The franchise depicts a group of fictional characters who served at the fictional "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H)" during the Korean War, loosely based on the historic 8055th MASH unit.

The show is an ensemble piece revolving around key personnel in a United States Army Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in the Korean War (1950–53). The "4077th MASH" was one of several surgical units in Korea.

Henry finds out he's been discharged from the army and everyone at the 4077th prepares to say goodbye to him as he heads home. A little white lie about an imaginary officer balloons into an elaborate charade. Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre … Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger … Col. Sherman T. Potter … Lt. Kellye Yamato, RN … Pvt. Igor Straminsky … Roy …

The 4077th MASH is a typical U.S. Army Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. Based on a concept that evolved soon after the Second World War, these units are designed to be highly mobile, with its own transportation to allow them to keep up with advancing troops or …

M*A*S*H is a media franchise revolving around the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they attempt to maintain sanity during the harshness of the Korean War. Captain Benjamin Franklin " Hawkeye " Pierce (Jr. in the novel) was played by Donald Sutherland in the film, and by Alan Alda in the television series.

Aug 28, 2017 · Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 4077 was fictional, but the wisecracking main character Hawkeye Pierce was based on a real person: H. Richard Hornberger.

Showtime: Directed by Jackie Cooper. With Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit. A USO troupe entertains the 4077th in between the usual chaos.

Patent 4077: Directed by Harry Morgan. With Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit. Hawkeye is fed up with having to work with inadequate surgical equipment, so he tries to find somebody to create a makeshift clamp for him.

Inspired by Richard Hooker's 1968 bestseller, "MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors", and the 1970 Robert Altman film of the same name, M*A*S*H depicted the medical staff and personnel of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, a medical unit situated just a few miles away from the North Korean front near the town of Uijeongbu.

Patent 4077 was the 139th overall episode of the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H, also the 17th episode of Season 6 of the series. Written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs, and directed by Harry Morgan, it originally aired on January 10, 1978.