“Abyssinia, Henry” is the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series. The episode was the final of the series’ third season. It is one of only two episodes in the series not to have been written by a co-creator or co-producer. It has been cited as one of the most memorable episodes of all time.
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“Abyssinia, Henry” is the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series. The episode was the final of the series’ third season. The plot centers on the honorable discharge and subsequent departure of the 4077th MASH’s commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake. The highly controversial ending to the episode prompted more than 1,000 letters to series producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, and drew fire from both CBS and 20th Century Fox. After the production of this episode, both Stevenson and Wayne Rogers, who played the character of Trapper John McIntyre, left the series to pursue other interests. These combined departures and their subsequent replacements also signaled the beginning of a major shift in focus of the show as a whole with story and script focus emphasizing Hawkeye Pierce, played by Alan Alda. The title of the episode refers to the slang use of \”Abyssinia\” for \”goodbye\”. It was written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell and first aired on March 18, 1975, and was rated a high of 9.5 out of 10 (out of 10) in the U.S., and 9.0 out of 11 in the UK. It was the last episode to air on CBS before the series went on hiatus for two years.
It has since been referenced and parodied many times, and has been cited as one of the most memorable episodes of all time by many writers and directors. It is one of only two episodes in the series not to have been written by a co-creator or co-producer, the other being “Welcome to Korea,” which aired in the first week of the fourth season. It also served as the first episode in the fifth season, which was the first of the sixth season, and the last of the seventh season, when the series returned to the air in September 1978. The final episode of season seven was “Welcome To Korea”, which aired on September 26, 1978. It featured the first appearance of the character Frank Burns, who would later become the unit commander. The last episode of series seven, in October 1978, featured the final appearance of Hawkeye and Trapper, who had been married for three months. It ended with the characters saying their goodbyes to each other and leaving the camp. The series has since had a number of spin-offs, including “Hawkeye’s Army” and “Trapper’s Army”.
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