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  • Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happy Hour

    M*A*S*H Final Episode—28 February 1983

    Title card [Image Wikipedia]

    The final episode of the television series M*A*S*H aired on 28 February 1983. The record-breaking episode is described as follows in Wikipedia

    “As of 2025, it remains the most-watched single episode of any television series in U.S. history, and for twenty-seven years was the most-watched single broadcast in television history.” 

    Wikipedia

    Here are some M*A*S*H related questions to operate on.

    1. The only character to be played by the same actor in both the 1970 film and television series was…
      • Hot Lips Houlihan
      • Radar O’Reilly
      • Trapper John McIntyre

      Publicity photo from the M*A*S*H season premiere, 1974. Pictured are: Loretta Swit, Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, Gary Burghoff, Alan Alda (driver of jeep), and McLean Stevenson. [Image Wikipedia]
    2. The 11 series of M*A*S*H aired from 1972 to 1983 and depicted life in a military hospital during the Korean War. How many years did the Korean War last?
      • Three
      • Seven
      • Eleven
    3. Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce, what was his character’s full name?
      • Alexander Hamilton Pierce
      • Benjamin Franklin Pierce
      • George Washington Pierce
    4. In the context of the novel, film and TV series what four words do these letters M*A*S*H represent?
      • Major Aid Station (with) Helipad
      • Military Advanced Support Helicopter
      • Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
    5. Corporal Maxwell Klinger was often seen wearing women’s clothing in an attempt to get a psychiatric discharge from the Army. Who was the actor in this role?
      • Jamie Farr
      • Larry Linville
      • Gary Burghoff
    6. M*A*S*H was about life in what specific MASH unit?
      • 1066th
      • 4077th
      • 7088th
    7. Who was the US Army Chaplain assigned to this MASH unit?
      • Father Matthew Muelken
      • Father John Mulcahy
      • Father Patrick Mulholland
    8. What was the name for the music often described as the Theme from M*A*S*H?
      • None Like it Hot
      • A War for all Seasons
      • Suicide is Painless 
    9. Who wrote the novel MASH which spawned the film and television series?
      • Raymond Harlot
      • Richard Hooker
      • Roger Hustler 
    10. Complete the title of the final M*A*S*H episode Goodbye, Farewell and ___.
      • Adieu
      • Adios
      • Amen

    The answers will be posted later today.

  • Double Firsts—Answer

    Firstly: A. 1938

    Secondly: C. Robot


    First edition cover of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek.
    [Image from Wikipedia]

    On February 11, 1938, BBC Television broadcast a 35-minute adaptation of a section of Karel Čapek’s play R.U.R.—thus becoming the first science fiction piece ever aired on television. Although some low-quality still photographs survive, no recordings of the production are known to exist.

    R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti—(English: Rossum’s Universal Robots)) is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. It introduced the word ‘robot’ to the English language and popularised science fiction as a genre. R.U.R. quickly gained influence and was translated into thirty languages by 1923. It was a commercial success in Europe and North America during its time.

    In 1948, the BBC aired another adaptation, this time the entire play, running for 90 minutes but unfortunately, no audio or visual recordings of this version survive either. Patrick Troughton who played the robot Radius in this latter production played another sci-fi character when he became the Second Doctor in the BBC’s Doctor Who in 1966. 

    Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.
    [Image from Wikipedia]

  • Double Firsts

    Firstly, on 11 February in which year did the first science fiction piece ever aired on television make its debut?

    A. 1938

    B. 1945

    C. 1950

    Secondly, the play that was adapted for this television programme had, when originally published in 1920, introduced a new word to the English language. What was that word?

    A. Cyborg

    B. Droid

    C. Robot

    The answer will be posted later today.