wonderful interview of wayne--great actor and savvy businessman--a friend said he was more natural of an actor than alan--- I only wish that there would have been more episodes based on his character--thank you! wonderful memories of wayne!
Mr. Rogers had said he wished he had simply "held his nose" and signed on to continue the role of "Trapper"--he also admitted he wondered in what direction the writers would have taken the character if he had stayed
I love his work!! I wish House Calls was on DVD. I kept hoping they would bring that show back, but then years went by, and then Lynn Redgrave passed away. RIP Wayne and Lynn!
I have been watching episodes of MASH on MeTV. I watch Wayne whenever he's in the scene, and he gave 100% to his character. Also, he had such charisma.
I love the BJ era as much as the Trapper era. Just a shame there were so relatively few seasons with Rogers. Both characters were different but eachothers equal. Although Trapper stemmed more from the comedy roots.
Yes, He played a much despised person in the series. It is a job and he did it well. I apologize to Mr. Linville for thinking so badly of his character. You really did a great bit Sir. Thank you for helping make this show so great!
Watch him in “Chiefs” mini-series with Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine as Foxy the serial killer and Billy Dee Williams. 5 star script and actors/acting.
Add Mash to the shows that really worked well for the time. The actors/characters were just great for a sitcom. A truly great show. Sad to know that Wayne Rogers passed. Good Night Trapper
Wayne got things slightly backwards Silverman took ABC out of 3rd spot. He went to NBC afterwards and ran it into the ground that ended being used to rebuild what it became in the 80's. Silverman was at NBC from 78 to 81.
Interesting how at the end he quotes from Iron Guts Kelly (season 3 episode 4) of M*A*S*H. This is the same episode he recalled on the 30th Anniversary reunion special.
What an incredibly nice, professional, reasonable guy. Trapper was my favorite character on the show (in the movie too but for different reasons). Part of that was because he seemed so down-to-earth and that obviously comes from Wayne Rogers himself.
Great actor--in some ways better than Alda who struck me as self indulgent at times. I loved Trapper as a character--flinty and complex--he was so tough yet fair--so different from the later BJ character who was sometimes too agreeable/touchy feely so to speak--and also Alda who was getting too much of the lines, occasionally regretfully. I wish Wayne had stuck around--I am sure there would have been some episodes that would have explored his character--that would have gone into a vulnerable side much more...
I agree with everything you wrote. BJ, imo, was incredibly dull but he pretty much had to be because at that point, the series could have (at times, at least) been called 'The Hawkeye Show Starring Alan Alda.' I would have much preferred more of an ensemble series but the producers/writers pretty much blew that early on in the 'Chief Surgeon Who?' episode. If Trapper had been named chief surgeon (as he was in the film b/c of his chest-cutting expertise), that would have put him on an equal footing with the Hawkeye character for future episodes. Unfortunately, the writers/producers had already decided on a Hawkeye-centric series and that was that.
windstorm1000 I on the other hand think that BJs lines were way more punny, his thinking (rationale) was much more complex than Traps. I personally did bit like Beej at start, but after about 2 seasons I really began to like him more than Trap. That is not to say I did not like Trap. I was sad when he left. Col. Potter never reached to place in my heart as Col. Blake. Although, Blake would probably be too dull for so many seasons. He was very goofy, and Potter brought it some realism, it's just his voice that's irritating..
I asked a friend once, which character on MASH am I? He said Trapper. I thanked him profusely. Trapper has always been my favorite character. Ever since I was a kid. My friend was Colonel Potter, by the way.
Rogers said that once a place a spot was found for mash it took off. That spot was the Saturday night lineup. The brilliant CBS Saturday night; the family, MTM, The Bob newhart show, mash and The Carol Burnett show.
let me also add that you were great at interviewing--so often the interviewer over talks guest---you added just enough words to keep conversation evolving, illuminating--that's a gift. we learned so much more about actor's process, mash, etc from Wayne's point of view by careful, nuanced, judicious questioning! thanks!!
I'm curious to know why didn't Wayne Rogers play his character in the "Trapper John MD" spinoff? They got Pernell Roberts, a totally different actor with a different demeanor. Just curious.
