Mash henry blake died episode

Whilst characters such as kellye, igor, rizzo, goldman and ginger are listed where they appear as specific characters central to the plot, they also appeared regularly as nonspeaking cast members. Col potter is shown ushering in 1951 at a new years eve party. The cast of mash from season 2, 1974 clockwise from left. Its taken me this long to realize that it was time to give henry blake a happier and more satisfying ending to. Abyssinia, henry was the 72nd episode of the mash television series, and the. Larry linville frank burns and maclean stevenson henry blake are former mash cast members who are now deceased. On february 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom mash bows out after 11 seasons, airing a special twoandahalf hour episode watched by 77 percent of. That the reaction and tears captured were genuinely of shock and sadness. Lieutenant colonel henry blakes plane was shot down over the sea of japan. The episode s original airing took place on september 17, 1972, and it was repeated twice, on april 1 and august 5, 1973. Be careful before commenting because im not asking readers to choose their favorite commanding officer. That means the edited version goes from radars grim announcement in o. Unfortunately, his character died when on his flight home, his plane was shot down by the enemy. He eventually wrote the episode the trial of henry blake, and provided the story.

Mclean stevensons henry blake played in all 72 episodes of the first 3 seasons of mash before he met his tragic end at the end of the final episode of the third season. Mclean stevenson henry blake died 1996 larry linville frank burns died 2000. I just watched that episode henry blake shot down over the sea of japan why did the great gods of mash choose to take him out it really looked like he made it and then you see radar crying and boom one of the nicest characters in anything is dead i always hate this episode but this time it took me by surprise. The episodes were produced by 20th century fox television for the cbs network and aired from september 17, 1972, to february 28, 1983. While he is tying things up, burns prepares for his new command. Mash received its first home video release in 1977 on both vhs and betamax. Just found out henry blake died now ive only started watching a year ago, and only get to see what episodes television put on. It was written by larry gelbart and directed by gene reynolds, who received the directors guild of america award for it.

Radar is sent back to the 4077 to gather evidence to answer the worst charge, giving aid or comfort to the enemy. Mclean stevenson, who portrayed blake in the television series, died of a heart attack on february 15, 1996. Mash 30th anniversary reunion special full episode may 2002 duration. In one of the best remembered and most emotional episodes of the entire 11 year series, radar has an announcement for henry in o. The plot of the episode centers on the honorable discharge and subsequent departure of the 4077th mashs commanding officer, lieutenant colonel henry blake.

Two actors who played henry blake died within one day of each other. Bobbie ann mason wrote about it in her novel in country, where the character sam was stunned when henry died. This is also confirmed by mash writer ken levine the departure would take place the last episode of the third season. Trapper was also leaving the show, but the show established henrys wife and kids more clearly, showing them in a home movie once etc. The controversy surrounding henrys death and the fact that both cbs. Weary and stained in blood, doctors hawkeye, trapper, b.

It is the only firstseason episode listed in tv guide as a classic episode. Abyssinia, henry is the 72nd episode of the mash television series, and the final episode. Under henry s watch, hawkeye and trapper repeatedly got away with pulling practical jokes, romancing the nurses, mocking the military code, and causing trouble, either because henry looked the other way, or they managed to manipulate him into seeing things their way. Nov, 2009 on february 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom mash bows out after 11 seasons, airing a special twoandahalf hour episode watched by 77 percent of the television viewing audience.

According to wikipedia, alan alda had mclean stevensons character lt. Im asking them to think about who commanded the 4077th better. Army surgeons hawkeye pierce and trapper macintyre wayne rogers hold a raffle to raise tuition for the swamps korean houseboy while their commanding officer henry blake mclean stevenson is away. How many episodes did henry blake play in the series mash.

There is the touching moment during the episode when henry and radar are cleaning out the office. When stevenson left mash and the character of henry blake was written out of the story, he was replaced by harry morgan as colonel sherman t. Radar tearfully salutes a departing henry blake when he inspects the troops for. Naturally, cbs did not want us to kill the henry blake character. The eponymous pilot episode of mash was filmed and completed in december, 1971. Mar 21, 2009 there was no precedent for the last episode of our third season, in which the character of colonel henry blake died. Mash 2x08 the trial of henry blake dailymotion video. Henry was the announcer for the derby day races where a guy, a girl and a gurney ran for the roses. The syndicated edit of this episode omits the final sequence, which is the series of clips from previous shows, featuring short shots of mclean stevenson as henry. The final scene, in which radar informs everyone of the death of henry blake, was. She plays one of the girls who hums america at colonel blakes going away party at rosies. The last episode filmed was the penultimate episode, as time goes by, which featured the previouslydiscussed time capsule. Feb 02, 2015 henry blake was a beloved figure within both the fictional world of mash as well as the shows fanbasehis death came as a shock to the mid70s american monoculture.

