I can clearly recall watching that final episode of MASH as a 17 year old. I couldn't stop crying. It was like saying goodbye to my childhood , my family , and all my friends , at the same time.
I just recently started watching the entire M*A*S*H series starting with the pilot. I had watched them as a kid, but never understood the hilarious double entendres. What an amazing show and cast. Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers make me smile even before they even speak on the show. Even the way they look at each other makes me laugh. What a sweet and endearing eulogy Alan gave Wayne. A perfect story for a perfect comedy pair. God bless Wayne Roger's friends and family.
KK Bing Same here when i was in my early teens and younger I would always turn the ch but one day i decided to watch and i was hooked. Everytime it came on back to back reruns i would watch. As soon as i saw it released on dvd season one like back in 2001 season by season i bought them as soon as each was released!
Same. Loved it as a kid and even still have my MASH shirt. Rewatching now from beginning as all episodes are available to stream for free on the internet archive. When i was younger i used to prefer the Potter/BJ years. This time around I'm loving Henry and Trapper. Henry has me in stuffed stitches. What great comic timing he had. "Ok Captain Piercentyre." Lol!
I think Alan Alda helped the show for the most but really took the wind and laughs out of the show whenever he could. Especially when he directed the episode.
What a great speech about his good friend. I'm very pleased they remained so close afterwards. Especially after only 3 years together. I'm not sure he's that close with Mike Farrell. Seeing Loretta there was beautiful too.
Mr. Alda played a character who had something of an ego, I thought. And, I assumed that was his personality showing through into the part. I was apparently wrong- Mr. Alda seems to be a humble, very classy guy.
Agreed. And that goes to show what a truly great actor he really is. Hawkeye and Trapper (Alda and Rogers) will always be the ultimate TV duo. God speed Wayne.
Ego? I am currently watching the entire series all over again, and i have not seen his character show any kind of ego. I do however see a character with great trust in his abilities as a doctor and a surgeon, with good reasons.
that's not the way Jackie Cooper(director of 13 shows) remembered him in his A.B. "PLEASE DON'T SHOOT MY DOG", but I don't recall ALDA having 'equal time'.I'd like to read THAT. COOPER was a great director, but if you ask ALAN ALDA to make a filmed message supporting the troops in NAM,you probably won't get along w/ him well. that actually happened. Alda told JC ,"I won't encourage those kids to prolong the war one minute." this was by the time every one and his brother wanted it to end .and it in fact did, shortly after Cooper's work on the show.. .Cooper comes off as kind of backward ,besides being hawkish.
The best Mash seasons had Trapper , Hawkeye, and Henry. Sprinkle in little Colonel Flagg and it was gold. Or maybe it was Captain Goldberg you never know.
Absolutely---I only watch MASH up until when Frank left---I didn't particularly like Potter--and I absolutely hated Hunnicutt (Farrell)--got sick of his constant referring to his wife ("Peg") and kid--they even did an episode where they talked about his kid's potty training---Hunnicutt was "sappy" where as Trapper was funny and a far more realistic as a character
@@bufnyfan1 I didn't like Hunnicutt either... He was too dramatic, not funny, and preachy. I realized 30 years later he was simply a liberal...and that's what they do. It didn't click when I was younger...
I own all 11 seasons of this amazing show on DVD. While I was stationed in South Korea while serving in the U.S. Army; some of the producers and executives came over too where my platoon was set up. Among them was Larry Linville. It was an amazing experience meeting them. They asked our platoon to show them how to heat up and eat MREs. They were in country for the decommissioning of the 4077 M.A.S.H. unit. R.I.P. Trapper.
Thank you for you service sir. Were you serving in Korea during the DMZ border clashes? I know that it they happend during that time of the filming of the show
I've seen every episode of M*A*S*H so many times since I was a kid watching them growing up and now saved on my DVR I know what each episode is about from just seeing the opening scene shot....... It's sad seeing the people you watched on TV growing up pass away. Seems to be happening more often these days. R.I.P. Wayne Rogers, Harry Morgan, McLean Stevenson, Larry Linville, William Christopher, Allen Arbus and many others from M*A*S*H. When television was still worth watching.....