I thought that Wayne Rogers/Trapper was short-changed on M*A*S*H. He wasn't given much to do except offer Hawkeye another martini. He was wasted. Mike Farrell made sure that the writers did not do the same thing to B.J.
It's stunning as I watch this. I never realized before how much Wayne Rogers looks like Jackie Martling from the Howard Stern Show. I almost expect Wayne to bust out in Jackie's laugh!
Wayne and Alan were absolutely perfect for their parts and played them to perfection. I can't begin to tell you, that after 35 or 40 years of watching MASH, I still find it to be very funny and entertaining. RIP to Wayne and all who have passed. And on a side note, Trapper was soo much better than BJ.
It's kind've a shame that he didn't realize or maybe even care how much his work on MASH meant to a lot of people. Not understanding how much it meant to viewers when Henry died? It seems like a rather cavalier attitude to have when your career relied on people forming an emotional attachment to your work. I'm glad to see he didn't get hurt by leaving MASH although he almost doesn't seem to grasp that's how people know him. It's not for some movie with Mickey Rooney or some play in Williamstown or even House Calls. He's forever Trapper John.
I'll tell ya what. he was on GUNSMOKE , like several other M*A*S*H regulars. and many,many more guests .but on one episode of MASH, Frank thinks he discovers gold ,and Wayne Rogers says the line, "that's pyrot, not gold" excuse my spelling. on GUNSMOKE, he says the very same line to Ed Begley sr. yes, I have no life.
is that it? you'd think by 2018 I could take 2 seconds to get a definition. just lazy BTW, on M*A*S*H tonite ,I spotted a GUNSMOKE refugee playing an Officer, instead of a thief/killer.
"Fool's gold" is a common nickname for pyrite. Pyrite received that nickname because it is worth virtually nothing, but has an appearance that "fools" people into believing that it is gold.
James Gregory was the General. it was on last night. those jokes were just the kind of things Hawkeye and Trap would say over a dead General,having despised them because they made a career of perpetuating war.
These guys talk like MASH cam out of nowhere to become a smash hit. Are they not going to mention the fact that MASH was a wildly successful movie. Wayne Rogers was playing Elliott Gould's role from the movie. I think they were pretty sure this would be a hit TV show.
Hey, softwater88! Thanks for watching. Spearchucker definitely disappeared after the first few episodes. Not sure why. But I have an archival interview with MASH creator Larry Gelbart coming up in the near future. Maybe he talks about it. David
The writers discovered there were no black surgeons during the korean conflict. So spearchucker was written out. Ugly john was a victim of not enough time in a 30 min episode for all the characters. Hope this helped.
Nice interview of Wayne Rogers. He was a great actor and the chemistry between he and Alan could not be beat it was amazing. loved the show which there was more MASH. Which there were more shows with Wayne and Alan. The writing was fantastic.
I kinda forgot how mean Hawkeye (and Trap) could be to Radar now and then. Making fun of the guy's height was okay, and kinda funny sometimes. but in this opening scene they just flat-out call him ugly. Maybe you have to be a woman to see it, but I never really understood why Hawkeye was portrayed as the stud of the camp anyway. I guess he's charming (albeit quite often in a fake way, mostly must to get laid) but does he really qualify as gorgeous or something? Maybe as the best of the rest... Luckily the Radar-Hawkeye dynamic grew beyond Radar being seen as a lackey to make fun of whenever someone needed to boost their self-esteem.
His accent is puzzling me. To my non-American ears, it sounds overtly New York. This came as a surprise because he never sounded that way as Trapper John. But then I looked him up in Wikipedia, and he was born and grew up in Alabama. So now I’m really confused.
Wayne could pass as a brother of G.W. Bush. I remember Wayne also playing in a show called House Calls and a Disney TV movie called The Girl Who Spelled Freedom.
Wayne Rogers was a terrific actor and his comedy will live on. That being said the interviewer is terrible here. The research for this interview is woefully lacking. How do you not know what this man did before Mash. Obviously a hack job in order to just produce content and revenue. An excellent opportunity was wasted here. Its so evident that even Mr Rogers playfully forgets the work that he has done. Do you think this is accidental? No he knows exactly the work he did. What he is doing in a very sly comical way feigning forgetfulness is deliberately trashing this interview. It continues through all 5 parts of this slock. Its brilliant, he's brilliant. The interviewer is not. Believe it not the only thing this interview does is greatly increase my appreciation of the art of Wayne Rogers. No wonder he was a wildly successful businessman.
