M*A*S*H: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Loosely based on the real-life M*A*S*H unit 8055, life at the 4077 revolved around the day-to-day routines of Captain "Hawkeye" Pierce, Captain "Trapper" McIntyre, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, Major Margaret Houlihan, Major Franklin Burns and Corporal "Radar" O'Reilly. Through these characters, viewers traveled beyond the long hours and the horrors of the operating room to a place where friendships were forged, laughter was found and drinks were served.

Series details

• Title: M*A*S*H
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, War, Medical
• Premiere date: 1972-09-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-02-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 665

Cast and credited roles

• Alan Alda — Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
• Loretta Swit — Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan
• William Christopher — Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy
• Jamie Farr — Corporal / Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger
• Gary Burghoff — Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly
• Mike Farrell — Captain B. J. Hunnicutt
• Harry Morgan — Colonel Sherman T. Potter
• David Ogden Stiers — Major Charles Emerson Winchester III
• Larry Linville — Major Franklin Delano Marion Burns
• Wayne Rogers — Captain John Francis Xavier "Trapper" McIntyre
• McLean Stevenson — Lt. Colonel Henry Braymore Blake

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-17; final listed air date 1973-03-25; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-09-15; final listed air date 1974-03-02; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-09-10; final listed air date 1975-03-18; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 1975-09-12; final listed air date 1976-02-24; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 1976-09-21; final listed air date 1977-03-15; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 1977-09-20; final listed air date 1978-03-27; episode order: 24.
• Season 7: premiered 1978-09-18; final listed air date 1979-03-12; episode order: 25.
• Season 8: premiered 1979-09-17; final listed air date 1980-03-24; episode order: 25.
• Season 9: premiered 1980-11-17; final listed air date 1981-05-04; episode order: 20.
• Season 10: premiered 1981-10-26; final listed air date 1982-04-12; episode order: 21.
• Season 11: premiered 1982-10-25; final listed air date 1983-02-28; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from M*A*S*H on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.