The Real Reason Larry Linville Left MASH, He Later Regretted It

[@FactsVerse]

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[@mikeminnick8376]

Best lines...that's what's wrong with the UN, it's full of foreigners, that's what killed the League of Nations. GOLD!

[@jonlong5197]

You're showing the wrong Larry Linville grave marker. The actor Larry Linville was born on Sept.29, 1939 & died on April 10, 2000

[@kmr9347]

Beginning to think they do this on purpose so they can get more engagement when the REAL fans see the errors and bring them up. It happens wayyyyyyyyy to often for it to not be on purpose. 🤔

[@ericscottstevens]

@@kmr9347 True it seems like people on YT like to talk more about correcting wrong information than agreeing about correct information and moving on. In any regard this is all about clicks. Hope we do not ruin society over this.

[@kyleroy912]

I saw larry linville when he did his college tour in 1986 in buffalo ny. I didn't know what to expect beforehand. Wow he was very interesting and very intelligent. I was very pleased i went.

[@tj921able]

Larry Linville was a talented & heavily underrated actor. His comic expertise was not to be beaten. The show didn't really feel the same after his departure, but I still did like David Ogden Stiers.

[@caroljeanscott5571]

My father was in the Canadian navy during the Korean conflict and they had officers that were just as bad as Frank Burns. I think his character was real. Larry Linville did a really good job playing Frank Burns.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@caroljeanscott5571]

@@FactsVerse I don't know, I watch things on entertainment and I am unfamiliar with the acters but I always loved MASH

[@kmr9347]

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[@l.salisbury1253]

Thing is: we could eventually laugh with Winchester... we could only laugh AT Ferret-Face!

[@gwidwock]

I think the funniest episodes are with Frank Burns, Hotlips, Hawkeye, Trapper, Henry & Radar. They were the best.

[@ronleight9341]

Totally agree!

[@FactsVerse]

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@michaelt2974]

All they needed to do was start giving Frank more depth. Over time the writers could have helped Frank grow. Not that difficult.

[@bjbell52]

It worked for Loretta Swit but I think Frank Burns as a character was to far "gone" from reality to give him that depth. It did pave the way for Major Winchester who was in his own way a complicated character. I couldn't help thinking that some of the earlier Winchester episodes were meant for Burns originally, like the time he tried to gather up the army script that civilians were using to buy things, for pennies on the dollar. It really sounded like something Burns would do, not a multi-millionaire like Winchester.

[@FactsVerse]

We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great day!

[@alb.dersame]

His role as Frank Burns was unforgettable. Alan Alda's Hawkeye became way too much overkill. And I always felt that there were way too many "Chopper's" interruptions in the series. When Maj. Chuck Emerson Winchester (in one episode) replaced Burns, he became my favorite character. I memorized so many of his intelligent lines from the series. "But alas, I am a surgeon, my hands are needed for the saving of lives, not for the (ah ha ha chopping motion) manufacture of kindling." Just one of many lines that I loved from David. I have the box set. My brother and I can practically run down all the lines from every episode. We still watch it every single day. Thanks for letting us know more about Larry's personal life. Love your channel. You guys are the best!

[@er4actors]

I think Frank's role would have evolved and grown had he stayed … I think either way it was simply just a choice of Linville to leave and try to capitalize on his fame, something many an Actor has done historically. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

[@Troy729]

@@bjbell52 I seem to remember an interview with one of the other cast members that said Larry was offered to have his character grow. Larry didn't want to do that. I can't remember the reason why.

[@1moredayof]

It was mentioned on MASH that they had a 92 percent (aproximately) survival rate of the soldiers who came to their hospital. People forget that Frank had to be a competent doctor and was a part of those statistics.

[@mikemakuch2824]

He was the butt of the jokes and they were well placed. I believe he made the part enjoyable and entertaining as well. RIP

[@gramps6334]

His character was hilarious. Couldn't have been played better.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@djdon60]

Thank-you, Mr. Linville, for a lot of entertainment. Rest, peacefully, 'Ferret-face.'

[@FactsVerse]

Thank you too for your beautiful mesasge for Larry. Which episode of the show appealed to you the most?

[@ozrob8726]

You featured the headstone of the wrong Larry Linville.