Alan is...well dont hurt his ego...its easily bruised... watched him turn kind nasty with a guy for taking a friendly jab at something he said for being inaccurate scientifically...spent the rest of the event trying to pick fights with the guy..the guy was thankfully like me and, enjoyed it and just found it funny he was so offended by being corrected in a friendly but snarky way... one of the other cast who was there said "hes gonna be impossible for days" LOL... not a bad person but..big ego... never got that impression from the majority of the rest of the cast, gary...well i know several people who have known him for years...when drunk he will admit he became full of himself and was a jerk alot of times to his coworkers, and regretted leaving, and was quite upset "radar" wasnt picked up...hes not a bad person, but when sober cannot admit this stuff...cant blame him... looking at how you acted when young, after you have matured and can see things from a more mentally mature pov.. anybody who dosnt have "oh gods, thats embarrassing" shit in their past... is a liar.. or psychopath... one of the few shows where, im told by a friends father, who was crew on the show for its whole run, and has pictures and stories, that, even with the ego issues and attitude issues, there wasnt anybody on cast long term that they didnt respect and like, at least part of the time, and, he says, gary became nearly intolerable for a while, thinking he was the real star not alan.... but, even then, the way he acted wasnt anything new, when he left it genuinely was both a shock, and a relief for some of the crew....sometimes he was nice and personable but, he would also turn and snap randomly or just be in a snappy angry mood for days on end... just unhappy that he wasnt getting the respect and billing he felt he deserved....also im guessing some personal shit was going on outside work making it worse..(if you got shit friends, you can endup with a shit attitude...) i think i could get on with them all, but would also drive gary and alan nuts with my sarcastic troll humor.... (my friends get it..most guys get it, tomboys always get it...heh..) anyway.... genuine respect for the cast and crew who brought us one of the longest running shows ever...that rarely felt stale...
I would like to see this interview done much closer to his departure from MASH, clearly his memories had faded significantly by the time this was done. Beginning the interview with swearing added nothing here and probably should've been edited out, not to mention the technical side of this is as poor as it gets. If you are lucky enough to be granted a sit down interview with an "A" list star it should be done with good equipment and an experienced crew, zooming in and out made this look like a practice session for a crew in training and audio pops here and there are just terrible.
Hi, Joe. Just for clarification: This interview was originally for a documentary in which I was never intended to be heard by the audience. The answers were edited and only portions were ever aired. I'm presenting it now completely uncut and uncensored because I felt people would be interested to hear it - (certainly less so in what I was saying!) The footage is from a low quality dub, unfortunately. The original tapes were lost by a careless and unforgivable error and were, I assure you, of the highest quality. This is simply a historical record of this iconic and beloved actor. My sound is what it is, unfortunately, and presented without apology. Hope you can enjoy it in that context. Thanks for understanding. Best, David
I REALLY hate it when people use the name of Jesus like it is "filler", or "trash" you just toss around in a conversation when you don't know what else to say. I mean, think about it: Jesus is KNOWN historically to have existed on this earth, to have " gone around doing good" according to the Jewish historian Josephus, who lived at the time, and then, according to Josephus, was "killed by our religious leaders" --- just as described in the Gospels of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John; and just as was prophesied would happen to the Messiah in Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22. So he died for the sins of the whole world, God's sacrificial Lamb for all time offered on the cross --- and what do we do but spit out his Name so disrespectfully??? This is CRAZY!!! You don't hear in Hindu society people cussing and saying "Oh ____" (one of their thousands of gods; you don't hear believers in Confucian societies using Confuscius' name as a curse word; you certainly don't hear Islamic people using "Allah" as a curse word, do you? I believe it is spiritually motivated: the Devil and his demons HATE Jesus, the Son of God. They are always trying to denigrate him and bring even just his name down to the gutter. They don't care about the other gods (that's 'little 'g' ) in this world. Think about it. That's why Jesus' name comes out of the mouth of most people as a curse word, a careless word so easily of those who do not know, respect and love the Lord, Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. If you don't realize who Jesus really is, pick up a Bible and ask God to reveal Himself to you. If you are sincere and humble, he WILL hear you. "And you shall seek me, and you shall find me, when you shall search for me with ALL your heart." Jeremiah 29:13
narniagirl 4ever Religion is dangerous, outdated, imbecilic gibberish that's only purpose is war and ignorance and control of the massas for personal greed. it's people like Einstein, Christopher Hitchens,Carl Sagan and Richard Dawkins who has truly shown us enlightenment and the real ritchs of the universe and our place in it... Religion and theism has no monopoly over that.