She appeared in 86 episodes of the series, more episodes than some main characters, such as henry blake and trapper john. If youre asking why henry in paricular, on a practical level the actor wanted to leave the show. The title of the episode refers to the slang use of ab. In a surprise twist at the end of the episode, the characters. Craig bennett interviews mike farrell memories of mash studio 10 by studio 10. First aired on cbstv on march 18, 1975, and written by everett greenbaum and jim fritzell, this highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. May 02, 2019 episode 72, abyssinia, henry, march 18, 1975 the first word of the title is a garbled shorthand of sorts for ill be seeing you, as this is the episode in which col. Originally shown on november 12, 1972 and repeated may 6, 1973, it was written by bob klane and directed by don weis. Henry in love was the 16th episode of season 2 of the tv series mash, also the 40h overall episode of the series.

Closing out the series 11th season, the twohour episode first aired on cbs on february 28, 1983, ending the series original run. First aired on march 18, 1975, and written by everett greenbaum and jim fritzell, the highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. It follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th mash mobile army surgical hospital in uijeongbu, south korea, during the korean war. Which main characters died in the last episodes of mash. Colonel henry blake, the commanding officer of the 4077th mash in korea, was killed while on his way home. How they behave when they have nothing, and how they behave when they have everything. With donald sutherland, elliott gould, tom skerritt, sally kellerman. The mclean stevenson character henry blake seemed to be the type of person you saw in your neighborhood and would talk to while waiting for your car to be serviced or wave at when you drove past. It was also nominated for emmys in directing and writing. Alan alda discusses the final episode of mash emmytvlegends. But then in private charles lamb, radar said that he was a vegetarian.

He often portrayed roles as a stuffy defender of the upper class and had regular roles on a number of television series. One of the most depressing parts of the show was when lt. Each episode ran about 25 12 minutes, with shorter commercial breaks. Blakes death on mash 1972 he left at the end of the third season shocked the world, the very next night on the carol burnett show 1967, the opening shot was of henry blake in a smoking raft, waving his arms, hollering, im ok. Im sure we all remember the episode where it happened.

When stevenson left mash and the character of henry blake was written out of the story, he was replaced by harry morgan as colonel sherman. Henry blake died 1996 larry linville frank burns died 2000. The syndicated versions shown today edit out some parts of the episodes, and sometimes the missing footage is essential to the story. Who was the better commanding officer, henry blake or sherman potter. Accord to this 1952 hasnt happen, yet henry blake diedleft in 1952. In a surprise twist at the end of the episode, the characters learn that blakes plane was shot down en route to japan, and everyone aboard died. Henry blake did the cast of mash not learn of the death of col. A sud aviation allouette ii helicopter was also shown transporting henry blake to the 4077th in the episode henry, please come home. Every episode of mash ran longer than the normal 22 minutes we see today. This episode marks the third appearance of virginia ann lee, who originally played young hi in the first season episode the moose. The midlife crisis hits 44 year old henry blake right in the gut.

Cowboy was the eighth episode of the mash television series. In the final episode of the third season of mash, lt. Like everyone else, i just wanted henry blake to get home safely. This episode features a thenunprecedented tv maneuver. It would be strange if none of the characters from mash died. His death on mash felt more than just a character being written off of a show, it felt personal.

Mash the trial of henry blake tv episode 1973 imdb. Potter in the position of commanding officer of the 4077th mash. Abyssinia, henry tv series episode monster mash fandom. A mash alternate ending for henry blake know it all joe. The character henry blake left the show because he had earned his points and was sent home. They begin to eagerly make plans on how they will change the mash unit. To keep major frank burns out of the way, he is sedated. Roger bowen born may 25, 1932 died february 16, 1996 was an american comedic actor and novelist, known for his portrayal of lieutenant colonel henry blake in the 1970 film mash. The character grew steadily from a background often nonspeaking character in the first season, to a speaking character with a character arc of her own, culminating in the season 11 episode. Loretta swit, larry linville, wayne rogers, gary burghoff, mclean stevenson, and alan alda. Abyssinia, henry is the 72nd episode of the mash television series, and the final episode and subsequent departure of the th mash s commanding officer, lieutenant colonel henry blake played by mclean stevenson.

