MASH: Season Four

Lynn’s Druthers Marathon, part 22

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Title: MASH: Season Four
Year: 1975-1976
Network: CBS
Episodes: 25, at 25 minutes each
Creators: Richard Hooker (novel); Larry Gelbart (developer)
Directors: Gene Reynolds (9 episodes), Alan Alda (4), Larry Gelbart (3), Burt Metcalfe (3), William Jurgensen (2), John Erman (1), George Tyne (1), Harry Morgan (1), Charles Dubin (1)
Writers: Larry Gelbart (10 episodes), Jim Fritzell (9), Everett Greenbaum (9), Simon Muntner (4), Gene Reynolds (4), Burt Prelutsky (2), Glen Charles (1), Les Charles (1), Rick Mittleman (1), John D. Hess (1), Jay Folb (1), Linda Bloodworth (1), Gary Markowitz (1), John W. Regier (1)
Starring: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit, Larry Linville, Gary Burghoff, Jamie Farr
Music: Johnny Mandel (theme); Lionel Newman (music supervisor)
I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), over the past few weeks
Synopsis: hijinks in an army hospital

My reaction
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Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, ). Pretty much the same as season three.  Which is odd, since there are some major cast/character changes - B.J. replaces Trapper, and Col. Potter replaces Col. Blake. B.J. is a definite improvement over Trapper, who was kind of an awful sleazeball. Blake is missed, though; Potter would be a nice enough character, but the dynamic between him and Frank Burns doesn't make sense. I keep waiting for the scene from the movie where Burns is hauled away in a straight jacket.
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