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The episode is notable for its shocking ending, in which the unit's amiable commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake (played by McLean Stevenson) receives an honorable discharge and leaves for home but, in the final scene, is reported killed by enemy fire.
Lt. Colonel Henry Blake: 71 episodes 1974: The Flip Wilson Show: Himself: Episode: #4.17 - Feb. 21, 1974 1973–1981: Match Game: Himself: Game Show Participant / Celebrity Guest Star 1975: Cher: Lt. Colonel Henry Blake: Episode: "#8.22" 1975: The McLean Stevenson Show — NBC variety show special, 1 episode 1976–1977: The McLean Stevenson ...
First aired on March 18, 1975, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, the highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. The plot of the episode centers on the honorable discharge and subsequent departure of the 4077th MASH's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake (played by McLean Stevenson).
Henry Blake receives his discharge, and the doctors send him off in style. Note – This is the final episode for both McLean Stevenson and Wayne Rogers. 1952 is given as the current year, based on a present Radar gives Lt. Col. Blake. In 1997 and 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #20 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes. [1] [2
The series implies she is ethnic Irish: In the pilot episode Blake refers to her by her full name as O'Houlihan; while Colonel Potter remarks that she comes from a race that likes to settle arguments with their fists ("Souvenirs"). She entered nursing school in 1938 and graduated in 1942 when she joined the Army.
Alan Alda (left), Wayne Rogers (right), McLean Stevenson (in back) and Loretta Swit (in front) from the first season of M*A*S*H. M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker). [1]
The 2½-hour episode first aired on CBS on February 28, 1983, ending the series' original run. The episode was written by eight collaborators, including series star Alan Alda, who also directed. As of 2024, it remains the most-watched single episode of any television series in U.S. history, and for twenty-seven years was the most-watched single ...
As the episode begins, Lt. Col. Henry Blake has been brought up on charges by Majors Frank Burns and Margaret Houlihan, the 4077th's second-in-command and head nurse. Both of them have been constantly butting heads with the colonel over his lack of military discipline and, consequently, what they believe is his unfitness for command.