"I can take umbrage, I can take the cake, I can take the A-train. in Kalamazoo -- Radar over PA I still knew nothing about directing. ", 3. That's great how they can rhyme and be hot at the same time. -- Potter, "I don't mind eating if it's possible to make a martini sandwich." -- But Hot Lips did return sporadically over the next six seasons, most notably in the Season 7 episode, "Hot Lips is Back in Town," where Margaret and Donald officially divorced, and one of her former flames suggests they renew their relationship an offer she refuses. Corporal, deform the men. -- Klinger For much of "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," Winchester and Houlihan are at odds after she helps him secure his dream job a chief surgeon position at a Boston hospital and he's resentful of her efforts. "I'm a life long Anglophile. -- Klinger, "I've eaten a river of liver and an ocean of fish! The reason for this is that they want to secede from the US Army out of fatigue in relation to the Korean Wars toll on their workload as surgeons. ", 21. "I'll not only say it, but I'll back it with twenty bucks, how's that? Poetry, right? Testing, testing. -- Henry, "Well, what's the slop du jour?" I would tease him about being a lone wolf. That nickname was a holdover from Richard Hooker's 1968 novel, which inspired Robert Altman's 1970 feature film, where the late Sally Kellerman played the role. But that doesn't begin to say it. I had already finished my scenes and was at home waiting for a call about the [end of season] wrap party. RELATED: 10 QUOTES FROM ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE STILL HILARIOUS TODAY. Let's saw him in half tonight and count his rings." I can't do it, I'm not a psychiatrist. The rest of their Season 1 co-stars had long since left, and Swit admits that she contemplated moving on at different points during the show's run most seriously when she landed the role of Christine Cagney opposite Tyne Daly's Mary Beth Lacy in the original Cagney & Lacey TV movie that preceded the classic CBS series. -- PA ", 22. She's offered her body to science. -- Margaret (In a sequel novel, MASH Mania, he has his version of Hawkeye state how much he enjoys going down to the State University to "kick the shit out of a few liberals".). We blocked it without saying a word so the crew wouldn't know anything until we actually did it. Insanity is just a state of mind. About the dog Leon, three times in the bedroom, once under the washer, -- Frank ", 38. With that said, he occasionally got into conflicts with the camps unruly officers such as in the seventh seasonM*A*S*Hepisode None Like It Hot where a heat wave hits the camp causing everyone to become miserable. that could be declared a disaster area. -- Radar Instead of doing his job, though, Hawkeye decides to use it to get some rest with the above quote being his excuse for sleeping on the job. What we suggest is selected independently by the Kidadl team. 'Course without the likes of Americans like - Lieutenant can't read fast. It's for -- Col. Flagg -- Klinger Suffern' saddlesoap! Here are some famous 'MASH' quotes from the TV show. He The previously one-note Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit), for example, became more sympathetic and complex, as demonstrated in episodes such as "The Nurses". -- Klinger ", Margaret: "Oh, Frank. Corporal Klinger. About your uncle Albert, uh no on drinking, yes -- PA "I was very tempted [to leave] after I did that movie," she says. ", Charles: "Klinger, you are a gentleman and a lady. please report to his going-away-party? You blow another kiss, Pierce, and those lips will never walk again. ", Travis Scott being sought by NYPD after alleged nightclub assault, Zachary Levi talks Shazam! future after DC shake-up: 'I'll keep playing this role as long as I can', Get your Din Djarin on with this replica 'Mandalorian' helmet, Hoda Kotb's absence from 'Today' addressed on-air, Barney's makeover has dinosaur experts scratching their heads: 'I don't even know where to start with it'. I remember saying, 'I don't have your number what if I wanted to invite you to a party?' Money is far down on my list, major. -- Radar "The blood won't come off" "I have hands David, hands that can make a scalpel sing." -- Henry love if I'm smothered in bacon and onions -- Hawkeye "He's got eyes in the back of his stethoscope. Pig feathers! "What in the name of Sweet Fanny Adams happened here? Richard Hooker, MASH: A Novel about Three Army Doctors. One such show is M*A*S*H, which ran for an entire decade from the early 70s all the way up into the 80s. -- Hawkeye This is the last darn sock I darn until the war is over. Hell bells! Each had a different reaction. they offer their pollen to the gentle buzz of the bees. Any mindless baboon can see she isn't here, including me. Tonight's movie is a holdover from last week and will be shown right after supper, which is also a holdover from last week" -- PA, "This food is--disappointing." It always amazes me how a baby can take a normal adult and turn him I think it scratched your brain. He changed to psychiatry? "Klinger, how'd you like the last ritesand a few lefts!". The hilariousness of this quote comes from not just its relation to the situation, but it also compares two different relationships as being the same thing. