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- * THE OFFICIAL INTERNET M*A*S*H F.A.Q. *
- * for the newsgroup alt.tv.mash *
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- PURPOSE OF THIS FAQ:
- --------------------
-
- If any regular TV series should have its own newsgroup, M*A*S*H definitely
- qualifies. Created as a spin-off of the original M*A*S*H movie, it has won
- countless numbers of awards, world-wide critical acclaim and the devotion of
- an army of loyal fans. Its final episode still holds the record for being the
- most-watched single show in television history, and millions of viewers can't
- be wrong!
- The 251 episodes of M*A*S*H have had the effect of making the regular cast
- seem almost like family members to us. For this reason, the majority of
- questions posted to the Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.mash inquire about character
- backgrounds, idiosyncracies, famous quotations, memorable scenes, and other
- sentimental things. This FAQ hopes to provide the answers to some of these
- questions... as well as to stir up other ideas and opinions that can be shared
- with the newsgroup!
-
- NOTE: PLEASE SEND ANY UPDATES, ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS OR CRITICISMS TO:
- ----- Mark Rosteck <ematias@csri.toronto.edu>.
- IF YOUR MAIL BOUNCES FROM THAT ADDRESS, PLEASE TRY THIS ALTERNATE:
- Mark Rosteck <g1marker@cdf.toronto.edu>.
- IF THE WORLD IS IN A STATE OF CHAOS AND THAT ADDRESS FAILS TOO, TRY:
- Doug Krause <dkrause@uci.edu>.
-
- (And of course, please send all flames directly to /dev/null. :-)
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- ------------------
-
- NOTE: An asterisk (*) in front of a question means that the FAQ inclusion
- ----- for that question has been updated since the last FAQ posting.
-
- Q01: Which awards did M*A*S*H receive over its illustrious 11-year span?
- Q02: Have any books or guides about M*A*S*H been published?
- * Q03: What would a M*A*S*H Family Tree look like?
- Q04: Did any now-famous actors play small bit-parts on the M*A*S*H series?
- Q05: What were some of the "Potterisms" uttered by our beloved Colonel?
- Q06: Which paintings did Colonel Potter make while at the 4077th?
- Q07: Which films were shown (or talked about being shown) at the 4077th?
- Q08: What is the exact wording of some famous M*A*S*H quotations?
- Q09: What are the full lyrics to the theme song, "Suicide is Painless"?
- Q10: What are the lyrics to the Army song in the episode "Movie Tonight"?
- Q11: What are some of the crazy Section-8 stunts that Klinger has pulled?
-
- Appendix01: List of contributors to the FAQ.
- Appendix02: Where to get the FAQ and other MASH goodies.
-
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-
- Q01: Which awards did M*A*S*H receive over its illustrious 11-year span?
-
- A01: This chronological list of awards was blatantly ripped from "M*A*S*H
- The Exclusive, Inside Story of T.V.'s Most Popular Show" for your
- browsing pleasure, and seems to be fairly complete. Thanks to Doug
- Krause for typing it all in.
-
-
- 1973
- ----
- Directors' Guild Awards
- Gene Reynolds -- M*A*S*H Pilot
-
- Writers' Guild Awards
- Teleplay by Larry Gelbart, "Chief Surgeon Who?"
-
- American Cinema Editors -- Eddie Awards
- Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. -- "Bananas Crackers & Nuts"
-
-
- 1974
- ----
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -- Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Comedy Series -- Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, Producers
- Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series -- Alan Alda
- Actor of the Year -- Series -- Alan Alda
- Best Directing in a Comedy -- Jackie Cooper, "Carry On, Hawkeye"
-
- American Cinema Editors -- Eddie Awards
- Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. and Stanford Tischler, A.C.E., "The Trial of
- Henry Blake"
-
-
- 1975
- ----
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -- Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series -- Gene Reynolds, "O.R."
-
- People's Choice Awards
- Favorite Male Television Performer -- Alan Alda (Tie with Telly Savalas)
-
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- Golden Globe Awards
- Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical -- Alan Alda
-
- Writers' Guild Awards
- Teleplay by Larry Gelbart and Laurence Mark, "O.R."
