did the actor who played Trapper seem to be slightly hostile towards the actor who played BJ?

They also seemed somewhat possessive over Alan Alda?

Was Trapper John MD a spin off from Mash?

Wayne Rogers could come off as hostile while reading the phone book aloud or singing Happy Birthday. That's often the way he projects his personality.

He's the Shelley Long of the '70s.

I caught him a few weeks ago on one of the business channels (he runs his own investment group, or something); here's he's getting 7-8 minutes of NATIONAL exposure, and he came off as a hard-ass there too......

Trapper John was a spin off of MASH

Wayne Rogers is just plain nuts.

Trapper John MD was a spinoff, it took place in present time (well, present time when it was airing in the 80's). They alluded to M*A*S*H a few times during the run, I remember an episode where a staff member tried to wake Trapper (played by Pernell Roberts) and a groggy Trapper called the guy Radar.

I really enjoyed the special. M*A*S*H* is one of my top 5 favorite shows and it was great listening to stories about some of the more famous episodes. It was a teeny tiny bit too self-congratulatory though.

Honk!

I think there was a little bad blood between the 2, wasn't there? They made a joke about it on The Simpsons.

Why did Wayne Rogers leave the show to begin with?

In the summer of 1975, when M*A*S*H was on summer hiatus, Wayne Rogers tried to up the ante in his contract negotiations. Of course, the studio brass said no, so he walked.

Hence, when the fall came, not only did they have to deal with the absence of MacLean Stevenson, but Wayne Rogers as well.



Plus, Wayne Rogers hated how Alan Alda got the spotlight all the time.

I was curious why the reunion aired on FOX when the show aired on CBS. If I am correct, the FOX network didn't even exist yet when M*A*S*H went of the air. Could it be because 20th Century FOX owns the rights to M*A*S*H?

I'm amazed it wasn't on FX, the all mash station

Yes it was Fox studios who produced it.

What a wonderful reunion special. So many specials are contrived and overly self-gratifying, but this one was really well done. The interviews with those in real MASH units were great, and you could really tell that these guys knew what they were a part of and cherished the experience. It disappoints and even saddens me that so many posters on this forum stood up and proclaimed it the most overrated show of all time. I respect that everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but sometimes I just don't understand where people coming from. M*A*S*H was such a daring and incredible show on so many levels for many years and is ingrained in the culture of those who watched it during its original run. I think this special did an excellent job identifying why so many people genuinely loved that show.

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You know, when there's nothing else on I can always go to FX for M*A*S*H*.

A great reunion. The saddest part was seeing how everyone has aged.

Well, that's par for the course. I mean, what did you expect? None of them looked like they were in bad shape, tho. I thought they looked healthy and good.

[ Shuddering in my agreement with Monkey Boy ] Loved the special. My only disappointment was that they didn't get into some of the behind-the-scenes unpleasantness (contract stuff, etc.) ... but that wasn't the purpose of the reunion. I suppose I'll just have to wait for the E! True Hollywood Story. Heh.

I dunno... Larry Linville hasn't aged well....




cheap shot... forgive me I couldn't resist....

OUCH!


But isn't the guy that played Colonel Flagg dead too. I always thought Flagg was the coolest guy on MASH. In the begining he used to play POKER with the guys then he became this nutcase when the show went in a different direction.

flagg never played poker with them. frrom his first appearance on the show he was nuts. he even he even crashed an x-ray machine i think on his arm to break it. his arm.

he was always expecting that just about everyonmne was the bad guy.

are you sure? I think they did in early days or at least they did once.

I remember a scene where Flagg was sitting next to Klinger...in the Swamp... and they both turned to each other and Flagg says sometihgn abou t Klinger being a man.

"I busted a gut to get up here."

"Well, if it'll make you feel better, the blues are a dime, the whites are a quarter, and the reds are 50 cents."

"Deal me in."

"Amazing. Anyone who walks in here is instantly corrupted!!"

(Flagg sits down next to Klinger)

"Hey. Up close, you're a guy."

"Far away, too."

Then John Ritter goes bananas on Frank, and Flagg pulls out his pistol and says "One bullet. That's it". Hawkeye says, "OK, just don't use the gun."

Also included in that game: Sidney Freedman and My. Miyagi.

Sgt. Zelmo Zale (Johnny Haymer) has also passed away.

Honk!

you kick ass dude!!!!

That's it! That's the ep!

Not living in the US, I would like to know what the name of the special was?

I missed this special and wondered if anyone knew of a site to download it, or if anyone still has it recorded that could send it to me (I'll pay expenses, of course!)

Thanks!