History Recap / MashS1E1Pilot

!!Attention, all personnel! ''Series/{{Mash}}'' welcomes you with the following tropes:

* TantrumThrowing: Frank hurls a rock at one of the camp loudspeakers after the umpteenth playing of "My Blue Heaven".

!!The Pilot contains the following examples:

* CaliforniaDoubling: Filmed on the famous (former) Fox Ranch in Malibu Creek State Park at the same outdoor set used in [[Film/{{Mash}} the film]].
* EditedForSyndication: Unfortunately, this episode is often a victim of trimming down for commercials, leading to the unique intro being replaced by the standard intro.

* HilariousInHindsight: Trapper mentions the idea of selling Spearchucker while he's asleep to pay off Ho-Jon's tuition fee. Come season 2, Spearchucker has mysteriously disappeared without explanation. Perhaps they pulled that after all.

* TheOtherDarrin:
** Father Mulcahy was played by George Morgan for the pilot only. For the rest of the series, he was played by William Christopher. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness He is also nicknamed]] "Red" due to his actor having red hair, which Christopher does not.
** Lt. Dish is played by Karen Philipp in only the pilot and [[Recap/MashS1E11GermWarfare "Germ Warfare"]], and no other episode.

* EditedForSyndication: Unfortunately, this episode is often a victim of trimming down for commercials, leading to the unique intro being replaced by the standard into.

* FootsieUnderTheTable: Margaret and Frank are casually barefoot and cuddling each other's feet while sitting at a table in her tent.

** Father Mulcahy was played by George Morgan for the pilot only. For the rest of the series, he was played by William Christopher.

* FootsieUnderTheTable: Margaret and Frank are casually cuddling each other's bare feet while sitting at a table in her tent.

** Hawkeye was played by blonde-haired Creator/DonaldSutherland in the film and the black haired AlanAlda in the series.

The pilot was filmed in December of 1971, and aired September 17, 1972.

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** Hawkeye was played by blonde-haired DonaldSutherland in the film and the black haired AlanAlda in the series.

* MythologyGag: The camp's dentist of the [[Film/{{Mash}} film]], Walter Waldowski, is mentioned by (nick) name, when Hawkeye says "...ten dollars for the Painless Pole...", but, despite appearing throughout the season, is never referred to by that name again.

* BunnyEarsLawyer [/] UltimateJobSecurity: Hawkeye and Trapper, for all their quirks, are released for being competent surgeons with high survival rates.

• UniquePilotTitleSequence: The pilot starts with the title "Korea 1950 - 100 Years Ago" as Hawkeye and Trapper John play golf with "My Blue Heaven" playing in the background. Radar gets tossed a football and stops as he hears the choppers coming, which then leads into an extended version of the standard opening.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Hawkeye and Trapper, for all their quirks, are released for being competent surgeons with high survival rates.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Filmed on the famous (former) Fox Ranch in Malibu Creek State Park at the same outdoor set used in [[Film/Mash the film]].

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the [[Literature/Mash books]] and [[Film/Mash film]], affectionately called Dago Red. Both George Morgan and William Christopher have brown hair, though Hawkeye uses the nickname once in the pilot.

* MythologyGag: The camp's dentist of the [[Film/Mash film]], Walter Waldowski, is mentioned by (nick) name, when Hawkeye says "...ten dollars for the Painless Pole...", but, despite appearing throughout the season, is never referred to by that name again.

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the [[Literature/mash books]] and [[Film/Mash film]], affectionately called Dago Red. Both George Morgan and William Christopher have brown hair, though Hawkeye uses the nickname once in the pilot.

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the [[Literature/Lash books]] and [[Film/Mash film]], affectionately called Dago Red. Both George Morgan and William Christopher have brown hair, though Hawkeye uses the nickname once in the pilot.

** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the books and film, and known as Dago Red. Both George Morgan and William Christopher have brown hair.

* MythologyGag: The camp's dentist, Walter Waldowski, is mentioned by (nick) name, when Hawkeye says "...ten dollars for the Painless Pole...", but, despite appearing throughout the season, is never referred to by that name again.

** Hawkeye was played by blonde-haired DonaldSutherland in the film, but the black haired AlanAlda in the series.

While the infuriated general questions Hawkeye and Trapper, Margaret walks in with Burns, still sedated and with bandages around his head, and screams at the two of them. Hammond demands that they be arrested, but just in the nick of time, choppers arrive loaded with casualties. After the session, which Hammond participates in, he tells Blake that Pierce and McIntyre are two of the best surgeons he has ever seen and, for that reason, he is dropping the charges.

* AdaptaionDyeJob:

* AdaptaionalDyeJob:
** Father Mulcahy was a redhead in the books and film, and known as Dago Red. Both George Morgan and WIlliam Christopher have brown hair.

** Lt. Dish is played by Karen Philipp in only the pilot and [[Recap/MashS1E11GermWarfare "Germ Warfare"]], an dno other episode.

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The pilot was filmed in December of 1971, and aired September 17, 1972.