-
- American Cinema Editors -- Eddie Awards
- Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. and Stanford Tischler, A.C.E., "A Full Rich Day"
-
-
- 1976
- ----
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -- Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series -- Gene Reynolds, "Welcome to Korea"
- Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming For A Series --
- Stanford Tischler and Fred W. Berger, "Welcome to Korea"
-
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- Golden Globe Awards
- Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical -- Alan Alda
-
- Writers' Guild Awards
- Teleplay by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell and Larry Gelbart, "Welcome
- to Korea"
-
- The George Foster Peabody Awards
- For Broadcast Excellence -- M*A*S*H
-
- 1977
- ----
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -- Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy
- Series -- Gary Burghoff
- Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series -- Alan Alda, "Dear Sigmund"
-
- Directors' Guild Awards
- Alan Alda, "Dear Sigmund"
-
- Writers' Guild Awards
- Teleplay by Alan Alda, "Dear Sigmund"
-
-
- 1978
- ----
- People's Choice Awards
- Favorite Television Comedy Program -- M*A*S*H
-
- American Cinema Editors -- Eddie Awards
- Stanford Tischler, A.C.E. and Larry L. Mills, "Fade Out, Fade In"
-
-
- 1979
- ----
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -- Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series --
- Alan Alda, "Inga"
-
- People's Choice Awards
- Favorite Television Comedy Program -- M*A*S*H
- Favorite Male Television Performer -- Alan Alda
-
- Writers' Guild Awards
- Teleplay by Gary David Goldberg, "Baby It's Cold Outside"
-
-
- 1980
- ----
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -- Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series --
- Harry Morgan
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series --
- Loretta Swit
-
- People's Choice Awards
- Favorite Television Comedy Program -- M*A*S*H
- Favorite Male Television Performer -- Alan Alda
- Favorite All Around Male Entertainer -- Alan Alda
-
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- Golden Globe Awards
- Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical -- Alan Alda
-
- Directors' Guild Awards
- Charles S. Dubin, "Period of Adjustment"
-
- Writers' Guild Awards
- Teleplay by Thad Mumford and Dan Wilcox, "Are You Now, Margaret?"
-
- American Cinema Editors -- Eddie Awards
- Stanford Tischler, A.C.E. and Larry L. Mills, "The Yalu Brick Road"
-
-
- 1981-1982
- ---------
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences -- Emmy Awards
- Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series -- Alan Alda
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Loretta Swit
-
- People's Choice Awards
- Favorite Television Comedy Program -- M*A*S*H
- Favorite Male Television Performer -- Alan Alda
-
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- Golden Globe Awards
- Best Television Series Comedy or Musical -- M*A*S*H (1981)
-
- Directors' Guild Awards
- Alan Alda, "The Life You Save"
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q02: Have any books or guides about M*A*S*H been published?
-
- A02: The following is a list of helpful books and guides on the making of the
- show, quizes and trivia, inside information, etc.
-
-
- Complete Book of M*A*S*H, The
- by Suzy Kalter
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- ISBN 0-8109-1319-4
-
- Golden Trivia Game: M*A*S*H Edition
- Western Publishing Company
-
- Last Days of M*A*S*H, The
- by Arlene Alda
- Unicorn Pub. House; Verona, N.J.; 1983
- Call #: UCLA Arts PN 1992.77 M2854 A43 1983
-
- M*A*S*H: The Exclusive, Inside Story of T.V.'s Most Popular Show
- by David S. Reiss
- Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc.; New York; 1980, 1983
- ISBN 0-672-52762-6
-
- M*A*S*H: The Official Quiz Manual
- by Paul Bertling
- Plume; 1984
- ISBN: 0-452-25505-8
-
- M*A*S*H Trivia: The Unofficial Quiz Book
- by George St. John
- Bell Publishing Company
- ISBN 0-517-43618-3
-
- M*A*S*H Trivia: The Unofficial Quiz Book [a different version?]
