Hey, I Remember This Show: M*A*S*H

In honor of the late Harry Morgan.

Hey, I Don't Remember This Show: AfterMash

Here we have not just one but all three intros from one of the few primetime TV shows of the 1980s that I never saw. Unfortunately for the cast, it was never as successful as the show to which it was so obviously a sequel. In fact, its existence has been eclipsed for most people of my generation by the more successful "spin-off" Trapper John, M.D..*



* Legally, Trapper John, M.D. is considered to be a spin-off of the movie M*A*S*H, which inspired the TV series of the same name, and not of the TV series itself. Frankly, I doubt few TV viewers really cared that much and in any event, the show pleased enough people to last a few more seasons longer than AfterMash so obviously somebody liked it.

R.I.P. Harry Morgan

American actor Harry Morgan, most famous for his roles as Col. Sherman Potter on the TV series M*A*S*H. and police Officer Bill Gannon on the TV show Dragnet, turned in his badge today at age 96.

He will be missed.