Best Care Anywhere: A M*A*S*H* Podcast

"George" Season 2, Episode 22 Written by: Lawrence Marks & Larry Gelbart Directed by: Don Weis Air Date: February 16, 1974 Anthony and Ethan discuss the simple yet groundbreaking plot of this episode and the history of the "Lavender Scare." Anthony also shares how his viewing of this episode has changed over the years as he dealt with his own decision to come out to friends...

"Crisis" Season 2, Episode 21 Written by: Lawrence Marks & Larry Gelbart Directed by: Don Weis Air Date: February 9, 1974 Anthony and Ethan put their Emergency Preparedness merit badges to the test and grade the 4077th's response to a supply shortage. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Merc...

"As You Were" Season 2, Episode 20 Written by: Lawrence Marks & Larry Gelbart Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: February 2, 1974 Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Merch Shop and Patreon. Links Below! Merch: https://best-care-anywhere-a-mash-pod.myspreadshop.com/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/...

"The Chosen People" Season 2, Episode 19 Written by: Lawrence Marks & Sheldon Keller Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: January 26, 1974 Friend of the show, Tyler Abers, joins us to translate some Korean and share some stories of his burgeoning career as a Bay Area EMT. Patreon: https://patreon.com/BestCareAnywherePod Twitter: https://twitter.com/BestCare4077 Instagram: https://www...

"Operation Noselift" Season 2, Episode 18 Written by: Eric Tarloff & Paul Richards Directed by: Hy Averback Air Date: January 19, 1974 What is Mardi Gras? What cosmetic surgeries have the boys considered? How many times can Steward Margolin fondle Margaret in this series? All these questions and more are answered in this Episode!!! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us...

"For Want of a Boot" Season 2, Episode 17 Written by: Sheldon Keller Directed by: Don Weis Air Date: January 12, 1974 ChiefsMASHForever joins us to discuss Hawkeye's quest for new footwear! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Merch Shop and Patreon. Links Below! Merch: https://best-care-anywhere...

"Henry in Love" Season 2, Episode 16 Written by: Lawrence Marks & Larry Gelbart Directed by: Don Weis Air Date: January 5, 1973 We get deep and talk about relationships, our feelings about marital infidelity, and cocktails again somehow. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Merch Shop and Patreon....

"Officers Only" Season 2, Episode 15 Written by: Ed Jurist Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: December 22, 1973 Ethan and Anthony take more time than needed in this tangent filled episode to discuss sleeping habits, fruity drinks, and the odd priorities of one Maj. Frank Burns. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider check...

"Hotlips and Empty Arms" Season 2, Episode 14 Written by: Linda Bloodworth & Mary Kay Place Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: December 15, 1973 There is more than meets the eye in this episode. Join us as we unpack the subtle (and not so subtle) character moments for Margaret with our special guest Leigh Ann (aka Bellacissa). We gain insight into Major Houlihan's wants and fr...

"Deal Me Out" Season 2, Episode 13 Written by: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks Directed by: Gene Reynolds Air Date: December 8, 1973 Mike Jamison joins us to discuss what may be the best episode of MASH. Great writing, great comedy, and great guest appearances. This episode set up a lot of characters and plots that will pay off greatly in the seasons to come. You do not want to miss it! Se...

The guys wanted to take some R&R from the 4077th and discuss their favorite books, movies and TV Shows from the past year. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Merch Shop and Patreon. Links Below! Merch: https://best-care-anywhere-a-mash-pod.myspreadshop.com/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/BestCareAnywherePod...

"The Incubator" Season 2, Episode 12 Written by: Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: December 1, 1973 The boys discuss the upcoming MASH documentary and whether or not watching it will effect Ethan's watch-through of the series. How do we like our steaks cooked? What was our wildest night out? All that and more on this episode! Send us your thoughts on...

Welcome to our first Mess Tent Movie Night! A chance for us to take a break from MASH and enjoy films that feature in the show, feature MASH cast members, or relate to the historical context of the Korean War. TONIGHTS FILM: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970) Directed by: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, andToshio Masuda Written by: Larry Forrester, Hideo Oguni, and Ryuzo Kikushima As we remem...

