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by Deborah S. Roberts

After finishing my little tribute, I read the notes and thought, “Hey, I’m going to mail that to the people who worked on the show.” So I tore the little spiral pages out of my notebook, shoved them—rough edges and all—into an envelope, and addressed it to “Anyone connected to MASH,” in care of CBS. I found the CBS address in TV Guide, stuck a stamp on the envelope, and sent it on its way, thinking some mail clerk might be happy about working for a network that produced such a terrific show.

Several weeks later, I received a personal letter from Bert Metcalfe, the executive producer of the series during its final years.

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