[@2007cgarza]

I wondered just as I read your comment! True.

[@Mithra-bl7nv]

I've long thought that Mr. Linville probably got just plain bored with Frank Burns. Five seasons and that character never changed one bit, unlike all the other characters. Considering his background, small wonder. He sounds like he was as kind and gracious a man as Burns wasn't. Shame he wasn't allowed to live longer. One small thing, that headstone you showed has a date of death in 1974. Clearly the wrong one. His name was Lawrence Lavon Linville, 1939 to 2000.

[@asmith8947]

Stiers was a great addition to the show.

[@FactsVerse]

Definitely! We feel the same way. Thank you for sharing your sentiments and for watching our content. Which episode of the show appealed to you the most?

[@kimdurig1322]

I've seen interviews with the other actors and they all said that Larry was a super nice down to earth guy

[@FactsVerse]

Fun stuff, thank you so much for sharing this info about Larry. What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@Kiamichi-Okie]

M*A*S*H my favorite character was / is John Patrick Francis Mulcahy aka Fr. Mulcahy. He inspired me so much, I became a Chaplain.

[@ronleight9341]

I hope you are able to stay away from the sacrificial wine! Lol

[@FactsVerse]

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing! How about your favorite episode?

[@mutantryeff]

Larry Linville graduated from El Camino High School in Sacramento

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[@Darylmas]

In the early 80's I frequented a small local playhouse in N. San Diego County and saw 2 plays, one written by him and another writer and one also written in collaboration but in which he acted as one of the characters. Both were great. I was sad to hear about his illness and passing. As a former corpsman during the Vietnam War I could relate to the insanity and heartache that was frequently displayed on the show.

[@colderbeer]

He played a prominent doctor in the made for TV movie "The Night Stalker," which also starred Darren McGavin as a reporter named Karl Kolchak.

[@FactsVerse]

One of our favorites too, you've got fine taste! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@phildicks4721]

Wasn't Larry a recurring character in the Kolchack TV series?

[@youtubemusic2700]

The tombstone in the video is incorrect. Larry was born September 29, 1939 and Died April 10, 2000 (aged 60), not 1942-1974.

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

Larry was the funniest actor on that show. RIP

[@joanellebracht5311]

I loved his character in MASH. While I liked and appreciated Winchester ...I felt that with two intellectual, witty types already cast, Frank Burns was a much needed character.

[@FactsVerse]

Us too! Which episode of MASH appealed to you the most?

[@timmitchell3870]

In a lot of ways Charles Emerson Winchester truly was the embodiment if the second half of MASH. Not as funny, and took himself a little too seriously. He also tended to think he was the smartest one in the room, and sometimes overstayed his welcome. But he could still make us laugh on occasion - and in the end he was still a pretty good guy.

[@bjbell52]

The thing with Winchester was that he was often the smartest one in the room. In the first episodes he showed that he was not only as good a surgeon as Hawkeye but was in some ways better.

[@peterbrown3608]

Just wondering why you start off showing scenes from MASH the movie? Frank Burns was portrayed by Robert Duvall in the movie.

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[@kmr9347]

Research department not paying attention??? 😮😊

[@robertdragoff6909]

In the movie version of MASH, Burns was portrayed by Robert Duval, who was last seen wearing a straight jacket and being carted of to the loony bin in a Jeep….. Linville’s Frank Burns also went bonkers, but while on R&R in Tokyo. Charles was an attempt to create a new Frank Burns, but on steroids! Eventually things toned down and the writing changed and Charles became part of the team… But because I come from Boston just like Charles I kinda fell in love with him…. What he really did well was his Boston Brahman accent that he did consistently through all the years he was on MASH.

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[@larry3064]

There is absolutely nobody who could have played Frank Burns better. He was a fantastic actor. Klinger was always my favorite character on MASH

[@jryland6]

I still watch 4 back to back episodes, Mon-Fri & 2 back to back episodes on Sunday evening. Been watching ever since it started with the original Movie & then the TV Series. I have loved every character from start to finish. I HAVE SO MUCH LOVE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE MAKING OF M.A.S.H. MOVIE, M.A.S.H. TV SERIES & M.A.S.H. SPECIALS, I’VE SEEN THEM ALL; FROM THE BEGINNING. I WATCH ALL THE RERUNS & RARELY MISS AN EPISODE. GUESS THIS MAKES ME A DIE HARD FAN WITHOUT BEING A MEMBER OF THE FAN CLUB. I HAVE MY REASONS. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertrichard7335]

A NOTE TO THE CREATOR OF THIS TRIBUTE: Why did you show a headstone with the wrong D.O.D. posted on it? It reads at approximately the 7:12 mark that he died on June 1, 1974. Is this the actual headstone?