- by George St. John
- Warner Books; 1983
- ISBN 0-446-32000-5
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q03: What would a "M*A*S*H Family Tree" look like?
-
- A03: Here is a somewhat incomplete list of M*A*S*H family members:
-
- Note: - A question mark (such as "(sister?)") means that the relative
- ----- has been mentioned on the show, but I do not yet know his or
- her name.
- - A blank line means that no mention (as far as I know) has been
- made of this type of relative (parents excluded, of course).
-
-
- Henry Blake:
- ------------
- HOMETOWN: Bloomington, Illinois.
- Parents: Margaret (mother).
- Spouse: Lorraine (wife). Mildred (wife's name in early episodes).
- Siblings:
- Children: Andrew (son). Molly (daughter). Janie (daughter).
- Others: Floyd (cousin).
-
- Frank Marion "Ferret Face" Burns:
- ---------------------------------
- HOMETOWN: Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- Parents:
- Spouse: Louise (wife).
- Siblings:
- Children: (3 daughters?)
- Others:
-
- Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan:
- -----------------------------
- HOMETOWN: Fort Ord, California (spent her early years there).
- Parents: "Howitzer" Alvin F. Houlihan (father).
- Spouse: Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott (temp. husband).
- Siblings: (sister?)
- Children:
- Others:
-
- B.J. Hunnicut:
- ---------------
- HOMETOWN: Mill Valley, California.
- Parents: Bea Hunnicut (mother). Jay Hunnicut (father).
- Spouse: Peggy (wife).
- Siblings:
- Children: Erin (daughter).
- Others: Floyd Hayden (father-in-law).
-
- Maxwell Q. Klinger:
- -------------------
- HOMETOWN: Toledo, Ohio.
- Parents: Amos or "Butch" (father, nickname).
- Spouse: Laverne Esposito (temp. wife). Soon-Lee (wife).
- Siblings: Yvonne (sister). Maurice (fake brother). Hakim (fake brother).
- Children:
- Others: Abdul (uncle). Jake (uncle). Bob (uncle). Gus (uncle).
- Zeke (uncle). Zack (uncle). Hassan the Enforcer (cousin).
- Fatima (cousin). #7199199 (uncle, probably a prison reference).
- Ahmed (uncle). Amir Abdullah (uncle).
-
- "Trapper John" Francis Xavier McIntyre:
- ---------------------------------------
- HOMETOWN: Boston, Massachusetts.
- Parents:
- Spouse: Louise (wife).
- Siblings:
- Children: Becky (daughter). Kathy (daughter).
- Others:
-
- Father John Francis Patrick Mulcahy:
- ------------------------------------
- HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Parents:
- Spouse:
- Siblings: Katherine / Sister Maria Angelica (sister).
- Children:
- Others:
-
- Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly:
- -------------------------------
- HOMETOWN: Ottumwa, Iowa.
- Parents: Edna (mother).
- Spouse:
- Siblings: (brother?)
- Children:
- Others: Ed (uncle). Albert (uncle). Howard (uncle). David (uncle).
- Bill (uncle). Emily (aunt). Jean (aunt). Dorothy (aunt).
- Ernie (cousin). Millie (cousin). Jimmy (cousin).
- Ernest (uncle). Charles (uncle).
-
- Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce:
- -----------------------------------
- HOMETOWN: Crabapple Cove, Maine.
- Parents: Daniel (father).
- Spouse:
- Siblings: (sister?)
- Children:
- Others: "Tombstone" Pierce (great-grandfather). Eloise (aunt).
- Sparky Pierce (grandfather). Grandma Bates (grandmother).
- Billy (cousin).
-
- In episode #39 ("Officers Only") Hawkeye reveals his extended family:
- "Corporal O'Reilly, who's been like a son to me. Corporal
- Klinger, who's been like a daughter. Cousin Fred. My
- brother-in-law, Leroy. My cousin Phil. My second cousin
- on my mother's side, Ed. Bill, my mother's cousin's brother.
