip of the day are asked for, and poll questions. Happy Christmas!