MASH Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast #267

Welcome to Season Six of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. This year, we have TV Trivia all year long. We’ll do old shows and new shows. But always shows that are completed with the exception of some that have gotten reboots. We’ve done several shows in past seasons, especially sci-fi shows, so if you don’t hear me talk about your favorite show, check DorkyGeekyNerdy.com to see if I’ve covered it already.

We kick off Season Six with one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, MASH. How big was it? Well, the series finale is still the most watched episode of television. Only live sporting events have had more viewers.

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Episode Intro

Welcome to Season Six of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. I’m your host Brian Rollins and I have a whole year’s worth of TV trivia set for you. We’ll do old shows and new shows. But always shows that are completed with the exception of some that have gotten reboots. We’ve done several shows in past seasons, especially sci-fi shows, so if you don’t hear me talk about your favorite show, check DorkyGeekyNerdy.com to see if I’ve covered it already.

I’ve talked enough, so let’s get started with the show.

The Dorky Round

Who played Hawkeye Pierce for the duration of the series?
a. Alan Alda
The show is set during which conflict?
a. The Korean War
What is the nickname for Hawkeye and company’s tent?
a. The Swamp
Larry Linville played what high-strung character for the first five seasons of MASH?
a. Major Frank Burns
What character tried cross-dressing as a way to get out of the Army?
a. Corporal Klinger
Which officer brought his own horse to the MASH unit?
a. Colonel Potter
Actor Wayne Rogers auditioned for Hawkeye before being cast as who on MASH?
a. Trapper John McIntyre
William Christopher played what religious figure for 213 episodes of the series?
a. Father Francis Mulcahy
What was Major Houlihan’s nickname?
a. Hot Lips. Though the name stopped being used during the course of the show.
Though set during the Korean War, the show was a commentary on what then-active war?
a. The Vietnam War

The Geeky Round

Alan Alda is credited in all 251 episodes of the show along with what other actor?
a. Loretta Switt who played Margaret Houlihan
What was Major Houlihan’s position in the unit?
a. Head nurse
What was the unit number for the MASH unit shown in MASH?
a. 4077th
What does MASH stand for?
a. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Colonel Potter is a veteran of how many wars?
a. Three. He served in World War One, World War Two, and Korea.
David Ogden Stiers was added to the show as which character?
a. Charles Winchester III
Who wrote the book that the series and movie are based on?
a. Richard Hooker
What character replaced Trapper John as Hawkeye’s sidekick starting in Season Four?
a. B.J. Hunnicutt
The show used a laugh track except for scenes filmed on what set?
a. The operating room.
What comedy magazine parodied the show with the acronym, MUSH?
a. Mad Magazine

The Nerdy Round

Who is the only actor to play the same character in the film and TV version of MASH?
a. Gary Burghoff who played Radar
What director’s son has earned over $2 million in royalties for the show’s theme song?
a. The theme song, titled Suicide is Painless, was written by Mike Altman. He’s the son of the film’s director, Robert Altman. Ironically, Robert Altman only made $70,000 for his work on the film.
In what year did the show premiere?
a. 1972
How many seasons did the show have?
a. 11. For comparison, the actual Korean War lasted three-and-a-half years.
What was the title of the series finale?
a. Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.
MASH had what three spinoff series?
a. Trapper John, MD (which didn’t feature any of the original cast), AfterMASH, and WALTER.
What actor wore his own dog tags as part of his character’s costume?
a. Jamie Farr. He served in the army.
What actor appeared on the Cher sketch comedy show announcing, “Guys, I’m Okay!”
a. McLean Stevenson. After his character, Henry Blake was killed off, angry viewers flooded the production company’s phone lines.
The outdoor sets for MASH were built near what California city?
a. Malibu, CA. You can find a rusted Jeep and a sign for where the set stood in Malibu Creek State Park.
Who is credited with creating the series?
a. Larry Gelbart

Episode Conclusion

And that’s it for our first episode of Season Six. Let me know on Spotify, Facebook, Reddit, or YouTube what your favorite episode of MASH was.

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I’ll be back here next week with another episode. Here’s a clue:

What TV sitcom had main characters with occupations like Experimental Physicist, Theoretical Physicist, Astrophysicist, and Aerospace Engineer?

This show is a lot newer than MASH, so if this wasn’t your day, maybe next Wednesday will be.

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