drastic definition: The definition of drastic is something radical or extreme. (adjective) When you have very long hair and you suddenly shave your head, this is an example of a change that would be described as drastic....
M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH. It follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th M*A*S*H in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. The episodes were produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the CBS network and aired from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983. The series, which covered a three-year military conflict, spanned 255 episodes and a 2 hour finale over 11 seasons. The reg
At the end of its first season, the show was 46th of 86 in the ratings and was in danger of being cancelled. CBS responded by moving the show to Saturday night, between hits All in the Family and Mary Tyler Moore. As a result, M*A*S*H would end the next nine of ten seasons in the top ten. Richard Hooker, who wrote the novel that inspired both the film and television versions of MASH, did not like the TV series based on his book, and in particular, he did not like the way Alan Alda played Hawkeye.