AfterMASH

AfterMASH is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 26, 1983, to December 11, 1984. A spin-off of the series M*A*S*H, the show takes place immediately following the end of the Korean War and chronicles the adventures of three characters from the original series: Colonel Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy. M*A*S*H supporting cast-member Kellye Nakahara joined them, albeit off-camera, as the voice of the hospital's public address system. Rosalind Chao rounded out the starring cast as Soon-Lee Klinger, a Korean refugee whom Klinger met, fell in love with and married in the M*A*S*H series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen." AfterMASH premiered in the fall of 1983 in the same Monday night 9:00 P.M. EST. time slot as its predecessor M*A*S*H. It finished 10th out of all network shows for the 1983-1984 season according to Nielsen Media Research television ratings. For its second season CBS moved the show to Tuesday nights at 8:00 EST., opposite NBC's top ten hit The A-Team, and launched a marketing campaign featuring illustrations by Sanford Kossin of Max Klinger in a nurse's uniform, shaving off Mr. T's signature mohawk, theorizing that AfterMASH would take a large portion of The A-Team's audience. The theory, however, was proven wrong. In fact, the exact opposite occurred, as AfterMASH's ratings plummeted to near the bottom of the television rankings and the show was canceled nine episodes into its second season, while The A-Team continued until 1987, with 97 episodes.

Comedy

Seasons

1. September of '53

Air Date: 1983-09-26

Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy find that adjusting to civilian life isn't easy. Potter, not wanting to mark time in retirement, applies for a job at a VA hospital. Klinger spends time in jail before being offered a job by Potter. Father Mulcahy despairs over his hearing loss suffered in the M*A*S*H finale.

2. Together Again

Air Date: 1983-09-26

After ear surgery, Father Mulcahy goes on R-and-R at General Pershing, where Klinger is battling Alma to find a room for a female patient.

3. Klinger vs. Klinger

Air Date: 1983-10-03

Soon-Lee wants to bring her family to America; a semiconscious patient is brought in without proper papers.

4. Snap, Crackle, Plop

Air Date: 1983-10-10

Klinger has a day to prepare for a civil-service exam.

5. Staph Inspection

Air Date: 1983-10-17

A flasher and a staph carrier are on the loose just two days before and inspection by VA top brass.

6. Night Shift

Air Date: 1983-10-24

Myraid crises call Potter, Klinger, and Mulcahy to night duty at the hospital.

7. Shall We Dance

Air Date: 1983-10-31

In a campaign against depravity, Alma bans From Here to Eternity and objects to a dance for the patients.

8. Little Broadcast of '53

Air Date: 1983-11-07

Klinger plays disc jockey on the PA system; a new nurse is being hazed; and Father Mulcahy has to contend with one patient who won't talk and another who won't stop.

9. Sunday, Cruddy Sunday

Air Date: 1983-11-14

Visitors' day attracts a group that includes a car-selling faith healer, a man dying too be admitted as a patient and an acrophobe whose brother is on the third floor.

10. Thanksgiving of '53

Air Date: 1983-11-21

The Potters plan their first family Thanksgiving in a dozen years -- but the guest list keeps on growing.

11. Fallout

Air Date: 1983-12-05

Potter and Pfeiffer are thinking of leaving, but the discovery that a patient's leukemia may be linked to A-Bomb tests gives them both pause.

12. Bladder Day Saints

Air Date: 1983-12-12

Pfeiffer gets the needle from an obnoxious paitent with a face that Pfeiffer says ""only a proctologist could love"".

13. All About Christmas Eve

Air Date: 1983-12-19

Santa sprinkles surprises among his gifts to the staff and patients at the hospital.

14. Chief of Staff

Air Date: 1984-01-02

Potter seems to be having more than his usual load of problems at the hospital.

15. C.Y.A.

Air Date: 1984-01-09

Mulcahy gets entangled in red tape trying to get the VA to pay for his ear operation. A woman claims the hospital lost her son.

16. Yours Truly, Max Klinger

Air Date: 1984-01-16

Klinger cites examples of how ""things are always jumping"" in a letter to Radar.

17. It Had To Be You

Air Date: 1984-01-23

About to be married, Radar turns up at the Potters', panicky and determined to call the whole thing off.

18. Odds and Ends

Air Date: 1984-01-30

Klinger gambles to provide for his unborn child. Scannell goes under the knife to remove migrating shrapnel.

19. Another Saturday Night

Air Date: 1984-02-06

With Mildred out, Potter plans a quiet dinner, but the evening is interrupted by a stream of friends.

20. Fever Pitch

Air Date: 1984-02-27

Boyer is steamed because he can't get a cooling blanket for a feverish patient.

21. By The Book

Air Date: 1984-03-05

Klinger and Bob Scannell prospect for uranium; Potter searches for an antibiotic that hasn't been approved by the VA.

22. Up and Down Payments

Air Date: 1984-03-12

When Klinger goes house hunting, he winds up getting trapped by an agent.

1. Less Miserables

Air Date: 1984-09-23

Klinger is in jail for socking a shady real estate salesman. Soon-Lee is in labor. A stranger is poking around at the hospital.

2. Calling Doctor Habibi

Air Date: 1984-09-25

A new administrator arrives to take stock of the hospital. Klinger poses as doctor to avoid the police.

3. Strangers and Other Lovers

Air Date: 1984-10-02

Potter is horrified to find himself stuck with Alma as his new secretary. The fugitive Klinger can't find a place to spend a chilly night.

4. Trials

Air Date: 1984-10-09

The prosecution recount Klinger's wartime high jinks. Wally forces Boyer to perform an operation he feels he cannot do.

5. Madness to His Method

Air Date: 1984-10-16

Potter writes to his old M*A*S*H colleague Sidney Freedman for advice after Klinger is sentenced to the mental ward.

6. The Recovery Room

Air Date: 1984-10-30

Klinger tries to pick-up some extra money by filing for disability. Colonel Potter and Mildred have a tiff, and the Colonel walks out of the house. A new doctor, Andy Caldwell, is fearful of Dr. Boyer's hot flashes. Dr. Dudziak convinces Boyer to share a group therapy session with her and a few other veterans. Potter and Mildred make up and go off to a motel to spend the night together. Father Mulcahey does an early morning religion TV show.

7. Ward Is Hell

Air Date: 1984-12-04

Klinger runs a lottery. The acerbic Dr. Boyer becomes a patient.

8. Saturday's Heroes

Air Date: 1984-12-11

Wally bans passes just as Klinger is preparing to spend a weekend with his family.

9. Wet Feet

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Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

1983-09-26

Episodes

31 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television