wonderful interview of wayne--great actor and savvy businessman--a friend said he was more natural of an actor than alan--- I only wish that there would have been more episodes based on his character--thank you! wonderful memories of wayne!
windstorm1000 has
@@JamesSmith-jq6om worse again after Fran k/Larry left. all downhill big time from there. Ego Alan took over!
Mr. Rogers had said he wished he had simply "held his nose" and signed on to continue the role of "Trapper"--he also admitted he wondered in what direction the writers would have taken the character if he had stayed
I think Wayne Rogers made a wise choice to leave MASH. He made millions anyway.
MASH was and is a wonderful way to
relieve anxiety. Its full of empathy sympathy
and caring. People crave seeing that kind of proper Human behavior
You bet we want to see that. MASH is a show all about humanity.
He's the spitting image of himself. Really had changed very little. He still had the same smile as when he was on MASH. Such a joyful face.
I love his work!! I wish House Calls was on DVD. I kept hoping they would bring that show back, but then years went by, and then Lynn Redgrave passed away. RIP Wayne and Lynn!
I have been watching episodes of MASH on MeTV. I watch Wayne whenever he's in the scene, and he gave 100% to his character. Also, he had such charisma.
Alan and Wayne, best on screen duo ever.
gold
He was awesome as Trapper on MASH. He never should have left the show.
Agreed.
I agree that Alan alda was the perfect Hawkey and Wayne was the perfect trapper
MASH was iconic! Loved all the characters!
That opening scene from MASH was brilliant. I need to go watch the show again. Sad to hear that Wayne Rodgers died, though. :(
RIP Wayne Rogers, you were awesome!!
Loved the fist three seasons with Trapper. Thanks Wayne
I love the BJ era as much as the Trapper era. Just a shame there were so relatively few seasons with Rogers. Both characters were different but eachothers equal. Although Trapper stemmed more from the comedy roots.
The only good seasons lol
So adorable. Had such a crush on Trapper John McIntyre, Wayne Rogers, back in the day. Still so sad he’s gone, lovely guy.❤️
I prefer bj or hawkeye ^^
RIP Trapper John.....Part of my childhood was watching M*A*S*H each week with my parents. Greatest show of all time in my opinion.
Hey, Raging Bull. I couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching!
Best, David
Great interview, nice to hear the memories from Wayne Rogers. RIP
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Linville was genius playing Frank
Yes, He played a much despised person in the series. It is a job and he did it well. I apologize to Mr. Linville for thinking so badly of his character. You really did a great bit Sir. Thank you for helping make this show so great!
I liked him too !
@@timothymcdonald6913 Yes but he was bloody horrible but Larry Linville was a lovely bloke apparently
Burns was the typical no nothing officer that thought he was God but mash to me was the greatest show!!
I absolutely love how Larry Linville played Burns. He played Burns to the hilt.
Enjoyable interview RIP Wayne
I used to love it when he would yell: "HEY HAWK"!
I like the bit where Radar goes "Hawk? Hawk?" and Hawkeye says to his current date: "He always hawks like that".
Alan Alda, and Wayne Rogers: best duo ever...
Loved it when he played Harpo to Hawkeyes Groucho
What a coincidence. The ad that played just before I watched this had a voice-over by Donald Sutherland, the movie Hawkeye.
Wayne was a excellent actor. His character Trapper was a great opposite to Alan's Hawkeye. Lots of laughs and a view of a serious piece of history.
Watch him in “Chiefs” mini-series with Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine as Foxy the serial killer and Billy Dee Williams. 5 star script and actors/acting.
