Luckily, viewers caught up with it during re-runs.

The result is one of the best episodes fromMASH’sfinal years - though its premise creates some glaring timeline faults.

(Mike Farrell) decide to build a kidney machine by themselves.

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On the contrary, most of the characters are having a great time.

Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr and Christopher George were the only majorMASHcast members to return for spinoffAfterMASH.

In early seasons - when writers were less concerned about the timeline - certain dates and years were referenced.

Harry Morgan as Potter in MASH season 9 episode

arriving to replace him shortly after.

Looking back onMASH’stimeline there are some glaring logical gaps, but it ultimately doesn’t matter much.

Klinger, Potter and Father Mulcahy in MASH’s “A War for All Seasons”

MASH is a drama-comedy series set during the Korean War, centering on the lives of the staff at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they navigate the challenges of wartime medical service with humor and resilience.*

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BJ and Hawkeye look sadly at each other in MASH season 9 episode “A War for All Seasons”

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