M*A*S*H notable success selling the film and seasons of the TV series on DVD. Richard Hooker wrote "" (1968), based on his experiences as a surgeon at the 8055th MASH in South Korea. He published several other novels based on that group. A total of 15 M*A*S*H novels were published between 1968 and 1977, some co-authored by William E. Butterworth. "MASH" is a 1970 feature film adaptation of the original novel. The film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye Pierce and Elliott Gould as Trapper John McIntyre. Although the title had no punctuation onscreen, in and
M*A*S*H (TV series) stream the series expiring. In November 2016, SundanceTV announced it will begin airing "M*A*S*H" and several other classic TV shows. M*A*S*H can be seen on Mondays at 6am1pm weekly, starting on November 14 with seven hours with the first 14 episodes from Season 1. As of 2016, "M*A*S*H" episodes air on the MeTV television network. In July 2017, it was announced that Hulu had acquired online streaming rights for the entire run of "M*A*S*H" along with several other 20th Century Fox-owned TV programs. All 256 episodes were added to Hulu beginning June 29, 2018. The short-lived spin-off "AfterMASH" (1983–85) inherited