- Sam, my cousin's brother's mother."
-
- Sherman T. Potter:
- ------------------
- HOMETOWN: Hannibal, Missouri.
- Parents: Emma (mother).
- Spouse: Mildred (wife).
- Siblings:
- Children: Jeanine (daughter). Bob Wilson (son-in-law). Effe (daughter).
- Others: Rose (sister-in-law). Bertha (sister-in-law). Ben (uncle).
- Claude (uncle). Cheryl (granddaughter). Roy (grandfather).
- Mavis (grandmother). Corey (grandson). Grace (aunt).
-
- Charles Emerson Winchester III:
- -------------------------------
- HOMETOWN: Boston, Massachusetts.
- Parents:
- Spouse:
- Siblings: Honoria (sister). Timmy (brother).
- Children:
- Others: Felix (nephew).
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q04: Did any now-famous actors play small bit-parts on the M*A*S*H series?
-
- A04: A list of some of the many names:
-
- - Robert Alda
- - Joan van Ark
- - Ned Beatty
- - Sorrell Booke
- - Andrew Dice Clay
- - Rosalind Chao
- - Barry Corbin
- - Blythe Danner
- - Brian Dennehy
- - Larry Fishburn
- - Teri Garr
- - Richard Gere
- - Charles Hallahan
- - Gregory Harrison
- - Mariette Hartley
- - Ron Howard
- - Alex Karras
- - Bruno Kirby
- - Mary Kay Place
- - Shelley Long
- - Mako
- - Pat Morita
- - Leslie Nielsen
- - Soon-teck Oh
- - John Ritter
- - Susan St. James
- - Marcia Strassman
- - Patrick Swayze
- - Jeffrey Tambor
- - George Wendt
- - Larry Wilcox
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q05: What were some of the "Potterisms" (creative slang terms) uttered by
- our beloved Colonel Potter?
-
- A05: - "horse hockey!"
- - "mule fritters!"
- - "monkey muffins!"
- - "buffalo bagels!"
- - "buffalo chips!"
- - "pigeon pellets!"
- - "pony pucks!"
- - "beaver biscuits!"
- - "cow cookies!"
- - "bull cookies!"
- - "pig feathers!"
- - "road apples!"
- - "hot sausage!"
- - "jumpin' jompers!"
- - "sufferin' saddlesoap!"
- - "sufferin' sheepdip!"
- - "shiverin' shinbones!"
- - "sweet limburger..."
- - "sweet Nefertiti..."
- - "Geeze Louise!"
- - "Great Caesar's Ghost..."
- - "Great Mother McCree..."
- - "Where in the name of Carrie's Corset..."
- - "What in the name of Sweet Fanny Adams..."
- - "What in the name of Marco 'BLESSED' Polo..."
- - "What in the name of Samuel Hill..."
- - "What in the name of Great Caesar's Salad..."
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q06: Which paintings did Colonel Potter make while at the 4077th?
-
- A06: - Portrait shot of Father Francis Mulcahy, looking pious.
- - Portrait shot of Charles E. Winchester, mouth open, angry expression.
- - Full-body shot of Hawkeye Pierce, standing, leaning against his tower
- of tongue-depressors.
- - Full-body shot of Hawkeye Pierce, sitting back in chair, with feet
- propped up on desk, and drink in hand.
- - Group shot of the gang (Margaret, Klinger and Mulcahy in front;
- Hawkeye, BJ and Charles in back).
- - Full-body shot of Klinger, posing in "Greek Athlete", in classical
- discus-throwing stance.
- - Full-body shot of Colonel Potter on his horse, Sophie (although Klinger
- sat in for the painting, and Potter added his own face later).
- - Close-up shot of Colonel Potter's thumb.
- - Full-body shot of Radar outside, with mailbag slung over his shoulder.
- - Portrait(?) of Theodore Roosevelt.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q07: What were the NAMES of the many films that were shown (or at least
- talked about being shown) in the camp, and WHERE were they shown?