You forgot David Ogden Stiers who played Winchester. He went on to do absolutely great work as the narrator of many wonderful PBS documentaries. Loved him as the villain in Woody Allen's, Curse Of The Jade Scorpion.
I love Alan Alda and watch MASH most days. It’s so poignant as people get older especially when you saw these men in their younger days, but what an achievement to be part of something that is still so popular 40 years later. God bless Wayne Rogers, and Alan Alda missed out something in his list of things about what Wayne was, Wayne was a lovely looking man too, even as he got older, hubba hubba 😁.
Its amazing how MASH has stood the test of time and it still blows away anything on tv today. Sitcoms come and go and many are forgotten but MASH will live on forever.
I watched all the MASH episodes as they aired, then I bought all seasons on DVD and I never get tired of watching it even after having seen them all a million times! Trapper was the perfect match for Hawkeye. I liked BJ, but those two had the best chemistry.
In GLAD my Dad showed me Mash when I was just a boy. Born in 85 so it ended before I was born but I've seen every episode numerous times. Mash and Seinfeld are my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!
There will never be another show like MASH it had it all humor love drama action suspense but most of all it had Heart there 30 minutes shows could hit your heart and make you believe that there is hope for all man kind I still watch it today and whenever a cast member passes away it hits me really hard cause I love them all very much thank you MASH for coming into my life you have made a better human being God Bless you all!!!
For me the first 3 seasons of MASH were gold and really the only ones I watch to this day. When Henry Blake was killed off and Trapper John went back home and we didn't get to say goodbye, I still feel sadness when i see the final episode with all of them in it for the last time. The show just wasn't the same without them.
Wow thank you to all of the people who made MASH!!!!!!!.... I still think about all those episodes.... especially the last one ..... what an ending!!!!!! Powerful!!!
I used to see Wayne Rogers on FOX News in his later years,very entertaining and knowledgeable about finance and many subjects.M*A*S*H,the first three years,was unbeatable comedy.Can you believe that was almost 50 years ago?
I watched the original airing of the show, and since have likely watched several thousand repeats; also have the complete box set, a t-shirt and lots and lots of memories of laughing and crying while watching this great great show....Thank you Cast, I love you for that.
Alan is one of my FAVORITES!! i own every M*A*S*H DvD, plus I watch it every night from my DvR lol ... only way I can sleep is by watching and hearing mash!
I’m 22 and I grew up watching MASH and it is still my favorite show. These men and woman are wonderful and My life is better for them doing such a wonderful job
Wayne was smart alright - he went to Princeton. I didn’t know that till recently. I live 10 miles from Princeton and I go there often. It’s wild to think of Wayne (and Einstein and James Stewart) walking those streets and places. You can tell he was as genuine a guy as Mr. Alda says. I love those first 3 seasons with Trap and Henry...The Best.
I tried never to miss a MASH show and i still watch re runs they never seem to get old. A foot note. Later I watched Wayne on a business news show and he was very well informed and a businessman.
Hawk and Trap magic on the screen I love the whole show but the early episodes are good I never miss it in at 6pm everyday thank you metv and thank you to.the entire cast
Great story. MASH was a great show. Politics aside the show makes feel like a human for 30 minutes or more if it's a marathon. I liked the 70's style haircuts they had in a setting of the Korean war in the 50's.
I would give anything to meet Alan Alda and for him to sign my Season 1 Mash dvd collection. I have every single season plus Goodbye Farewell, Amen and reunion special dvd! I would treasure it always and frankly it would be passed down to my kids!
My fathers alltime favorite show! He served in Guam as a seabee during the Korean war,he found that he could laugh at what was probably a horrific time in is life,to this day its my fav too,thanks dad.
many in the US military who served in the Korean War have said that MASH was amazing for its authenticity-both in the sets depicting an actual MASH unit and many of the situations that the 4077 encountered
Many people don’t realize that MASH was the most important television show in America’s history. The most important thing that it brought out, is people did not want to be there in that war or any other war.
They were friends, because not all right or left wing supporters are bad or wrong, they just have differing opinions. They weren't fanatics and saw the good in the other. That doesn't happen in the world today, thanks to the current government on both sides. Sad time we live in.
