"The heroes [in M*A*S*H] have not been—for the most part—your career Army people. Only Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan) has the career …. The others tend to attain their heroism … through an anti-military point of view. … We've tried to be fair about [our depictions of officers and of the United States Armed Forces]. … [W]hile we were depicting [the Korean War], … many of [our viewers] identified with [the show because of the Vietnam War]."
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Burt Metcalfe, in a one-on-one interview on-set. As the show's executive producer from seasons 6 to 11, Metcalfe made dramatic changes to the writing of the episodes.
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