M*A*S*H is based on the 1968 book MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker.
McLean Stevenson, who ended up playing Henry Blake, initially wanted the role of Hawkeye.
Stars including Ron Howard, Leslie Nielsen, and Patrick Swayze appeared on the series before becoming famous.
Only Alan Alda knew before filming that the Henry Blake character was being killed off.
Writer Larry Gelbart wrote the entire pilot script in three days.
Wayne Rogers, who played Trapper John McIntyre, was able to leave the series at his own discretion because he never actually signed his contract.
Comedian Robert Klein was offered the part of Trapper John, but turned down the part.
Jamie Farr and Alan Alda both had real military experience prior to the series.
The character of Klinger, who initially was only going to appear once, was originally going to be gay.
When the series began the producers wanted to go without a laugh track to emphasize the seriousness of the subject matter. CBS refused, though allowed them to go without one of the operating room scenes. As the series wore on, the canned laughter was mixed lower and lower.
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