I think Wayne Rogers wasn't as political back when M*A*S*H was on, although I'm not sure. Also, Wayne left the show in part because he had been led to believe his character would be more of a co-equal to Hawkeye, when in fact CBS planned all along to make Hawkeye the star. It says a lot that Wayne and Alan could be friends despite all that.
As a kid I never fully understood the military life the nuances and interactions with fellow service members, I laughed at the obvious funny parts watching M.A.S.H. I joined the service and now I can’t help but laugh and cry watching the show this is a great show.
Roo doodle Wayne Rogers felt he was getting the short end of the stick as in the novel of Mash and in the movie in 1970 Trapper was the chief Surgeon. In the tv show, Hawkeye was the Chief Surgeon but Alda’s career outshown Rogers at the time when the show debuted and as it went on Alda became the favorite and his character got more laughs and better jokes, Alda also was becoming more involved in behind the scenes by the time Rogers decided to leave as Alda had more creative input, was writing and directing episodes. Rogers grew tired of becoming second fiddle to Alda and dealt with a contract dispute. Alda and Rogers did share equal success at first especially in the first two seasons. McLean Stevenson also left as felt frustrated with being almost like second fiddle and left but he regretted the decision as his career was never the same with sporadic appearances in tv shows for years until his death in 1996.
BJ , Potter and Charles were great characters to be sure, but I'll always consider seasons 1-3 my favorites, even though I wasn't old enough to see them in their first run. A shame Wayne felt he had to leave when he did. He never really got the roles he envisioned after that and we missed getting more "Pierce and/or McIntyre" shenanigans.
Michael Bradley well, the thing is that Wayne Rogers felt that Trapper is devolving into being Hawkeyes sidekick. And Wayne wanted to be equal with Alan. However his easygoing and impulsive character kinda did not have enough space nor time to evolve and Wayne had left. When Mike Ferrell came in and BJ was introduced, character of BJ was ideal for evolution. More serious character, loyal to his wife and children, also kind of guy, who can crack a joke or take it when he is pranked and prank back with a force.
@Vladimír Potěšil That's pretty much what I've heard about Wayne. And despite being the greatest TV show of all time, it did become much more Hawkeye-centric, especially when Alan stared producing and/or directing. I just finished a rewatch of seasons 4-11 and am now hitting my "lesser watched" S1-3 episodes.
@@Puti880415 did not like the "BJ" character at all--far too "sappy"--everything was about his wife and kid "Peg this and Peg that"--they even did a show about his kid's "potty training"--no "Trapper" was far funnier and believable
Wayne Rogers was also on a western TV series called "Stagecoach West" before MASH and then in a short lived, but excellent series called "City of Angels" which appeared after the success of the Jack Nicholson film "Chinatown." I missed the series when it first aired in the 1975 period but A&E showed one episode per week in the 1980s as part of a collection of short lived mystery series... I recorded all the 13 episodes and return to watching them every year or so. Excellent!
Lisa Romanoffski it was Alan Alda’s half brother Tony and father Robert who appeared with Alan in Season 8 episode Lend A Hand with Robert as a Surgeon. Robert Alda died only several years afterwards in 1986. Robert Alda was also in season 3 episode The Consultant
Funny thing, in all the interviews I’ve seen about Rogers all his fellow actors held him in the highest regard. Alan Alda could have been angry with Rogers for leaving MASH at a time when it needed him the most…..but he didn’t. You know Alda had to Love him to this tribute to Rogers at his wake.
Bill Bergendahl about writer George Plimpton who was doing a story about Alex Karris and the Lions and decided to see first hand what players go through in football. He ended up getting crushed in practice and yet it endeared him with the players and in an exhibition pre season game was put in to QB a few series. He was almost crippled. 😆 In all those times writing since Plimpton played with the lions in that pre season he was never so relieved to write about it and not play this kind of sport ever again. 😀 Alda was not an athlete so it looked very believable when they filmed it.
Its sad the sweetest actor whas born before our time and not like 60's and that they made this show in the 2000. I always think that how sweet and adorable actors whas in M*a*s*h.