Add Mash to the shows that really worked well for the time. The actors/characters were just great for a sitcom. A truly great show. Sad to know that Wayne Rogers passed. Good Night Trapper
Wayne got things slightly backwards Silverman took ABC out of 3rd spot. He went to NBC afterwards and ran it into the ground that ended being used to rebuild what it became in the 80's. Silverman was at NBC from 78 to 81.
Great interview, but please leave that zoom alone!
He was a very smart and wealthy business man .
Wayne's absolute best role was in Chiefs a terrific mini-series in the 1980s.
In the Movie Trapper John is the main character and Hawkeye is more of HIS sidekick.
God Bless Wayne Rogers. 👍
Rest easy, Trap...love you, an’ hate that Hawk never got to tell you goodbye.
Interesting how at the end he quotes from Iron Guts Kelly (season 3 episode 4) of M*A*S*H. This is the same episode he recalled on the 30th Anniversary reunion special.
What an incredibly nice, professional, reasonable guy. Trapper was my favorite character on the show (in the movie too but for different reasons). Part of that was because he seemed so down-to-earth and that obviously comes from Wayne Rogers himself.
Terrific guy to meet and interview. Sorry he's gone.
Yeah, gone too soon.
Great actor--in some ways better than Alda who struck me as self indulgent at times. I loved Trapper as a character--flinty and complex--he was so tough yet fair--so different from the later BJ character who was sometimes too agreeable/touchy feely so to speak--and also Alda who was getting too much of the lines, occasionally regretfully. I wish Wayne had stuck around--I am sure there would have been some episodes that would have explored his character--that would have gone into a vulnerable side much more...
I agree with everything you wrote. BJ, imo, was incredibly dull but he pretty much had to be because at that point, the series could have (at times, at least) been called 'The Hawkeye Show Starring Alan Alda.' I would have much preferred more of an ensemble series but the producers/writers pretty much blew that early on in the 'Chief Surgeon Who?' episode. If Trapper had been named chief surgeon (as he was in the film b/c of his chest-cutting expertise), that would have put him on an equal footing with the Hawkeye character for future episodes. Unfortunately, the writers/producers had already decided on a Hawkeye-centric series and that was that.
windstorm1000 I on the other hand think that BJs lines were way more punny, his thinking (rationale) was much more complex than Traps. I personally did bit like Beej at start, but after about 2 seasons I really began to like him more than Trap. That is not to say I did not like Trap. I was sad when he left.
Col. Potter never reached to place in my heart as Col. Blake. Although, Blake would probably be too dull for so many seasons. He was very goofy, and Potter brought it some realism, it's just his voice that's irritating..
"Trapper John Intyre, you son of a gun". I love that scene!!!
You spelled his last name on the show wrong
@@MrFloppy131 I know his last name is McIntyre. On the show Margaret was drunk and mispronounced John's last name. I was quoting her. Notice the " "?
There will only ever be one TRAPPER JOHN...!
I asked a friend once, which character on MASH am I? He said Trapper. I thanked him profusely. Trapper has always been my favorite character. Ever since I was a kid. My friend was Colonel Potter, by the way.
Great, great interview David!
What a lovely guy.
RIP Wayne
I used to have a primary physician named Frank Burns
Urbandrummer1-OMG that's freakin awesome!😂😂😂
Wayne Rogers had an amazing life, God bless him
Rogers said that once a place a spot was found for mash it took off. That spot was the Saturday night lineup. The brilliant CBS Saturday night; the family, MTM, The Bob newhart show, mash and The Carol Burnett show.
lovely articulate thoughts from wayne--really explained inner workings of the show--loved it--thanks!!
Thanks for the kind words! I hope you'll watch some of our other interviews.
let me also add that you were great at interviewing--so often the interviewer over talks guest---you added just enough words to keep conversation evolving, illuminating--that's a gift. we learned so much more about actor's process, mash, etc from Wayne's point of view by careful, nuanced, judicious questioning! thanks!!
That means a lot to me. Thanks, Windstorm. David
I'm curious to know why didn't Wayne Rogers play his character in the "Trapper John MD" spinoff? They got Pernell Roberts, a totally different actor with a different demeanor. Just curious.
