This photo has never been edited – take a closer look try not to gasp when you see this M*A*S*H blooper…

appeared in both the series premiere and the finale — a symbolic bookend to one of television’s most unforgettable journeys.

That may be why MASH* continues to endure decades later.

It was never perfect.

The hairstyles were often too modern. The timeline occasionally made no sense. Character histories shifted constantly. Helicopters appeared years before continue reading …