However by the premier of Season 4 he is on his way back to . featured the character of Trapper John McIntyre, played by Pernell Roberts, twenty-eight years after the events of the M*A*S*H film and television series. What kind of motorcycle did BJ have on MASH? THEN: David Ogden Stiers character Winchester replaced Frank Burns as Hawkeyes foe, although Charles Emerson Winchester III was a little more rounded, being less antagonistic and more stuffy and pompous, if kindhearted. Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (TV series episode). RELATED: M*A*S*H Star David Ogden Stiers Passes Away at 75. Although the show depicted many truths to the war, it also avoided some that painted the troops in an unpatriotic light. RELATED: 15 TV Shows That Ended Actors' Careers. On two separate occasions, Margaret drunkenly professes her attraction to Trapper John. It starred Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce and Wayne Rogers as Trapper John McIntyre. series, divorced) Job/Role in Unit: As a compromise, CBS not only muted the laughs during the operating scenes, but also lowered the volume of the laughter throughout the series, making it less raucous than the normal canned laughs of a comedic series. When they return to the site, all that remains are the foundations of the wood and metal buildings. Hawkeye Pierce is featured as the main character, played by Donald Sutherland in the 1970 film M*A*S*H and by Alan Alda on the television series also titled M*A*S*H. Later spin-offs involve characters who appeared in the series, but were set after the end of the war. then tells about how he got drafted during residency in Sausalito while his wife Peg was eight months pregnant. In addition to the disputes about contracts, he says he also left M*A*S*H (1972) because he felt the writers were not giving Trapper John any character development. Season 4 was pretty similar to the previous two seasons save the fact that BJ and Potter had replaced Trapper and Henry. Imagine what M*A*S*Hwould have been like without Jamie Farr's character! was given the honor of speaking the last word in the series. Consequently, unbeknownst to viewers at the time, Abyssinia, Henry would be Trapper John's final M*A*S*H episode as well as Henry's. 's replacement supposedly arrives in camp, but to everyone's surprise, it is B.J. Conductor opened the door, the girl looked out and yelled 'Oh, he trapped me! The film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye Pierce and Elliott Gould as Trapper John McIntyre. Rogers also played a role in Odds Against Tomorrow, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1960 as Best Film Promoting International Understanding. When Mike Farrell's Captain B.J. The character is named for the series DP, Bill Jurgensen, but Mike Farrell likes to never answer what B.J. The show begins following surgeons "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Trapper" John, played by Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers, respectively. Played by: He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2004 for his role in The Aviator. The show explained John's and Roger's absence as the military having discharged the character. In August 2006, Rogers was elected to the board of directors of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.,[5] a Fortune 1000 manufacturer of semiconductors and electronic components. It is believed that Trapper is, or was raised, a Roman Catholic. In fact, the producers gave the TV version of Hawkeye some of the character details of the film version of Trapper (in the MASH film, Trapper John is the 4077th's top chest-cutter and Chief Surgeon; in the TV series, Hawkeye is Chief Surgeon and references are made to him being the camp's top chest-cutter). M*A*S*H: 15 Hidden Details You Never Noticed, 10 Sitcoms From The '70s Everyone Forgot About, 12 Most Controversial TV Episodes Ever Aired, 15 Actors Who Regretted Quitting TV Shows And Movies, M*A*S*H Star David Ogden Stiers Passes Away at 75, 20 Mistakes In Iconic Sitcoms Only True Fans Noticed. However, that changed radically when Alan Alda was cast as Hawkeye. And in his place was Mike Farrell playing Capt. TV series) It's unfortunate that the role was swapped for a heterosexual man who only cross-dressed to attempt to get out of the war, as the character was supposed to have been gay, which would have been some much-needed representation on television in the 1970s and '80s. sits back watching the fun. He acquired the nickname "Trapper John" during an incident in which he was having sex with a woman in a Boston & Maine Railway washroom. In reality, the show's set on the Fox Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains was devastated during filming of the final episode. The reason for this was three of his fingers were deformed to a birth defect. NOW: Stevenson passed January 15, 2016, from a heart attack. However, the home bases of some of the characters were never added. The actor who played Lt. