Memorable moments from the iconic series ‘M*A*S*H’

MASH Actor, director and writer Alan Alda in the driving seat of a jeep, surrounded by Loretta Swit and other cast members of the hit television show M.A.S.H, in costume as members of a US Army medical corp. (Keystone/Getty Images)

September 15, 2021 at 8:33 am EDT

Premiering on Sept. 17, 1972, ‘M*A*S*H’ quickly became one of the most beloved TV series in American history.

Adapted from the 1970 film of the same name, based on the 1968 novel, the show told the story of personnel stationed at a mobile army surgical hospital unit during the Korean War.

New York Daily News writer Paul Liotta notes that ‘M*A*S*H’ “combined humor with drama and its finale remains the highest rated single television broadcast in U.S. history.”

In honor of the 49th anniversary of the show’s premiere, here is a list of some of the most memorable ‘M*A*S*H’ moments:

The Army-Navy game

“Abyssinia, Henry”

When B.J. punches Hawkeye

“War isn’t Hell”

>>Read about more iconic moments here.