Wayne Rogers did not want to be typecast.
I thought that Wayne Rogers/Trapper was short-changed on M*A*S*H. He wasn't given much to do except offer Hawkeye another martini. He was wasted. Mike Farrell made sure that the writers did not do the same thing to B.J.
Hated Hunnicutt--they actually did an episode describing his kids potty training no less-Wayne Rogers was far better
They became a hit with their first TV guide cover. I remember it well and it did spark a conversation about this new show that was rwally funny
Freaked me out when he floated around the screen.
10:50 I think the interviewer meant Pernell Roberts as “Trapper John MD”, not Mike Farrell as BJ.
Exactly, I think Wayne misunderstood the question.
It's stunning as I watch this. I never realized before how much Wayne Rogers looks like Jackie Martling from the Howard Stern Show. I almost expect Wayne to bust out in Jackie's laugh!
😂😂😂😂
F Jackie
I never realized how much Wayne Rogers sounds like Bennett Cerf (on old episodes of "What's My Line?").
Wayne and Alan were absolutely perfect for their parts and played them to perfection. I can't begin to tell you, that after 35 or 40 years of watching MASH, I still find it to be very funny and entertaining. RIP to Wayne and all who have passed. And on a side note, Trapper was soo much better than BJ.
It's kind've a shame that he didn't realize or maybe even care how much his work on MASH meant to a lot of people. Not understanding how much it meant to viewers when Henry died? It seems like a rather cavalier attitude to have when your career relied on people forming an emotional attachment to your work. I'm glad to see he didn't get hurt by leaving MASH although he almost doesn't seem to grasp that's how people know him. It's not for some movie with Mickey Rooney or some play in Williamstown or even House Calls. He's forever Trapper John.
I had forgotten he was in Cool hand Luke.
He's really smart and wise
lol the intro. Love Radar.
My favourite on mash
I'll tell ya what. he was on GUNSMOKE , like several other M*A*S*H regulars. and many,many more guests .but on one episode of MASH, Frank thinks he discovers gold ,and Wayne Rogers says the line, "that's pyrot, not gold" excuse my spelling. on GUNSMOKE, he says the very same line to Ed Begley sr. yes, I have no life.
Pyrite?
is that it? you'd think by 2018 I could take 2 seconds to get a definition. just lazy BTW, on M*A*S*H tonite ,I spotted a GUNSMOKE refugee playing an Officer, instead of a thief/killer.
"Fool's gold" is a common nickname for pyrite. Pyrite received that nickname because it is worth virtually nothing, but has an appearance that "fools" people into believing that it is gold.
Wayne Rogers was the best support actor next to Alan Alda.
I loved Mr. Rogers on MASH far more than Mike Farrell--Trapper John was a far better character than that "sappy" B.J Hunnicutt that Farrell played
Love his reference to the 'Iron Guts Kelly' episode :)
Bedtime sidekick for Hawkeye EVER!
I loved him as Trapper. M*A*S*H wasn't the same without him or McLean.
James Gregory was the General. it was on last night. those jokes were just the kind of things Hawkeye and Trap would say over a dead General,having despised them because they made a career of perpetuating war.
Does anyone know if any of his business predictions came true?
Wayne rogers was offer to be in last episode of m a s h
He felt that would be better without him
Would have loved to see Wayne in the last episode of
Would love to see you spell offered right and not offer
@@MrFloppy131 l made a mistake he was asked to be in the last episode of m a sh.
Ok....
What’s with all of this zooming in and out of Wayne...?
Where is the talk about I Dream Of Jeannie?
Future episode.
The audience knew it was a hit.
Where did this interview actually come from? You have a very well done piece overall, but?
These guys talk like MASH cam out of nowhere to become a smash hit. Are they not going to mention the fact that MASH was a wildly successful movie. Wayne Rogers was playing Elliott Gould's role from the movie. I think they were pretty sure this would be a hit TV show.
There were plenty of failed tv shows based on hit movies by that point.
Loved his character in Cool Hand Luke!
Wayne would of been great as Trapper John in the 80’s TV show, wonder why he wasn’t offered the lead.
Perhaps he WAS.
Whatever happened to the Australian guy with the funky Australian hat, and the black guy named Spearchuker?
