Here we have a tasty Al Hirschfeld-flavored serving of the gang from M*A*S*H , captured as they were cooking up the series' fourth season, on the cover of the TV Week magazine insert from the Ocala Star-Banner.
If this is true, the IMDB lists of original airdates are pretty trustworthy for those losing sleep over the matter.
Whatever Igor was serving may not have agreed with them, but TV audiences followed faithfully, right to the final, solemn trip to the latrine.
See this article in its historical context here.
(It only tastes vaguely like Hirschfeld, but the actual spice went uncredited.)
When one inevitably asks "Wha' for?" regarding the li'l wooden sign pointing the swinging surgeons in the direction of "Tuesday," the inside page of the TV listings explains:
If this is true, the IMDB lists of original airdates are pretty trustworthy for those losing sleep over the matter.
Whatever Igor was serving may not have agreed with them, but TV audiences followed faithfully, right to the final, solemn trip to the latrine.
See this article in its historical context here.
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