As Time Goes By (M*A*S*H) As Time Goes By (M*A*S*H) "As Time Goes By" is the 255th episode of "M*A*S*H", airing on February 21 (first-run) and September 12 (repeat), 1983, and the last episode filmed. As it was the final episode filmed they took a moment to pay tribute to the characters (except for Trapper John McIntyre) who had left the series before its conclusion. It also introduces the character of Soon-Lee, who would play a vital role in the series' final episode and the short-lived spin-off "AfterMASH". The episode is dedicated to Connie Izay, RN, one of the show's medical advisors. Although this was
Life Time (M*A*S*H) Life Time (M*A*S*H) "Life Time" is the 11th episode in the eighth season of the CBS television series "M*A*S*H". It originally aired on November 26, 1979, it was directed by Alan Alda and was co-written by Alan Alda and Dr. Walter D. Dishell, M.D., the latter of whom was the show's medical consultant, along with phantom assistance from authors W.C. Heinz, Ring Lardner, Jr., who had written the script for the film "MASH," and even Richard Hooker, himself a former U.S. Army MASH unit surgeon, and author of the 1968 novel "," from which the film and series both drew