Television Crossover Universe

I've recently learned from Toby's Site  that the soaps I used to watch while doing my homework as a kid with my mom are going away.  :(  Somehow learning this with less than two weeks until the two year anniversary of my mother's death makes me sadder. My mother, who didn't really care about my crossover obsession, was quick to point out to me how all the ABC soaps were interconnected, and she often showed excitement when these crossovers would occur, which always made me happy to know that my obsession did indeed come from somewhere.  (She's also the one who pointed out to me the connection between Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie based on the appearance of one fictional band on both shows.) So, before I get weepy eyed, on to the timeline.  (Note that Dark Shadows was also an ABC soap, but I'm not going to discuss it as it really needs it's own blog.  In fact, I will only be covering the three interconnected shows that were on during my childhood: ...

Unlike my last blog, where mostly everything came from second hand information, M*A*S*H is one of those series that I've watched since I was little, over and over, and obsessed over.  So this one should be more fun, I hope.  In keeping of the spirit of the show, I will cover three pages of material in 11 pages. Let me first address something which I'll readdress later on below.  The television series is in the TVCU.  This is a TV Crossover Universe, and clearly the crossover connections pulling M*A*S*H in are pulling in the show, not the books. Additionally, that means the movie is out too, or rather out there in the Cineverse. So let's talk about that hilarious Korean War. June 25, 1950--The war begins when the North Koreans cross the 38th Parallel. 1950--MAD MEN--"Nixon vs. Kennedy"--The real Don Draper and Dick Whitman (the Don Draper we're more familiar with) are digging trenches for a M*A*S*H unit when they come under fire.  OK, M*A*S*H unit...