Throwback Thursday: M*A*S*H*-up

October 1, 2026 · 0 comments

One of my “comfort” TV shows has been M*A*S*H*, which ran eight years long than the Korean War it was supposed to cover.

Season eight, episode 23, titled “War Co-Respondent” was written by Mike Farrell, who played B.J. Honeycutt, Hawkeye’s colleague and best friend.

There were a few episodes of the series that included baseball as a theme (Corporal Max Kilnger frequently wore the mufti of the Toledo Mudhens but I’m not sure how historically accurate it was; it seemed more in line with the Texas Rangers.)

I chose this example simply because it was on recently. BJ is chatting with Aggie O’Shea, a war correspondent traveling with a group of soldiers. They are sitting in the officers’ club having a drink as Aggie, played by Susan Saint James, tells him about her career, which covered several news beats.

I posted a lengthy piece back in 2020, which you can read here.

M*A*S*H" War Co-Respondent (TV Episode 1980) - IMDb

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