[@weedermann]

Larry regretted leaving MASH? This sentiment must have arisen very late in his life. In the mid-80's, I worked as a standin/photo-double on a new show, "Misfits of Science" and met Larry Linville while shooting the pilot. The show pilot hired a lot of actors but unlike most, Larry was approachable and sociable. I asked why he was replaced and he told me he wasn't. He decided to leave because production did not respect the Major Burns character and turned him into a rube. Larry said that during the series, production made a point of highlighting every other character, giving each a episode of glory. Except Frank Burns. He decided it was time to move on.

[@moldynacho5095]

Let’s go still watch mash to this day!

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

[@sallywarner2195]

He was a wonderful actor. I loved what he brought to the show. We enjoyed his antics for many years.

[@vickiebell3529]

I loved mash it was a good show I liked it when Hawkeye and trapper picked on frank burns it was funny good video Vickie napa california

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, who is your favorite cast member?

[@ladnarfilms5201]

Larry's character of Frank was one of those characters that you loved to hate. But my favorite character in the show was definitely Hawkeye (Alda).

[@johncopeland3826]

I believe Mr Linville had a University degree and was a very smart gentleman in life . I cant remember the subject matter for his degree but listening to him speak in interviews ,it is plain to see and hear that he was a very intelligent person . Hawkeye and Trapper used to rip the ' jaundice juice ' out of Frank Burns ... not always at 6 o'clock either ! Utterly brilliant ,natural acting of the funniest kind ...glorious !

[@bobma6342]

"Frank Burns eats worms."

[@richsmith9157]

That is not Larry Linville's headstone.

[@richpontone1]

Yeah, but he was being played as a Caricature and I am sure he has some Pride in not constantly being beaten up in MASH. I saw him as an uptight, computer brained psychologist in an episode of “Rockford Files” and he was very good. Never saw him in a show again. Too bad, he was a very good Actor.

[@muckster57]

Hey "Fact" Verse, why do you keep showing a clip from the movie?

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

This channel uses fake facts in all their videos on purpose. Brats run Facts Verse.

[@kmr9347]

Lazy production staff I'm guessing. 😮😅

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

Worse than lazy, they get it wrong on purpose. It tickles them and makes them laugh. They are jokers and tricksters.

[@rocksolid6494]

Once you fall off the boat, no one is coming back to pick you up!

[@KenMcMunn-bp5xv]

"I wasn't tired of playing Frank Burns.I was tired of playing ONLY Frank Burns."

[@noahellis3672]

Over the years I've seen a number of series that Larry appeared on before and after MASH. He could play serious drama such as a police lieutenant on Mannix or the buffoon Frank Burns. But whatever he did he was an excellent actor and learning more about his life he sounds like a man who had only scratched the surface of what more he could do. It's sad that he is among a number of that great cast that have since passed away.

[@barbbalaska4420]

I love Larry Linville. Frank Burns was is and will always be my favorite character!

[@johnmccormick8836]

There's a Frank Burns in every workplace, classroom and neighborhood.

[@roryaustin9]

I loved the first 3 seasons of M.A.S.H n can stomach the following 2 but after that it was just alright Hawkeye n Trapper were my favorites ( I have 2 co workers who act just like them)

[@FactsVerse]

Interesting, thanks for sharing! Which episode of MASH appealed to you the most?

[@marktibbetts3799]

Gawd,Ferret Face was the best!

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[@kurt11110]

there was one episode where frank was sending less severely wounded soldiers to triage first if they were white while keeping minority soldiers with more serious wounds back. i had read that linville was tired of getting scripts that made him be the jerk all the time, but writers would not create any scenes where frank shows a redeeming side, and so he walked. if i had been given a script where i had to be an out and out racist, i would have insisted on a re-write or sued the company for damages to my career

[@FactsVerse]

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[@lauriemathews7974]

I wasn't a fan of the Frank Burns character but I did like Charles Emerson Winchester played by David Ogden Stiers, (pronounced Sty- ers)

[@FactsVerse]

Got it, thank you for letting us know. Which episode of the show appealed to you the most?

