Back To Index M*A*S*H: Complete Season Two
 Barnes & Noble As any TV fan can tell you, M*A*S*H stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital and was the hit sitcom that brought the Korean War of the early ‘50s into Americas living rooms in the early ‘70s. Based on Robert Altmans sharp 1970 big-screen satire, TVs M*A*S*H was a kinder, gentler take on the hijinks of the 4077th, and the M*A*S*H Season Two Collectors Edition includes all 24 episodes from the shows sophomore season, 1973-74. Alan Alda dominates the proceedings as Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, the units ace surgeon, who plays fast and loose with both army regulations and army nurses -- as does his sidekick Capt. John "Trapper" McIntyre (Wayne Rogers). McLean Stevenson plays the unit commander, Henry Blake; Loretta Swit is Head Nurse "Hot Lips" Houlihan; Larry Linville is straight man Frank Burns; and Gary Burghoff is the lovably naïve company clerk, "Radar" OReilly (Burghoff also played Radar in Altmans original film). Along with cast changes, later seasons would bring more emphasis on drama, but in its second season M*A*S*H was still playing it mostly for laughs, with plenty of boozing, gambling, and womanizing by the doctors, secret trysting by Majors Burns and Houlihan, and cross-dressing by Section 8-seeking Corporal Klinger (Jamie Farr). This lighthearted spirit is typified by the episode "Five OClock Charlie," wherein a hapless North Korean pilot provides some entertainment for the 4077th with a daily, ineffectual bomb run. But "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde" provides a few flashes of the series more serious side, as a nonstop influx of casualties brings a sleep-deprived Hawkeye to the limits of his sanity, giving Alda a chance to move beyond his standard Groucho-inspired quipping. Also, a number of the episodes subtly explore the issues of racism and homophobia in the military. The three-DVD set provides the option of viewing these episodes without the laugh track, by far the preferred format. Season Two represents M*A*S*H in peak early form -- often hilarious, always irreverent, and occasionally poignant. Its ten hours of commercial-free fun. Gregory BairdCustomer ReviewsWrite your own online review >Number Of Reviews: 1 Average Rating: A viewer GREAT TV THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME!Brilliant writing, great acting--M*A*S*H has it all. The second season is when M*A*S*H started to find an audience, and these episodes will show you why! Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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