Former 4077th M*A*S*H roommates Alan Alda and Mike Farrell reunited on Saturday to toast the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed conflict comedy’s premiere.
“Mike Farrell and I today toasting the 50th anniversary of the show that changed our lives – and our brilliant pals who made it what it was,” Alda wrote on Twitter, sharing the picture under of him and Farrell sharing some correct wine versus something from the Swamp’s nonetheless. “MASH was a great gift to us.”
Alda starred as Capt. Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce on the Korean War comedy, whereas Farrell joined the solid in Season 4 as as Capt. B. J. Hunnicutt. (Original solid member Wayne Rogers performed Hawkeye’s authentic BFF, Capt. “Trapper” John McIntyre, for the primary three seasons; Rogers died in December 2015.)
Of word, a complete of 4 CBS classics celebrated their 50th anniversaries this week: Maude (on Sept. 12), The Waltons (Sep. 14), The Bob Newhart Show (Sep. 16), and M*A*S*H (Sept. 17). That, youngsters, was a helluva week of TV.
Mike Farrell and I at present toasting the 50th anniversary of the present that modified our lives – and our good buddies who made it what it was. MASH was an ideal reward to us. pic.twitter.com/FGd8ZwBgIq
— Alan Alda (@alanalda) September 17, 2022
M*A*S*H initially starred Alda, Rogers, McLean Stevenson (as Lt. Col. Henry Blake), Loretta Swit (as Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan), Larry Linville (as Maj. Frank Burns) and Gary Burghoff (as Cpl. Walter “Radar” O’Reilly), whereas Jamie Farr and William Christopher recurred as Klinger and Father Mulcahy.
Come Season 4, Rogers and Stevenson had been succeeded by Farrell and Harry Morgan (as Col. Sherman T. Potter), and in Season 5, David Ogden Stiers’ Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III changed Major Burns.
Of the above, Alda, Farrell, Swit, Burghoff and Farr are nonetheless with us.
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