A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series mash. Final episode of mash airs on february 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom mash bows out after 11 seasons, airing a special twoandahalf hour episode watched by 77 percent of the television. You can hardly turn on the tv without running across a rerun of mash, that 1970s show about the 1950s korean war that made people laugh, cry and think. Mulcahy, jeff maxwell igor the chef, prolific mash director charles dubin and producers gene reynolds and burt. Written by everett greenbaum and jim fritzell, it was first aired by cbs on march 18, 1975. What show aired before the final episode of mash answers. Nov 07, 2019 the reason why this finale episode is so historic lies within the viewership of when the finale originally aired. I like to think it is so well respected as a piece of american television that no one would ever dare edit it for time. Why do they not show the final episode of mash on tv.
During the shows final six minutes, viewership peaked at 121. It premiered as the final episode of the series, as part of the 90minute finale with the ending of the end part 1 and the ending of the end part 2 in this epilogue episode, an older and wiser princess twilight sparkle is visited. First aired on march 18, 1975, and written by everett greenbaum and jim fritzell, the highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. The last problem my little pony friendship is magic wiki. With alan alda, mike farrell, harry morgan, loretta swit. How marc guggenheim tackled directing friends and downton abbey parodies on legends of tomorrow the firsttime director opens up about the jampacked episode. Its forever known as one of the most historic finale episodes to date. February 28, 1983 after 11 years on the air, mash lived up to expectations in its series finale. Nov, 2009 final episode of mash airs on february 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom mash bows out after 11 seasons, airing a special twoandahalf hour episode watched by 77 percent of the television. So for broadcast affiliates, its a difficult show to air in the. Im pretty sure i watched for the first time in 1999 when it aired on cable channel fx, likely as part of a holiday marathon.
See more ideas about mash final episode, mash 4077, classic tv. The masked singer watch season 3 full episodes on fox. Nov 01, 2017 the final episode, titled goodbye, farewell, and amen, aired on february 28, 1983, and set the standard for series finales. The local affiliates that played mash when i was a kid had a half hour slot, so they werent going to air a 2 hour episode. Feb 28, 20 btw and this makes me feel really old just looking it up while mash s final episode is 30 years old today, i note online that allan arbus just turned 95 on feb.
New york the last episode of mas h was a royal flush with a million new yorkers using their bathrooms at the end of the program, sending an additional 6. Sep 24, 2009 the final episode, the truth, nothing but the truth, so help me, sam isnt a particularly special one and is actually a remake of a 1965 episode called speak the truth. The syndicatation run of mash does not include the final episode. I believe the theme song is played with lyrics at the end. The last problem is the twentysixth episode of season nine of my little pony friendship is magic and the shows two hundred and twentysecond episode overall.
Publicity photo of the cast of mash shot just prior to the production of season 2, 1974 photo. Feb 28, 2018 the last episode that aired, the season 7 finale in 2017. Abyssinia, henry is the 72nd episode of the mash television series, and the final episode of the series third season. Alan alda discusses the final episode of mash emmytvlegends. February 28, 1983 the series finale finds the staff of the 4077th going their separate ways when the war sputters to an end in the. Apr 30, 2007 aust promo for the final episode of mash. I remember watching the final episode when it aired in 1983. Goodbye, farewell and amen is a television movie that served as the final episode of the mash television series. Abyssinia, henry tv series episode monster mash fandom. I never would have pegged him as being in his mid60s when the shows final episode aired. Margaret feels eight months is long enough to be engaged so she and donald decide to get married right away.
Metv will be airing the historic mash finale for veteran. See how much you remember about this groundbreaking sitcom with our mash quiz. The real final halfhour mash episode aired a week befo. Mash major winchester leaves the 4077th for the last. It also spawned an unsuccessful spinoff, aftermash, which cbs aired from 1983 to 1985. Has the final episode ever been rebroadcasted in a syndication format. It premiered as the final episode of the series, as part of the 90minute finale with the ending of the end part 1 and the ending of the end part 2. On this date in 1972, the american tv comedydrama series mash aired its first pilot episode on cbs. The final is a thankful farewell to those who survived the terrible and those who didnt.
