M*A*S*H

FACTS

• US-american series
• tragicomedy
• deals Korean War in a sarcastic but bitter way
• 1972-1983
• 11 seasons, 256 episodes
• based on the movie MASH

CHARACTERS

Cpt. "Hawkeye" Pierce

Cpt. Hunnicutt

Maj. Houlihan

Cpt. "Trapper" McIntyre

• set during the Korean War
• "Mobile Army Surgery Hospital"
• 2 surgeons

-> Hawkeye; highest ranking surgeon, pacifist, womanizer

-> Trapper/ Hunnicutt

• started off only sarcastic and slapstick
• later more serious
• war, justification, brutality of medical jobs, desperation, failing relationships, fear, comradeship

STORY

• one of the most successful american series ever
• important anti-war publication
• 99 Emmy nominations, 14 actually won
• last episode had the highest viewing ratings in the US ever (77%)