MASH (Season 7) DVD
20th Century Fox Home Video
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 676 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1978)
Britt Gillette's MASH (Season 7) DVD Review
Based on a Richard Hooker novel of the same name, MASH was released in 1970 as a full-length feature film by 20th Century Fox before experiencing widespread success as a groundbreaking television sitcom in the Fall of 1972. The show's brilliant integration of drama and comedy made it one of the most celebrated shows in TV history, culminating in an eleven year prime time series stint. The 1983 series finale of MASH made history as the program with the single largest audience in television history, beating out several SuperBowls and the fabled "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas. With the proliferation of new television mediums, it's a record likely to never be broken…
The sitcom is set in South Korea during American involvement in the Korea War (with M*A*S*H standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital"). Buffered from the front lines by a mountain range and a minefield, the men and women of MASH were tasked with patching up wounded American soldiers. Unique to its genre, the cast of MASH was unusually large. Surgeons Dr. Benjamin Pierce (Alan Alda) and Dr. "Trapper" John McIntyre (Wayne Rogers) play the roles of excellent doctors who enjoy women and booze, while Dr. Frank Burns (Larry Linville) and Nurse Practitioner Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) play foil to the two men's shenanigans (due to a contract dispute, Rogers' character was later replaced by Dr. B.J. Hunnicutt - played by Mike Farrell). The character of Frank Burns was also later replaced by Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester (David Ogden Stiers)…
Corporal Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) provides comic relief with his early attempts to procure a discharge by dressing in women's clothing, and Father Francis Mulcahy (William Christopher) adds flavor to a diverse cast of characters. Also rounding out the cast are Lt. Col. Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson), Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff), and Col. Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan)…
The MASH (Season 7) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "Commander Pierce" in which Hawkeye becomes temporary commanding officer for the 4077th MASH unit. Only when forced to deal with the rampant bureaucracy and other problems does he come to establish a newfound respect for Colonel Potter's day-to-day job… Other notable episodes from Season 7 include "Major Ego" in which Charles become insufferably arrogant after he saves a dying patient via heart massage, and "Inga" in which Hawkeye becomes smitten with a beautiful visiting physician named Inga (at least until she upstages him in the O.R.)…
Below is a list of episodes included on the MASH (Season 7) DVD:
Episode 145 (Commander Pierce) Air Date: 09-18-1978
Episode 146 (Peace on Us) Air Date: 09-25-1978
Episode 147 (Lil) Air Date: 10-02-1978
Episode 148 (Our Finest Hour) Air Date: 10-09-1978
Episode 149 (The Billfold Syndrome) Air Date: 10-16-1978
Episode 150 (None Like It Hot) Air Date: 10-23-1978
Episode 151 (They Call the Wind Korea) Air Date: 10-30-1978
Episode 152 (Major Ego) Air Date: 11-06-1978
Episode 153 (Baby, It's Cold Outside) Air Date: 11-13-1978
Episode 154 (Point of View) Air Date: 11-20-1978
Episode 155 (Dear Comrade) Air Date: 11-27-1978
Episode 156 (Out of Gas) Air Date: 12-04-1978
Episode 157 (An Eye for a Tooth) Air Date: 12-11-1978
Episode 158 (Dear Sis) Air Date: 12-18-1978
Episode 159 (B.J. Papa San) Air Date: 01-01-1979
Episode 160 (Inga) Air Date: 01-08-1979
Episode 161 (The Price) Air Date: 01-15-1979
Episode 162 (The Young and the Restless) Air Date: 01-22-1979
Episode 163 (Hot Lips is Back in Town) Air Date: 01-29-1979
Episode 164 (C*A*V*E) Air Date: 02-05-1979
Episode 165 (Rally Round the Flagg, Boys) Air Date: 02-14-1979
Episode 166 (Preventive Medicine) Air Date: 02-19-1979
Episode 167 (A Night at Rosie's) Air Date: 02-26-1979
Episode 168 (Ain't Love Grand) Air Date: 03-05-1979
Episode 169 (The Party) Air Date: 03-12-1979
Britt Gillette
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Posted on 05 April 2005