That was a terrific eulogy, and I really do hope it was true. I do know that Trapper John didn't leave MASH because of Alan, it was because he couldn't get an agreement with the producers.
M*A*S*H stands the test of time. It's as good as, and better than most of what's on TV today.
Today's shows are nonsense.
@@robertbishop5357 Complete garbage. I wholeheartedly concur!
Definitely!
The whole series wasn't great...but the first two seasons are better than anything on TV.
TV Today? That's not a very high standard...
Closer with Wayne than anyone he's ever acted with. Amazing.
Trapper: Klinger is not a pervert. Frank: How do you know? Trapper: because I’m one and he’s never at the meetings.😆
Just freaking watched that episode three days ago haha
Yes remember that brill
One of my all-time favorite TV lines!
One of my favorite lines!
Priceless
Can’t believe Wayne Rogers is gone and that Alan Alda is so old. Boy, life is short!!
Here today & gone tomorrow!
It is short
I believe Alan now has Parkinson's...
I’ve been watching the game show channel and to see people like Alan Alda on these shows is so remarkable. They look so young.
@@markshere1022 yep. 😔
I can clearly recall watching that final episode of MASH as a 17 year old.
I couldn't stop crying.
It was like saying goodbye to my childhood , my family , and all my friends , at the same time.
Yes me to brilliant
Guilty as well..😆
I was 14 at the time. In school I would cry out "It was a baaaabbbyyyy, whahhhaaa" lol
Class all laughed teacher, not so much...
I just recently started watching the entire M*A*S*H series starting with the pilot. I had watched them as a kid, but never understood the hilarious double entendres. What an amazing show and cast. Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers make me smile even before they even speak on the show. Even the way they look at each other makes me laugh. What a sweet and endearing eulogy Alan gave Wayne. A perfect story for a perfect comedy pair. God bless Wayne Roger's friends and family.
KK Bing Same here when i was in my early teens and younger I would always turn the ch but one day i decided to watch and i was hooked. Everytime it came on back to back reruns i would watch. As soon as i saw it released on dvd season one like back in 2001 season by season i bought them as soon as each was released!
I should have watched the entire series from the beginning, but I didn't start watching the show seriously until 1978. I seldom miss a rerun, though.
Same. Loved it as a kid and even still have my MASH shirt. Rewatching now from beginning as all episodes are available to stream for free on the internet archive. When i was younger i used to prefer the Potter/BJ years. This time around I'm loving Henry and Trapper. Henry has me in stuffed stitches. What great comic timing he had. "Ok Captain Piercentyre." Lol!
I think Alan Alda helped the show for the most but really took the wind and laughs out of the show whenever he could. Especially when he directed the episode.
What a great speech about his good friend. I'm very pleased they remained so close afterwards. Especially after only 3 years together. I'm not sure he's that close with Mike Farrell. Seeing Loretta there was beautiful too.
R. I. P Wayne we miss you
He was so classic. I liked Wayne. I also liked B J.too. 2 different personalities. RIP Wayne. Prayers for Alan Alda as he battles his Parkinsons.
Mike was not a good fit for the show, I thought. BJ was more of a boot kisser for Hawkeye. Wayne was an equal for Hawkeye. Cute and funny.
I still watch MASH everyday. have for years.
Have the box set I think I rewatch them all the time
Still best show on tv
Me too, every single day probably 5 episodes
Best show anywhere
I’m watching MASH right now! Love that opening shot of the camp.
Mr. Alda played a character who had something of an ego, I thought. And, I assumed that was his personality showing through into the part. I was apparently wrong- Mr. Alda seems to be a humble, very classy guy.
Agreed. And that goes to show what a truly great actor he really is. Hawkeye and Trapper (Alda and Rogers) will always be the ultimate TV duo. God speed Wayne.