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rogers attended its Ramsay High School and was a graduate of the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. When Mike Farrell's Captain B.J. Another weird detail: when cast members complained about the script too much, writers changed the script to make actors wear parkas, pretending it was cold weather, when it was 90 to 100 degrees on set. stands for as a joke, Prior to his joining M*A*S*H, Mike Farrell's then-wife, actress Judy Farrell, appeared on the show in the early seasons playing various nurses. Spouse(s): NOW:Stiers passed away in Oregon due to complications resulting from bladder cancer in 2018. Incorrectly regarded as a goof in the series is him being shown as a Captain. In Blood and Guts he gets another motorcycle from a wounded soldier who wanted nothing more to do with it, but it gets totaled by Clayton Kibbee. Rogers played Trapper John, usually acting opposite of Alan Alda's Hawkeye. Colonel Henry Blake, McLean Stevenson, colloquially referred to as "Mac," wanted to end his contract with M*A*S*H. But the thing that made his leave stand out amongst other characters who left the popular television sitcom was that Henry Blake's leave was permanent. Klinger was only meant to appear in one episode of the show, and the character wasn't even in the book. Major Charles Emerson Winchester III is a surgeon who was chosen by Colonel Potter to replace the departed Frank Burns as the fourth surgeon at the 4077th MASH unit in Season 6 of the M*A*S*H TV series. Jamie Farr played Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger on M*A*S*H for all eleven seasons, although his character only appeared in a recurring role for the first three seasons before being upped to series regular status for season four. This was the start of the 4 th season following the departure of Col Henry Blake and Trapper John. The cast from the M*A*S*H series appeared in advertising for IBM products, such as the PS/2 line that introduced the PS/2 connector for keyboards and mice. later apologizes to Hawkeye for hitting "the best friend I ever had", and then breaks down sobbing over the excruciating reality that the first person that Erin called "Daddy" was somebody else, added to which he knows he will never regain the lost time he should have had with Erin. He has to make some complicated arrangements to get transportation, but finally- and abruptly- he is on his way when Klinger tells Colonel Potter that his discharge orders were rescinded, but Potter pays no attention. THEN: Wayne Rogers played surgeon Captain John Trapper McIntyre, Hawkeyes partner-in-crime in the shows first three seasons, before leaving to pursue other work. tended to be more passive, preferring to be a quieter voice of reason. Odessa Cleveland appeared on M*A*S*H from 1972-1975 as Ginger Bayliss, one of the most frequently featured nurses over the first few seasons. But audiences took to the bit character that he was written in as a regular on the show. is from California. It also featured Robert Duvall and Tom Skerritt, while Sylvester Stallone also worked as an extra on the film. Hunnicut, served in the Marine Corps. Trapper John, M.D. THEN: TV veteran Harry Morgan stepped into McLean Stevensons army boots, playing the gruff-but-loveable camp commander Colonel Potter through the end of the series and into the spinoff AfterM*A*S*H. NOW: Morgan passed in his sleep in 2011 at the age of 96. But after an observation from Klinger, Hawkeye gets wise and convinces Charles to help him get revenge on B.J.. Did you know that M*A*S*Hwas based on a novel? In Radars Report, when Trapper's patient later dies after a wounded POW smashed an IV blood bottle connected to the patient, Trapper was so enraged that he confronted the bedridden POW in a threatening manner, with serious thoughts of retaliation for the loss of his patient. In addition to The Things, Leo writes for Inside the Phillies on Sports Illustrated, Pitcher List, and Baseball Prospectus, and his comedy writing has been featured in The Beaverton and in festivals across the world. In 1990, Rogers co-starred with Connie Selleca in the CBS made-for-television movie Miracle Landing based on the true story of the 1988 Aloha Airlines Flight 243 crash landing after an explosive cabin depressurization. M*A*S*H (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. Colonel Blake). While Hawkeye tends to fly strictly by his gut emotions (often at the expense of his better judgment), B.J. 2016-01-01 16:50:34. B.J. Upon hearing the news, Hawkeye learns, an ecstatic Trapper ran through the mess tent naked. He currently works as an editor for The Things, where he leads a list-writing team that covers celebrities, reality TV, movies, and more. Birthplace: Much of the story line of Trapper John, M.D. reluctantly tells Hawkeye that he can no longer thumb his nose at authority, as the