Starting out as a nearly psychotic and jingoistic person, over the years, he slowly devolved into an ineffectual buffoon. There are two sets of the 4077 compound the outside fox ranch set located at malibu creek state park, and the second set inside the studios stage 9. Potter was the commander of the mash 4077th from seasons 4 to the finale. Flagg is an american intelligence agent who acts paranoid and irrational and appears to the staff of the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital to be mentally unstable. Seven if you think captain halloran from deal me out is simply flagg using one of his many aliases. Colonel flagg arrives at the 4077th, playing his usual spy games, convinced that hawkeye is a communist sympathizer. In another universe henry blake was sent home very early in the war. He alternately claims to be affiliated with the cia, the cic, or the cid. Actor who played military intelligence officer colonel flagg on the iconic tv series mash, and was nominated for two tony awards for his performances on broadway in cabaret and promises, promises. The top and the bottom of the screen is darkened, some of the episodes repeat or dont work at all and there are scratches and fingerprints on the disks. But when their patient develops hepatitis, they worry frank may be a. Season 2, episode 24 a smattering of intelligence 2 mar. When i was a kid in the 70s, there was an older teenager who was very flagglike in.
He is best known for his recurring role, colonel samuel flagg, in the iconic television series mash from 1973 to 1979. For me this is one of my favorite moments from mash. If that wasnt enough excitement this news brings back the ever popular and ever crazy colonel flagg. Winter also played flagg in trials, an episode in the second season of aftermash. With alan alda, wayne rogers, mclean stevenson, loretta swit. Colonel samuel flagg is a neurotic cia agent whose area of assignment includes the 4077th mash unit on the cbs television series mash, played by actor edward winter. A classic episode in which colonel flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence agency come to the 4077th to keep their eyes on one another and the camp. What is the name of the colonel in the hit comedy tv. Winter was born in ventura, california, and began his career on broadway. Despite the wartime setting, or perhaps because of.
The layout of both sets are quite different studio 9s set was vastly smaller than the ranch set, so things such as the proximity of the swamp to the mess tent are different between the shots. Mash 7x22 rally round the flagg, boys dailymotion video. Watch mash season 7, episode 21 rally round the flagg, boys. Hawkeye and trapper play vampire in this episode, tapping frank during his sleep for a pint of blood to help save a pow with the rare ab negative blood type. Apparently the creation of veteran writer laurence marks, colonel sam flagg is my favorite mash character by far.
This would also explain why in some episodes hawkeye is from vermont, his mother is still alive, and he has a sister. Colonel flagg was more fun than sidney freedman mash. Flagg is a unique contribution to the mashverseno other character, be they regular or oneoff, is this plainly ridiculous. Hawkeye and trapper trick them both into thinking that burns is a traitor one thinks hes a fascist, the other thinks hes a communist. Flagg is one of the most popular characters in the show. In one universe colonel potter didnt show up until 1953. Flagg a classic episode in which colonel flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence agency come to the 4077th to keep their eyes on one another and the camp. The sinister colonel flagg pops up at the 4077th again, playing his usual spy games, convinced that hawkeye is. Best mash episodes most, greatest of everything ranked. Colonel henry blake was the commander for the first. Ranking the best mash episodes of all time stacker. If it wasnt for war, you wouldnt know what peace was. Mash is the classic sitcom telling the story of a mobile army surgical hospital in the korean war.
Flagg was there for 6 episodes, and edward winter was there for a total of 7 if you include his initial episode as cap. The attempted theft of penicillin from the 4077th by a group of suspected black marketeers brings col. Emmywinning actor harry morgan, best known for his role as colonel sherman potter in mash, has died aged harry morgan starred in mash, d. Colonel samuel flagg, who had many aliases was played by edward winter on the television comedy mash on seven episodes. Which colonel do you mean, because several appeared on the show. Charles plants phony evidence near a north korean patient which leads flagg to believe hawkeye is going to hold a secret meeting. Lieutenant colonel later colonel sam flagg is played by edward winter. Flagg tries to get charles to help obtain incriminating evidence. Use arrows to rank one item in best mash episodes vs another. The longrunning series mash amassed 251 episodes in its elevenyear run, from 1972 to 1983note the first episode, pilot, aired on september 17, 1972 filmed in december, 1971, and the finale aired february 28, 1983. For all of his escape attempts, hang gliding and rafts and all of his cross dressing, nurses outfits, evening gowns, cleopatra costumes, and all his fake letters from his family begging for him to be sent home, klinger was one of the best soldiers at the 4077. Edward dean winter june 3, 1937 march 8, 2001 was an american actor. Colonel samuel sam flagg simply known as sam flagg is a recurring character on the 1970s and 1980s situation comedy mash, and a recurring antagonist to the medics of the 4077th. Colonel flagg was more fun than sidney freedman posted 4 years ago by dawnbaxter34 17 replies jump to latest.
A frequent, unwelcome visitor to the 4077th, the cia man swoops in to gather intelligence, mete out punishments sometimes to himself, as in his debut when he breaks his own arm so he can stay in the hospital longer, and demonstrate military ruthlessness. Winter was twice nominated for tony awards as best supporting or featured actor musical. Was it inspector flagg or colonel flagg on mash 4077 answers. At the 4077th mash mobile army surgical hospital in korea officer of the. Colonel henry blake, mash, 4077, vintage tv koreaanse oorlog kappen koreaanse oorlog kappen. Flagg edward winter accuses hawkeye of being a communist sympathizer when he gives surgical priority to a.
Rally round the flagg, boys the sinister colonel flagg pops up at the 4077th again, playing his usual spy games, convinced that hawkeye is a communist sympathizer after he saves the life of a north korean soldier. Edward dean winter june 3, 1937 march 8, 2001 was an actor who perhaps was most well known for his role as cid command intelligence officer colonel sam flagg on the television series mash. The sinister colonel flagg pops up at the 4077th again, playing his usual spy games, convinced that hawkeye is a communist sympathizer, after he saves the life of a north korean soldier. Winter was twice nominated for tony awards as best supporting or featured actor. In one episode, klinger redecorates colonel potters office to. In what episode of mash did colonel flagg declare, i am. He was born in ventura, california, and worked with the san francisco repertory theater before making the move to broadway. Colonel samuel flagg is a fictional character on the television series mash, played by actor edward winter. Regardless, edward winter was in a total of 7 mash episodes. Colonel flagg, as played brilliantly by edward winter, appeared in six episodes of mash between 1974 and 1979.
His behavior is rather careless and irrational, and he appears to the staff of the 4077th to be a paranoid, overly methodical military man. Edward winter was born on june 3, 1937 in ventura, california, usa as edward dean winter. A patient accuses hawkeye of being a communist sympathizer when he operates on a korean soldier ahead of an american. In winters second appearance, a smattering of intelligence episode 48, season 2, colonel flagg is introduced to the 4077th as someone theyd never met. With alan alda, mike farrell, harry morgan, loretta swit. I was writing a post in the should i keep watching thread when the thought in the title came to me. Season 7, episode 22 rally round the flagg, boys first aired. Colonel flagg all of the episodes he is in are in my top. He was a military intelligence officer who served in the united states army.
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