I believe this is the first M*A*S*H clue seen on Jeopardy! of 2009. It’s the first I’ve seen, at least, and I don’t think I’ve missed an episode. During the Double Jeopardy! round, in a category called Emmy Winning Sitcom Episodes, the $400 clue was about M*A*S*H. Head over to the M*A*S*H on Jeopardy page to discover what the clue was and the answer.

Two sets of wax figures featuring the cast of M*A*S*H will go under the hammer on May 1st as part of Profiles in History’s “wax auction” that includes roughly 200 figures in 169 lots. According to this article from The Washington Post, the figures are from the Hollywood Wax Museum. This is the first time the the museum has offered any of its wax figures at auction in its 44-year history.

Both sets of M*A*S*H figures include Hawkeye, B.J., Colonel Potter, Hot Lips, Father Mulcahy, Charles, Klinger and Radar. The first can been seen here and the second here. All the figures were sculpted by Logan Fleming. The two sets have an estimate of between $8,000 and $10,000. Thanks to David Goehner for originally posting this at the Bulletin Board.

I came across this commercial while checking the contents of a VHS tape I had in a drawer. It was played during a commercial break in an episode of the CBS comedy Everybody Loves Raymond back in December 2001. In the commercial, Gary Burghoff spoofs his famous character of Radar for Connecticut’s CBS affiliate, WFSB-TV Channel 3, and its Doppler 3000. I live in Connecticut and remember when these commercials were originally shown. But until now I haven’t had one to share.

I was actually surprised to find only one article about the commercials, published in The Hartford Courant on February 2nd, 2000. According to the article, there were initially three 30-second commercials, titled “Incoming Storm,” “The Airport Spot” and “The Boardroom.” Said Burghoff about the commercials, “It’s fun because it’s in Connecticut, and it’s being seen by all my friends and relatives. It’s fun because Channel 3 goes back in my memory as far as it goes.” Burghoff was born in Bristol, Connecticut and still has a summer home in the state.

In the article, Burghoff explains that he didn’t have a problem spoofing his character from M*A*S*H. “When I heard they wanted to do a parody of Radar, I thought it was a cute idea. Parody is one thing I will do on a selective basis of Radar. Anything else lowers the dignity of the ‘M*A*S*H’ experience.” The article notes that the first three commercials debuted on January 17th, 2000 and were set to run for at least two months. There’s no mention of the commercial I found from December of 2001 but obviously Burghoff filmed at least one additional commercial for WFSB. I have no idea if there were even more commercials or when they were last shown.

Sources:
Weiss, Tara. “‘Radar’ Pitches Radar.” Hartford Courant. 2 Feb. 2000: D.1.

It’s been ten years since I put the first version of this website on the Internet, give or take a few months. The earliest files I can find are from April of 1999 although at the moment I actually can’t find them. During those early days, it was a general fan site with sound clips and picture galleries and lists of goofs and quotes and all that good stuff. Over the years, however, I began to gravitate towards offering more unique information and background on M*A*S*H, things you couldn’t find anywhere else.

It’s been a bumpy road at times, and I nearly gave up on the site at least twice, but after a decade online I’d like to think I’ve finally settled into a comfortable routine. I’m constantly kicking around new ideas for articles and features. There’s more than enough left to say about M*A*S*H to last another ten years. So here’s to the next decade. May it be only of the finest kind.