That last episode of M*A*S*H must have been a mutha

The schtick never got tiresome to me. Some had labeled the show sanctimonious. But not all shows revolved around Hawkeye. If anything, take a look at how Winchester's character largely came full circle the last few seasons. Sure, he was still smarmy and holier-than-thou, but David Ogden Stiers' character showed signs of getting it. Klinger's crusade for a Section 8 slowed to a crawl, Mulcahy was trying to come up with something worthwhile, Houlihan was worrying about something more than her military ways and sordid love life and Potter was trying to make amends for spending three wars away from Mildred.

Is that ALL Hawkeye-centric?

 

No. But instead of an ensemble cast, as they evolved, they were still peripheral players to Alda at the show's core.
Give me trapper and Henry Blake and I'll watch. After that, not so much.

 

They have your answer right here.

 

What the hell is that, Henry?

 

AfterMASH, the short-lived spin-off.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0084969/

 

Wow, I have absolutely no recollection of that.

 

Whatever.

He was great from the moment he walked on that set till the second he was looking at Beej's stones on the ground from the helicopter.

 

Quick triviajack; What did the stones say?

 

Farewell??

 

Goodbye

 

ding ding

 

It's misleading... Back when the MASH finale aired, most people only had a handful of channels they could watch and there was no internet...

It's still an incredible number, but if the MASH finale were to be on today, it would be lucky to get half the number they did 25 years ago...