1. Alan Alda
   Leslie Nielsen
2. Dick van Dyke
   Donald Sutherland

Captain and Chief Surgeon Hawkeye Pierce was played by Alan Alda, who was the central character of the show. Donald Sutherland played Hawkeye in the movie.

1. James Douglas
   Joseph James
2. Harry Steven
   Benjamin Franklin

Captain and head surgeon Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce is the lead character in M*A*S*H.

1. Hot Lips
   Honey
2. Sweet Cheeks
   Nurse Ratchet

Major Houlihan, played by Loretta Swit, took on the nick name of Hot Lips.

1. Toledo, OH
   Dallas, TX
2. Orlando, FL
   San Francisco, CA

Klinger went so far as to wear dresses to try to get himself sent home to Toledo, OH.

1. Lost an arm when the M*A*S*H unit was hit by a bomb, and could no longer be a surgeon.
   Nothing.
2. He was discharged and sent home.
   He was sent to another M*A*S*H unit.

Henry Blake's character, played by McClean Stevenson, was discharged but died when his aircraft was shot down on his way home at the end of season 3.

1. Sherman Potter
   Frank Burns
2. B.J. Hunnicutt
   Father Mulcahy

Hot Lips had a romantic relationship with Major Frank Burns, played by Larry Linville. Frank leaves after season 5, and Hot Lips becomes engaged to marry Donald Penobscott.

1. Pee Wee
   Corn Boy
2. Radar
   Buddy

As company clerk, Radar O'Reilly has keen extra-sensory perception, always appearing at his commander's side before being needed and able to hear incoming helicopters before anyone else does.

1. A teddy bear.
   A woman.
2. A blankie.
   His gun.

Radar's character went right from high school and into the Army, so the teddy bear was a bit of a symbol of his youth. The teddy bear sold in an auction in 2005 for $11,800.

1. B.J.
   Bryan Jacob
2. Benjamin Junior
   Bradly James

B.J. is his real name based on all of the official paper work that Hawkeye can find. But we do find out that the B comes from his mother's name, Bea, and the J from his father's name, Jay.

1. Patrick Swayze
   Rob Lowe
2. Emilio Esteves
   Matt Dillon

Patrick Swayze has a guest roll in the episode called "Blood Brothers."

1. Rob Reiner
   Peter Falk
2. John Ritter
   Alec Baldwin

John Ritter was in one episode of M*A*S*H, but only three years later began his run as Jack Tripper on Three's Company.

1. The Vietnam War
   WWII
2. The Gulf War
   The Korean War

The show is based during The Korean War, but the series started while The Vietnam War was still in progress.

1. A still.
   Bunk beds.
2. A TV.
   A swing.

They built a still so they could have all the alcohol they cared to enjoy!

1. Military Army Standing Hospital
   Must Ask Someone for Help
2. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

M*A*S*H stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

1. The Octagon
   The Swamp
2. The Point of No Return
   The House

Hawkeye's tent was called The Swamp.

1. Appletini
   Vodka on the rocks
2. Beer
   Grape Nehi

Radar didn't drink alcohol, so he would always have a Grape Nehi.

1. Frank Burns
   Trapper John McIntyre
2. B. J. Hunnicutt
   All of them

All three, plus Charles Emerson Winchester III, lived in The Swamp with Hawkeye at various times throughout the series.

1. 1972
   1970
2. 1980
   1982

The show first aired in 1972 and ran for 11 seasons. The Oscar winning film was released in 1970.

1. Longest running TV show.
   First 2.5 hour TV episode.
2. Ran the highest paid commercial, at the time.
   Was watched by more viewers than any other previous show.

The series finale was the most-watched and highest-rated single television episode in U.S. television history at the time, with a record-breaking 125 million viewers!

1. The creator's life.
   A book.
2. Nothing, it was a new idea.

M*A*S*H was adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH, which was based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker.

1. Mechanic
   Surgeon
2. Chaplain
   Clerk

Father Mulcahy, played by George Morgan in the pilot episode and then by William Christoper in the remaining series, was the Chaplain.

1. Trapper John, MD.
   Dynasty
2. Matlock
   Magnum PI

Trapper John served as chief of surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital after returning home after the Korean War. Trapper John was played by Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, MD.

1. Proctologist.
   Psychologist.
2. Cardiologist.
   Veterinarian.

Mike Farell went on to play Dr. James Hansen, a veterinarian, in the show Providence, which stared Melina Kanakaredes as his daughter.

1. Hawkeye Pierce
   Charles Emerson Winchester III
2. Sherman Potter
   Margaret Houlihan

Frank Burns was temporarily the commanding officer of the unit, until Sherman Potter played by Harry Morgan arrived and took over for seasons 4-11.

1. His bald head and snobbish accent.
   His colorful socks and always dirty hat.
2. His funny jokes and handsome smile.
   His big nose and hair legs.

Charles Winchester III is born in Boston and is considered a "blueblood." He is tall, stocky, and losing his hair. He is well-respected as a surgeon, but his snobbish attitude doesn't win him many friends.

1. Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid
   Capatain Sao Feng from Pirates of the Caribean: At World's End
2. Chon Wang in Shanghai Knights
   Master Li Mu Bai from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Pat Morita taught young Daniel in The Karate Kid and was also well known for his role as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days.

1. None were ever written.
   The lyrics weren't appropriate for TV.
2. There isn't enough time in the credits to play the lyrics.
   There are lyrics.

The song was written by Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman, the 15 year old son of Robert Altman, the director of the M*A*S*H movie. The producers felt the lyrics weren't appropriate for the TV series but they used an entirely instrumental version for the opening and closing credits.

1. Gloria Foster - The Oracle
   Hugo Weaving - Agent Smith
2. Julian Arahanga - Apoc
   Laurence Fishburne - Morpheus

Laurence Fishburne appeared in the season-10 episode. He also appeared in an episode of Trapper John, MD. And interestingly, his Matrix costar, Joe Pantoliano, also appeared both on M*A*S*H and Trapper John, M.D.

1. George Carlin
   Johnny Carson
2. Eddie Murphy
   Andrew Dice Clay

Andrew Dice Clay played drunken Marine Cpl. Hrabosky who was injured after challenging fellow drunken marines to a motorbike race. This was his first acting role.

1. A pool ball
   A tongue depressor
2. A beer bottle
   His hand

Private LaRoche put a pool ball in his mouth as a joke, but then it got stuck! Winchester had to help him get it out. Shelley Long, better known as Diane from Cheers, was also a guest in a M*A*S*H episode called "Bottle Fatigue" in 1980.