It was a book that became a movie, but it was on the small screen that M*A*S*H really shined brightly. The TV series debuted on September 17th, 1972, and ran for eleven seasons- three times as long as the war it portrayed. M*A*S*H stood for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, so we followed the doctors, nurses, draftees, and army officers who traveled with it. Over its eleven years, some characters came and went, while others changed over time. The show itself changed, too, from a silly sitcom about goofing off between life-and-death medical work to exploring hard questions about the human condition in war.
To celebrate the 50-year milestone, the A.V. Club compiled a slideshow about the 11 main characters from M*A*S*H, who we got to know pretty well over the years, and a recap of each one's best episode. Your opinions may vary, but it's a nice walk down memory lane.
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