Wikipedia article: M*A*S*H (TV series)

Question: where was mash 4077 supposed to be in korea
Short answer: Uijeongbu, South Korea,
Answer: M * A * S * H is an American war comedy - drama television series that aired on CBS from 1972 to 1983. It was developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film M * A * S * H, which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker 's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The series, which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the `` 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital '' in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War ( 1950 -- 53 ). The show 's title sequence features an instrumental - only version of `` Suicide Is Painless '', the original film 's theme song. The show was created after an attempt to film the original book 's sequel, M * A * S * H Goes to Maine, failed. The television series is the best - known of the M * A * S * H works, and one of the highest - rated shows in US television history.

Question: where was the tv show mash filmed at
Short answer: Century City,
Answer: The 4077th consisted of two separate sets. An outdoor set in the mountains near Malibu, California ( Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California ) was used for most exterior and tent scenes for every season. This was the same set used to shoot the movie. The indoor set, on a sound stage at Fox Studios in Century City, was used for the indoor scenes for the run of the series. Later, after the indoor set was renovated to permit many of the `` outdoor '' scenes to be filmed there, both sets were used for exterior shooting as script requirements dictated ( e.g., night scenes were far easier to film on the sound stage, but scenes at the chopper pad required using the ranch ).

Question: where was m*a*s*h filmed
Short answer: in the mountains near Malibu, California ( Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California ) was
Answer: The 4077th consisted of two separate sets. An outdoor set in the mountains near Malibu, California ( Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California ) was used for most exterior and tent scenes for every season. This was the same set used to shoot the movie. The indoor set, on a sound stage at Fox Studios in Century City, was used for the indoor scenes for the run of the series. Later, after the indoor set was renovated to permit many of the `` outdoor '' scenes to be filmed there, both sets were used for exterior shooting as script requirements dictated ( e.g., night scenes were far easier to film on the sound stage, but scenes at the chopper pad required using the ranch ).

Question: who played in mash the movie and tv show
Answer: While most of the characters from the movie carried over to the series, only four actors appeared in both: Gary Burghoff ( Radar O'Reilly ) and G. Wood ( General Hammond ) reprised their movie roles in the series, though Wood appeared in only three episodes. Timothy Brown ( credited as `` Tim Brown '' ) played `` Cpl. Judson '' in the movie and `` Spearchucker Jones '' in the series. Corey Fischer played Capt. Bandini in the film and was the guitar - playing dentist `` Cardozo '' in the episode `` Five O'Clock Charlie ''.

Question: when did the tv series mash start and end
Short answer: September 17, 1972 ( 1972 - 09 - 17 ) -- February 28, 1983 (
Answer: M * A * S * H Title screen Genre War Comedy - drama Dark comedy Based on M * A * S * H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker Developed by Larry Gelbart Starring Alan Alda Wayne Rogers McLean Stevenson Loretta Swit Larry Linville Gary Burghoff Mike Farrell Harry Morgan Jamie Farr William Christopher David Ogden Stiers Theme music composer Johnny Mandel ( written for the film ) Opening theme `` Suicide Is Painless '' Ending theme `` Suicide Is Painless '' ( big band version ) Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 11 No. of episodes 256 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Larry Gelbart ( seasons 1 -- 4 ) Gene Reynolds ( seasons 1 -- 5 ) Burt Metcalfe ( seasons 6 -- 11 ) Production location ( s ) Los Angeles County, California ( Century City, Malibu Creek State Park ) Camera setup Single - camera Running time 30 minutes with commercials, except `` Goodbye, Farewell and Amen '' ( 2 hours with commercials ) Production company ( s ) 20th Century Fox Television Distributor 20th Television Release Original network CBS Original release September 17, 1972 ( 1972 - 09 - 17 ) -- February 28, 1983 ( 1983 - 02 - 28 ) Chronology Followed by AfterM * A * S * H W * A * L * T * E * R Related shows Trapper John, M.D. External links Website

Question: when did the tv show mash first air
Short answer: September 17, 1972 (
Answer: M * A * S * H Genre Comedy - drama Based on MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker Developed by Larry Gelbart Starring Alan Alda Wayne Rogers McLean Stevenson Loretta Swit Larry Linville Gary Burghoff Mike Farrell Harry Morgan Jamie Farr William Christopher David Ogden Stiers Edward Winter Allan Arbus Theme music composer Johnny Mandel ( written for the film ) Opening theme `` Suicide Is Painless '' Ending theme Same as opening Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 11 No. of episodes 251 ( list of episodes ) Production Location ( s ) Los Angeles County, California ( Century City, Malibu Creek State Park ) Camera setup Single - camera Running time 30 minutes ( plus commercials ), except `` Goodbye, Farewell, & Amen '' ( 2 hrs plus commercials ) Production company ( s ) 20th Century Fox Television Distributor 20th Television Release Original network CBS Original release September 17, 1972 ( 1972 - 09 - 17 ) -- February 28, 1983 ( 1983 - 02 - 28 ) Chronology Followed by AfterMASH W * A * L * T * E * R Related shows Trapper John, M.D. External links Website www.mash4077.co.uk

Question: where was the tv series mash filmed at
Short answer: in the mountains near Malibu, California ( Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California ) was
Answer: The 4077th consisted of two separate sets. An outdoor set in the mountains near Malibu, California ( Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California ) was used for most exterior and tent scenes for every season. This was the same set used to shoot the movie. The indoor set, on a sound stage at Fox Studios in Century City, was used for the indoor scenes for the run of the series. Later, after the indoor set was renovated to permit many of the `` outdoor '' scenes to be filmed there, both sets were used for exterior shooting as script requirements dictated ( e.g., night scenes were far easier to film on the sound stage, but scenes at the chopper pad required using the ranch ).

Question: mash tv show what does it stand for
Short answer: Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (
Answer: The show was an ensemble piece revolving around key personnel in a United States Army Mobile Army Surgical Hospital ( MASH ) in the Korean War ( 1950 -- 1953 ). ( The asterisks in the name are not part of military nomenclature and were creatively introduced in the novel and used in only the posters for the movie version, not the actual movie. ) The `` 4077th MASH '' was one of several surgical units in Korea.

Question: when did the first episode of mash aired
Short answer: September 17, 1972 (
Answer: M * A * S * H Genre Comedy - drama Based on MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker Developed by Larry Gelbart Starring Alan Alda Wayne Rogers McLean Stevenson Loretta Swit Larry Linville Gary Burghoff Mike Farrell Harry Morgan Jamie Farr William Christopher David Ogden Stiers Edward Winter Allan Arbus Theme music composer Johnny Mandel ( written for the film ) Opening theme `` Suicide Is Painless '' Ending theme `` Suicide Is Painless '' ( big band version ) Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 11 No. of episodes 251 ( list of episodes ) Production Location ( s ) Los Angeles County, California ( Century City, Malibu Creek State Park ) Camera setup Single - camera Running time 30 minutes ( plus commercials ), except `` Goodbye, Farewell, & Amen '' ( 2 hrs plus commercials ) Production company ( s ) 20th Century Fox Television Distributor 20th Television Release Original network CBS Original release September 17, 1972 ( 1972 - 09 - 17 ) -- February 28, 1983 ( 1983 - 02 - 28 ) Chronology Followed by AfterMASH W * A * L * T * E * R Related shows Trapper John, M.D. External links Website www.mash4077.co.uk