# M\*A\*S\*H vs. Scrubs - which is the better show?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-vs-scrubs-which-is-the-better-show/938435 "2021-03-22T14:19:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-vs-scrubs-which-is-the-better-show/938435/21 "2021-03-26T11:23:47Z")

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> [@txtumbleweed](#):
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> As for Radar’s line and delivery, I’ll throw it up against JD’s - “Where do you think we are?”

This is exactly the scene in Scrubs I was thinking of. Gives me chills.

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**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-vs-scrubs-which-is-the-better-show/938435/22 "2021-03-26T11:36:14Z")

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Good analysis, OP. Appreciate it.

In fact, your notes regarding the supporting casts really swings the decision toward Scrubs for me. On MASH, only Radar is in the same class as Cox, Kelso, Janitor, Jordan, etc. I also prefer Turk (or Elliot) over BJ (or Trapper).

MASH’s wartime scenario gives the series more potential for dramatic heft. They used it well on many occasions, and those dramatic moments stick in my memory. But MASH’s descent into sanctimonious preaching on the back end of its run really hurts its legacy.

My verdict: Scrubs.

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