-
- A07: This list is interesting not only for the movie titles themselves,
- but also to help picture the scenes and quotes that accompanied them:
-
- - My Darling Clementine (shown in the mess tent)
- - Casablanca (mess tent)
- - Sahara (mess tent)
- - The Moon is Blue (mess tent)
- - State Fair (mess tent)
- - Bride of the Gorilla (mess tent)
- - Bonzo Goes to College (mess tent)
- - Bedtime for Bonzo (mess tent)
- - First-born of Godzilla (mess tent)
- - The Thing that Ate the Bronx (mess tent)
- - The Little Colonel (w/ Shirley Temple) (mess tent)
- - Leave Her to Heaven (?) (w/ Jean Tierney) (mess tent)
- - Yankee Doodle Doctor (mess tent)
- - Godzilla and the Bobbysoxer (mess tent)
- - Ma and Pa Kettle Have a Baby (mess tent)
- - One Ticket to Broadway (mess tent)
- - Custer's Last Stand (?) (mess tent)
- - Les Miserables (mess tent)
- - Sun Valley Serenade (w/ Sonja Henne) (mess tent)
- - 12 Ways to Infiltrate a Nazi Bunker (mess tent)
- - Hansel and Regrettal (medical film) (mess tent)
- - Trenchfoot Through the Ages (medical film) (mess tent)
- - The Bleeding Gum Story (medical film) (mess tent)
- - The History of Athlete's Foot (medical film) (mess tent)
- - Clean as a Whistle (medical film) (mess tent)
- - Buy You a Drink, Sailor? (medical film) (mess tent)
- - Of Ice and Lice (Sonja Henne hygiene film) (mess tent)
- - The Field Pack: Your Canvas Buddy (mess tent)
- - Yvonne, Renee & Loretta in "What the Parrot Saw" (generator shed)
- - Renee, Loretta & the Parrot in "What Yvonne Saw" (generator shed)
- - (generic black&white war picture) (the Swamp)
- - Frank's wedding film (Henry's office)
- - Henry's home movie (Henry's office)
- - Radar's home movie (Potter's office)
- - BJ's home movie (Potter's office)
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q08: What is the exact wording of some of the most famous M*A*S*H quotations?
-
- A08: Since the M*A*S*H series was blessed with excellent writers, many
- memorable quotations were spoken by its characters. Every now and then
- someone will post a question to alt.tv.mash requesting the exact wording
- of a certain quotation, so I thought I should include several of them in
- this document. As far as I know these are very close to (if not the same
- as) the originals... but if you believe otherwise, let me know!
-
-
- "I've eaten a river of liver and an ocean of fish! I've eaten so much
- fish, I'm ready to grow gills! I've eaten so much liver, I can only make
- love if I'm smothered in bacon and onions!"
- - Hawkeye Pierce,
- "Adam's Rib"
-
- "When I was drafted I had a clear understanding with the Pentagon: no guns.
- I'll carry your books, I'll carry a torch, I'll carry a tune, I'll carry
- on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back
- to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not
- carry a gun!"
- - Hawkeye Pierce,
- "Officer of the Day"
-
- "... but know this: You can cut me off from the civilized world. You can
- incarcerate me with two moronic cellmates. You can torture me with your
- thrice-daily swill. But you cannot break the spirit of a Winchester. My
- voice shall be heard from this wilderness, and I shall be delivered from
- this fetid and festering sewer."
- - Charles E. Winchester III,
- "Fade Out, Fade In"
-
- "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice,
- pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
- - Sidney Freedman,
- "O.R."
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q09: What are the lyrics to the M*A*S*H theme song, "Suicide is Painless"?
-
- A09: Here are what I assume to be the exact lyrics. Please note that the
- 1st, 3rd and 6th verses were sung during the opening credits of the
- movie, while the 4th verse was added during the suicide scene. The
- 2nd and 5th verses are included in the sheet music but not the movie.
