re: When did M*A*S*H jump the shark for you?

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the cast loved Larry Linville

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By reputation, he was a great coworker on the set, although obviously his personal life didn't fully reflect that with 5 marriages.

I think he left the show because he felt that the character was played out, had no more stories and he was already typecast enough for it as it was.

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It helps if you see the show in 3 parts.

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I do enjoy all the "eras" of M*A*S*H, but certainly my favorites are with Trapper and Henry. The show was as pure an entertainment vehicle and, while silly, did not drift nearly into either farce or preachiness that the later eras would.