Goodbye, farewell, and amen has a runtime of 2 hours. Season 11, episode 16 goodbye, farewell and amen first aired. It ran for 11 seasons 197283, and was based on the 1970 mash movie which, in turn, was based on richard hookers 1968 book. As a result of this we have episodes that get edited for time in the worst way possible. Mash tv listings, tv schedule and episode guide tv guide. Closing out the series 11th season, the twohour episode first aired on cbs on february 28, 1983, ending the series original run. Goodbye, farewell and amen is a television film that served as the 256th and final episode of the american television series mash. Mash goodbye, farewell, and amen tv episode 1983 imdb. Apr 04, 2012 when the final episode of mash aired, april 4, 2012 weirdo when the final episode of mash aired, major plumbing systems in new york city shut down because everyone waited until the episode was over to use the toilet. Well, we hate to follow up such an iconic episode with something as. Final episode of mash drew record 106 million tv viewers.
Goodbye, farewell, and amen tv series episode monster. The show struggled during the 1st year, but cbs stayed with it, and the ratings improved. Jan 10, 2020 its been 36 years since the final episode of masha series that followed the adventures and misadventures of a mobile army surgical hospital unit during the korean waraired on cbs. The final episode of mash was broadcast on feb 28th 1983, and set on july 27, 1953. The mash series was as funny 30 years later as when it first aired.
The episodes were produced by 20th century fox television for the cbs network and aired from september 17, 1972, to february 28, 1983. New york the last episode of ma sh was a royal flush with a million new yorkers using their bathrooms at the end of the program, sending an additional 6. Mash the final episode, goodbye, farewell, amen was the most watched tv serial ever watched when it aired. The series, which covered a threeyear military conflict, spanned 255 episodes and a 2 hour finale over 11 seasons. Nestled in the santa monica mountains, the 6,000acre malibu creek state park has.
For many americans, the conflict ended on february 28, 1983, when the longrunning television series set during the war, mash, aired its final episode. Based on an international hit, which already is a viral phenomenon with more than half a billion fans worldwide, and the no. The following is a list of all 251 episodes of mash in the order they aired on cbs between 1972 and 1983. See more ideas about mash 4077, classic tv and favorite tv shows. The first episode of the extremely popular tv series mash aired on cbs on september 17, 1972. Gary burghoff in the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital stationed in uijeongbu, south korea, during the korean war. Note gary burghoff and william christopher do not appear in this episode. In this final episode, the staff of the 4077th mash unit find their lives no less hectic despite the fact that it appears that the war may soon be over. This highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. The final episode of after mash was broadcast on may 31, 1985 and set in the year 1954. Closing out the series 11th season, the twohour episode first aired on cbs on february 28. Hawkeye insists a woman quiet her infant so they dont get discovered by an enemy patrol. Behind the scenes of the last episode of mash youtube. The last episode that aired, the season 7 finale in 2017, attracted a series high of 16.
Closing out the series 11th season, the 2 hour episode first aired on cbs on february 28, 1983, ending the series original run. Cbs aired five hourlong episodeswelcome to korea season 4, bug out season 5, fade out, fade in season 6, our finest hour season 7, and thats show biz season 10that were produced as two halfhour episodes. The final episode of the series which was set in korea during the war there in the early 50s, follows the antics of the medical staff of the 4077th mash, or mobile army surgical hospital. Its been 32 years since america said goodbye to mash. With alan alda, wayne rogers, mclean stevenson, loretta swit. And it is still the mostwatched tv series finale of all time. The series had an incredible 11year run nearly four times the length of the actual korean conflict, 19501953. While mash always dealt with serious issues of life and loss, the finale has some of the most serious content of the series. Jul 17, 2005 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series mash. In this epilogue episode, an older and wiser princess twilight sparkle is visited. The series finale episode entitled goodbye, farewell and amen aired on.
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