re: RIP Sidney Freedman

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In before the Mash was only good for the first 3 years crowd arrives

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Sorry I'm late

I didn't care for Sherman Potter. Henry Blake was one of the greatest characters in sitcom history IMHO and Stevenson played him perfectly. Henry>>>>>>>>>>>>Potter

And before anybody asks, Trapper>>>>>>>>>BJ

But as for Frank vs Winchester: This is the one exception for me. By the time Frank left he had become an idiotic buffoon. Charles was a worthy opponent for Hawkeye and could match him quip for quip -- some of their exchanges are pretty funny.

The rest of the show was starting to suck bad: BJ instead of Trapper, Col Potter instead of Henry, Hot Lips becoming "Margaret" and treated like one of the boys instead of an enemy, Alda's relentless liberal preaching -- but IMHO Charles was actually an improvement over late period Frank.