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

[wannab]

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

 

[micdavis]

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.

 

[robn1]

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

 

[moffeaton]

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

 

[Colin Droidmilk]

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

Let's hope the clip turns up...

 

[Kerr Avon]

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.

 

[wannab]

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 ? :sick
W A L T E R 1984 Garry Burghoff from M A S H - YouTube



Doug

 

[Timmythekid]

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?

 

[micdavis]

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

 

[SmilingOtter]

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...

 

[dbuck]

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.

 

[terryr]

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

 

[asemblyrequired]

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

1987 McLean Stevenson Piedmont Airlines Commercial - YouTube


-James

 

[Colin Droidmilk]

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?

 

[EvilRocketeer]

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.

 

[wannab]

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



Doug

 

[Kerr Avon]

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

 

[robn1]

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.

 

[Kerr Avon]

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

Doesn't look like Netflix likely has it.

 

[micdavis]

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.