Posted on 08/22/2025 2:18:02 PM PDT by gitmo
I just watched a rerun of the final M*A*S*H episode. I remember that the country stopped when this thing originally ran.
The final episode of MASH*, titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," aired on February 28, 1983 on CBS. It was a 2½-hour television event that marked the end of the series’ 11-season run and became the most-watched single episode of any television series in U.S. history, drawing over 106 million viewers.
Who knew Klinger would become real
It was wall to wall liberal propaganda, very cleverly executed. We did not realize it back then.
Yeah, but Klinger wanted OUT of the Army.
Sadder than when Sidney forced Hawkeye to confront his time on the bus when the woman smothered her baby after he hissed at her to keep it quiet?
It also told us that there was continuous fighting in Korea up to the date/time of the cease fire.
The first couple of seasons were good, but after McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers, and Larry Linville left, it became a much different show. Too preachy and self-righteous.
That it’s been 42.5 years since this episode ran is sad in itself.
It also told us that there was continuous fighting in Korea up to the date/time of the cease fire.
“”””It was wall to wall liberal propaganda, very cleverly executed. We did not realize it back then.””””
I remember my Dad watched MASH once, just once. He was in WW2. He said it was incredibly phony. Granted, it was just a tv show. But it was written to influence the gullible.
I watched that one earlier today. I’ve binge-watched the series.
That was gut-wrenching.
“It was wall to wall liberal propaganda, very cleverly executed. We did not realize it back then.”
Well said.
I was working midnight shift that year. That final episode was aired at a time when our shift wouldn’t be able to see it live. One woman on our team was a devoted M.A.S.H. fan. She used her second-choice annual vacation selection to be assured of getting the night off.
It became the Alan Alda show. Which is why Gary Burghoff (Radar) leff the series.
It became the Alan Alda show. Which is why Gary Burghoff (Radar) leff the series.
Ah, jeez. I thought for sure you must have just taken your dog into the vet for the last time.
I cried that day, too.
I was one of the 106 million viewers that night.
Does it compare to the Magnum P.I. episode where Thomas is lost at sea, treading water and trying to stay alive while his friends desperately search for him by helicopter? That one got me..
You are correct.
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