act and the citation have turned him into a soldier. Better. Hawkeye can't hear what B.J. In this later series, Trapper John is divorced, there is no mention of his two daughters (from the TV series), but he has a son who is also a physician. B.J, like Radar and Colonel Potter, is Methodist. Elliott Gould as "Trapper John" in the 1970 film. that Pernell Roberts' portrayal of the character was modeled after Elliot Gould's film characterization rather than Wayne Rogers' TV depiction. According to Radar, after hearing the news, an ecstatic Trapper went streaking through the Mess Tent. The Korean War lasted under four years, yet the show itself ran for 11 years. Offers may be subject to change without notice. over a contract dispute. By the end of the third season, Rogers was fed up with the fact that Trapper was being treated as a sidekick instead of an equal. McIntyre, Jr., M.D. Boston, MA (in book, film and TV series)San Francisco, CA in Trapper John, M.D. Running from 1972 to 1983, M*A*S*H lasted three times longer than the war itself, and the series finale, the two-and-a-half hour Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, remains the highest-rated episode in American television history with over 120 million viewers tuning in. After the camp is forced to bug out due to a major forest fire caused by incendiaries, B.J. It will either be inside a glove, behind a clipboard, or in his pocket. He replaced Trapper John, both in his position . Despite generally empathizing with the man who became his best friend, he often suggests alternate, less confrontational solutions to problems and will occasionally outright refuse to participate in one of Hawkeye's schemes when it violates his own principles. Especially in the episodes where he played the drums. In the series finale ofM*A*S*H, the staff has to bug out due to an incoming brush fire. Only man to find fulfillment in a Boston Maine Railway, in the- in the ladies can! in for a Bronze Star for bravery, B.J. (Hunnicutt's orders are rescinded, however, and he gets only as far as Guam before being sent back, by which time Hawkeye has been discharged from the psychiatric clinic.). The show ran from 1972-1983, which puts it in elite company after all, only the most popular shows can run for ten seasons or more. revolved around the interrelation between Trapper and his younger colleague, Dr. George "Gonzo" Gates (Gregory Harrison), who had served in a MASH unit in Vietnam and exhibited some of the same behaviors Trapper John himself once had. So I would still go witrh Trapper. We've updated this list with a few more items that should make you nod in understanding about some of the show's quirks. Season 5 continued to put comedy first, though Margaret began to change and Burns ran out of room to grow. Elliott Gould (1970 film)Wayne Rogers TV series Pernell Roberts Trapper John, M.D. Rogers also appeared in the 1980s miniseries Chiefs. Hawkeye starts asking him questions, swearing that he has seen him somewhere before. Mike Farrell joined the cast of M*A*S*H in season four as Captain B.J. Her performance was critically acclaimed, and she won two Emmy Awards out of ten nominations for her performance on M*A*S*H. These days, Swit seems to be mostly retired from acting. The rank of Captain is achieved after 7 years of active duty service or a field promotion for officers on the line side (fighting). B.J. At the beginning of Season 4 he replaced Trapper John at the 4077th, shortly before Henry Blake's replacement, Colonel Potter, arrived as the new commander. That same year, Harry Morgan replaced McLean Stevenson. Sandy reddish blonde (on M*A*S*H TV series), Black (in 1970 film and Trapper John M.D. The two were caught by a conductor, at which point the woman turned against him shouting, "He trapped me! Centered around the exploits of Army surgeons in the fictional Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 4077 during the Korean War, the show began as a spinoff of the hit Robert Altman film released in 1970, which in turn was an adaptation of the bestseller M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Doctors. The series is correct in having him be a Captain. He published several other novels based on that group. Rogers co-starred with Robert Bray and Richard Eyer in the western series Stagecoach West on ABC from 1960 to 1961. Instead, the Trapper John, M.D. He was a big part of the show's makeup during those early seasons. On April 23, 2012, Rogers signed on as the new spokesman for Senior Home Loans, a direct reverse mortgage lender headquartered on Long Island, New York. He lives in the San Francisco suburb of Mill Valley, California with his wife Peg and their infant daughter Erin. Disobeying Major Burns' order to stay in camp, Hawkeye hitches a ride with Radar (who is on his way to Kimpo) to see Trapper one last time, but missed him by just ten minutes. I can't imagine what this place would have been like if I hadn't found you here." J. Hunnicutt was a fourth season replacement for Trapper and stayed on with the cast until the very end. After the pilot puts B.J. Although he shared most of Hawkeye's assessment of the Army, the war, and regulation in general, B.J. The episode, Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," was two and a half hours long and viewed by a whopping 77% of the people watching TV that night, or 121.6 million people. Both served in the Army. 