Id always heard that in the last scene when radar rushed into the or and announced that henry had died in a crash, that the rest of the cast was unaware his character died in the script. Littleknown facts about what went down behind the scenes. Abyssinia, henry was the 72nd episode of the mash television series, and the final episode of the series third season. Colonel henry blake in the television series mash, which earned him a golden globe award in 1974. In the pilot episode, a later bell 47j production began in 1957 was shown flying henry blake to seoul, en route to a meeting with general hammond in tokyo. And the episode was filmed long before it actually aired, so there was plenty of. The groundbreaking way mash let its beloved henry blake. Mash celebrated the completion of this seasons shooting with a cast.

While her own father died in vietnam, it happened before she was born. By contrast, potter was a career soldier who was a consummate professional in both the command and medical fields, although easygoing, funloving and compassionate enough to earn the deep respect of his staff, but never afraid to put his foot down when. Henry blake was a beloved figure within both the fictional world of mash as well as the shows fanbasehis death came as a shock to the mid70s american monoculture. Episode 72 march 18, 1975 there are those of us who watch the reruns of mash, see henry blake and feel were watching a friend. Mash, based on a united states military mobile army surgical hospital mash unit operating in the middle of the korean war, was said to be one of the most accurate portrayals of the lives of front line military doctors ever produced on tv. Loretta swit said it was because he was tired of being in an ensemble and wanted to be number one. Earlier on the show, it appeared that radar regularly ate a lot of meat. The great khali vs mark henry vs kane vs big dady v monster mash battle royalecw video dailymotion. In the third season finale abyssinia, henry, henry blake is sent home, to coincide with mclean stevenson s departure from the show.

It was seen on episodes like to market, to market, the longjohn flap, and the trial of henry blake. The shows writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 19741975 season entitled abyssinia, henry, in which lt. Three years after it debuted, he joined the show in 1975 as commanding officer of the unorthodox 4077th mobile army surgical hospital, which patched together the wounded during the korean war. Perhaps the most emotional episode was abyssinia, henry, when the commander of the 4077th, henry blake. Henry blake until they were actually filming the scene in which it was announced. Goodbye, farewell and amen is a television film that served as the 256th and final episode of the american television series mash. Radar shares with henry blake how much he meant to him and gives him a present of a winchester cartridge inscribed with to col. In 1996, two actors died just one day apart but these two men were bound by more than just their dates of death. The final scene, in which radar informs everyone of the death of henry blake, was unprecedented. At the end of the episode hes shown ushering in 1952. November 14, 1927 february 15, 1996 was an american actor and comedian. I never knew henry blake died, i really liked him he was a good sport. Written by larry gelbart and laurence marks and directed by don weis, it originally aired on cbstv on january 5, 1974. The episode was called abyssinia, henry and it aired on march 18, 1975.

Mash goodbyelast day at the 4077th by dylan hollingsworth. Colonel blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the sea of japan, killing everyone on boarda development added after scripts were distributed so the shows actors would display genuine emotion. There was no precedent for the last episode of our third season, in which the character of colonel henry blake died. And not a natural death, eitherhenry becomes a casualty of war. May 23, 2009 the syndicated edit of this episode omits the final sequence, which is the series of clips from previous shows, featuring short shots of mclean stevenson as henry. Abyssinia, henry is the 72nd episode of the mash television series, and the final episode of the series third season. Its taken me this long to realize that it was time to give henry blake a happier and more satisfying ending to his story through the magic of editing. A novel about three army doctors, that turned into 11 years of historic television, and a lifetime of laughs for. The staff of a korean war field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. These charges are bad enough to cause general mitchell to place henry under regimental arrest. In a related note, ive found that there are two times when you can judge a person very well. Henry in love tv series episode monster mash fandom. Blakes death shocked the world, the very next night on cher 1975, the shows opening shot was of henry blake paddling a raft and looking at the camera. B j hunnicutt first appeared in the 73 rd episode welcome to korea.