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M.A.S.H. Season Three (Full Screen Collector's Edition)

Alan Alda (Actor), Wayne Rogers (Actor), Alan Alda (Director), Don Weis (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
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In honoring M*A*S*H's third season with the prestigious Peabody Award, the judges praised this series "for the depth of its humor and the manner in which comedy is used to lift the spirit and, as well, to offer a profound statement on the nature of war." Contained on three discs, season three comprises several benchmark episodes illustrative of what the Peabody judges called "television of high purpose." In "Rainbow Bridge," Hawkeye (Alan Alda), Trapper (Wayne Rogers), Radar (Gary Burghoff), Klinger (Jamie Farr), and an opportunistic Frank Burns (Larry Linville) participate in a swap with the North Koreans of wounded POWs. In "The Consultant," Robert Alda (Alan's dad) guest stars as a visiting doctor who cracks under the pressure of operating so close to the front. And the shocking season finale, "Abyssinia, Henry," took a page from Mister Roberts and killed off commanding officer Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson), who was en route home.

M*A*S*H's sense of humor did not go AWOL. The season opener, "The General Flipped at Dawn," earned guest star Henry Morgan an Emmy nomination for his performance as a certifiable general and paved the way for Morgan to join the cast in season four. "Adam's Ribs" is a classic episode in which Hawkeye orders out to Chicago for a very special delivery of spare ribs. In "Iron Guts Kelly," the war's "greatest fighting general" gets a little too gung-ho and perishes in Margaret's (Loretta Swit) tent. Because of its wartime setting and life-and-death struggles, this is that rare sitcom that may actually play better without a laugh track, an option this set offers. To paraphrase the title of one episode, this was a full, rich season that offered each member of one of television's finest ensembles the opportunity to shine. But Alda, who was honored that year with a Golden Globe award, fully emerges as the series' star. --Donald Liebenson

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By the show’s third year ratings were high enough to give the writers and creators more leverage with the network and thus a bit less trouble with the censors. In addition, the show’s writers were more experienced with the TV format and had more in-depth knowledge of the characters. By this time they could also gauge how much serious material the audience would accept mixed in with their comedy.

But most importantly, between the second and third seasons Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds visited Korea, a trip that they say affected the stories in the third season.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Totally agree it's the best season of MASH, July 14 2004
This review is from: M.A.S.H. Season Three (Full Screen Collector's Edition) (DVD)
I love the mixture of comedy and seriousness that pervades the entire season unlike the more slapsticky first two seasons. Now due to lack of special features on the DVD. Here are some season three bloopers not on this DVD.1) Stevenson and Burghoff laughing at (guest!) Harry Morgan saying "The irish were rotten Indian fighters" and other lines.2)A chorus of "We want something else" from the Adams Rib episode where we see Klinger and Rader sitting side by side humming and Burghoff laughng a bit.3) Another bit with guest Harry Morgan saying "My brother contacted Yellow fever during the digging of the Panama Canal." Trap (Rogers) Says something like "Well you should've called me sooner General" and gets dry mouth saying it.4) A breakout in laughter from Alda and Rogers while licking things in the ep where Radar saves the lamb's life.'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another classic season, May 9 2004
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This review is from: M.A.S.H. Season Three (Full Screen Collector's Edition) (DVD)
Some consider the third season the show's very best, full of humor but also more boldly playing with serious topics. The actors are really at home in their characters by this point, and the audience knows them inside and out, too. They no longer need to play gags over-the-top to work because we know them so well. And because we know they so well, the serious turns hit home.

Reams have been written about M.A.S.H.; offering accolades would just be repeating what has been said before. Among the most popular sitcoms ever made, the show still stands the test of time despite being a "period" show. The jokes still work, the characters are still charming and feel like old friends, and the show still more enjoyable than most of the shows that have come and gone since.

Like the other sets, this DVD collection is bare bones (though not poorly produced). We get the episodes spread out over several discs in a sturdy triple-case and a small booklet with info on each episode. That's it. No extras. No commentaries. No documentaries. Just the episodes.

And that is just fine, because the episodes are great. Good picture far quality, good sound, and an option to turn off the laugh track are about all we really need.

Even better is the price. Because this is so bare bones, we're paying only about $35 rather than the $50 or $70 so common with TV-on-DVD sets.

A no-brainer buy for M.A.S.H. fans.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not sure which impresses me more..., April 15 2004
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If you were new to MASH and asked a fan which season best represented the series, most fans would point you towards season 3. By this point the writers and cast had mastered walking the fine line between humour and drama, and knew how to make you laugh while also exploring some of the deeper issues of life. There are a lot of standouts this season, including Hawkeye's craving for Adam's ribs, a supposedly dead soldier that comes back to life, General MacArthur's visit to the camp, and future cast member Harry Morgan's guest appearance as a crazy general. Two of the more serious episodes include a tension-filled prisoner exchange and a trip to an aid station at the front lines.

The one episode that most fans feel define this season is the season finale, where commanding officer Henry Blake goes home. However, I think there might actually be another episode that impresses me more, the oft-underrated "The Consultant." Guest-starring Alan Alda's father, the story revolves around a consultng doctor who shows up to demostrate a new medical procedure, only to become too drunk to operate when the time comes. While the premise could sound like a comedic episode, this is actually a very subtly done drama that shows MASH at its best. The lesson learned here is not one that gets shoved down the viewer's throats (like later MASH seasons), but is so deep yet understated that it'll take a rewind or two with the DVD remote to catch all the implications of the final scene.

By now it's obvious that each MASH season will be a bare-bones set, and maybe that's okay at least for the moment. Each set is affordable, the audio/video quality is above broadcast standards, and viewers can turn the laugh track off. For new and old fans alike, MASH season 3 is definitely a season to check out.

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