's explanation. received a letter from Peg in which she tells of meeting Radar in San Francisco; he becomes particularly upset when he reads that Erin ran up to Radar and called him "Daddy"; his anger reaches a level where he destroys the still in the Swamp and punches Hawkeye in the face before storming out. 's are considerably more brilliant- and devious. Contents. M*A*S*H (novels) . Boston born and raised, John McIntyre is a thoracic surgeon (chest cutter), and in the film is appointed chief surgeon at the 4077th. Nurse Bayliss was one of the few Black actors to appear as a recurring character on the show, and she was prominently featured in the season two episode "Dear Dad Three" in which she is forced to treat an angry and racist patient. He also starred in the short-lived 1976 period detective series City of Angels and the 19791982 CBS series House Calls, first with Lynn Redgrave (both were nominated for Golden Globes in 1981, as best actor and best actress in TV comedy, but did not win) and then later with actress Sharon Gless (coincidentally, one of the House Calls co-stars was Roger Bowen who played the original Colonel Henry Blake in the MASH movie). On the other hand, B.J. is in a helicopter and forced to cut a rope leading down to a wounded soldier he and the pilot were attempting to rescue from an enemy patrol, effectively abandoning him to capture or death. Plus, Rogers came into and left MASH when the show was still fresh. He has most recently appeared on Ray Donovan, The Longest Ride, The Blacklist, and Horace and Pete. . series. didn't have to add one for Mill Valley as San Francisco was already on the signpost. After 11 seasons sharing life, loss, and laughter with the actors who played their favorite military doctors, fans want to know: Where is the M*A*S*H gang now? This series is the most popular and best-known version of the franchise and was ranked #25 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". Fox developed a M*A*S*H video game that was released for the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family and the TI-99/4A. Sara has been writing professionally for 26 years. You think a lot of people will be tuning in to see the series finale of Supernatural this year, or Law and Order: SVU (whenever that happens)? The comedy remained strong through season 6 and Winchester was definitely a breath of fresh air. They get acquainted over drinks at the Kimpo Officers Club. Timothy Brown also appeared both the movie and the TV show, however he played a different character in the movie (Cpl. In The Joker is Wild, B.J., evoking the spirit of Trapper John, makes a bet with Hawkeye that he can pull pranks on the entire staff within 24 hours. Surgeon at the 4077th M*A*S*H While discussing Fr. Despite the fact that this spinoff series was not as popular as the original show, Trapper John, M.D. 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. Only Alan Alda knew this secret. The entire cast received scripts and had to act out the majority of the episode before they each received a copy of the final page before their end of the season party, which had to be a shocker for the entire cast. Colonel Blake). A skill he developed despite the deformity. He gets drunk, packs his duffel bag and tries to go AWOL, even knocking Hawkeye down when he tries to stop him. over a contract dispute. At the time, he claimed he didn't want to get typecast into physician roles and wanted to expand his acting reach. Wayne became very aware of this and was displeased by the direction the show's writers were taking his character. For instance, Hawkeye didn't have one for Crab Apple Cove. Sadly, in the nearly four decades since the show went off the air, many of the main cast members have passed away, including William Christopher (Father Mulcahy), Wayne Rogers ("Trapper" John), Larry Linville (Major Frank Burns), Harry Morgan (Colonel Potter) and McLean Stevenson (Lt. He also starred as Walter Duncan in the 1987 movie Race Against the Harvest. As they get airborne, a smile grows on Hawkeye's face as he sees B.J. The rank of Captain is achieved after 7 years of active duty service or a field promotion for officers on the line side (fighting). Rogers began to test the stock and real estate markets during his tenure as a M*A*S*H cast member and became a successful money manager and investor. The next morning at breakfast, he teased her by telling her that "last night" meant a lot to him and he wanted to know she was not "playing games". Rogers left television's M.A.S.H. After a harrowing ride back to camp (including being fired on by snipers while changing a flat tire, unsuccessfully trying to prevent two girls from being forced by their father to sweep a minefield, and getting shelled while passing a squadron on patrol- all of this after stealing a general's jeep after their own was stolen), Hawkeye, Radar and B.J. When he joined the show, he had B.J. Morgan, a veteran character actor and former Universal contract player, portrayed Colonel Sherman T. Potter. Leo Morgenstern is a writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada. Eye Color: Christopher continued the role of Father Mulcahy through all 11 seasons of M*A*S*H and into the spinoff AfterMASH. This was not something added to the original script. In the film, Trapper was purported to be single while Hawkeye was married, but in the series, their marital statuses were reversed, and while Trapper was still a womanizer he remained devoted to his wife and children and remained a family man at heart. Last appeared in: ran for seven seasons, airing its series finale in 1986. Simply the Worlds Most Interesting Travel Site. Wayne Rogers: "Trapper" John McIntyre. His interest in science has led to work as a visiting professor at Stony Brook, where he founded the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Mulcahy with Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper mentions that his parents wanted him to be a priest. During production of M*A*S*H, Mike Farrell met Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who served as a technical consultant on the show. gets his discharge papers and is overly excited to finally be going home. As in, he seemingly believed Frank's mean, sarcastic personality was a bit . He left the show in 1979, but he returned later that year for a two-part special episode called "Goodbye Radar. . He has served as an executive producer and producer in both television and film, and as a screenwriter, and a director. After he left the series in a contract dispute, he played another doctor on 'House Calls.'. These days, he hosts a podcast called M*A*S*H Matters, where he discusses M*A*S*H and the film and TV industry alongside his co-host Ryan Patrick. Height: The series, which was similar in comedic tone to the earlier seasons of M*A*S*H, aired from 1979-1982 with Rogers as Dr. Charley Michaels, a character similar to Trapper John, with Lynn Redgrave playing hospital administrator Ann Atkinson, replaced after two seasons by Sharon Gless as Jane Jeffries. Rogers was told that Trapper and Hawkeye would have equal importance as characters. The franchise effectively ended with the conclusion of Trapper John, M.D. Related: Why Julia-Louis Dreyfus Has Never Seen The First Episode Of Seinfeld. But despite the series starting with this surgical duo, by the show's fourth season, Trapper John was gone. Richard Hooker wrote MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (1968), based on his experiences as a surgeon at the 8055th MASH in South Korea. Their writing has been featured in numerous magazines, literary journals, digital projects, educational media, websites, nonprofit materials and marketing campaigns. Gary Burghoff was the first actor cast. He's not only cute, he's funny! "MASH", in posters for the movie and in the trailer, it was rendered as M*A*S*H. M*A*S*H, a TV adaptation of the film, ran from 1972 to 1983, more than three times as long as the war it chronicled. She also guest-starred on one episode of the M*A*S*H spin-off series Trapper John, M.D. Louise referred to as such once on the "M*A*S*H" TV seriesMelanie (depicted on Trapper John, M.D. THEN: Standup comedian McLean Stevenson played the commanding officer of the 4077, Henry Blake, for three years before leaving to find starring roles in other shows and movies. Why did McIntyre leave MASH? Several of these living TV legends continue to work in film and TV to this day, and perhaps they will gather together in September to celebrate the iconic show's special birthday. Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.[6]. 's forced separation from his family, particularly missing the important moments (his and Peg's anniversary and Erin's first two birthdays) and the imposed neglect of his own domestic responsibilities (basic repair jobs that he would normally handle if he were still at home) were particularly upsetting to him. ", and the nickname "Trapper John" permanently stuck. In Bottoms Up, after he stages a prank with Hawkeye during which Charles loses his pants in the OR (for which Hawkeye was blamed), B.J. Trapper was also referenced in Period of Adjustment, during which B.J. This changed after Alan Alda, whose acting career and rsum up to that point had outshone that of Rogers, was cast as Hawkeye and proved to be more popular with the audience. Most of the cast had no idea when Henry Blake was being offed from the show. After