After MASH (1983–1984)

The Korean War has ended. Colonel Potter, Sergeant Klinger, and Father Mulcahy find themselves together once again, this time at a veteran's hospital.

Stars:

Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, William Christopher

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Harry Morgan	...	Dr. Sherman T. Potter (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jamie Farr	...	Maxwell 'Max' Q. Klinger (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
William Christopher	...	Father Francis Mulcahy (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
Rosalind Chao	...	Soon-Lee Klinger (25 episodes, 1983-1984)
Brandis Kemp	...	Alma Cox (22 episodes, 1983-1984)
Barbara Townsend	...	Mildred Potter (18 episodes, 1983-1984)
John Chappell	...	Michael D'Angelo (18 episodes, 1983-1984)
Patrick Cranshaw	...	Bob Scannell (17 episodes, 1983-1984)
David Ackroyd	...	Dr. Boyer (14 episodes, 1984)
Jay O. Sanders	...	Dr. Gene Pfeiffer (12 episodes, 1983-1984)

Storyline

The Korean War has ended. Colonel Potter, Sergeant Klinger, and Father Mulcahy find themselves together once again, this time at a veteran's hospital.

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Plot Keywords:

veterans hospital | medical | m a s h | sitcom | hospital administrator | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1983 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (30 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Short auditioned for a role. The producers wanted to hire him but told Short that he was too talented to take a supporting role on a series. Short took their advice and the role was eliminated.

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Connections

Spin-off W*A*L*T*E*R (1984)

User Reviews

The thing that bothered me about this program-

If I remember this program, the first season was acceptable, though kind of boring, but it did improve as it went along. However, what bothered me, as a writer, is that it took the two truly interesting endings from the two hour final episode of MASH and basically trashed them.

For the most part, all of the characters on MASH were leaving Korea on the last episode, and would assume the lives that they left behind, without much deviation. The two exceptions were Klinger, who shocked everyone by remaining in Korea, and Father Mulchachy, who was rapidly losing his hearing after standing on top of an explosion. These were intriguing plot twists, and when MASH ended, the audience was left with the questions of whether or not Klinger would ever leave Korea, and whether Mulchachy would regain his hearing or go completely deaf.

The first episode of After MASH quickly resolved both of these cliffhangers in a schmaltzy, unsatisfying way. Klinger was home, and Mulchacy had an operation that immediately restored his hearing. Two cheap cop outs for strong plotlines. The quality of After MASH was not good enough to justify ruining the ending of one of the best television programs in history.