Hey, softwater88! Thanks for watching. Spearchucker definitely disappeared after the first few episodes. Not sure why.
But I have an archival interview with MASH creator Larry Gelbart coming up in the near future. Maybe he talks about it.
David
Ugly John!
The writers discovered there were no black surgeons during the korean conflict. So spearchucker was written out. Ugly john was a victim of not enough time in a 30 min episode for all the characters. Hope this helped.
You're mixing two different characters
What about a modern mash in the desert???
Nice interview of Wayne Rogers. He was a great actor and the chemistry between he and Alan could not be beat it was amazing. loved the show which there was more MASH. Which there were more shows with Wayne and Alan. The writing was fantastic.
I kinda forgot how mean Hawkeye (and Trap) could be to Radar now and then. Making fun of the guy's height was okay, and kinda funny sometimes. but in this opening scene they just flat-out call him ugly. Maybe you have to be a woman to see it, but I never really understood why Hawkeye was portrayed as the stud of the camp anyway. I guess he's charming (albeit quite often in a fake way, mostly must to get laid) but does he really qualify as gorgeous or something? Maybe as the best of the rest...
Luckily the Radar-Hawkeye dynamic grew beyond Radar being seen as a lackey to make fun of whenever someone needed to boost their self-esteem.
His accent is puzzling me. To my non-American ears, it sounds overtly New York. This came as a surprise because he never sounded that way as Trapper John. But then I looked him up in Wikipedia, and he was born and grew up in Alabama. So now I’m really confused.
8x14 copy of myself !! ))))
23:07 I’m pretty sure Hawkeye said those lines
Wayne could pass as a brother of G.W. Bush. I remember Wayne also playing in a show called House Calls and a Disney TV movie called The Girl Who Spelled Freedom.
Wayne Rogers was a terrific actor and his comedy will live on. That being said the interviewer is terrible here. The research for this interview is woefully lacking. How do you not know what this man did before Mash. Obviously a hack job in order to just produce content and revenue. An excellent opportunity was wasted here. Its so evident that even Mr Rogers playfully forgets the work that he has done. Do you think this is accidental? No he knows exactly the work he did. What he is doing in a very sly comical way feigning forgetfulness is deliberately trashing this interview. It continues through all 5 parts of this slock. Its brilliant, he's brilliant. The interviewer is not. Believe it not the only thing this interview does is greatly increase my appreciation of the art of Wayne Rogers. No wonder he was a wildly successful businessman.
freddy moved mash to saturday...with MTM an all in the family...
& Carol Burnett! Funniest variety show Ever!
sound is real shit
Love this guy
Great interview but did anyone else hear him cal William Christopher 'Billy Christiansen'? How the hell could he have butchered that so badly!! 😖
I did and that was a large LOL!!!!
I never liked his character on mash. For some reason I never found him funny. Nice person though.
Alan is...well dont hurt his ego...its easily bruised... watched him turn kind nasty with a guy for taking a friendly jab at something he said for being inaccurate scientifically...spent the rest of the event trying to pick fights with the guy..the guy was thankfully like me and, enjoyed it and just found it funny he was so offended by being corrected in a friendly but snarky way... one of the other cast who was there said "hes gonna be impossible for days" LOL...
not a bad person but..big ego... never got that impression from the majority of the rest of the cast, gary...well i know several people who have known him for years...when drunk he will admit he became full of himself and was a jerk alot of times to his coworkers, and regretted leaving, and was quite upset "radar" wasnt picked up...hes not a bad person, but when sober cannot admit this stuff...cant blame him... looking at how you acted when young, after you have matured and can see things from a more mentally mature pov.. anybody who dosnt have "oh gods, thats embarrassing" shit in their past... is a liar.. or psychopath...
one of the few shows where, im told by a friends father, who was crew on the show for its whole run, and has pictures and stories, that, even with the ego issues and attitude issues, there wasnt anybody on cast long term that they didnt respect and like, at least part of the time, and, he says, gary became nearly intolerable for a while, thinking he was the real star not alan.... but, even then, the way he acted wasnt anything new, when he left it genuinely was both a shock, and a relief for some of the crew....sometimes he was nice and personable but, he would also turn and snap randomly or just be in a snappy angry mood for days on end... just unhappy that he wasnt getting the respect and billing he felt he deserved....also im guessing some personal shit was going on outside work making it worse..(if you got shit friends, you can endup with a shit attitude...)
i think i could get on with them all, but would also drive gary and alan nuts with my sarcastic troll humor.... (my friends get it..most guys get it, tomboys always get it...heh..) anyway.... genuine respect for the cast and crew who brought us one of the longest running shows ever...that rarely felt stale...
