MASH's "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet" was its first dramedy.
MASH was pitched as a sitcom, but calling it that feels inaccurate and misleading now. When the show premiered, however, it leaned into the silliness and hilarity of the 4077 personnel, spearheaded by Hawkeye and Trapper John McIntyre. It was a gradual shift to find the delicate balance between comedy and drama, considering that its backdrop was a horrible war.
Stevenson had regrets about leaving MASH.
Henry Blake's death is arguably the most shocking MASH plot twist, but his demise came on the heels of McLean Stevenson's decision to leave the series. Executive producer Gene Reynolds recalled in the MASH reunion special that there were people around him that some people were convincing him that he could have his own show based on the success of MASH.
In Stevenson's archival footage, he admitted that he got carried away by those whispers, failing to realize that people loved Blake but didn't care much about the actor playing it.
Morgan was previously mentally unbalanced Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele in MASH.
As ineffective as he was as the 4077's commanding officer, it was still a tall order to replace Blake.
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