Ego? I am currently watching the entire series all over again, and i have not seen his character show any kind of ego. I do however see a character with great trust in his abilities as a doctor and a surgeon, with good reasons.
that's not the way Jackie Cooper(director of 13 shows) remembered him in his A.B. "PLEASE DON'T SHOOT MY DOG", but I don't recall ALDA having 'equal time'.I'd like to read THAT. COOPER was a great director, but if you ask ALAN ALDA to make a filmed message supporting the troops in NAM,you probably won't get along w/ him well. that actually happened. Alda told JC ,"I won't encourage those kids to prolong the war one minute." this was by the time every one and his brother wanted it to end .and it in fact did, shortly after Cooper's work on the show.. .Cooper comes off as kind of backward ,besides being hawkish.
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The best Mash seasons had Trapper , Hawkeye, and Henry. Sprinkle in little Colonel Flagg and it was gold. Or maybe it was Captain Goldberg you never know.
I would ad Frank Burns on that list😉
or Tuttle
Are you sure it wasn’t just the wind?
Absolutely---I only watch MASH up until when Frank left---I didn't particularly like Potter--and I absolutely hated Hunnicutt (Farrell)--got sick of his constant referring to his wife ("Peg") and kid--they even did an episode where they talked about his kid's potty training---Hunnicutt was "sappy" where as Trapper was funny and a far more realistic as a character
@@bufnyfan1 I didn't like Hunnicutt either... He was too dramatic, not funny, and preachy. I realized 30 years later he was simply a liberal...and that's what they do. It didn't click when I was younger...
This is an excellent speech by Alan Alda. I'm so glad I saw this today. Loved it.
I own all 11 seasons of this amazing show on DVD. While I was stationed in South Korea while serving in the U.S. Army; some of the producers and executives came over too where my platoon was set up. Among them was Larry Linville. It was an amazing experience meeting them. They asked our platoon to show them how to heat up and eat MREs. They were in country for the decommissioning of the 4077 M.A.S.H. unit. R.I.P. Trapper.
Thank you for you service sir. Were you serving in Korea during the DMZ border clashes? I know that it they happend during that time of the filming of the show
Thank you Wayne, Loretta, Alan for a amazing show mash. Rip Wayne 💔❤
His acting seemed so natural. I wish I had that kind of natural ease. He and Hawkeye together were always comedy gold.
1:34 Nice to see Loretta Swit there.
OK...that WAS her...I thought I was going crazy for a second...
Yep
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This is Loretta at this event.
Have you ever heard Alan Alda be anythng less then gracious, kind, intelligent and humble?
That was really sweet. What a loving tribute to an amazing human being!
Mash is one of my favorite TV shows to watch I laughed so hard at every prank that Wayne Rogers and Alan Alda do on the show
I've seen every episode of M*A*S*H so many times since I was a kid watching them growing up and now saved on my DVR I know what each episode is about from just seeing the opening scene shot....... It's sad seeing the people you watched on TV growing up pass away. Seems to be happening more often these days. R.I.P. Wayne Rogers, Harry Morgan, McLean Stevenson, Larry Linville, William Christopher, Allen Arbus and many others from M*A*S*H. When television was still worth watching.....
Mike Coppedge ...Mike..I could not have said it better myself. Thank you.
Amen
I'll add Ed Winter to you list. R.I.P. Mr. Winter, another incredible character that went through the 4077th.
@@tracyisbest - and David Ogden Stiers who played Charles Emerson Winchester III, here in Oregon, where I live...
You forgot David Ogden Stiers who played Winchester. He went on to do absolutely great work as the narrator of many wonderful PBS documentaries. Loved him as the villain in Woody Allen's, Curse Of The Jade Scorpion.
Alan Alda is such a fantastic writer of speeches.
I love Alan Alda and watch MASH most days. It’s so poignant as people get older especially when you saw these men in their younger days, but what an achievement to be part of something that is still so popular 40 years later. God bless Wayne Rogers, and Alan Alda missed out something in his list of things about what Wayne was, Wayne was a lovely looking man too, even as he got older, hubba hubba 😁.
Oh girl, yes! I grew up on MASH and he was always my crush. I'd see him on CNBC in later years and think he still looked so handsome.
@@GPsgurl80 he has beautiful blue eyes. My major crush out of them all was Mike Farrell.
@@jujuoliver6959 Mike!? No. Mike was not even close to cute. At least not to me. No acting chops, either.
@curlyq690 He could cry pretty good.