No one reads comments that long dude. Fuck off.
I don't buy this 'absurdity of war' glibness: The enemy may be absurd, but is none the less deadly, and must be met with defeating force.
I would like to see this interview done much closer to his departure from MASH, clearly his memories had faded significantly by the time this was done. Beginning the interview with swearing added nothing here and probably should've been edited out, not to mention the technical side of this is as poor as it gets. If you are lucky enough to be granted a sit down interview with an "A" list star it should be done with good equipment and an experienced crew, zooming in and out made this look like a practice session for a crew in training and audio pops here and there are just terrible.
Hi, Joe. Just for clarification: This interview was originally for a documentary in which I was never intended to be heard by the audience. The answers were edited and only portions were ever aired. I'm presenting it now completely uncut and uncensored because I felt people would be interested to hear it - (certainly less so in what I was saying!) The footage is from a low quality dub, unfortunately. The original tapes were lost by a careless and unforgivable error and were, I assure you, of the highest quality. This is simply a historical record of this iconic and beloved actor. My sound is what it is, unfortunately, and presented without apology. Hope you can enjoy it in that context. Thanks for understanding. Best, David
He also plays the role of Jo Biden on the 'world stage'
but he probably wasn't falling asleep
A similar value system? Rogers was a republican and Alda is a democrat for crying out loud.
Don't forget - it was a very different time.
I think he meant that as it related to their work ethic on the show as actors.
is david levin gay...
Excellent question, Mr McHaggis. I'm, flattered by your curiosity. Why do you ask?
The show was better after he left. AND when the Frank Burns character was replaced.
Have to disagree vehemently with that. Frank was a much better punching bag than Charles! So much easier to hate.
Boo 👎🏻👎🏻
I REALLY hate it when people use the name of Jesus like it is "filler", or "trash" you just toss around in a conversation when you don't know what else to say. I mean, think about it: Jesus is KNOWN historically to have existed on this earth, to have " gone around doing good" according to the Jewish historian Josephus, who lived at the time, and then, according to Josephus, was "killed by our religious leaders" --- just as described in the Gospels of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John; and just as was prophesied would happen to the Messiah in Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22. So he died for the sins of the whole world, God's sacrificial Lamb for all time offered on the cross --- and what do we do but spit out his Name so disrespectfully??? This is CRAZY!!! You don't hear in Hindu society people cussing and saying "Oh ____" (one of their thousands of gods; you don't hear believers in Confucian societies using Confuscius' name as a curse word; you certainly don't hear Islamic people using "Allah" as a curse word, do you? I believe it is spiritually motivated: the Devil and his demons HATE Jesus, the Son of God. They are always trying to denigrate him and bring even just his name down to the gutter. They don't care about the other gods (that's 'little 'g' ) in this world. Think about it. That's why Jesus' name comes out of the mouth of most people as a curse word, a careless word so easily of those who do not know, respect and love the Lord, Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. If you don't realize who Jesus really is, pick up a Bible and ask God to reveal Himself to you. If you are sincere and humble, he WILL hear you. "And you shall seek me, and you shall find me, when you shall search for me with ALL your heart." Jeremiah 29:13
narniagirl 4ever Religion is dangerous, outdated, imbecilic gibberish that's only purpose is war and ignorance and control of the massas for personal greed.
it's people like Einstein, Christopher Hitchens,Carl Sagan and Richard Dawkins who has truly shown us enlightenment and the real ritchs of the universe and our place in it...
Religion and theism has no monopoly over that.
@narniagirl 4ever. 100% agree
@Dave Quinn, Continue smoking whatever your smoking.
Ohh Jesus
Jesus Christ go fuck yourself with all that bullshit. There is ZERO evidence JC existed. ZERO.