Like Roy, he is a medic, and he is frequently seen together with Roy. In the film, Hawkeye and Trapper are given roughly equal focus, but in the TV series, the character devolved to become more of a sidekick to the character of Hawkeye. Judging by his full name he comes from a Catholic family. The character also appeared as a new central character in AfterMASH, a spin-off starring the three cast members who had voted (unsuccessfully) to continue the first series. Sometimes, for special calls, Sparky requires a bribe to arrange the connection. Her long-standing affair with Frank ends after she finally realizes that Burns has no intention of divorcing his wife to marry her; she does have an engagement and subsequent marriage to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott. She confesses to Klinger that she envies him for having a hometown as an army brat she has moved around so much she could never make any friends. By season seven, Burghoff started experiencing burnout and decided it was time to quit; he finished season seven, then returned the next season for a two-part farewell episode titled "Good-Bye Radar" in which Radar was granted a hardship discharge after the death of his Uncle Ed to help on the family farm, which he accepted after being satisfied that Klinger could adequately replace him. Age during show: 44-47. During his brief run on the show, it was implied that he and nurse Ginger Bayliss (played by Odessa Cleveland) were romantically involved. 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 the episode "Rainbow Bridge", he has to decide whether to send his doctors into enemy territory for an exchange of wounded prisoners, but he hems and haws before telling his doctors, "Whatever you guys decide is fine with me." First aired November 29, 1982. He later comments that he is 62, making the 1890 birthdate more credible. [46] Among the characters Klinger has tried to dress up include Moses, Zoltan King of the Gypsies, Cleopatra, The Statue of Liberty, Snow White, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind; a ballerina, a U.S. Army female nurse, a 1920s flapper, a nun, and a Korean woman. In the novel, the confrontation is less violent, and Burns is simply transferred to a VA hospital stateside. That character is Walter Radar OReilly, who writes off of the series in 1979. (Gary Burghoff is the other.). Played by Bonnie Jones, at that time the wife of M*A*S*H producer Gene Reynolds. In the book and the film, Hawkeye had played football in college; in the series, he is non-athletic. Behind his snobbery, he was raised with a sense of noblesse oblige and was capable of profound albeit sometimes misguided acts of kindness. Hunnicutt had remained in Korea where he was reassigned to another unit following the July 1953 deactivation of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital at the end of M*A*S*H's finale and Dr. Craig also mentions serving in Korea with B.J. [36] After Burns ran amok in Seoul on leave and was promoted and transferred back to the United States, Colonel Potter asked for, and got, Winchester's permanent transfer to the Double Natural. Cutler was played by actress/singer Marcia Strassman. Muldoon". [35] Although she projects a tough persona she is an emotionally lonely person who had only four close friends in her adult life (once in college and three in nursing school). Burns and Hawkeye recount different versions of the events. Sometimes he is a jeep driver. In Richard Hooker's 1977 novel M*A*S*H Mania, which takes place in the early 1970s, Henry Blake has become a General and helps Hawkeye in a scheme to rid Crabapple Cove of a troublesome psychologist. The producers decided to drop the character after the first few episodes, reasoning that they wouldn't be able to write enough meaningful episodes for Spearchucker if they were concentrating on Hawkeye and Trapper. Although he glibly answers that the initials "B.J." Humbled, he retreats to the Swamp, where Klinger brings him a Christmas dinner (made up of party leftovers), and they exchange quiet Christmas greetings, on a first-name basis. Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin. Potter takes pride in the competency of the rest of the medical staff despite their antics. Which MASH star died recently? One of Ginger's most prominent roles comes in the season 2 episode, "Dear DadThree" where a wounded soldier requests that he be given blood only from white donors. He has a sibling, Kathy, who is a Catholic nun. 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". In the series, it is unknown where on the base the PA announcer is posted, as Radar is the only one seen in control of the radio and PA system. Margaret receives her official divorce decree from Donald in the episode "Hot Lips is Back in Town". Colonel Sherman Tecumseh Potter appears in the M*A*S*H and AfterMASH television series. He was portrayed by Harry Morgan and replaced the departing character of Henry Blake as commander of the 4077th MASH. He was given the nickname "Hawkeye" by his father, Benjy (Sr.), in the novel and in the series from the character in the novel The Last of the Mohicans, "the only book my old man ever read". His mother is deceased and he has a sister (although, like Vermont, they are mentioned in some early episodes), and he is close to his father, whoas mentioned in the later episodesis also a doctor. [17] In "The Novocaine Mutiny", Burns is left in temporary command when the 4077th is inundated with a deluge of casualties. His full name is never given in the original novel or film, but on the TV series it is Walter Eugene O'Reilly, 'Walter' being picked by Burghoff himself. Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale was portrayed by Johnny Haymer. Before he was drafted to join the US Army during the Korean War, he was on track to become chief of cardiothoracic surgery. The AfterMASH episode "Madness to His Method" has as its frame Colonel Potter writing a letter in Missouri about the episode's situation to an unseen Freedman. He also has exceptionally good hearing, able to hear helicopters before anyone else and to tell from the rotor sounds if they are coming in loaded or not. [53] Zale is the supply sergeant[54] for the 4077th MASH and also is the camp's electrician; he is shown trying to keep the camp's generator going until it blows up. In the final episodes of the series, Klinger gets engaged to Soon Lee Han (Rosalind Chao), a Korean refugee; when proposing to her, he suggests she wear the wedding dress he had himself worn in one of his attempted Section Eight escapades and explains to her what white means in his culture. Among the resident in-patients is one of Potter's subordinates from World War I, who addresses him as "Sarge" as opposed to his retired rank of colonel. Private Igor Straminsky was generally portrayed by actor Jeff Maxwell, although Peter Riegert played him in two sixth-season episodes. In the original novel, Ho-Jon is described as a 17-year-old Korean, tall, thin, bright, Christian, and living in Seoul. Unlike Blake, he is not afraid to put his foot down when the camp's antics get out of hand, but this is motivated by not wanting to see his troops get into trouble outside of the camp. Radar is briefly promoted to Second Lieutenant as the result of a poker game debt ("Lt. Radar O'Reilly") but soon returns to Corporal after discovering that life as a commissioned officer is more complicated than he had originally thought. In the episode "Patent 4077", Zale describes himself as a master craftsman. On occasion, he assumes temporary command of the 4077th in the absence or disability of Colonels Blake or Potter. Burns' departure from the series stemmed from the expiration of Linville's original five-year contract for the series, which he opted not to renew, concluding that there was simply no room for further development in the character. 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. Radar is also one of the very few people Hawkeye Pierce has ever saluted (an event that occurred after Radar was wounded during a trip to Seoul and was given a Purple Heart and when he leaves to go home), showing just how much Pierce respects him. The first name "Kealani" was never spoken on screen, but according to interviews with the actress, that was the first name used on set when referring to the character. WebUnnamed mother, died when he was 10 years old Unnamed sister (mentioned in earlier seasons) Aunt Eloise (mentioned in one episode) Aunt Sarah (mentioned in one episode) Billy (cousin, mentioned in Bless You, Hawkeye) Billy, Stephen, and Karen Pierce (children in the novel) Unnamed nephew Appearances First appeared in: "Pilot (TV series episode)" Instagram. However, she faced racial discrimination and he turned to bookmaking, and is only able to escape prison time when Sherman Potter offers a character reference and hires him as his assistant at the veteran's hospital in Missouri where he now works. as his drinking buddy. TVPG. For the episode, see, "Frank Burns" redirects here. After saying she was recently involved with a colonel named Donald, Margaret comes to conclude he has cheated on her, and she flies into a rage against the nurse. Ginger's last appearance was in the season 4 episode, "The Late Captain Pierce". A hospital orderly who is innocent and not especially bright. 1st Lt. Kealani Kellye was portrayed by Kellye Nakahara. Burns became even more erratic than usual after Houlihan's engagement and even a little before, such as when she was attending a meeting in Tokyo during Season 4 without him. In the series pilot, it is clear that he is a surgeon as well as an administrator, and his first name is Hamilton. In addition, Potter, who had been managing administrative work before his assignment to the 4077th with the asset of knowing many his superiors as personal acquaintances, possesses formidable skills as a surgeon and for keeping morale high in the operating room. Skerritt reportedly turned down the offer from 20th Century Fox to reprise his role as Duke on the series because he doubted that a half-hour sitcom adaptation of the film would succeed. Gary Burghoff was an actor from the 1970 M*A*S*H film that reprised his role for the series. [30] In the film, the nickname originates from a scene in which she has a tryst with Burns. He actively avoids the finality of farewells, but when the 4077th is disbanded in the series finale, he is last seen riding his Indian motorcycle away from camp, while Hawkeye sees from a helicopter that B.J. This is demonstrated in his agreeing to perform Protestant church services for Colonel Potter ("Welcome to Korea: Part 2"), offering a prayer in Hebrew for a wounded Jewish soldier ("Cowboy"), and explaining the rituals of a Buddhist wedding to other attendees from the camp ("Ping Pong"). He is a skilled surgeon, willing to take extraordinary measures to save a patient, such as in "Heroes", where he undertakes an experimental procedure he had read about in a medical journal, using a primitive open-chest defibrillator and open-chest heart massage. [21] In the season 3 episode "O.R. This leads to him "capturing" a Korean family and their ox, and almost fires his carbine in Potter's office at the suggestion that he is heading for a Section Eight discharge. His full name was never mentioned in the series. 