Alan Alda you are the greatest I never go without a night or try not to watching MASH even watch with my grandfather.
Steven Weiler me too
Love this tribute about two besties. Great share! ❤️
Alan seems like a pretty humble guy.
I watch MASH everyday never get tired of it
Love this man’s work and his joy.
Actors are smart people. You never know when they're telling the truth. But, you know Alan is sincere here about his buddy.
Who else tried wiping off the black speck near the vase?
Lol I thought it was a crumb from the piece of rye bread i was eating while watching this
I DID THE SAME THING THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING ON MY PHONE. AFTER I WATCHED IT FOR A FEW SECONDS, I REALIZED THAT IT WAS ON THIER CAMERA LENS.
Yes, I did, too!
Alan always seems like a wonderful friendly genuine guy
a true gentlemen
Its amazing how MASH has stood the test of time and it still blows away anything on tv today. Sitcoms come and go and many are forgotten but MASH will live on forever.
I watched all the MASH episodes as they aired, then I bought all seasons on DVD and I never get tired of watching it even after having seen them all a million times! Trapper was the perfect match for Hawkeye. I liked BJ, but those two had the best chemistry.
Beautiful tribute. Very nice.
That's awesome Jonathan.. I miss Wayne's smile and kindness
Very nice to see always liked Alan Alda and this just confirms that hes a good one...
In GLAD my Dad showed me Mash when I was just a boy. Born in 85 so it ended before I was born but I've seen every episode numerous times. Mash and Seinfeld are my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!
Alan Alda is a brilliant comic Actor and a sweet Soul...bless him
..and thx Wayne,R.I.P
I will always love the Trapper/Hawkeye duo. RIP Wayne
There will never be another show like MASH it had it all humor love drama action suspense but most of all it had Heart there 30 minutes shows could hit your heart and make you believe that there is hope for all man kind I still watch it today and whenever a cast member passes away it hits me really hard cause I love them all very much thank you MASH for coming into my life you have made a better human being God Bless you all!!!
Beautiful men. Made a huge impact on my life.
For me the first 3 seasons of MASH were gold and really the only ones I watch to this day. When Henry Blake was killed off and Trapper John went back home and we didn't get to say goodbye, I still feel sadness when i see the final episode with all of them in it for the last time. The show just wasn't the same without them.
I thought I was the only one
ME TOO!
Thanks for sharing this, Jon!
Their chemistry was real, off and on cam.
Thank you trapper for making me laugh through childhood and rest in piece knowing at age 58 I still watch th reruns as if its a new show....
if every one in our world could be like Alan Alda this world would be in a better place love and peace to all j vincent edwards
I wish they would have kept the camera on Loretta Swift a wee bit longer!!! Great tribute to a great actor in a great show.
Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan
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Wow thank you to all of the people who made MASH!!!!!!!.... I still think about all those episodes.... especially the last one ..... what an ending!!!!!! Powerful!!!
I used to see Wayne Rogers on FOX News in his later years,very entertaining and knowledgeable about finance and many subjects.M*A*S*H,the first three years,was unbeatable comedy.Can you believe that was almost 50 years ago?
I watched the original airing of the show, and since have likely watched several thousand repeats; also have the complete box set, a t-shirt and lots and lots of memories of laughing and crying while watching this great great show....Thank you Cast, I love you for that.
One of the best shows of all time. I still watch it when I see it on.
Alan is one of my FAVORITES!! i own every M*A*S*H DvD, plus I watch it every night from my DvR lol ... only way I can sleep is by watching and hearing mash!
I’m 22 and I grew up watching MASH and it is still my favorite show. These men and woman are wonderful and My life is better for them doing such a wonderful job
Wayne was smart alright - he went to Princeton. I didn’t know that till recently. I live 10 miles from Princeton and I go there often. It’s wild to think of Wayne (and Einstein and James Stewart) walking those streets and places. You can tell he was as genuine a guy as Mr. Alda says. I love those first 3 seasons with Trap and Henry...The Best.
I tried never to miss a MASH show and i still watch re runs they never seem to get old. A foot note. Later I watched Wayne on a business news show and he was very well informed and a businessman.
Very Thoughtful Speech .
