Behind the Scenes: The M*A*S*H Episode That Turned Into a Real-Life Alan Alda Family Reunion 🎬

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Behind the Scenes: The M*A*S*H Episode That Turned Into a Real-Life Alan Alda Family Reunion 🎬

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Fans remember MASH* for its sharp humor and deep humanity — but few realize that one of its most touching episodes was also a real-life Alda family reunion.

When Fiction Met Family

By season 8, Alan Alda wasn’t just the face of MASH* — he was its creative heartbeat.

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He wrote, directed, and starred in dozens of episodes, shaping the show’s trademark balance of comedy and conscience. But in the 1980 episode “Lend a Hand,” he did something more personal: he brought his family into the 4077th.

The episode features Hawkeye working alongside the exasperating Dr.

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