The name on the TV show was MASH 4077. It was based on the actual MASH unit during the Korean War, the MASH 8055 . The 8055th later changed its name to the 43rd MASH, and was eventually decommissioned in 1997. read more
The name on the TV show was MASH 4077. It was based on the actual MASH unit during the Korean War, the MASH 8055 . The 8055th later changed its name to the 43rd MASH, and was eventually decommissioned in 1997. It was the last MASH unit serving in South Korea. read more
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). read more
Legally, Trapper John, M.D. is a direct spin-off of the MASH film rather than the television series due to licensing issues. The pilot episode briefly shows a photograph of Rogers and Alda. AfterMASH was a successor to the original M*A*S*H television series, featuring Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr and William Christopher after the war, as the same characters they played in the original television series. read more