Funniest episodes were from 72-75 , my favorite character was Edward winter “col flagg”
He played col Flagg so well
Very underrated
A Legend speaking about a legendary cast and show !
Hawk and Trap magic on the screen I love the whole show but the early episodes are good I never miss it in at 6pm everyday thank you metv and thank you to.the entire cast
Great story. MASH was a great show. Politics aside the show makes feel like a human for 30 minutes or more if it's a marathon. I liked the 70's style haircuts they had in a setting of the Korean war in the 50's.
Loved this!
I would give anything to meet Alan Alda and for him to sign my Season 1 Mash dvd collection. I have every single season plus Goodbye Farewell, Amen and reunion special dvd! I would treasure it always and frankly it would be passed down to my kids!
Amazing Alan ❤️
You are one of a kind: brilliant!
My fathers alltime favorite show!
He served in Guam as a seabee during the Korean war,he found that he could laugh at what was probably a horrific time in is life,to this day its my fav too,thanks dad.
many in the US military who served in the Korean War have said that MASH was amazing for its authenticity-both in the sets depicting an actual MASH unit and many of the situations that the 4077 encountered
I like year one and two the best,but I like all of them too.some great actors .
Beautiful words. From the heart.
Many people don’t realize that MASH was the most important television show in America’s history. The most important thing that it brought out, is people did not want to be there in that war or any other war.
Trapped was my favourite never the same when he and frank burns left
Wayne Roger was a conservative and Alan Alda a liberal...still friends...why cant all people be like that
They were friends, because not all right or left wing supporters are bad or wrong, they just have differing opinions. They weren't fanatics and saw the good in the other. That doesn't happen in the world today, thanks to the current government on both sides. Sad time we live in.
I think Wayne Rogers wasn't as political back when M*A*S*H was on, although I'm not sure. Also, Wayne left the show in part because he had been led to believe his character would be more of a co-equal to Hawkeye, when in fact CBS planned all along to make Hawkeye the star. It says a lot that Wayne and Alan could be friends despite all that.
The media doesn't want us to be civil. Its bad for ratings.
As a kid I never fully understood the military life the nuances and interactions with fellow service members, I laughed at the obvious funny parts watching M.A.S.H. I joined the service and now I can’t help but laugh and cry watching the show this is a great show.
I watch this everyday,sorry to hear about Wayne’s death
I'm so glad that Alan alda and Wayne Rogers were good friends.
Always preferred Wayne to Mike Farrell. Wish he had stayed longer.
J.R. White he left because Alan was getting the better lines apparently
Roo doodle Wayne Rogers felt he was getting the short end of the stick as in the novel of Mash and in the movie in 1970 Trapper was the chief Surgeon. In the tv show, Hawkeye was the Chief Surgeon but Alda’s career outshown Rogers at the time when the show debuted and as it went on Alda became the favorite and his character got more laughs and better jokes, Alda also was becoming more involved in behind the scenes by the time Rogers decided to leave as Alda had more creative input, was writing and directing episodes. Rogers grew tired of becoming second fiddle to Alda and dealt with a contract dispute. Alda and Rogers did share equal success at first especially in the first two seasons. McLean Stevenson also left as felt frustrated with being almost like second fiddle and left but he regretted the decision as his career was never the same with sporadic appearances in tv shows for years until his death in 1996.
And isn't that the reason why they killed them off?
BJ , Potter and Charles were great characters to be sure, but I'll always consider seasons 1-3 my favorites, even though I wasn't old enough to see them in their first run.
A shame Wayne felt he had to leave when he did. He never really got the roles he envisioned after that and we missed getting more "Pierce and/or McIntyre" shenanigans.
Michael Bradley well, the thing is that Wayne Rogers felt that Trapper is devolving into being Hawkeyes sidekick. And Wayne wanted to be equal with Alan. However his easygoing and impulsive character kinda did not have enough space nor time to evolve and Wayne had left. When Mike Ferrell came in and BJ was introduced, character of BJ was ideal for evolution. More serious character, loyal to his wife and children, also kind of guy, who can crack a joke or take it when he is pranked and prank back with a force.