[@jamesmooney8933]

I dislike the constant bullying of Capt Burns. Allen Alda was in my interpretation the creep of MASH.. Hawk Eyes was constantly forcing himself on Nurses. Women are not stupid. Once Hawk Eye got the reputation as a leach, then Women would avoid him like the plague. Women are not going to let a character like Hawk Eye get over on them. The show MASH suspended the saying about "A woman scorned" Hawk Eyes constantly bulled Burns, was disgusting. The ratings of the improved after Burns was replaced by Winchester, because Winchester had some redeeming qualities. Show was popular despite Hawk Eye.

[@fletchershepherd7039]

In my opinion, M*A*S*H has to be the most overrated tv series in history. The first three seasons are the best, then it really became the Alan Alda show and took itself way to seriously. I liked Trapper John, Henry Blake and Frank Burns and despite his character being a jerk I felt sympathy for him. And Hawkeye was always extremely obnoxious and bullying towards Frank, so much so I felt sorry for him. They didn't let Frank Burns grow as a human being.

[@winnhill3736]

My favorite line by Frank was "it's nice to be nice to the nice" in front of Margaret and some hot shot general visitind the Mash unit.😅

[@FactsVerse]

One of our favorites too, you've got fine taste! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@scottfoxl7431]

How would Major Burns have interacted with Major Winchester? Both had an arrogant streak but Charles was smarter than Frank and was a far superior surgeon. But as the series went on, Charles showed what a kind heart he had, whereas Frank was like, as Hawkeye put it, "a major pretending to be a doctor". Frank was a competent surgeon at best but was more military than medical and very by the book. I'd say Frank and Charles would be very incompatable, and would have arguments in the OR. Regardless, there were moments Frank showed he could have a kind heart also, if he could get around military regulations, like that abandoned toddler in the early years, when Trapper wanted to adopt him. Both Frank and Charles could give a bad first impression and both took getting used to

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

It's got to be difficult having to play the jerk, the butt of the jokes, in an ensemble comedy like "M*A*S*H"; to have to be dumb when everyone else is so smart. (How would you like to make your living being called Ferret Face?) It probably also doesn't help you get future work, except more jerk work. It's equally dangerous career-wise for an actor to walk away from a steady paycheck. What's really sad in Larry Linville's case is that, according to Jackie Cooper, who directed many episodes during the first two seasons, he was the nicest, most cooperative actor on the set.

[@TimeTheory2099]

Linville's leaving did match up with the ending of the movie. The fact that he did try to separate himself from the TV caricature was a good effort, but I seam to remember his other TV caricatures as being also a type of the same kind as Burns. To bad for a classicaly trained actor.

[@janicewilcoxson6364]

I loved Larry Linville and David Ogden Stiers. They were both so funny.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I hated Frank Burns on MASH. I felt he was a terrible human being. But I can respect Larry Linville's dedication to the character. From what I've read of the man he was pretty likeable.

[@FactsVerse]

Interesting, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Which episode of MASH appealed to you the most?

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@FactsVerse---TBH I never really thought about that. I've seen them all. But none ever really appealed to me. The closest one that has was the one when everyone was pranking each other because it was April Fools Day. And of course Potter pulled the best one of them all thanks to a good friend of his. But mostly because that was a really funny episode.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@FactsVerse---Hey I saw your video on Hogans Heroes did you ever catch the comment I left behind in your personal comment section?

[@canadianfortrump4057]

Hawkeye was my favorite character on MASH for being the main character and for being the most amusing and entertaining. I was sorry to see Larry Linville leave the show. MASH wasn't quite as exciting and entertaining without the character of Frank Burns. He was so outrageous and unpredictable. The only flaw that I could see in MASH, was that I found it rather unrealistic that anyone as dim witted as Frank Burns would be capable of performing major surgery.

[@castleanthrax1833]

Love ya, Ferret-Face.

