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Dr. Thong · 06-10-2004, 02:31 PM

I think most of us here think M*A*S*H is either the best or one of the best shows ever. That having been said, every long-running show has a handful of shows that just didn't measure up for whatever reason.

One of my least favorite M*A*S*H episodes is from season 11, "Who Knew," about how Hawkeye has to eulogize a nurse he never got to really know who seemed emotionally distant, but kept her deep feelings inside from everyone else as well.

I understand that this was about someone dying, but this episode was far too serious and sober for my tastes. The best M*A*S*H episodes mixed comedy and drama well and this one was symptomatic of the trend in the last three or four years towards stories that were too serious.

I found many of the show's dramatic moments touching, but this one just missed me completely.

Okay, which episodes do you guys feel don't measure up...??

Doo Dah 16 · 06-10-2004, 08:19 PM

For some reason, I love that episode.
I can't stand "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", "Abyssinnia, Henry", "Goodbye Radar", and G,F&A unless I saw it within the last week. I am also not fond of "The Longjohn Flap", "The Tooth Shall Set You Free", "Iron Guts Kelly", "George", and "The General Flipped at Dawn." I have a hard time watching the sadness of the Christmas episodes too.
That's all I can think of right now.

snl fan · 07-27-2004, 03:11 AM

dreams too werid for me

Doo Dah 16 · 07-27-2004, 07:56 PM

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dreams too weird for me

Me too! I don't understand some of it, and it's not very funny. Also, unlike most episodes, it doesn't leave me with a good feeling.

I also forgot that I don't like "Comrades in Arms" because I'm avidly against the H/M.

TJL · 07-27-2004, 08:12 PM

My least favorite would probably be "Showtime."

AKA · 07-27-2004, 11:22 PM

Mine would be "Hawkeye," from season four.

As much as I love Alan Alda, I don't want to sit around and watch him do a half-hour rambling monologue.

Doo Dah 16 · 08-03-2004, 09:00 PM

I understand that, but It's so funny that I can't help but like it.

bandito · 08-03-2004, 09:52 PM

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dreams too werid for me

Ditto, I hate that ep.

Oriole Adams · 08-07-2004, 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by AKA
Mine would be "Hawkeye," from season four.

As much as I love Alan Alda, I don't want to sit around and watch him do a half-hour rambling monologue.

I agree! This became something of a trend at the time; remember Maude had an episode that was strictly her talking to an offscreen shrink? And Ann Romano had a one-woman episode when it was her 40th birthday? And "A My Name is Alex" was close to a one-person show.

Oh, and I hate "Dreams", too.

treky · 08-13-2004, 12:48 AM

"Dreams" "Follies of the Living, Concern of the Dead" "Snap Judgment" "Snappier Judgment" "Bless you, Hawkeye" "Hawkeye"
and just about ALL of the post-Radar ones, including 99.9% of "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen".

Doug-oh · 06-18-2023, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

"Dreams" "Follies of the Living, Concern of the Dead" "Snap Judgment" "Snappier Judgment" "Bless you, Hawkeye" "Hawkeye"
and just about ALL of the post-Radar ones, including 99.9% of "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen".

Possibly the worst eps.
How those were made into a 2-PARTER when it shouldn't have been made.
Very weak script.

opus · 07-19-2023, 12:05 AM

I saw a bad one yesterday. Thirty minutes of Hawkeye sneezing. Loudly. Followed by him having a freaked out memory meltdown.

Rich3 · 07-22-2023, 10:57 PM

I loved all those weird psychological ones.

biffbronson · 07-23-2023, 07:25 AM

The Season 3 episode "The General Flipped at Dawn," with Harry Morgan playing a crazy general, is a little tough for me to watch. I don't consider it a bad episode by any means, I just wish some other actor had been in that role. It gives me a funny vibe, knowing he went on to play Col. Potter starting in Season 4.

Will Dockery · 08-28-2023, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

I think most of us here think M*A*S*H is either the best or one of the best shows ever. That having been said, every long-running show has a handful of shows that just didn't measure up for whatever reason.

One of my least favorite M*A*S*H episodes is from season 11, "Who Knew," about how Hawkeye has to eulogize a nurse he never got to really know who seemed emotionally distant, but kept her deep feelings inside from everyone else as well.

I understand that this was about someone dying, but this episode was far too serious and sober for my tastes. The best M*A*S*H episodes mixed comedy and drama well and this one was symptomatic of the trend in the last three or four years towards stories that were too serious.

I found many of the show's dramatic moments touching, but this one just missed me completely.

Okay, which episodes do you guys feel don't measure up...??

I feel the show evolved interestingly from the surreal farce it began as to the serious and politically correct later years.

06-10-2004, 02:31 PM	#1
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	What's your least favorite episode?? I think most of us here think MASH* is either the best or one of the best shows ever. That having been said, every long-running show has a handful of shows that just didn't measure up for whatever reason. One of my least favorite MASH* episodes is from season 11, "Who Knew," about how Hawkeye has to eulogize a nurse he never got to really know who seemed emotionally distant, but kept her deep feelings inside from everyone else as well. I understand that this was about someone dying, but this episode was far too serious and sober for my tastes. The best MASH* episodes mixed comedy and drama well and this one was symptomatic of the trend in the last three or four years towards stories that were too serious. I found many of the show's dramatic moments touching, but this one just missed me completely. Okay, which episodes do you guys feel don't measure up...??
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06-10-2004, 08:19 PM	#2
Doo Dah 16 ...And...I am...? Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 21, 2004 Location: On a chair at a computer desk............... My mind could be anywhere... Posts: 154	For some reason, I love that episode. I can't stand "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", "Abyssinnia, Henry", "Goodbye Radar", and G,F&A unless I saw it within the last week. I am also not fond of "The Longjohn Flap", "The Tooth Shall Set You Free", "Iron Guts Kelly", "George", and "The General Flipped at Dawn." I have a hard time watching the sadness of the Christmas episodes too. That's all I can think of right now.
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07-27-2004, 08:12 PM	#5
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07-27-2004, 11:22 PM	#6
AKA Under old management. Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 16,594	Mine would be "Hawkeye," from season four. As much as I love Alan Alda, I don't want to sit around and watch him do a half-hour rambling monologue.
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08-13-2004, 12:48 AM	#10
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	"Dreams" "Follies of the Living, Concern of the Dead" "Snap Judgment" "Snappier Judgment" "Bless you, Hawkeye" "Hawkeye" and just about ALL of the post-Radar ones, including 99.9% of "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen".
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07-27-2004, 03:11 AM	#3
snl fan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 119	dreams too werid for me

08-03-2004, 09:00 PM	#7
Doo Dah 16 ...And...I am...? Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 21, 2004 Location: On a chair at a computer desk............... My mind could be anywhere... Posts: 154	I understand that, but It's so funny that I can't help but like it.

07-19-2023, 12:05 AM	#12
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,878	I saw a bad one yesterday. Thirty minutes of Hawkeye sneezing. Loudly. Followed by him having a freaked out memory meltdown.

07-22-2023, 10:57 PM	#13
Rich3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 700	I loved all those weird psychological ones.

07-23-2023, 07:25 AM	#14
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,631	The Season 3 episode "The General Flipped at Dawn," with Harry Morgan playing a crazy general, is a little tough for me to watch. I don't consider it a bad episode by any means, I just wish some other actor had been in that role. It gives me a funny vibe, knowing he went on to play Col. Potter starting in Season 4.