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Now with the collectible three-tape set of MASH Television Season Two, the series tremendous fan base can add to their collection and continue to relive all the magic from the memorable second season, including favorites The Incubator, Five OClock Charlie, and Carry On Hawkeye.
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MASH 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. Theyre mad--quite mad." MASH experienced no sophomore slump from its Emmy Award-winning first season. It continued to subvert sitcom convention with multiple-story episodes such as "Radars 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). MASH 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 MASH forgot how to be funny. "Five OClock 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 Farrs Klinger and William Christophers Father Mulcahy. One also sees the (to some) unfortunate transformation of Gary Burghoffs savvy, crackerjack clerk Radar into a nave innocent. Allan Arbus makes his first appearance as compassionate psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Friedman in "Radars Report." This second-season set is representative of why MASH was a cut above. --Donald Liebenson
Rate Points :4.5
Binding :VHS Tape
Label :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
ProductGroup :Video
Studio :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Publisher :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
UPC :024543047773
EAN :0024543047773
Price :$26.98USD
Lowest Price :$18.95USD
Customer ReviewsMASH hits its stride
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :1
The best seasons of MASH, for me, are those that feature the final cast grouping - with B.J., Potter, and Winchester - but this second season of MASH is still very enjoyable (and better than the first). The original cast is in its best form here, comfortably settled into their characters. My objection to the early seasons is twofold: (1) everyone behaves more or less the same way (e.g. everyone cheats on their spouse) so theres a redundancy of characters (2) Frank is too buffoonish to serve as an effective foil for Hawkeye and Trapper. Luckily, there is a lot of variety in this season - they are not all Burns vs. Hawkeye and Trapper storylines. More importantly, we start to get a glimpse of the underlying respect that Margaret has for Hawkeye - she can separate the skills of the brilliant surgeon from the sophmoric prankster, much to her credit as a growing character.
Also importantly, we continue to get a sense of the growing extended family of the 4077 Field Hospital. Psychiatrist Sydney Friedman makes a couple of appearances, and Klingers role continues to grow. Most importantly is the injection of the warmth and humanity of Father Mulchahey - he brings a needed dose of down-to-earthiness, and is presented with respect and sympathy (unlike many Catholic priests in sitcoms).
The key to the success of MASH was the development of controversial storylines. In this season, they tackle racism (several times) and homosexuality. Captain Pak, the Korean liaison officer, gets into a couple of episodes and has some choice lines regarding the "assistance" of U.S. troops on Korean soil ("We thank you from the bottom of our bomb craters") - a comment on war in general that would resonate with current Iraqi and Afghan civilians. Other highlights include a trip through the empire-building beauracrats of any large military operation in "The Incubator", Trapper deciding to desert so he can see his daughters in "Mail Call", Hawkeye and Margaret running the hospital by themselves (and dragooning Radar and Mulchahey as nurses) in "Carry on Hawkeye", and Korean squatters moving into the compound claiming its their farmland in "The Chosen People". The biggest guest star of the season is John Ritter as a post-trauma stress disordered patient who threatens to kill Frank in "Deal Me Out." There are also some episodes played straight for laughs, the best being "Five-OClock Charlie", wherein an inept North Korean in an ancient crop duster attempts to blow up a nearby ammo dump every day at 5 pm.
Unfortunately, this is another bare-bones disc, featuring the episodes only. There is the option to play with or without the laugh track (when played without there are some weird pauses where the laughter would be, but overall its much preferable to that inane 70s laughter!).
messup dvd
Rating Point :1 Helpful Point :0
The first two dvds are fine however the third dvd doesnot play right. First part of the program has many squares and skips. The rest of the episodes play alright.
A great Show Season 2
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :1
MASH is one of my top 10 favorite TV Shows of all time and it is a joy to see the antics of these Mobile Army Surgical Hospital doctors. I am not a big fan of seasons 1-3 because the characters seem to too cartoonish for me and story lines seem a little weak. I guess the producers wanted to keep close to the movie which was a little on the corny side. With these faults, the show remains a classic for all generation and the dialogue is rather simple to understand. Season 2 continues the tone for the introduction part of the show to millions of viewers.
If I rated Films or TV Series based on whether I liked them, I would have rated the entire series a 5 or a 6, but I rarely do this. Each episode is high quality and the sound is great. They bring back the joy I originally had when I first saw them minus the commercials (which are really not that important.) One problem exists the DVD itself dose not have a lot of features. You can not "play all", there are no filmographies or even a list of the extra and cameos that made MASH one of the best shows. It would have been more interesting to see where all those extras went off to do.
I highly recommend the series with these limitations.
Enjoy
2nd Season better than the first
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
MASH season 2 starts as a re-introduction. The first episode gives you a great synopsis of the show thus far, and to some degree where its going.
The totality of the season in better than season 1. With episodes like "The incubator", "Five-Oclock Charlie" (my wifes favorite episode for the whole series), "Smattering of Intelligence" this is really a great season for MASH, and probably one of the better ones.
You also see some of the characters really come into their own. Col. Blake shows his true comedic leadership style, Hawkeye and Trapper are really at their peak as the dynamic duo. Radar begins to take on the personality that made him famous on the show. Klinger makes several memorable episodes, and you also see for the first time some of the cast that will follow the the whole series. Col. Flagg shows up at the end of the season and shows why his commitment to craziness makes him unforgettable. Maj. Sidney Freeman also shows up, and his calmness through everything is so amazing I find myself immediately liking him.
Pat Morita shows up as well in a few episodes. I wish he stayed around for more. Also in the episode with the nose job, the soldier that gets the nose job is one of the two voices that you hear over the intercom through the entire series.
The season also has two of the best directors for the whole series in Jackie Cooper and Hy Averback. Honestly Averbacks shows are some of the best for the whole series.
In short this is the season that put the series on peoples minds. If you plan on buying just a few of the seasons, then buy this one. It truly is a great season.
The most awesome series ever!!!!!!!
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
I am very pleased with this product. it came in without a blemish on any of the disks which allowed me to watch the most awesome 2 season of a series!!!!!!! i love mash! alan alda is brilliant!
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