M*A*S*H - Season Two (Collector's Edition)
starring: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit, McLean Stevenson, Harry Morgan
directed by: Hy Averback, Jackie Cooper, Larry Gelbart, William K. Jurgensen, George Tyne
directed by: Hy Averback, Jackie Cooper, Larry Gelbart, William K. Jurgensen, George Tyne
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MASH
EAN: 0024543047148
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 23, 2002
Running Time: 612 minutes
Sales Rank: 7766
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1972
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Editorial Review:
Description:
After a first season in which M*A*S*H barely rated among television’s top fifty shows, the show received a boost in its second season when CBS switched their time slot to Saturday nights right after 'All in the Family.'
Knowing a lot of new people would be tuning in to the second season, creator/writer Larry Gelbart reveals, 'We wrote the first episode as a sort of second pilot to introduce all the new viewers to the characters.' Almost immediately after the second season began, the show became a hit—and the actors became household names.
Little did they know the show was going to last longer than the war itself.
Amazon.com:
M*A*S*H redux. Sign up for another stint with the 4077th. This three-disc set contains all 24 episodes from the superb second season (1973-74) of the series ranked by TV Guide as among the top 25 television shows of all time. The season opener, 'Divided We Stand,' is a deft reintroduction to these now iconic characters: bleeding-heart surgeon Hawkeye Pearce (Alan Alda in his signature role), kindred misfit spirit Trapper John (Wayne Rogers), clueless administrator Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson), buttoned-up Frank Burns (Larry Linville), and unbuttoned head nurse 'Hot Lips' (Loretta Swit). In this episode, a visiting psychiatrist evaluates the 4077th to determine whether the unit 'can function as a team.' His evaluation can serve as this series' mission statement: 'These impossible people are in an impossible place doing totally impossible things. They're mad--quite mad.' M*A*S*H experienced no sophomore slump from its Emmy Award-winning first season. It continued to subvert sitcom convention with multiple-story episodes such as 'Radar's Report.' Scenes in the operating room play without a laugh track (this DVD gives viewers the option of watching entire episodes minus the intrusive chuckles and guffaws). M*A*S*H also tackled such issues as racism ('Dear Dad... Three,' 'L.I.P.--Local Indigenous Personnel'), homophobia ('George'), and war atrocities (Hawkeye and Trapper try to get the Army to take responsibility for the accidental shelling of a South Korean village). Not that M*A*S*H forgot how to be funny. 'Five O'Clock Charlie' and 'For Want of a Boot' are strictly for laughs. Hawkeye and Hot Lips memorably exchange flu shots in 'Carry On, Hawkeye.' Loyal viewers will note the emergence of several supporting characters, including Jamie Farr's Klinger and William Christopher's Father Mulcahy. One also sees the (to some) unfortunate transformation of Gary Burghoff's savvy, crackerjack clerk Radar into a naïve innocent. Allan Arbus makes his first appearance as compassionate psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Friedman in 'Radar's Report.' This second-season set is representative of why M*A*S*H was a cut above. --Donald Liebenson
Average Rating: 
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- The same problems as Season 1Just like Season 1, I would have rated the entire series a 5 or a 6. M*A*S*H is one of my top 10 ... Read More
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- The most awesome series ever!!!!!!!I am very pleased with this product. it came in without a blemish on any of the disks which allowed ... Read More
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- MASH hits its strideThe best seasons of MASH, for me, are those that feature the final cast grouping - with B.J., Potter, ... Read More
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- 2nd Season better than the firstMASH season 2 starts as a re-introduction. The first episode gives you a great synopsis of the show thus ... Read More
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- messup dvdThe first two dvds are fine however the third dvd doesnot play right. First part of the program has many ... Read More
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