[@asmith8947]

😂

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[@thomastrudell7143]

According to your video (and confirmed via the Internet), Larry Linville died on April 10, 2000. However, the tombstone shown in the video shows a date of death of June 1, 1974.

[@kmr9347]

Their research department sucks. 😮😊

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[@JohnLobert]

Why do you make no attempt whatsoever to pronounce actors’ names correctly?

[@kmr9347]

Too busy getting Facts wrong to find out how to pronounce names I guess. 😮😊

[@caroltanzi29]

It was a great show. He did add to the success of the show. An excellent show comes about with the actors being professional and working for the good of all. This is exactly what happened here. Do I have to mention Golden Girls as another example? No, I don’t think so. Every time you have that connection in a show, you will have a success. And it still holds true today. Casting is a key element here. Carol from California

[@zer0tzer0]

Though Steers would be germanically correct David Ogden Stiers last name is pronounced "styers".

[@roysnider3456]

I believe that Larry’s comity genus was and is greatly underrated. He had some of the best lines on the show but because the character was so disliked the funny stuff went unnoticed. To bad really, I still quote some of his lines, I never quote Alda lol I’m particularly fawned of “any idiot knows that, even me” among others.

[@carl77242]

My father and I love watching this show every night its 😊

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you and your father are a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

[@ericscottstevens]

I can assume Larry was confused with Frank around LA in the mid 1970s. Hey look....its Frank Burns. It can be assumed Larry made one last attempt to have Gelbart and Reynolds change Franks evil arc in the series. I can suppose Loretta Swit who was a close friend also concurred with Larry's request. They probably thought Larry would resign and balked at his idea. As it was they probably hired David Ogden Stiers to a much cheaper entry contract saving the production money.

[@barnettracing]

Wrong head stone. Lawrence Lavon Linville. Sept 29, 1939 - April 10, 2000.

[@stevegust2100]

They should have had Frank visit the 4077 a few times after he left.

[@rockinmosquito]

Some of your video, is from the movie, not the tv show.

[@davidsecord6412]

At the time of his departure (many years ago), the story was that Johnny Carson was about to retire after twenty years on the show and Larry Linville (a common guest host) was pimped as being a shoe-in as a replacement. When Linville left MASH to be available to The Tonight Show, he was boned by Carson, who decided to stay another ten years. The network tried to throw him a bone by giving him a show entitled "Hello, Larry" which was painful to watch and didn't last long. I can only imagine that he wished he hadn't left MASH.

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

Larry Linville wasn't in the TV series "Hello Larry." That sitcom starred McLean Stevenson.

[@keithbrown8814]

Your getting him confused him with McLean Stevenson.....

[@ronleight9341]

You're confused on the actor, but correct on Hello Larry being painful.

[@thomasreske4628]

‘Hello Larry” starred McLean (Colonel Henry Blake) Stevenson. Not Larry Linville.

[@michaellepp5445]

The character of Frank Burns is taken away in a straight jacket after a mental breakdown in the movie version of M*A*S*H played by Robert Duvall.

[@marko7843]

Besides the wrong grave marker, I doubt that Larry would have wanted to be sprinkled off Bodega Bay... I spent 50 years in Marin County, and I myself am going to be sprinkled off of Bodega Bay! However, despite all the musicians and actors we had in Marin, I never heard of Larry Linville being there...

[@crustycurmudgeon2182]

I never watched MASH in the '70s-- I watched no TV back then, not interested. Mid to late '80s I watched the reruns, quickly became a fan! Major Burns was a buffoon, and I thought his affair with "hot lips" Hoolihan was rather pitiful. One commenter, below, mentioned that his character was never expanded for more depth. True. Larry Linville was possibly more talented than his character allowed in the series. Shame. When he was replaced by Harry Sherman, I was elated! Was a fan of his from the old Dragnet series, when he starred as officer Bill Gannon along with Jack Webb's character of Joe Friday. Loved that show! Although MASH never allowed Linville's character any depth, I still think he cut off his nose to spite his face-- unsurprised he regretted that decision. Still: Col. Sherman Potter was a far better fit in the whole scheme. IMHO.

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[@kmr9347]

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[@blabbermouth777]

Allot of those scenes were from the movie and not the show.

[@jamesrader3329]

Frank burns was the one guy that you loved to hate. I also heard that the the reason he left was because he his character as far as he could.

