Most fans know that Karen Philipp from Brasil '66/'77 left the group to pursue an acting career, and one of her best-known acting gigs turned out to be as Lt. Dish in the first season of the TV series, M*A*S*H.
One question that often pops up here is, "Just how many episodes of M*A*S*H did she appear in?" And the common answer is 2 or 3, including the pilot.
We've been watching the entire series as it's been released on DVD (currently up through season 7), and I think it's fair to answer the question, "Just how many episodes of M*A*S*H did Karen Philipp appear in?" with the answer, "All of them."
Watch the opening credits carefully. If you have the pilot episode, these scenes are extended a bit, but you'll see the helicopters landing and "Hawkeye's" group ducking and then heading for the chopper. In the pilot, Lt. Dish (Karen Philipp) is observed just behind Hawkeye as he examines the first casualty:
In every episode thereafter, the scene of the ducking and running of Hawkeye's group is still the same and it's my contention that Karen Philipp is still there:
This second image is lifted from the opening credits of a season 7 episode. I believe that from left to right we can see George Morgan, who played Father Mulcahy in the pilot only, Radar's back, Lt. Dish, and then Hawkeye.
It's not real clear in this tiny photo, and you never clearly see her face in this shot, but the hat and the hair match the way she appeared in those early episodes.
Here's a larger photo of the character running toward the chopper:
Harry
...with theories, online...
One question that often pops up here is, "Just how many episodes of M*A*S*H did she appear in?" And the common answer is 2 or 3, including the pilot.
We've been watching the entire series as it's been released on DVD (currently up through season 7), and I think it's fair to answer the question, "Just how many episodes of M*A*S*H did Karen Philipp appear in?" with the answer, "All of them."
Watch the opening credits carefully. If you have the pilot episode, these scenes are extended a bit, but you'll see the helicopters landing and "Hawkeye's" group ducking and then heading for the chopper. In the pilot, Lt. Dish (Karen Philipp) is observed just behind Hawkeye as he examines the first casualty:
In every episode thereafter, the scene of the ducking and running of Hawkeye's group is still the same and it's my contention that Karen Philipp is still there:
This second image is lifted from the opening credits of a season 7 episode. I believe that from left to right we can see George Morgan, who played Father Mulcahy in the pilot only, Radar's back, Lt. Dish, and then Hawkeye.
It's not real clear in this tiny photo, and you never clearly see her face in this shot, but the hat and the hair match the way she appeared in those early episodes.
Here's a larger photo of the character running toward the chopper:
Harry
...with theories, online...