Tall, dark, handsome, and muscular, he is a graduate of West Point whom Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) meets while she is on leave in Tokyo. He is as cultured as Burns was low-brow; in one episode during a verbal joust with Pierce and Hunnicutt, Winchester can match them a true story for the true story due to his cultured upbringing and skill, culminating in him revealing he even once dated actress Audrey Hepburn (producing a candid photograph of them as proof) to the astonishment and chagrin of B.J. In "Comrades in Arms", Margaret receives a letter from Donald that was meant for another womana letter that says unkind things about Margaret and hints at Donald having an affair with the other woman. They believe their romance is discreet, but it is common knowledge in the camp. His nickname comes from an incident in which he was caught having sex with a woman in the lavatory aboard a Boston & Maine Railway train: she claimed in her defense that "he trapped me!". [21] In the season 3 episode "O.R. For the Australian public servant, see. She once told Frank that half of her salary went to support her mother; half of that money went towards drying her out, the other half for bail money (her mother was a kleptomaniac). She divorces him, regaining her self-confidence. The Swampmen, who are very fond of Ho-Jon, arrange to have him sent to Hawkeye's old college in the US. A nurse at the 4077th, and Henry Blake's paramour during much of the first season, and is at his side through much of the pilot. Her family lives in Honolulu according to her statements in the final episode. Potter is married to Mildred, and they have only one daughter and one grandson in some episodes, while in others he has multiple children [such as a son born 1926 who is a dentist] and grandchildren. Later, when Trapper and Hawkeye explain to the soldier that all blood is the same, he reflects upon his behavior. Comment. Instagram. Between long sessions of treating wounded patients, he is found making wisecracks, drinking heavily, carousing, womanizing, and pulling pranks on the people around him, especially Frank Burns and "Hot Lips" Houlihan. [20] He also failed to become a male nurse when he couldn't fold bed sheets with hospital corners, and in his hometown the local funeral director sends him Thank You cards every Christmas. [44] This leads him to periodically prove himself, such as volunteering for a dangerous mission to demonstrate his courage to a soldier who had shot himself in the foot to get out of combat duty ("Mulcahy's War"), and putting himself in harm's way to retrieve or negotiate for medical supplies ("Tea and Empathy", "Out of Gas"). Kellye Nakahara, known for her role in the TV show M*A*S*H, died Sunday, according to her sister, Nalani Coleman. Benjamin (Hawkeye) Pierce: Responsible For The Death Of A Baby. He is known for his tremendous appetite for heaping portions of food, is not averse to drinking Henry Blake's brandy and smoking his cigars when the colonel is off-duty, and he occasionally drinks the moonshine liquor that Hawkeye and Trapper make in their still. In the novel, he serves as a moral center and author's alter ego, chiding Trapper John for calling Major Houlihan "Hot Lips," which he never does himself. The show recast the characters, with actress Loretta Swit taking on the role of "Hot Lips" Houlihan. He also has his eccentricities, including a love of horses from his cavalry days and an ability to use his Regular Army connections to the unit's advantage. Freedman led Hawkeye to stop suppressing the memory of seeing a Korean mother smothering her crying baby to keep it silent, so a North Korean patrol would not find and kill or capture their group. Klinger eventually gives up his attempts at Section 8 when he is picked by Colonel Potter to become the company clerk following Radar's discharge. In the sequel novels, particularly M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, Jones joins the other doctors in their practice in Spruce Harbor, Maine, becoming a highly successful doctor and prominent citizen. In one episode, "Major Fred C. Dobbs", his greed is such that he turns down a transfer to another unit because he is tricked by Hawkeye and Trapper into thinking there is gold in the hills near the camp. In the TV series, Burns is a firm believer in military discipline and continues to fancy himself a superior surgeon; but his actions invariably reveal his incompetence and require one of the other surgeons to prevent him from making fatal mistakes. On one occasion, he borrowed a deactivated hand grenade from Igor and used it to scare B.J. Most of these are extremely flamboyant and the Reverend Mother herself is conspicuously glitzy and glittery. Margaret receives her official divorce decree from Donald in the episode "Hot Lips is Back in Town". The entire cast reunited in 1991 for Memories of M*A*S*H on CBS. In 2002, the surviving cast members came together for the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special on FOX. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake is introduced in the 1968 novel M*A*S*H and is also a character in the film (played by Roger Bowen) and television series (played by McLean Stevenson). In the book, he was an American who had "trained in the States with McIntyre". The script was likely written before Spearchucker was dropped and the writers presumably overlooked editing that line of dialogue. Originally from Honolulu, she described herself as "part Chinese, part Hawaiian" in Episode 8/11 "Life Time" and speaks Japanese, as revealed in "Communication Breakdown". She is the Regular Army head nurse of the 4077th and begins allied with Major Frank Burns against the more civilian doctors of the unit. It is implied he assisted Hawkeye and Trapper in their schemes on the sidelines. In the book and the film, Trapper John is a graduate of Dartmouth College (having played quarterback on the school's football team) and serves as thoracic surgeon of the 4077th. After the "Swampmen" learn that Burns is having an affair with Major Margaret Houlihan, Hawkeye taunts him about it, baiting him to attack just as Blake enters the tent. However, she continued to be featured