MASH: Complete The Martinis & Medicine Collection DVD

Finally available in a complete, all eleven seasons of this classic comedy are presented in a stunning, specially designed First Aid Kit. As well as over 260 episodes, this highly collectable edition contains an entire disc of special features to pay tribute to this critically acclaimed comedy legend.Over three and a half hours of brand new features includin* 30th anniversary reunion * Memories of M*A*S*H * 'My Favourite M*A*S*H' * Bloopers * M*A*S*H Game * Script from a never made episode * Cast interviews * Optional laughter track selection * And much moreAdapted for television by legendary comedy writer Larry Gelbart, the series has long since supplanted Robert Altman's film in the public's consciousness. Life and death at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War doesn't seem like ripe fodder for a comedy series, but M*A*S*H masterfully balanced laughter and tears (less so in its later, more preachy seasons). It often does play better without a laugh track (a viewing option for all episodes). During its run, M*A*S*H survived several delicate operations, including the departure of Gelbart after season 4 and the loss of core ensemble members McLean Stevenson as Col. Henry Blake and Wayne Rogers as Trapper John (after season 3), Larry Linville as Frank Burns (after season 5) and Gary Burghoff (a veteran of the original film) as Radar (after season 8). The show thrived with the introduction of some new blood, Henry Morgan as "regular Army" Col. Potter and Mike Farrell as compassionate BJ (season 4) and David Ogden Stiers as elitist Charles Emerson Winchester III (season 6).