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. Captain B.J. (Based on what was told and shown in the course of the series, these would include the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Campaign Medal, the U.N. Service Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, and possibly a Legion of Merit; plus the Combat Medical Badge for his periodic service at battalion aid stations.) Hunnicutt is played by Mike Farrell in the TV show. He is depicted doing this in Hooker's two sequels, M*A*S*H Goes to Maine and M*A*S*H Mania. His nickname is probably a carry-over from the days of telegraphy. ", "Dear Sigmund", "Hawk's Nightmare", "War of Nerves" (in which he qualified for a Purple Heart by being wounded while performing therapy follow-up on one of his patients), "The Billfold Syndrome", "Goodbye, Cruel World", "Bless You, Hawkeye", "Pressure Points", and the series finale, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen". Potter receives more respect than Blake did from Major Houlihan, but Major Burns harbors a grudge against him after being passed over for command. In both the film and the series, Hammond has a cordial relationship with Col. Blake. According to his own account he has been in practice 10 years {apparently he went to Medical School at age 14; graduated at 18 and somehow missed service in World War II). William Christopher: 83, born October 20, 1932. In AfterMASH, it is revealed that Max and Soon Lee found her family and helped them reestablish themselves as farmers, then moved together to the U.S. to settle down. In the film, Ho-Jon is drafted, and Hawkeye drives him to the induction center. (2023) LOS ANGELES - Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce brought mischief, Although his quiet faith in God is unshakable, Mulcahy is often troubled over whether his role as chaplain and religious leader has importance compared to the doctors' obvious talent for saving lives. Though the motor pool seemed to function well, it did so despite Rizzo's casual work style and frequent naps. [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"). In the film, when it is proposed that "Spearchucker" Jones will bunk with the other surgeons in the Swamp, Duke is disrespectful (implied to be because of his Southern heritage), until he is rebuked by Hawkeye and Trapper. Sergeant Rizzo is known to carry a grudge. Based on his age and how long he had been in private practice before he was drafted, Burns appears to be an immigrant to the United States from some unnamed country, stating his family had come to America in 1927. Now played by Pernell Roberts, the character is depicted in the then-present day as the middle-aged Chief of Surgery at a San Francisco hospital. Spearchucker's role was limited. He went through his military training at Fort Sam Houston. His medical incompetence causes Colonel Blake to instead assign Trapper John as Chief Surgeon. For other uses, see, "Walter O'Reilly" redirects here. He is a Catholic priest and serves as a US Army chaplain assigned to the 4077th. On television, Alan Alda played the Captain. In the film, he has a dry, sardonic, deadpan sense of humor, while in the M*A*S*H TV series he is more of a class clown. While he assumes the same general disregard for military discipline exhibited by both Hawkeye and Trapper--going as far as to grow out a Walrus moustache at the start of the 7th season in clear violation of Army uniform guidelines (and would be retained by the character for the rest of the series, though Farrell would shave it off immediately after the series ended)[7]--B.J. He is married with two daughters. Watchlist. Radar frequently looks to the doctors for advice, and increasingly regards Henry Blake and then Sherman Potter as father figures, having lost his elderly father at a young age. Ginger is a commissioned Lieutenant but is not a stickler for rules or military discipline like Major Houlihan. In the Season 10 episode "Promotion Commotion", Rizzo was one of three 4077th enlisted who appeared before a promotion board consisting of Hawkeye, B.J., and Winchester. While most of the staff is not religious, they treat Mulcahy with some respect. 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. meatball surgery to increasing his efficiency with the large number of critical patients that typically arrive at a time. In the film, it is overtly sexual and broadcast throughout the camp when Radar puts a microphone under Hot Lips' bunk in her tent. 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