in the opening credit montage sequence (wherein the MASH staff runs toward approaching helicopters) for most of the show's run. professes stronger moral values. He came to MASH 4077 age 28 one week before Colonel Potter took command September 25, 1952. Dish's role in the finished film was limited, as a large portion of her role did not make the final cut. In the novel, Burns is a well-off doctor who attended medical school, but whose training as a surgeon was limited to an apprenticeship with his father in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott was played by two actors, Beeson Carroll and former football player and Tarzan actor Mike Henry. However, he is scorned for it by those who prefer strict military disciplines, such as Frank Burns and Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan. In M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, Ho-Jon is briefly seen again, having pursued a successful career in university administration. Freedman appears in 12 M*A*S*H episodes: "Radar's Report" (as Milton Freedman), "Deal Me Out", "O.R. He is bewildered by the doctors' amoral pranks and womanizing behavior, but is usually forgiving of their jokes and sarcastic remarks, commenting once that "humor, after all, was one of His creations". Behind his snobbery, he was raised with a sense of noblesse oblige and was capable of profound albeit sometimes misguided acts of kindness. He later comments that he is 62, making the 1890 birthdate more credible. Hunnicutt resided in Mill Valley, California before he was drafted. He tells his friends that he intends to work with the deaf following the war, but only B.J. knows why, and helps him conceal his hearing loss from them. The Korean doctor who examines Ho-Jon discovers that Hawkeye has given him drugs to induce hypertension and tachycardia (so that he will fail the induction physical). In "Officers Only", he is the grateful father of a wounded soldier who arranges with Maj. Burns for the construction of an Officer'sClub. However, in the Butterworth MASH Goes To books, reference was made to Burns being involved with the Tonsils, Adenoids, and Vas Deferens Society, a group that promotes tonsillectomies and vasectomies for large fees. "[citation needed], Hammond is a brigadier general who is in charge of several medical outfits, including the 4077th. He is from Philadelphia and is frequently seen wearing a Loyola sweatshirt. He has a sibling, Kathy, who is a Catholic nun. When Colonel Potter denies his hardship authorization to go home to try to save his marriage, considering it another fake story, the frustrated Klinger tears his dress, shouting that his cross-dressing was fake. Klinger is a fan of the Toledo Mud Hens, an actual minor league baseball team, and occasionally voices his high opinion of the hot dogs at Tony Packo's, an actual Toledo restaurant. He convinced a reluctant Hawkeye that the best thing for him now was to return to duty for the last days of the war. Skerritt was 37 years old at the time. Alternatively, in the lobby of Memorial Hall at Harvard University, the names of Harvard men who died in the Civil War are inscribed. Unfortunately, this has often backfired on him when both parties he was pranking find out and retaliate. Fans of the hit sitcom "M*A*S*H" were devastated when Kellye Nakahara Wallett, the beloved actress who played the role of Lt. Nurse Kellye Yamato on the sitcom, passed away on February 16 following a brief battle with cancer. She was 72. Not many of the stars from the iconic sitcom are alive today. On other occasions, B.J. encourages members of the 4077th to play jokes on each other, starting escalating joke wars for his amusement, with neither side knowing that he is the instigator. Major Margaret J "Hot Lips" Houlihan appears in the novel, the film (played by Sally Kellerman), and the TV series (Loretta Swit). Webkitelli OSB Metal- San.Sitesi 10.Blok No:18-20 Baakehir/stanbul/Trkiye In turn, Potter holds Burns' feigned military bearing and subpar medical skills in contempt. The character is seen and heard only once, in the first-season episode "Tuttle". As he prepares to depart the 4077th to rejoin his unit, he thanks the doctors then turns and salutes Ginger, who returns the salute and wishes him well. The film version includes elements of the novel's Major Jonathan Hobson, a very religious man who prays for all souls to be saved. In "Promotion Commotion", Igor relentlessly tries to impress Hawkeye and BJ, so he can be promoted to Corporal. Gary Burghoff was an actor from the 1970 M*A*S*H film that reprised his role for the series. Hess, John D., Episode 4/7, "The Bus", first aired October 17, 1975. Mike Farrell Actor | M*A*S*H Mike is one of four children. In the film and novel, he is a career Army physician, having been commissioned before World War II. [9] While Henry is in command of the 4077th, his wife called Mildred in earlier episodes, Lorraine in later ones (the reason is never explained) gives birth to a son back in Bloomington. The character on the television show was an anesthesiologist from Australia, often depicted wearing an Australian slouch hat. In the episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", Hawkeye says that he shares a tent with three other doctors. The 1900 and 1902 birthdates do not conform to continuity, as they would indicate he would be only around 49-50 during the Korean War. Henry would never meet his son. As a surgeon, he does not like the use of firearms and he refuses to carry a sidearm as required by regulations when serving as Officer of the Day. It is sadly inappropriate to give dessert to a child who has had no meal." The character was inspired by two real-life Korean War MASH head nurses: "Hotlips" Hammerly,[28] an attractive blonde of similar disposition,[citation needed] and Janie Hall. Burns claims that he was performing superior work, even going so far as to donate blood to a critically wounded soldier in between treating patients and completing the Last Rites benediction in Latin for the deceased after Father Mulcahy passed out from exhaustion. An experimental procedure was said to have restored most of his hearing. 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