[@wiseup2517]

Who would leave Hot Lips Houlihan?

[@whitneybrodersenqame6519]

Would it be cool if they had a 2.0 m.a.s.h.

[@cameraman655]

No…M*A*S*H* is something that could never repeated, a truly unique show.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@bethtyree6346]

He did a great playing Frank Burns

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Larry Linville major frank burns like Bill Daily major roger Healy I liked

[@DavidDavid-ux8ed]

Larry Linville just did not help MASH. His replacement Hunnicut was a fantastic replacement.

[@fletchershepherd7039]

Actually, Hunnicut was meant to be a replacement for Trapper John. And Winchester was Frank's replacement. At least that's what I think.

[@DavidDavid-ux8ed]

@@fletchershepherd7039 You may be correct. Even stuff-shirted Winchester was a great replacement for the series.

[@frankleespeaking9519]

It’s nice to be nice to the nice…

[@xavierminchello8431]

DAVID ODEN USE TO VISIT THE GAY BAR I HUNG OUT IN .

[@SWD257]

It’s nice to be nice to the nice.

[@FactsVerse]

We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great day!

[@fuyu5979]

Does Larry Linville's tombstone read he died in 1974 ???

[@muckster57]

"His ashes were scattered at sea off the coast of Bodega Bay, California." wtg "Fact" Verse It also said Born 1942 He was born in 1939 They obviously did intense research on google

[@kmr9347]

​@@muckster57OR, no research at all. 😮😅

[@jimkinkade6919]

I preferred Larry Linville!

[@FactsVerse]

Interesting, thanks for sharing this info. Which episode of the show appealed to you the most?

[@davenelson4759]

Klinger Margaret Hawkeye

[@colderbeer]

I refuse to watch any of the old MASH shows if Frank Burns isn't in the episode......yeah, Linville WAS that funny....

[@FactsVerse]

Very interesting, thank you so much for sharing this info! Which episode of the show appealed to you the most?

[@marcmenton8063]

Preferred David Ogden stiers more interesting and complex character

[@blabbermouth777]

They shouldn’t broke up hot lips and Frank.

[@sureshmukhi2316]

They had to give him a reason to leave.

[@blabbermouth777]

@@sureshmukhi2316 they did that. Before he decided to leave.

[@blabbermouth777]

@@sureshmukhi2316 they also should have replaced Trapper with the character Duke Forrest. For Henry they should have tried harder to keep McClain Stevenson.

[@newlam7958]

OH hooee balloee.

[@RLonHubbard]

Always thought the Major Burns role in the film M*A*S*H (played by the brilliant Robert Duvall) was far more nuanced.

[@Vladimir-AndreiFroane]

I don't like that Burns left. Even though he was an antagonist to what Hawkeye-Trapper-BJ expressed, he had charm and panache in his childish like idiocy especially his chemistry with Margaret. This Winchester character is kinda' of full of himself and doesn't fit the bunch.

[@alohaohana901]

When Henry and Frank left, the show got infinitely better.

[@ronleight9341]

Couldn't disagree more. I couldn't stand Potter, BJ, Charles or Klinger as a regular GI.

[@fletchershepherd7039]

@@ronleight9341 I agree with you absolutely. It got more pretentious and was for all intents and purposes the Alan Alda show, and like you I couldn't stand Potter, BJ, Winchester or Klinger either.

[@dougshelton69]

Frank burns eats worms😅

[@rodroller6634]

It’s not easy to remain a viable character year after year when you have to play the fool in authority. I wish Frank would have had a partial chain of heart and made more human. While still being a jerk.

[@Damone7653]

Frank had Hot Lips... she was a piece.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@davenelson4759]

He appear on the campus where I went he was very rude to our staff of the theatre

[@alohaohana901]

The only funny episode with Frank in it was Adam's Ribs.......that's because there wasn't much of Frank in that episode.

[@samanthaorchard6174]

I am myself and more every Winchester fan. Just didn’t really ever like Frank. As for the top character, I would have to say Hawkeye.

[@FactsVerse]

Interesting, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@rogershahan3342]

My whole family hated Larry linville

[@MRKEVIN769]

So long fare t face

[@markcornish2519]

Don't care for the Winchester episodes at all