the third season, Rogers left the show and was replaced by Mike Farrell as B. J. Hunnicutt. Ironically, nearly three months after Trapper John, M.D. Honeycutt. CBS refused to give the green light to an episode where soldiers would stand outside in the cold to purposefully become ill enough to be sent home, even though writers stressed that this was a true detail regarding soldiers that should at least be shown to audiences. A total of 15 M*A*S*H novels were published between 1968 and 1977, some co-authored by William E. Butterworth. "Pilot" (Season 1, Series pilot) Though not always the case, it was something fans of the series learned later. The armistice is finally signed ending the war, but more wounded arrive and then the 4077th is ordered back to its original location. Copyright 2023 Distractify. M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, Wayne Rogers (for M*A*S*H) and Pernell Roberts (for Trapper John, M.D.). TV series In season 4 episode 1, Margaret Houlihan mentions his age to 28, making his birth year likely 1924. Though he did show some stubble from time to time, he remained without a full face of hair during his first few seasons. They had been separated for almost four years prior to the divorce. At the beginning of Season 4 he replaced Trapper John at the 4077th, shortly before Henry Blake's replacement, Colonel Potter, arrived as the new commander. Frank's unnatural storyline is because Larry Linville's five-year contract was up. It is occasionally produced by community theater and high school theater companies. M*A*S*H character All Rights Reserved. I PROMISE! Sara Sanderson is a writer, author, and teacher who produces content for a variety of publications, both on and offline, beneath various names. that everyone in camp calls "Ferret Face". William Wayne McMillan Rogers III (April 7, 1933 December 31, 2015)[1] was an American actor, known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the CBS television series M*A*S*H and as Dr. Charley Michaels on House Calls (19791982). B.J. ", Related: The Real Reason Shelley Long Left 'Cheers'. Hazel At the beginning of Season 4 (after the dramatic season 3 finale in which Henry is discharged but killed on the way home), Hawkeye returns from R&R alone in Tokyo to find that Trapper has also been discharged. During season 4 of M*A*S*H, Mike Farrell joined the cast as B.J. leaves, Hawkeye returns, and while Hawkeye is upset over his departure, he is even more so because of the fact that B.J. That same year, Harry Morgan replaced McLean Stevenson. Hawkeye unexpectedly ups the ante by claiming Lacy has appendicitis and requires surgery (a trick he and Trapper John once used to put Colonel Flagg temporarily out of commission). Other actors from the TV show served in additional branches of the military. Director and actor Ron Howard had a notable appearance as a Marine on the show. Lucille Ball's Daughter Lucie Arnaz Is Honoring Her Mom on 'Will and Grace', The Real Reason Why Frank Burns (Larry Linville) Left 'M*A*S*H'. Richard Hooker's book MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors is the story of the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea, and while it's not nonfiction, it is based on the experiences and knowledge of former surgeon in the military Dr. H. Richard Hornberger, who wrote the book with writer W. C. Heinz after serving in the Korean War. Trapper John, M.D. Rank: Despite a guarantee that his character would have a better development arc in this series, as Trapper would then be the show's main character, he decided to decline the offer. Captains B. J. Hunnicutt and "Trapper" John McIntyre are fictional characters from the television series M*A*S*H. Wayne Rogers, who portrayed "Trapper" in the TV series, was told when he accepted the role that Trapper and Hawkeye would be equally important, almost interchangeable (much like how Hawkeye and Trapper were presented in the MASH film). 'Trapper' John! In the film he had a very dry and sardonic sense of humor, while in the TV series he was more of a clown. . When the writers took the liberty of making Hawkeye a thoracic surgeon in the episode "Dear Dad" (December 17, 1972), even though Trapper was the unit's only thoracic surgeon in the movie and the novel, Rogers felt Trapper had been stripped of his credentials. Part of the original cast, the amount of signs grew as the show continued. Radar had tried to reach Hawkeye in Tokyo to alert him of Trapper's departure, but without success. In 1986, Rogers hosted the short-lived CBS television series High Risk. His areas of expertise range from Major League Baseball to Taylor Swift's complete discography, and he's written about both subjects extensively. The show gave him a $4 million contract in 1979 (about $15 million in today's economy), but he rejected the deal because he still wouldn't have been its highest-earning cast member.
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