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...this set is a bargain compared to most other packaged collections. You get more than 10 hours of programming, with the episodes presented in broadcast order. Now you can truly follow the evolution of the series, and the characters from day one. The transfer to DVD is outstanding. After viewing countless poor quality TV reruns, one becomes so accustomed to garbage, that the ultra sharp DVD images are bit of a shock at first.

Though the show went through various cast changes, I always liked the original 4077 cast the best. So having these uncut episodes is a real treat. Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers and Larry Linville really had a special chemistry. The same can be said for the relationship between Gary Burghoff and McLean Stephenson. Can anyone forget the scene when Radar announced that Henry's plane had crashed? I still get choked up when I think about it. (No, that episode is not in this set).

Unfortunately, there are no substantial extra features in the set. The booklet with the DVD has most of its text devoted to listing the credits for each episode, including the chapter stops, which someone has actually taken the time to title. I don't pay much attention to the titles of chapter stops, so this is kind of a wasted effort.

I'm no MASH scholar, and will leave the detailed "dissection" of the series for others. I will note that the series did feature production personnel, and writers who also worked on my favorite sitcom "Hogan's Heroes". Some elements from that earlier program are also present in MASH. Also William Christopher, who appeared in a few episodes of Hogan's Heroes, later became a MASH cast regular. I would love to see Hogan's Heroes released on DVD in a similar fashion.

Don't hesitate to add this marvelous set to your collection. MASH, the complete Season 2 will be "incoming" in May 2002.

It's About Time
It's about time that Fox put out M*A*S*H for the public (and without those stupid subscription/shyster video clubs). Thank heaven for DVD!

M*A*S*H is a brilliant show. Funny, yet touching. I have seen every episode at least 50 times but only in reruns, since I was only four when the series debuted. It was fantastic seeing these episodes uncut. Syndication takes it toll on the series and they cut many of the really funny parts for commericals. Epsiodes like "Chief Surgeon Who?" and "Pilot" show how much talent was in the writing, directing and acting of this excellent show. My favorite is "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" with a very young Ron Howard.

I plan on collecting every season, just to have a complete library. M*A*S*H is one show I never get tired of. Now, if they would just do the same thing with "I Love Lucy"!

Truly a classic TV show
"M*A*S*H" is definitely one of the greatest shows to ever grace the small screen-I recently purchased the first season episodes on home video-These episodes introduced us to a memorable cast of characters:Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce aka "Hawkeye",Captain John Mc Intyre aka "Trapper",clueless Colonel Henry Blake,pompous Major Frank Burns,no nonsense head nurse Margaret Houlihan,alias "Hot Lips",myopic company clerk Cpl Walter "Radar" O'Reilly,& the cross dressing Cpl Max Klinger-Ironically,"M*A*S*H" didn't become a top 10 Neilsen favorite until the following season-I didn't realize that the reruns seen in syndication had been trimmed to allow for the airing of more commercials-That was clearly evident when I watched the first batch of episodes-Someone asked if the show was still on somewhere-It's presently seen on cable's Hallmark Channel-Unfortunately,I don't happen to receive that particular station-Thank God I can watch these classic episodes in this format.