George (M*A*S*H) gay people were prohibited from serving in the United States armed forces; all recruits had to certify that they were not homosexual and had not committed homosexual acts, and could be prosecuted for fraudulent enlistment if they lied. Gay television historian Stephen Tropiano notes the continued relevance of "George" because it "expos[es] the ignorance behind the discrimination of homosexuals in the military". He notes that, unlike other gay-themed episodes of the era, "George" does not make its gay character the target of jokes except from the bigoted Frank Burns. George (M*A*S*H) George is the 46th episode of the "M*A*S*H" television
M*A*S*H on the book, television show and movie, was published in both one-act and full versions. The play incorporates many of the characters but omits more of the dark comedy aspects. It is occasionally produced by community theater and high school theater companies. The crew from the "M*A*S*H" series appeared in advertising for IBM products, such as the PS/2 line that introduced the PS/2 connector for keyboards and mice. Fox developed a "M*A*S*H" video game that was released for the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers and the Texas Instruments TI 99/4A. Players alternate between controlling a helicopter picking up wounded soldiers