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Alan Alda and Mike Farrell came together on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of TV show M*A*S*H and celebrate its legacy.

Klinger and Father Mulcahy respectively over the years, while David Ogden Stiers came onboard as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in season five. Potter), while Loretta Swit (as nurse Major Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan) stayed with the show throughout its entirety. Henry Blake), Larry Linville (Major Frank Burns), Gary Burghoff (as Cpl. [William Christopher](https://metro.co.uk/2017/01/01/william-christopher-who-played-father-mulcahy-in-mash-dies-aged-84-6354618/) recurred as Cpl. Walter ‘Radar’ O’Reilly) and Harry Morgan (Col. [replacing Wayne Rogers’ ‘Trapper’ John McIntyre ](https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/01/mash-star-wayne-rogers-better-known-as-trapper-john-mcintyre-has-died-5595000/)as Hawkeye’s fellow surgeon and best friend, and also dipping his toe in writing and directing on the show.

M*A*S*H celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday. Two of the show's longest-running surviving stars, Alan Alda and Mike Farrell, reunited to celebrate ...

"I had a letter from a man who complained that he had to console his 10-year-old son who was sobbing. "It shocked the audience, too," Alda told the Times. And it was the best script I had seen since I'd been in prison," Alda called in a new interview with One reason why the show continues to resonate is the reality embedded in the storylines, Alda said. The series finale, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," still holds the record for the most-watched scripted episode in the history of U.S. [McLean Stevenson](https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/17/arts/mclean-stevenson-dies-at-66-star-of-tv-s-m-a-s-h-series.html)) died. "I called my wife and I said: 'This is a terrific script, but I don't see how I can do it. It could run a whole year.' To go from that to 50 years later, it's still getting, not only attention but it's still getting an audience, is a surprise." Two of the show's longest-running surviving stars, [Alan Alda](https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/alan-alda-speaks-out-after-death-of-mash-co-star-kellye-nakahara/) and Mike Farrell, reunited to celebrate the occasion. [Alda, 86](https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/mash-star-alan-alda-reveals-parkinsons-diagnosis/), starred in all 256 episodes as Capt. The two stars clinked wine glasses and smiled for the camera. [M*A*S*H](https://popculture.com/movies/news/sally-kellerman-mash-back-to-school-star-dead-84/) celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday.

There were some war stories shared for sure this weekend, as Alan Alda and Mike Farrell (aka Hawkeye Pierce and Mike Hunnicutt on the show) reunited to ...

It remains the most-watched finale of any television series and scripted series. It followed a team of doctors and support staff stationed in South Korea during the Korean War from 1950-1953. 1983 as a spin-off of the film and book of the same name.

Alda starred as Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce and Farrell portrayed Capt. B. J. Hunnicutt on the long-running CBS series.

He won six Emmys, for acting, writing, and directing in the series. Alda himself racked up 25 Emmy nominations for acting, writing, and directing. [See Also](https://www.tvinsider.com/1060827/mash-trivia-series-quiz/) [How Well Do You Remember 'M*A*S*H'? The series ended after 11 seasons, and the final episode, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” aired on February 28, 1983. It was seen by over 100 million viewers and remains the most-watched episode of a U.S. M*A*S*H premiered on September 17, 1972, and aired its first few seasons while the Vietnam War was ongoing.