It transitioned from being a wild sitcom with an anti-war message into a sometimes deathly serious dramedy.
Of course, it also ran for over 250 episodes, meaning it had to weather some dud outings.
Alda’s least-favorite episode from season 1, for instance, involved a silly treasure hunt scheme.
“Fallen Idol” opens with Radar being wounded after Hawkeye encourages him to take some R&R.
Alda directed 32 episodes ofMASHtoo, including divisive ones like “Dreams.”
Instead, it is a strange morality tale that sacrifices humor for unearned pathos.
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Wayne Rogers later fronted his own medical sitcomHouse Calls, which ran for three seasons.
There are jokes in there, but everything feels so heavy-handed that they never land.
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