Over the 11 year run of the MASH television series, a great number of actresses have played side or background roles as nurses. Some of these actresses have appeared only once while others have appeared enough times to be identified by viewers as regular members of the recurring cast. Very often they have gone uncredited or are not given character names, being credited simply as "nurse", but in almost every case, they take great pride in having been part of one of the greatest shows in the history of television.