Henry Blake (M*A*S*H) question

I was reading (my favorite M*A*S*H character) McLean Stevenson's bio on IMDB, and came across this little tidbit...

After the news of Col. Blake's death on "M*A*S*H" (1972) (He left at the end of the third season) shocked the world, the very next night on "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967), the opening shot was of Henry Blake in a smoking raft, waving his arms, hollering, "I'm OK! I'm OK!".

I tried to find a video of this moment on YouTube with no luck (might not be searching correctly). Anyway, does anyone know if there is a clip of this on the net? If so please point it out to me, I'd really like to see it.




Doug

Boy, I was a dedicated watcher of both those shows on air. Sure don't remember that.

I would love to see it as well.

IMDB says it's season 8, episode 22 with Steve Lawrence and Sally Struthers. I found one clip but not with Stevenson. I remember the skit from the clip, but I don't remember seeing Stevenson.

I found this, where they mention it, but they don't know anything either.
MASH4077TV.com » Blog Archive » McLean Stevenson and The Carol Burnett Show

Woah.. I'd love to see that too. I remember my mom bursting into tears when his character's death was announced.

Thank God he's OK!! This is the best news I've heard all year.

Let's hope the clip turns up...

So he survived the instant death of the plane crash, but died of dehydration in the ocean? He certainly didn't show up in "After M*A*S*H" so he must have been dead. Man, he'd have been better off dieing in the crash.

Kerr Avon said:

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So he survived the instant death of the plane crash, but died of dehydration in the ocean? He certainly didn't show up in "After M*A*S*H" so he must have been dead. Man, he'd have been better off dieing in the crash.

Yeah, that was awful >shudder<.

Did you ever see W*A*L*T*E*R ?
W A L T E R 1984 Garry Burghoff from M A S H - YouTube



Doug

Kerr Avon said:

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Man, he'd have been better off dieing in the crash.

You mean than being in "After MASH" of course, and you'd be right. What did that thing last like three episodes?

Of course Stevenson left by his own hand to make the show Hello Larry, generally considered one of the biggest turkeys in TV history.

The only "AfterMASH" episode I remember seeing concerned an unconscious patient being brought in, and the staff somehow decided he was a hero from WW2. (Maybe they made that part up to get him admitted.) Turns out they were right, after a fashion. He did fight in the war, but for the Germans...

Timmythekid said:

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You mean than being in "After MASH" of course, and you'd be right. What did that thing last like three episodes?

Turns out it lasted thirty one episodes. I know I saw the first and probably a few more but I gave up fairly quickly.

But I still saw more of that show than I did Hello Larry.

Years later McLean Stevenson said he thought the public were in love with him, but it was really Henry Blake.

anyone see this. This might be what people saw and just added to the myth

1987 McLean Stevenson Piedmont Airlines Commercial - YouTube


-James

asemblyrequired said:

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anyone see this. This might be what people saw and just added to the myth

1987 McLean Stevenson Piedmont Airlines Commercial - YouTube


-James

Yechh....words fail me.... can we get a vomit emoticon?

I got good news and bad news.

The good news is the video does exist. Bad news I cant find it anymore.

I was doing research on MASH several years ago about why Blake, Frank, and Trapper left the show. I came upon the trivia about Henry Blake and I literally searched for hours for the video. I came across two websites that had it. One video no longer worked but the other website did.

I cant find the darn thing again and dont have the time to search for it again. It was several years ago so the website may not even exist anymore. I came by it by luck.

Was it a full sketch or just a quick 10-15 second job?



Doug

There are some Carol Burnett DVDs on Netflix Any idea if it might be on one of those?

Are the Netflix DVDs full episodes, or the cut down highlights versions that aired in reruns? That might mean the segment isn't available. Look for season 8, episode 22.

"The Carol Burnett Show" Episode #8.22 (TV episode 1975) - IMDb

Doesn't look like Netflix likely has it.

asemblyrequired said:

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anyone see this. This might be what people saw and just added to the myth

1987 McLean Stevenson Piedmont Airlines Commercial - YouTube


-James

Anybody else notice that this is shot at the Fox Grotto? Planet of the Apes, Logan's Run, Lost in Space? This grotto is about a 1/4 mile from the Ranch where they shot MASH.

wannab said:

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Was it a full sketch or just a quick 10-15 second job?



Doug

It was a quickie. I think it lasted a good 20 seconds. The description of the scene basically says it all.

I may possibly saved the link to my personal computer. Next time I go home I will check and see.