-
-
- Lyrics to the M*A*S*H theme song, "Suicide is Painless":
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- Through early morning fog I see
- visions of the things to be
- the pains that are withheld for me
- I realize and I can see...
-
- [REFRAIN]:
-
- that suicide is painless
- It brings on many changes
- and I can take or leave it if I please.
-
- I try to find a way to make
- all our little joys relate
- without that ever-present hate
- but now I know that it's too late, and...
-
- [REFRAIN]
-
- The game of life is hard to play
- I'm gonna lose it anyway
- The losing card I'll someday lay
- so this is all I have to say.
-
- [REFRAIN]
-
- The only way to win is cheat
- And lay it down before I'm beat
- and to another give my seat
- for that's the only painless feat.
-
- [REFRAIN]
-
- The sword of time will pierce our skins
- It doesn't hurt when it begins
- But as it works its way on in
- The pain grows stronger...watch it grin, but...
-
- [REFRAIN]
-
- A brave man once requested me
- to answer questions that are key
- is it to be or not to be
- and I replied 'oh why ask me?'
-
- [REFRAIN]
-
- 'Cause suicide is painless
- it brings on many changes
- and I can take or leave it if I please.
-
- ...and you can do the same thing if you choose.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q10: What are the lyrics to the Army song in the episode "Movie Tonight"?
-
- A10: In episode #117 from the 5th season, entitled "Movie Tonight", the MASH
- gang broke into a traditional Army song in order to increase morale when
- the movie projector kept breaking down. Here are the lyrics:
-
-
- Father Mulcahy: Hawkeye & B.J.:
- --------------- ---------------
- A chaplain in the Army Oh the surgeons in the Army
- has a collar on his neck, they say we're mighty bright,
- if you don't listen to him we work on soldiers through the day
- you'll all wind up in heck. and nurses through the night.
-
- [Chorus, sung by all: [Chorus]
- Oh I don't want no more of Army life,
- Gee Ma, I wanna go home!]
-
-
- Colonel Potter: the Nurses:
- --------------- -----------
- Friendships in the Army The surgeons in the Army
- they say are mighty rare, they're bright, they are profound,
- so I spend all my free time but we'll take chopper pilots
- carousing with my mare. they'll get you off the ground.
-
- [Chorus] [Chorus]
-
-
- Radar O'Reilly: Corporal Klinger:
- --------------- -----------------
- The corporals in the Army Oh some guys like the Army
- you say we're really green, I think that it's a mess,
- but if it weren't for us guys if it's so damn terrific
- you'd be in the latrine. how come I wear a dress?
-
- [Chorus] [Chorus]
-
-
- Margaret Houlihan: Frank Burns:
- ------------------ ------------
- Oh some nurses in the Army Oh Hawkeye and oh B.J.
- they haven't tied the knot, they think they're pretty smart,
- but this one's gonna try it I'd like to take a scalpel
- with Donald Penobscott. and stab them in the heart.
-
- [Ending chorus:
- Oh I don't want no more of Army life,
- Gee Ma, I wanna go,
- But they won't let me go,
- Gee Ma, I wanna go home!]
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q11: What are some of the crazy Section-8 stunts that Klinger has pulled?
-
- A11: Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger, arguably the most entertaining regular
- character on M*A*S*H, was determined to get out of the Army via a
- Section-8 "Psycho Discharge". The stunts that he pulled in order to
- convince everyone that he was crazy included the following:
-
-
- - Wearing women's clothing (a given).
- - Eating a jeep, part by part.
- - Soaring away on a hang-glider, looking like "a big red bird with fuzzy
- pink feet".
- - Loving the army, and then flipping back to being Queen of the Nile.
- - Carrying Radar's Teddy Bear.
- - Dressing as a nun.
- - Escaping in an inflatable rubber raft.
- - Various combinations of family members pregnant/dying appeal letters.
- - Riding Sophie through the camp (a la Lady Godiva) after he thought he
- had reenlisted.
- - Trying to fatten up in order to exceed the Army's weight limit.
- - Threatening to torch himself. ("Who put gasoline in my gasoline?!")
