What's the Difference between MASH the Movie and M*A*S*H the TV Show?
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In the TV Show |
Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce
Portrayed by: Donald Sutherland
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Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce
Portrayed by: Alan Alda
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Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan
Portrayed by: Sally Kellerman
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Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
Portrayed by: Loretta Swit
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Duke Forrest
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This Character does not appear.
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This Character does not appear.
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Max Klinger
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The Painless Pole
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This Character does not appear.
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| In the Movie |
In the TV Show |
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Frank Burns is a Captain. |
Frank Burns is a Major and Hawkeye's superior. |
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After the camp exposes her while taking a shower, Major Houlihan resigns her commission. |
This does not happen; Major Houlihan stays from the beginning of the series until the end of the war.
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Father Mulcahy is somewhat rough around the edges and is not afraid to curse or stand up to Hawkeye. |
Father Mulcahy acts innocent and fatherly. |
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Hawkeye, like all the other surgeons, dislike the war and the ensuing casualties but do not protest against the war's cause. |
Hawkeye is a frequent critic of the war and why it is being fought.
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Col. Blake is a Regular Army doctor who has been in the service for a long time. |
Col. Blake was drafted. |