# And of course, 100 MASH characters **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720 "2006-03-24T15:05:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/101 "2006-03-25T04:10:38Z")
That’s **Hammond**! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/102 "2006-03-25T04:15:32Z")
Lt. Baker, the nurse who got put on report by Margaret and then snuck her husband into her tent and got busted again. It’s during the “lousy cup of coffee” ep, Hot Lip’s best. The soldier who’s point of view a whole ep was taken from. Charles’ orchastra from the final ep. Radar’s bunny, the one that gave up it’s uterus for Hot Lips’ pregnancy test. Peggy and Erin Hunnicut (Seen in home movie) Mildred Potter Hawkeye’s dad Charles’ sister Honoria, who’s stutter was heard on tape. The stuttering soldier. The Turkish soldier with the huge moustache The fellow who died holding Nurse Kellye’s hand and talking about his peachtree orchard. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/103 "2006-03-25T04:23:32Z")
If we can count characters never seen like Honoria Winchester, then how about Rizzo’s wife Zola? ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/104 "2006-03-25T04:26:06Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > do you mean Sorrell Brooke who played Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker Yes! General Barker! I kept thinking of B names but none seemed right. And I even though Gen Wilson, but KNEW that was wrong! LOL (And I knew Sorrell but couldn’t remember Brooke). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/105 "2006-03-25T04:29:25Z")
Lyle Wesson (Alex Karras) Sgt. Ames Maj. Frankenheimer (the officer in charge of the “Korean Theater”) Capt. Roy Dupree (Arkansas '43–“Souwee hog!”) Correction: Loudon Wainright’s character was Capt. Calvin Spaulding (referring to Groucho’s African explorer). > [@Green Bean](#): > > If we can count characters never seen like Honoria Winchester, then how about Rizzo’s wife Zola? While we never saw Honoria, we did hear her. Zola was never seen nor heard. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/106 "2006-03-25T04:36:13Z")
There was Radar’s mom in the home movie, also played by Gary Burghoff. Sometimes those memories of Gary Burghoff in drag wake me up screaming at night. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/107 "2006-03-25T05:03:14Z")
Lt Ginger Bayliss ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/108 "2006-03-25T05:07:19Z")
maybe we should save the characters not actually in Korea/Japan as last resorts in case we have trouble hitting 100? what do you all think? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/109 "2006-03-25T05:16:57Z")
91 Aggie O’Shea, the reporter B.J. “Beej” Hunnicut Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce Billy Tyler Brandy Doyle (Gwen Verdon) Captain Casey (the fake doctor) Captain Jonathan R. Tuttle Captain Pak Captain Simmons Capt. Steven Newsome Carlye Walton Charlie Lee Col. Hollister Colonel Daniel Webster Tucker “A shot and a beer” Colonel Flagg Colonel Sherman Tecumseh Potter Corporal Igor Straminsky Corporal Calvin Spaulding (played by Loudon Wainwright III) (Corporal)Sargeant Maxwell Q. Klinger Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly Digger Detweiler Donna, aka Mrs Chuck Winchester Double Dear John John from Reno, AKA Cowboy Dr Sidney Friedman Dr. Borelli Duke Forrest Edwina “Nurse Eddie” Ferguson Five O’Clock Charlie Fr. Francis J Mulcahy General Clayton General Douglas MacArthur (tho not a speaking role) General Hammond General Steele “Hey, hey, Uncle Bud, gonna beat my feet in the Mississippi mud!” Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker Ho-Jon Inga Interviewer (Clete Roberts) Jesus Christ (Well, he wasn’t REALLY Jesus Christ. He just thought he was.) Kim Luck Leo Bardonaro (James Cromwell) Lieutenant General Robert “Iron Guts” Kelly Lt Col Donald Penobscot Lt Col Henry Blake Lt Dish Lt Mendenhall Lt. Nugent Lil Rayburn Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III Major Frank Burns Major Murdock Margaret “Hot Lips” (O’)Houlihan (she was more Irish in the movie) Marine Sgt. Marty “The Trenton Tornado” Urbancik Martine LeClerc Mr Kwan Nancy Sue Parker Nurse Able Nurse (Lt) Baker Nurse Kelley Painless Woldowski Private George Weston Pvt Charles Lamb Pvt. Gary Sturgis (Patrick Swayze). Pvt. La Roche Radar’s bunny Radar’s teddy bear Rosie Sgt. Jerry Scully Seargent Zelmo Zale Sister Theresa Smilin’ Jack Mitchell Soldier (from **Point of View** ) Soon Li Klinger Sophie Sparky, friend of company clerks everywhere Spearchucker Jones Staff Sgt. Luther Rizzo the orphans - colletively, they count as one character The P.A. system The Korean Family from Hawkeye’s Jeep accident The Sniper Tommy Gillis Trapper John McIntyre Ugly John, the gas-passer Wendell Peterson (Ron Howard) Lyle Wesson (Alex Karras) Sgt. Ames Maj. Frankenheimer (the officer in charge of the “Korean Theater”) Capt. Roy Dupree (Arkansas '43–“Souwee hog!”) The stuttering soldier. The Turkish soldier with the huge moustache The fellow who died holding Nurse Kellye’s hand and talking about his peachtree orchard. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/110 "2006-03-25T05:25:47Z")
Nurse Meg Cratty ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/111 "2006-03-25T05:32:28Z")
Nurse Bigelow Nurse Margie Cuttler ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/112 "2006-03-25T07:42:39Z")
What about the guy expecting a bribe when Hawkeye ran Rosie’s – Sully? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/113 "2006-03-25T10:37:28Z")
Private James Weston (the ghost) ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/114 "2006-03-25T10:51:29Z")
Nurse Donovan (B.J. slept with her.) ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/115 "2006-03-25T12:21:04Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > While we never saw Honoria, we did hear her. Zola was never seen nor heard. Good point. I just remember Rizzo talking about her an awful lot. I love Rizzo. > [@anyrose](#): > > maybe we should save the characters not actually in Korea/Japan as last resorts in case we have trouble hitting 100? what do you all think? I don’t know that that’s where I would draw the line. I mean, I’d probably count people like Honoria, Peg, and Erin _before_ I’d count miscellaneous characters that only appeared in one episode. They were regularly mentioned and their personalities were fleshed out. They were very important in the lives of major characters. In contrast, Zola was referred to a lot, but usually played for a laugh, and she was the wife of a minor character. Here’s a test–if the show was set in the U.S., would these characters have been seen regularly? Peg and Erin? Definitely. Honoria? Probably would be in a few episodes. Zola? Probably still mentioned, but maybe not seen. Anyway, that’s my opinion. We need a judge to make the call. I appoint **anyrose**. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/116 "2006-03-25T13:18:05Z")
Assorted nuns with seen with the orphans. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/117 "2006-03-25T13:22:29Z")
Colonel Wortman (Keene Curtis); “And rockets–I want plenty of rockets!” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/118 "2006-03-25T13:56:04Z")
Colonel Buzz Brayton, the one who had a high casualty record because he sent his men to the front to retrieve bodies. ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/119 "2006-03-25T14:08:25Z")
Potter’s horse BJ’s motorcycle Nurse McCarthy aka “Knocko” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720/120 "2006-03-25T16:10:10Z")
> [@Manatee](#): > > What about the guy expecting a bribe when Hawkeye ran Rosie’s – Sully? Muldoon, played by John Orchard (who previously played Ugly John). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-of-course-100-mash-characters/349720.md?page=7)