They still marvel at it. So it was not a conscious reminder of the TAGS show which prompted us to title the MASH episode. But since both usages came from the same memory pool, there MAY have been a psychological connection. Finding one is the toughest part of writing. Sometimes it takes a week, staring at the ceiling, pitching half-baked ideas to each other.
Nothing seems to work, then one suggestion starts to click.
After producer Aaron Ruben amends and accepts the outline, we usually were able to bring in a completed script of forty pages in about forty hours. The strength of the story dictates the pace. A well-conceived story types up fast. They stuck to the material.