MASH: Season Two

Lynn’s Druthers Marathon, part 7



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Title: MASH: Season Two
Year: 1973-1974
Network: CBS
Episodes: 24, at 25 minutes each
Creators: Richard Hooker (novel); Larry Gelbart (developer)
Directors: Jackie Cooper (10 episodes), Don Weis (5), William Wiard (2), Gene Reynolds (2), Hy Averback (2), Norman Tokar (1), Alan Alda (1), Larry Gelbart (1)
Writers: Larry Gelbart (14 episodes), Laurence Marks (14), Sheldon Keller (3), Keith Walker (1), Jerry Mayer (1), Alan Alda (1), Robert Klane (1), Marc Mandel (1), Carl Kleinschmitt (1), McLean Stevenson (1), Richard M. Powell (1), Bernard Dilbert (1), Linda Bloodworth (1), Mary Kay Place (1), Ed Jurist (1), Paul Richards (1), Erik Tarloff (1), Gerry Renert (1), Jeff Wilhelm (1), Gene Reynolds (1), Gary Markowitz (1), John W. Regier (1)
Starring: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit, Larry Linville, Gary Burghoff
Music: Johnny Mandel (theme); Benny Golson, Duane Tatro; Lionel Newman (music supervisor)
I saw it: on video (have on DVD), over the past few weeks
Synopsis: hijinks in an army hospital

My reaction
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Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, ). A little better than season one. Not funnier, but more focussed stylistically.
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