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Abyssinia, Henry was the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the final episode of the series' third season. First aired on CBS-TV on March 18, 1975, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, this highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. The plot of the episode centers on the military discharge and subsequent departure of the 4077th MASH's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake (played by McLean Stevenson). The highly controversial ending to the episode, which has since been referenced and parodied many times, prompted an estimated 1,000-plus letters to series producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, and drew ire from both CBS and 20th Century Fox.

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  • Abyssinia, Henry was the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the final episode of the series' third season. First aired on CBS-TV on March 18, 1975, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, this highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. The plot of the episode centers on the military discharge and subsequent departure of the 4077th MASH's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake (played by McLean Stevenson). The highly controversial ending to the episode, which has since been referenced and parodied many times, prompted an estimated 1,000-plus letters to series producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, and drew ire from both CBS and 20th Century Fox.
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  • "Bulletin Board" (B‑323)
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  • "White Gold" (B‑319)
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  • Abyssinia, Henry
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  • 1975-03-18(xsd:date)
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  • Radar salutes a departing Henry Blake when he inspects the troops for a final time in "Abyssinia, Henry".
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  • CBS-TV
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  • Abyssinia, Henry was the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the final episode of the series' third season. First aired on CBS-TV on March 18, 1975, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, this highly rated episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. The plot of the episode centers on the military discharge and subsequent departure of the 4077th MASH's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake (played by McLean Stevenson). The highly controversial ending to the episode, which has since been referenced and parodied many times, prompted an estimated 1,000-plus letters to series producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, and drew ire from both CBS and 20th Century Fox. After the production of this episode, both Stevenson and Wayne Rogers, who played the character of Trapper John McIntyre, left the series to pursue other interests; while Stevenson's departure was announced prior to and written into "Abyssinia, Henry", Rogers unexpectedly left the series during the break between Seasons Three and Four, and so his character's departure takes place off-screen in the following episode, "Welcome to Korea". These combined departures and their subsequent replacements also signaled the beginning of a major shift in focus of the M*A*S*H series as a whole.
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