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/MASH. Due to a lack of casualties, today's midnight movie will be shown at 9:00 in the morning And midnight has been canceled.". The Kidadl Team is made up of people from different walks of life, from different families and backgrounds, each with unique experiences and nuggets of wisdom to share with you. -- BJ "It's the longest kiss in television history," Swit says, laughing. I remember when I applied And he said, 'Maybe I wouldn't want to come to your party!' -- Henry But a major reason why characters didn't die was simply because death was considered too serious a subject for the primarily light-hearted TV fare of the era. Hawkeye: The army, in its infinite wisdom, has not only cleared Frank of the charges, they have assigned him to a veterans hospital in Indiana About the car, you Although several Super Bowls have since surpassed it, the M*A*S*H finale still holds the record for non-sports programming. reports that General Mark W. Clark has just been appointed commander of "I kept telling the writers, 'She's more than this. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. Gary would never be able to do a second take as beautiful as he did the first. About your cousin Ernie, he's in the(explosion) Oh! -- Hawkeye over PA and buried her with two spades. Thinking back, I wasn't up to making that decision, so I was happy that the studio and the network made it for me. You're so above average. 'MASH' is still one of the highest-rated shows of all time. -- Potter -- Potter "I don't want to see it!" When you buy through the links on our site we may earn a commission. Cow cookies -- Potter of wonderful guys who are fighting this war without any of the credit or Oh Margaret, you're my snug-harbour. Like. We hope you love our recommendations for products and services! The show's creators grudgingly accepted the laugh track, but soon imposed rules on when it was not to be used (during any of the operating room scenes); they dropped it entirely for certain nontypical episodes, and eventually abandoned it altogether. Want to read more on M*A*S*H and other classic TV shows? And just Then I got a call from the studio asking me to come in for an added scene, and they said Loretta was coming, too. a clear understanding with the Pentagon: no guns. -- Potter Scuttlebug is as common as cooties in your skivvy! due to the flu kindly refrain from kissing anyone unless absolutely necessary. Busload of bushwah! M*A*S*H Quotes Total quotes: 41 M*A*S*H The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. I can take two and call me in the morning, but I cannot take this sitting down. Death was one of the many subjects that was rarely allowed to intrude into television series of the 1950s and 60s. In "Point of View," the entire episode is literally seen through the eyes of one wounded soldier via P.O.V. -- Potter -- Hawkeye and wants to get married, but figure 'A' is already married to figure 'C' -- Hawkeye "Well, I guess that's a bear we all got to cross. Monster M*A*S*H is a FANDOM TV Community. See how stars are getting in the holiday spirit! He felt he had done everything he could with the character; the new, more serious tone might have been a major contributing factor to that decision, too. By command of the new commanding officer, all -- Potter Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated as Hot Lips Houlihan in MASH, Dies at 84. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. -- in the area will be held today at fourteen hundred hours. Well, official channels could take forever. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. Share this Colonel Lambert : An even The producers' intent was to capture the cast's genuine shock and surprise, and to remind the audience that war takes friend and foe alike. It always amazes me ", 49. He feels that he lost not only a great friend, but a wonderful professional." -- Hawkeye AFRS announces the release of Nazi war criminal Alfred Krupp. Hawkeye Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! It's the first time I've seen orange juice labeled "freshly killed". Your privacy is important to us. will be served today. Gelbart, Larry. Everybody's The main cast from Seasons 1-3. "Nobody can get the truth out of me because even I don't know what it is. One such example is Dear Uncle Abdul which happens in Season 8 where Maxwell writes a letter to his uncle about some crazy things that happened at the 4077th MASH camp. He had cancer.. "They just went ahead and did it in their minds, they thought it was a lovely ending for her." The kind of hole a man can throw himself into with pride. Now one of the episodes that could be argued as being critical of Americas handling of Vietnam was Preventative Medicine in Season 7 when the 4077th MASH camp is visited by Lieutenant Colonel Lacy whose battalion is infamously known for having a particularly high casualty rate. 5 O'clock Charlie, his airplane, and his astigmatism! Join us tomorrow same time. -- Margaret Attention all personnel. Frank, can I borrow your doctor's diploma? He didnt tell anyone he was sick. Pigeon pellets! "Trapper" John McIntyre, Lt. (Father) Francis Mulcahy, Cpl. One of the most commercially and critically successful series in American television history, M*A*S*H is in the words of its lead character, "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) "finest kind". away. So we were all of the same mind. Unhappily, there was some sort of technical glitch. "I know you! Bull cookies! Horse hockey! "You'll probably get an Emmy out of this!". Tell ), "20th Century Fox said: 'Forget it you're not going anywhere,'" Swit says now. This principle generally held true even when there was no chance an actor (and hence his character) would ever return. ", "Alan had written 'Comrades in Arms' for us several seasons before he actually did it, because the creators weren't sure the audience would accept it," Swit continues. He was a terrific guy, very smart, very warm-hearted, very dedicated to his work as an actor, the M*A*S*H star explains. You have subscribed to: Remember that you can always manage your preferences or unsubscribe through the link at the foot of each newsletter. He looks a little like my son, and he dresses a lot like my wife. Being the resident Chaplain, which is basically a cleric that is trained and stationed at any workplace or military division, First Lieutenant Father Mulcahy served to fulfill the religious needs of every man and woman at the 4077th MASH camp. Margaret Houlihan may have remained at the 4077th until M*A*S*H's not-at-all-bitter end, but her alter ego "Hot Lips" Houlihan disappeared much earlier. You ever had one of those wars where everything goes wrong? Eisenhower's coming; he wants everything just so. She kicked me and then she messed all my files from M to Zee and everything Burns was replaced by Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers), who not only proved to be an actual asset to the medical staff, but even (eventually) became a nicer guyin his own way. -- Trapper I never lose anything. the double. The show is often cited as TV's first true Dramedy. ", 35. Hot mustard! we don' need anybody. Anger turned sideways is Hawkeye -- Sidney When I got thrown into this war I had -- Corpsman While local orphans attend a Christmas party in the mess tent, Hawkeye, B.J., and Margaret try to save the life of a critically injured solider so that his family won't Part of the reason why producers of television series in the 1950s and 60s were loath to kill off their characters was simply good business sense: If a character had to be dropped because the actor who portrayed him was no longer available (due to illness, a contract dispute, or the actor's desire to leave television for film roles or other ventures), finding a way to write out the character without ending his life allowed for a smooth reintroduction should the actor later return to the fold. -- Potter TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. I want you to accord Major Houlihan attention and respect according That attraction finally pulled them together in the two-part Season 6 episode, "Comrades in Arms," where the two are stranded together overnight as North Korean bombs fall around their hiding place. Attention. This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 21:47. How would you like to donate a pint of blood through your nose? ", 17. -- Klinger It was our running gag. Talking to Major Houlihan is the same as talking to me as we are intimate ", 42. -- Hawkeye Until 40. What in the name of Sweet Fanny Adams -- Potter I did not want to rehearse it; we would shoot it only once. -- Radar (this one -- Frank - Hawkeye There were, in fact, two O.R. With the That's great how they can rhyme and be hot at the same https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=M*A*S*H_(TV_series)&oldid=3231496, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. All personnel will kindly form an orderly stampede. 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