GOODBYE - This word was never spoken but only
shown during the final moments of the sitcom
M*A*S*H/CBS/1972-83.
When the war in Korea ended, the medical staff
of the M*A*S*H 4077 Unit left for the United
States to family and friends.
As Dr. B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) drove away
on a motorcycle, a helicopter with Captain
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda)
slowly lifted off the ground.
Directly below, Hawkeye began to see a message
left by his close friend B. J. Spelled out on
the ground in a simple pile of stones was the
departing message "Goodbye" (episode "Goodbye,
Farewell, Amen" aired 2/28/83).
The final episode had a non-sports viewing
audience of 125 million people or 50.2 million
households.
|
Hawkeye: |
Look, I know how tough it is for you to say
goodbye, so I'll say it. Maybe you're right,
maybe we will see each other again, but just in
case we don't, I want you to know how much
you've meant to me. I'll never be able to shake
you; whenever I see a big pair of feet or a
cheesy mustache, I'll think of you. |
|
BJ: |
Whenever I smell month-old socks, I'll
think of you. |
|
Hawkeye: |
Or the next time somebody nails my shoe to
the floor. |
|
BJ: |
Or when somebody gives me a martini that
tastes like lighter fluid. |
|
Hawkeye: |
I'll miss you. |
|
BJ: |
I'll
miss you. A lot. I can't imagine what this
place would've been like if I hadn't found
you here! |
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