# MASH Trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429 "2005-08-24T15:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/81 "2005-08-25T21:12:33Z")
Tl1: Explain, step by step, how Hawkeye failed to get a new pair of boots. Tl2: Same question. Tomato juice. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/82 "2005-08-25T21:53:56Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Tl1: Explain, step by step, how Hawkeye failed to get a new pair of boots. > > Tl2: Same question. Tomato juice. 1. Frank refused to be the third doctor to sign Klinger’s Section-8 certification papers, so Klinger took back his hair dryer from Nurse Murphy who refused to date Radar who took back the cake from Frank’s birthday party prompting Hot Lips to go ahead with sending a report to Gen Hammond so Col BLake ripped up the dentist’s three day pass so he refused to do Zale’s bridgework so Zale refused to order Hawkeye’s boots. Simple, no? 2. They actually did get the tomato juice. First, Radar convinced Col Potter to sign a three-day pass to get Klinger some RnR so Klinger gave away a pair of nylons which they gave to Frank so he could give them to Hot Lips. However, Frank reneged when Hot Lips agreed to go to a party being thrown by some general. But they convinced Hot Lips to stay by forging a marriage proposal in Frank’s name (and sent Klinger in drag in Hot Lips’ place). Radar caught Frank in a good mood and got him to sign the requisition for the tomato juice. Of course, they then found out that Col Potter, on whose behalf they’d been doing this, is allergic to tomato juice. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/83 "2005-08-25T22:10:48Z")
Answering my own question above, the lead-in sitcom that premiered the same night as M_A_S_H (and that was expected to be the hit while M_A_S_H floundered) was [Anna and the King](http://imdb.com/title/tt0068039/), a sitcom based on _The King and I_ and starring Yul Brynner. His precocious daughter was played by Rosalind Chao, who later played Mrs. Klinger in the last episode of MASH and in AfterM_A_S\*H (which was seen by about three more viewers than saw _Anna and the King_). ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/84 "2005-08-25T22:32:08Z")
Why did Hawkeye end up with two Navy surgeons suddenly appearing at camp? What was the final answer to the problem which started the whole thing? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/85 "2005-08-25T22:43:31Z")
The winning poker hand was actually four Tens. The company slogan was “If your shoes aren’t becoming to you, you should be coming to us.” 1. Three records were set in the course of the series. What were they and who set them (for one I’ll accept the idea man)? 2. How did Father Mulcahey say he worked his way through seminary? 3. What’s the name of the ping-pong playing cat? 4. What convinced Colonel Flagg that Frank was a Communist, and why? 5. Complete the quote: “That suit is really you.” " \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ." ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/86 "2005-08-25T22:45:03Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Why did Hawkeye end up with two Navy surgeons suddenly appearing at camp? > > What was the final answer to the problem which started the whole thing? He was trying to complete a crossword puzzle and needed the Yiddish word for “bedbug.” “VONCE!” ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/87 "2005-08-25T22:50:06Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > 1. How did Father Mulcahey say he worked his way through seminary? Boxing? Why did Charles get transferred from Tokyo to the MASH? Where did they order the bathtub from? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/88 "2005-08-25T22:51:26Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > He was trying to complete a crossword puzzle and needed the Yiddish word for “bedbug.” > > “VONCE!” I never did understand that. He kept saying he needed one more word. But on a crossword, you would actually need two more words, because if you’ve filled in all the letters in the vertical clues, by default, everything is filled in horizontally as well. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/89 "2005-08-25T22:52:01Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Boxing? Incorrect. > [@ivylass](#): > > Why did Charles get transferred from Tokyo to the MASH? He won a bunch of money from his commanding officer and was rubbing it in just as the call came in for a replacement surgeon. > [@ivylass](#): > > Where did they order the bathtub from? Sears catalog? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/90 "2005-08-25T22:57:53Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Sears catalog? Nope, unless I’m remembering it wrong. Think sexy ads. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/91 "2005-08-25T23:07:47Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Nope, unless I’m remembering it wrong. Think sexy ads. Right, [Sears catalog](http://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/sears.asp). ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/92 "2005-08-25T23:15:54Z")
The bathtub was ordered from Abercrombie & Fitch. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/93 "2005-08-25T23:19:53Z")
Whoops, I wasn’t finished. The stuff from Sears was ordered during the year-long episode. That included the fake fireplace, the parkas, Father Mulcahey’s seeds, Houlihan’s knitting stuff and Klinger’s baseball stuff. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/94 "2005-08-25T23:28:42Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > The bathtub was ordered from Abercrombie & Fitch. Correct. Charles nearly caused a riot at the unit because he was hoarding something. What was he hoarding? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/95 "2005-08-25T23:55:10Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Charles nearly caused a riot at the unit because he was hoarding something. What was he hoarding? Newspapers in one episode, and soda water in another. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/96 "2005-08-26T00:12:36Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > 1. Complete the quote: “That suit is really you.” " \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ." “If you’re Adolphe Menjou” ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/97 "2005-08-26T00:15:09Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > 1. Three records were set in the course of the series. What were they and who set them (for one I’ll accept the idea man)? 1. Stuffing people into a jeep (organized by Hawkeye) 2. Flagpole-sitting (Klinger) 3. Consecutive free throws (Col. Sherman “Hoops” Potter) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/98 "2005-08-26T00:20:06Z")
Potter once told Klinger if he could do one thing, it would prove he was crazy and he would give him a section 8 discharge. What was that thing and why didn’t Klinger succeed? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/99 "2005-08-26T00:33:36Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Potter once told Klinger if he could do one thing, it would prove he was crazy and he would give him a section 8 discharge. What was that thing and why didn’t Klinger succeed? He had to remain on a pole wearing a fur coat during a heat wave for a set period of time (I don’t remember how long). He broke with only a few minutes to go and jumped into the bathtub while Margaret was bathing. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429/100 "2005-08-26T00:36:35Z")
In an early episode Margaret made a comment about her family background that was contradicted by a later episode (in which it was a major plotpoint, with no mention of the contradiction). What was it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429.md?page=6)