There is a reality whereMASHwas canceled after season 1thanks to poor ratings and became a forgotten curio.
MASHran for 11 seasons, coming to an emotional close in 1983.
Despite being such an iconic series, there have been no attempts to reboot it in the decades since.
This would have followed Walter’s journey to becoming a policeman following the end of his marriage.
However, the pilot wasn’t a success and quickly slipped into obscurity after it aired once in 1984.
Family, to me, became the most important thing.
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I was not available as a father because of my work.
That doesnt stop when the work stops.
Whenever you go out as a family, youre always torn from family to deal with public recognition.
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This picked up with the titular character 30 years on from the Korean War.
It was ultimately ruled Trapper John, MD was a spinoff of the 1970 film, not the show.
Despite this, his experiences in Korea hardly ever came up on the show.
It was ultimately ruledTrapper John, MDwas a spinoff of the film only,notthe show.
Instead, the Trapper seen in the spinoff is based on the Elliott Gould version from Altman’s movie.
Trapper John, MDis currently unavailable on any streaming platforms.
During the 1970s, it was practically unheard of for movie stars to cross over into television.
MASH’sfinale became the most-watched scripted TV episodeof all time in 1983.
Those numbers also speak to just how huge the show was, even 11 years on from its debut.
Radar’s failed spinoff felt like a witless ripoff ofPolice Academythat lacked the heart of the franchise.
Even so, at least its failure convinced CBS that it was time to finally letMASHend.
