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This is a place where you, fans of the series, can send in the story of the very first episode of M*A*S*H you ever saw, the episode that got you hooked. Were you watching back in September of 1972 when "M*A*S*H - The Pilot" originally aired on CBS? Or did you start watching in the late 1970s or early 1980s? In syndication in the late 1980s or early to mid-1990s? Did you first see M*A*S*H when it was aired on cable channel FX beginning in 1998? Or are you a relative newcomer, only tuning in when Hallmark Channel started airing M*A*S*H in 2003?
Due to privacy concerns, only first names and the year of birth will be printed, just to give some indication of the age of the fan. Entries may be slightly edited for grammar and spelling but are otherwise posted as they are recieved.
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Charles (born 1964)
"I started watching from the very first episode in 1972 and was imediately hooked. No other show has ever even come close to being as good as M*A*S*H. I like all the characters, but Hawkeye is my favorite."
Jessi (born 1989)
"I can't really remember which episode it was beacuse I was very little, but I've been watching it since I was a baby. My mom says that my dad would take me downstairs to watch it when I was a baby. It would always make me laugh. The first episode I remember seeing was Cowboy. But my dad said my first episode was, Movie Tonight. Which might explain why that episode is my favorite. My mom also said I always laughed at Hawkeye and Radar. But she said that I was afraid of Klinger in one of his outfits, I think it was the statue of liberty one."
Kenneth (born 1975)
"Dear MA-Born two days before that originally aired on CBS."
Kenny (born 1990)
"The first ever MASH episode that I saw was The Sniper. I was watching it with my grandpa and I kept asking him questions about the show. I didn't get hooked on the show till a year later. I just started watching it and I loved it. The Sniper will probably always be my favorite episode."
Andrea (born 1993)
"The first time i ever saw a M*A*S*H episode was at my grandma's bedside. She had lung cancer. My mom,dad,brothers(two older)and grampa went to the hospital cafitterea for coffee. I had stayed with her,she was telling me about the old times. She brought up the topic of M*A*S*H. She told me to turn the tv to channel 6,i did, and M*A*S*H was on I watched it with her. About the middle of the show my family came back and said they were going for food because the food there was gross. I said i would stay. They left and i when to get a drink of water from the drinking fountain down the hall from her room. when i look up from my drink i see hospital staff running into her room. They told me she had "coded", stopped breathing. She died, and M*A*S*H helps bring her back in my mind and it eases the pain. I've loved it, out of love of my grandma."
Alissa (born 1991)
"In mid-2005, a friend told me an episode I later recognised as Out of Sight, Out of Mind was airing on Channel Seven (Australia's resident M*A*S*H synication box). I started watching and was hooked from then on. When Channel 7 stopped airing M*A*S*H early '06, I started collecting the series on DVD and got even more hooked."
Kirsten (born 1993)
"I think the first episode I ever watched (which was on Hallmark, by the way, I just started really watching M*A*S*H in early 2006) was "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet." I immediately loved the mix of comedy and drama in the show. The fact that Frank was enough of an insane man to apply for a purple heart made me laugh a lot, and yet, somehow I can relate to him - I'm called the Frank Burns of my family sometimes. And when Hawkeye had to watch his friend die...It was just...wow. Hearing Tommy's last words made me wonder what it was like back in the 50's when this took place, and it made me wonder what happens over in the middle east today...somehow, it's all just relevant. This show has definetly given me a new perspective on life."
James (born 1972)
"I first became a MASH junkie when it was in syndication in the late 80's. I use to watch it every day after school, while I did my homework. Hawkeye's work ethic inspired me (and for a while made me want to become a doctor). I now own every episode on dvd and watch it religiously. Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. The intelligence and the depth the show had was superb. They don't make TV like this anymore. My favorite episode is Fallen Idol--a real tearjerker."
Gray (born 1990)
"M*A*S*H has been on and around my television since I can remember. It was not until 2005 when, on the Hallmark Channel, my Dad said to me, "You might like this show." I recalled the past memories I had of the show. All I remembered was a bunch of people laughing in small green tents and reaction as a five year old to Klinger, hysterical! The first offical episoded that I viewed from begining to end was "Our Finest Hour" I was very confused afterward wondering who this "Frank" was since I had only seen Winchester. And the suprise that Henry died was ruined when I finally got to season three. But since then I have watched it constantly. I can quote lines from it stating what season, episode, who said it, and why and how they said it. In all aspects it really is the greatest television show ever. Keep it alive!! (need more money for dvd seasons...six of eleven so far)"
Rob (born 1989)
"I've been watching M*A*S*H since I was 12. I am 18 now and I am proud to say I've seen every episode and the movie each many times. I have emailed back and forth with Mike Farrell as well. I remember being with my brother trying to find a gift for my mom for Christmas (ironically my last name). We looked around and my brother suggested that we get a VHS for 12 episodes of the 2nd season of M*A*S*H. We got it for her. She always liked the show but never enough to watch it in spare time. Well my brother and I were home alone one night being babysat by our uncle and while he was asleep, my brother and I decided to watch it. We ended up watching every episode on the tape were up until 1 AM. M*A*S*H opened a door out of the dark for me. I was depresssed at a young age and found characters that I could coop with. It made me happy,confident and feel good inside. I wanted to cry. I love M*A*S*H and its incredible how one show can really make a big affect on a person such as myself. I will always have a big special spot in my heart for this show and its cast."
Birgit (born 1972)
"I was born the year M*A*S*H was first aired, so I cannot possibly claim to have watched it from when it first started. In fact, where I was born, in Germany, the show wasn't shown until the early 80's for the first time.
In the summer of 1995, after graduating from university in Great Britain I went to visit a friend in the United States. We had a great summer. We spent most nights in front of the TV, and one night discovered that M*A*S*H was on. I had never heard of it before but was hooked straight away. The first episode I ever saw was "The Winchester Tapes" in August 1995.
These days I consider myself a M*A*S*H addict."
Jasper (born 1995)
"I watched my first M*A*S*H around 2 weeks ago. It was the show before the episode Movie Tonight."
Emily (born 1991)
"A friend told me about MASH."
Joe (born 1957)
"I remember when it first started, I was looking forward to seeing it, because it looked like it was another military-based sitcom, like "McHales Navy, "Hogans Heroes", "F Troop", "Sgt. Bilco", etc. and I liked shows like that. But when it was on, I never got to see it, because my sister and her friend were watching something (we only had one TV back then).
Then, the next week I had to go somewhere on Sunday nights, so I missed it again. But, I was home one Sunday night a few weeks later and I saw my first episode "I HATE A MYSTERY"-and I HATED it! Then, I was also home that December, and decided to give the show another chance. So, I watched the episode "DEAR DAD" (the first, and all-time BEST Xmas episode!!) and I LOVED it, and I've been a fan ever since."
Dave (born 1961)
"The pilot episode, of course."
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