M*A*S*H
OPENING CREDIT SEQUENCES
Season-8 1979-80 SEASON
8 - Version 1 Musically
the same as season 7, this ran for the few episodes Gary Burghoff
appeared in before his departure.
CREDIT
CHANGES 1)
Gary Burghoff's name has been moved to last, as he receives a special
"also starring Gary Burghoff as Radar" billing. This was the only time
a character's name was used in the credits. 2)
Okay, probably the most anal observation on this site...the font for
William Christopher's name has been stretched to make it taller. UPDATE:
I've been alerted to a recent podcast with William Christopher in which
he confirms that it was indeed him who asked that the size of his name
be increased. He had noticed that it seemed a bit small compared to the
others and was told by producers it was because of the amount of
letters in his name...check out Chrstopher's interview at: http://www.justmyshow.com/MASH.html
SHOT
CHANGE The opening shot, showing the helicopters coming in the
distance, has
been cropped to eliminate Radar's shoulder and head. This
didn't really need to be done until he left the series...
SEASON
8 - Version 2 (MAIN VERSION)
CREDIT
CHANGE Gary Burghoff's credit has been removed.