"Words and pictures capture the essence of this great show-the laughs and wacky pranks, the touchingly poignant moments. You'll enjoy every moment of this lively, absorbing book that features : foreword by Alan Alda ; interviews with Alda, Loretta Swit, Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, McLean Stevenson, David Ogden Stiers, and the producers ... the whole M*A*S*H gang is here ; history of the show ; capsule summaries with complete cast for every episode of the first eight wonderful seasons ; chronology of awards showered upon this much-honored series ; fascinating samples of actual fan mail that demonstrates the extraordinary devotion of M*A*S*H viewers to their favorite show ; 200 photographs including scenes from the show plus never-before-published baby pictures of some of the stars."--Cover.