@Vladimír Potěšil That's pretty much what I've heard about Wayne. And despite being the greatest TV show of all time, it did become much more Hawkeye-centric, especially when Alan stared producing and/or directing. I just finished a rewatch of seasons 4-11 and am now hitting my "lesser watched" S1-3 episodes.
@@Puti880415 did not like the "BJ" character at all--far too "sappy"--everything was about his wife and kid "Peg this and Peg that"--they even did a show about his kid's "potty training"--no "Trapper" was far funnier and believable
Oh my god, I can't believe Wayne Rogers is gone now, thoughts to his spirit, and his loved ones including Alan alda.
One of the BEST shows ever!,....Wayne was one of the best cast members! 💔🙏
My favorite male TV sitcom actor of all time.
Wow! I forgot how much my brother looks like Alan Alda. Sweet man...used to watch MASH as a kid.
Wayne Rogers was also on a western TV series called "Stagecoach West" before MASH and then in a short lived, but excellent series called "City of Angels" which appeared after the success of the Jack Nicholson film "Chinatown." I missed the series when it first aired in the 1975 period but A&E showed one episode per week in the 1980s as part of a collection of short lived mystery series... I recorded all the 13 episodes and return to watching them every year or so. Excellent!
Tim Niles 6x
I Love this video. 👍
there was one episode with Alan Alda's son and father played characters, it was great...
That was actually Alan's younger brother Tony, not his son.
@scottrngr True. But I always call my half-sister my sister, so...
Lisa Romanoffski it was Alan Alda’s half brother Tony and father Robert who appeared with Alan in Season 8 episode Lend A Hand with Robert as a Surgeon. Robert Alda died only several years afterwards in 1986. Robert Alda was also in season 3 episode The Consultant
So sorry for the loss of Wayne and all cast members that have passed and to their family and friends.RIP to those whom have passed away .
he's a good guy. they were good guys. CBS didnt give them MASH. they made it.
Wayne and Alan were the best on Mash..that was mash as it's best
I still watch Mash and love it.
Wow, that was beautiful. Thanks random CZcams push.
Been a MASH fan since ‘85. Recently discovered Hulu has all 300 episodes. Two out three shows are new to me. It’s like Christmas.
This is one man I'd love to meet in my lifetime. I grew up with MASH, still watch it. He will always be Hawkeye to me.
Alan Alda is just the best.
Funny thing, in all the interviews I’ve seen about Rogers all his fellow actors held him in the highest regard. Alan Alda could have been angry with Rogers for leaving MASH at a time when it needed him the most…..but he didn’t. You know Alda had to Love him to this tribute to Rogers at his wake.
I went for a hike a few years ago where they filmed it. It was very surreal.. Jeeps and other production equipment still on location..
what a great story.
Nice!!!💝🎉🎉
Wow. That was classy.
I wish Wayne had never left MASH, but I understand why he did. They didn't give him enough to do. Happy to see how close Alan and Wayne were.
MASH is still the best show ever on TV. Ever.....
Too true .made you laugh and cry .....top of the class.
@@arthursmaguire8681 I still have trouble with the finale. As a kid I didn't get it. As an adult I do. Oh how I get it.
I recall seeing Alan Alda in a movie prior to MASH called "Paper Lion".
Bill Bergendahl about writer George Plimpton who was doing a story about Alex Karris and the Lions and decided to see first hand what players go through in football. He ended up getting crushed in practice and yet it endeared him with the players and in an exhibition pre season game was put in to QB a few series. He was almost crippled. 😆 In all those times writing since Plimpton played with the lions in that pre season he was never so relieved to write about it and not play this kind of sport ever again. 😀
Alda was not an athlete so it looked very believable when they filmed it.
I know he died on 31 Dec 2015, but in my mind, he's the first loss of 2016. (The final being William Christopher)
The Best!
Its sad the sweetest actor whas born before our time and not like 60's and that they made this show in the 2000. I always think that how sweet and adorable actors whas in M*a*s*h.
That was a terrific eulogy, and I really do hope it was true. I do know that Trapper John didn't leave MASH because of Alan, it was because he couldn't get an agreement with the producers.
Beautiful