♦ February 28, 1983:
The day of the final episode of M*A*S*H, an American television series. The
series was developed by Larry Gelbart, and adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors,
by Richard Hooker). The television series follows a team of doctors and support
staff stationed at the “4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” in
Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. M*A*S*H is the most well-known
version of the M*A*S*H works, and one of the highest rated shows in U.S.
television history.
- en.wikipedia.org
♦ Malibu Creek
State Park: The California filming location for exteriors of the 4077 M*A*S*H camp.
It was formerly called Fox Ranch, and owned by 20th Century Fox
Studios until the 1980s. The site today is overgrown with foliage, and marked
by a rusted Jeep and an ambulance used in the show, as well as a small sign.
The state park is open to the public. The location was also used for How Green Was My Valley and the Planet of the Apes television series.
- cafemom.com
♦ 125 Million: The
number of viewers the series finale of M*A*S*H had. As of November 2011, the
series finale, Goodbye, Farewell, Amen, is still the most watched television
broadcast in U.S. history. The finale aired from 8pm–11pm, and at 11:03pm, EST,
New York City Public Works noted the highest water usage at one given time in
the City’s history. This was because, in the three minutes after the finale
ended, approximately 77 percent of NYC flushed their toilets.
- imbd.com
♦ Background
Chatter: During the entire series, the same short loop of this was used in
every OR scene. You can make out the words “Doctor, do you want me to hold that
for you?” and “Irrigate this!” over and over again.
- moviemistakes.com
♦ Suicide is Painless: The movie’s theme song. The lyrics to this song were written by
director Robert Altman’s then-14-year-old son, Mike. Although the lyrics were
dropped when the song was adapted for the TV theme song, Mike continued to
receive royalties for their use. As a result, Mike made more money from the
song than his father did for directing the original movie.
- fridayfunfacts.com
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