"Carry On Hawkeye" Season 2, Episode 11 Written by: Bernard Dilbert  Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: November 24, 1973 This episode gives the guys pandemic flashbacks and Ethan got stuck at the Denver International Airport. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Merch Shop and Patreon. Links Below!...

Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Merch Shop and Patreon. Links Below! Merch: https://best-care-anywhere-a-mash-pod.myspreadshop.com/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/BestCareAnywherePod Twitter: https://twitter.com/BestCare4077 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bestcare4077.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.in...

M*A*S*H* (The Movie) Released January 1970 Directed by Robert Altman Produced by Ingo Preminger Screenplay by Ring Lardner Jr. Ethan and Anthony finally sit down with Mike Jamison and discuss M*A*S*H*. We discuss the exciting revolution in cinema that occurred in the early 70's, the striking differences and shocking similarities between the Movie and TV Series, and ask the all important quest...

"Dear Dad 3" Season 2, Episode 9 Written by: Laurence Marks Directed by: Don Weis Air Date: November 10, 1973 Anthony yells about useless meetings, the guys unpack a potentially disturbing backstory behind a patients wounds, and as we said before... Racism BAD. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Consider checking out our new Mer...

"The Trial of Henry Blake" Season 2, Episode 8 Written by: McLean Stevenson Directed by: Don Weis Air Date: November 3, 1973 Ethan and Anthony go on many tangents and side quests in their effort to review "The Trial of Henry Blake." Is Henry's "Fruit Salad" accurate? What shenanigan's have we gotten up to when bored out of our minds? Was Frank Burns born in...

"L.I.P.," Season 2, Episode 7 Written by: Carl Kleinschmitt, Larry Gelbart, & Laurence Marks Directed by: William Wiard Air Date: October 27, 1973 Ethan and Anthony get VERY distracted by camping 30 seconds into the episode, hypothesize about a chimpanzee killing Ronald Regan, and learn that racism is, in fact, not cool. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your though...

"Kim" Season 2, Episode 6 Written by: Marc Mandel, Larry Gelbart, & Laurence Marks Directed by: William Wiard Air Date: October 20, 1973 Ethan and Anthony spend possibly too much time discussing Ethan's latest road trip and recent celebrity deaths. Trapper gets a lot of good development and emotions. Do Ethan and Anthony want kids? Did Wayne Rodgers and a 5 year old really dangl...

"Dr. Pierce & Mr. Hyde" Season 2, Episode 5 Written by: Alan Alda & Robert Klane Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: October 13, 1973 Ethan and Anthony share their sleep deprivation stories and get a little serious while discussing the relationship between sleep and mental health. Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Please Cons...

"For the Good of the Outfit" Season 2, Episode 4 Written by: Jerry Meyer Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: October 6, 1973 Ethan & Anthony debate the Army, Clayton, and Stoner's intentions and motivations after the shelling of Tae-Dong. Ethan is on his way to Sturgis again plus a few special announcements for the audience. Head to the links below to check out our social media...

"Radar's Report" Season 2, Episode 3 Written by: Laurence Marks Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: September 29, 1973 BUNG CHOW EVERYONE! Trapper has something to do this episode and we are excited to talk about it! We also talk about Section 8 Discharges and ALAN ARBUS' (praise be unto him) first appearance of Dr. Freedman! Send us your thoughts on the show via text! Send us...

"5 O'Clock Charlie" Season 2, Episode 2 Written by: Laurence Marks & Keith Walker Directed by: Norman Tokar Air Date: September 22, 1973 We are back into it with a feature length episode! In addition to the episode itself, we discuss Alan Alda's boots and other MASH props, the fans love hate relationship with certain elements of the show, World War II military aviation, the...

"Divided We Stand" Season 2, Episode 1 Written by: Larry Gelbart Directed by: Jackie Cooper Air Date: September 15, 1973 SEASON 2 BEGINS! We open with Ethan's "Weird Al"buquerque travel story and Anthony's confusion over Captain Tuttle. After that we dive into the first episode of the new season! How did we like MASH's first episode in a new timeslot? As always,...