- - Doing guard duty naked while a General was on site.
- - During a heat wave he dressed in a rubber reducing suit and fur coat.
- - Pole sitting in freezing weather.
- - Dressing up as an old Korean peasant woman.
- - Running outside PostOp in his underwear, trying to get pneumonia.
- - Trying to convince the doctors that he had some mysterious malady.
- - Trying to get into West Point.
- - Trying to join the Navy.
- - Becoming "Zoltan, king of the gypsies".
- - Fainting spells.
- - Hearing loss. When his hearing came back, the first thing he heard was
- that it would have been his ticket home.
- - Pretending he was back in Toledo as a civilian.
- - Bravery (volunteering for dangerous mission in "Rainbow Bridge").
- - Passing himself off as being pregnant.
- - Taking care of an imaginary camel.
- - Hardship discharge because of his many "children" (he got the pictures
- from Potter and others).
- - Sending love letters to Generals, usually accompanied by a revealing
- photo of himself.
- - Dressing up as Moses.
- - Practicing voodoo on Potter with a voodoo doll and dead chicken.
- - Confessing to be a serial killer who strangled female motorcycle cops.
- - Attempting to bribe Potter into giving him a Section-8.
- - Attempting to forge his own discharge papers.
-
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- APPENDIX01: List of contributors to the FAQ.
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-
- - Mark Rosteck <ematias@csri.toronto.edu> -- Maintainer of the FAQ.
- - Doug Krause <dkrause@uci.edu> -- Archiver and Poster of MASH goodies.
-
- - Rachel Allgood <feline@euro.win.net>
- - Scott Barvian <barvian@phxtc.sps.mot.com>
- - Jane Bomberger <jane.bomb@forsythe.stanford.edu>
- - Monica Cellio <mjc@cs.cmu.edu>
- - Matt Crowder <mcrowder@merle.acns.nwu.edu>
- - Nicholas Curcio <curcion@db.erau.edu>
- - Ray Depew <rrd@fc.hp.com>
- - Sven Dickert <un0u@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
- - Marcia Djudzman & Jim Bala III <msnail@leland.stanford.edu>
- - Mitchell K. Dwyer <mdwyer@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
- - Sara J. Dymek <sjd121@psu.edu>
- - Samuel H. Edwards <edwards@mdso.vf.ge.com>
- - Graham Gales <Graham.Gales@lecity.apana.org.au>
- - Eric Gemunder <gfdeg%cuvmc.bitnet@columbia.edu>
- - Elizabeth Henson <ehenson@cc.umanitoba.ca>
- - Katherine Houdek <hkr17081@vax1.utulsa.edu>
- - Vic Kamhiv <kamhiv@pt.cyanamid.com>
- - Edward J. Krall <krall@mcc.com>
- - Matthew David Moore <mmoore@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
- - Robert E. Nelson <rnelson@nmt.edu>
- - Erika Ofey <zye@wam.umd.edu>
- - Dave Schaumann <dave@cs.arizona.edu>
- - Duane & Millie Schwab <dlschwab@ins.infonet.net>
- - Jochen Stein <steinj@clio.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de>
- - Carole Lee Sussman <cls39@columbia.edu>
- - Lindsey Troy <dtorres@nmt.edu>
- - Jodi Weber <jodiweber@attmail.com>
- - Eric Zomer <aerique@hacktic.nl>
-
- - ALL OF THE EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND GENEROUS READERS OF ALT.TV.MASH!
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- APPENDIX02: Where to get the FAQ and other MASH goodies.
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-
- If this document is out of date, the latest version can be
- obtained from one of these sources:
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- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/mash/faq
- ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/tv/mash/faq.Z
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/tv/mash/faq/faq.html
-
- Furthermore, this FAQ is posted to alt.tv.mash on the 20th of each month.
-
-
- You can also visit Doug Krause's WWW Television Server at:
-
- http://www.best.com/~dijon/tv/
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- **** University of California, Irvine your whole day. ****
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