"MASH "actor Mike Farrell, "B.J. Hunnicut" Behind the Scenes Interview (PART 1)

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I have a blast talking with "MASH "actor, Mike Farrell, "B.J. Hunnicut" in this Behind the Scenes Interview! Mike talks in detail about how he was first approach to replace Wayne Rogers character, his relationship to Alan Alda, the on-set pranks that took place, fellow cast members like Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr and the overall creative input they all had on each "MASH" episode. Mike also talks of the deep feeling he and the cast had for the audience, his first initial decision to be an actor, being in grade school with Natalie Wood and so many great stories in this first part of the interview!
Enjoy and the second part of the interview will be released soon. Thanks Mike, such a pleasure!
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00:00 Introduction
00:41 How much Mike Farrell is in the character B.J. Hunnicut?
01:06 Mike's interview with Mash producers to replace Wayne Rogers
04:03 Mike is nervous to take over for Wayne Rogers
06:40 Mike's relationship with Alan Alda and his welcoming from the cast
11:35 Harry Morgan's special presence
12:47 Mash cast pranks
15:42 What Mash meant to the cast and the audience
18:41 The Mash Finale episode
23:58 The true story behind B.J. growing a mustache
26:09 Mike directing Mash vs. acting in Mash
30:43 Mike's experience being in grade school with Natalie Wood
33:33 Taffy Paul "Stephanie Powers"
35:17 Mike's story as a deliveryman meeting Dorothy Malone
38:17 Mike's father 's difficult relationship with his father and how it affected his life
42:19 Mike's first commitment to being an actor
43:14 Mike's first encounter with the wrong infamous agent for him
Keep your eyes open for Part 2 of this wonderful interview!

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@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my channel! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to my channel. I have fun talking about television from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s television shows and often with the stars of the shows..

@maryacosta1747 Ай бұрын

Mr. Ferrell, Your a, "Blast from the Past!" I still watch, "MASH!" Every chance I get.🎉😊

@waltonsfan7257 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for getting Mike Farrell he's a legend I love mash and love bj

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Completely my pleasure, I loved it😀MASH is one of my favorites, enjoy and part 2 will be here soon!

@goplad1 Жыл бұрын

Living in Los Angeles I have had my share of celebrity encounters. One was Mike Farrell. Unfortunately he was very rude to me and without provocation. I have carried that with me for over 30 years. I see here that he appears to be a much nicer and gentler Mike Farrell. That's what aging does to some people. I want to believe that my unfortunate encounter with him was not typical of his behavior and that he was having a bad day. I did enjoy this interview.

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Very very glad you enjoyed it😀He could not have been kinder and more supportive to me.

@goplad1 Жыл бұрын

@@ThatsClassicTV My encounter with Mike was around 1985, give or take a year. M*A*S*H was in his rearview mirror at that point so perhaps he was struggling to get back on track with his career and he was on edge. Who knows? To say the least I was terribly disappointed in his less than friendly attitude toward me. For me there have been only two or three celebrity encounters that have been a disappointment for me and Mike was one. Despite this I do think he's an extraordinary actor and he was wonderful as Hunnicut. By the way the actress in question was Donna Loren.

@nicholasjanke3476 Ай бұрын

What happened exactly?

@willmack5909 4 ай бұрын

I can so relate to the warm and cozy sentiment. I own all 11 seasons on DVD and there are certain episodes I will play on repeat all night long to sleep to. Superb interview.

@ThatsClassicTV 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Will! Hope you enjoy Part 2 of the interview as well. MASH definitely puts you in that comfort zone no doubt about it.

@gailreese4102 9 ай бұрын

One of "B.J.'s" best pranks with the help of "Dr. Sidney Friedman" - filling a deep moat just steps away from the "Swamp" doorway & yelling "Air Raid!" One of my favorites!

@ThatsClassicTV 9 ай бұрын

That is hysterical, I have to look that one up.

@HeRacesTheSun 7 ай бұрын

Yes! My favorite scene, Sidney yelled 'air raid' twice, Frank comes out also yelling 'air raid' twice, then stumbles & falls into the fox hole that B.J. filled with water.

@marthadoody 8 ай бұрын

Mike is a very warm and down-to-earth guy. This is a great interview. Enjoyed it immensely and looking forward to part 2 tomorrow.

@ThatsClassicTV 8 ай бұрын

Mike is the best! Such a wonderful soul, I love Mike. Part 2 is just as wonderful😀

@rickpearlstein6421 28 күн бұрын

This is awesome! I definitely hit that sub button. Time to revisit my childhood. Thank you.

@ThatsClassicTV 28 күн бұрын

Thanks Rick! Glad to have you on board, enjoy the interviews😀

@gailreese4102 9 ай бұрын

I can remember "Hawkeye's" persistence in learning "B.J.'s" full name. Nothing to it - "B.J." was named after his mom, "Bea" and his dad, "Jay." The look on "Hawkeye's" face - priceless!

@ThatsClassicTV 9 ай бұрын

It is always so awesome when fun memories like that come back😀

@debrapollice8892 Жыл бұрын

Great interview...looking forward to part 2. Thanks John 🇨🇦

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

No problem Debra, it was a thrill to interview Mike> Part 2 coming very soon...😀

@kathypellette2509 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a great great interview! looking forward to more

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kathy, Mike is such a great person, hope you caught Part 2 as well!

@waltonsfan7257 Жыл бұрын

One time Mike Farrell played a Dr addicted to morphine on bonanza I think it was called the hidden enemy. This was pre mash

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Love it, thanks for the info!

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk 6 ай бұрын

Another great one! I'm assuming you prob asked Mike - but it'd be awesome to hear an interview with his wife the greaxt Shelley Fabares. Loved her in One Day at a Time & what a career - The Donna Reed Show, Coach, the hit record Johnny Angel, working with Elvis, Sinatra, Paul Newman, Hank Williams Jr, James Garner, Raymond Burr, Danny Thomas & Robert Urich

@ThatsClassicTV 6 ай бұрын

Actually I have been in touch with Shelley and crossing my fingers we will do an interview soon😀

@Harmytwo 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike Ferrell, I am so happy you could take a role of a faithful husband. ❤️

@ThatsClassicTV 6 ай бұрын

Mike is a great guy no doubt!

@ryanallen8172 Жыл бұрын

fantastic.thank you

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Your very welcome! Hope you enjoying as much as I enjoyed doing it! Hoping to release the second part this Sunday😀

@bambijimper Жыл бұрын

Had me on the edge of my seat and then you stop!!!! lol. I'm looking forward to the second part. Great job as always. Have always been a fan of Mike Farrell. As always love the stories and back stories about these shows. Thank you John for sharing him with us.

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Jamie and glad to hear you were ready to see part two which is also very interesting😀My goal is to release the second part as soon as possible.

@bambijimper Жыл бұрын

@@ThatsClassicTV We will be waiting! :D

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

@@bambijimper Thanks Jamie👍

@kevinhouse4376 Жыл бұрын

Hi, John! How have you been? That was a wonderful interview with Mike Farrell, and I can't wait for the second part. I also look forward to the Stefani Powers interview. "M.A.S.H" is my favorite sitcom (although it's really much more than that), and several of my favorite episodes revolve around B.J. I'm particularly thinking about the episode in which they recreate B.J.'s anniversary with the help of his wife and also the one where he tries to organize a reunion in the states with his friends' families. I'm sure the second half of the interview will include some discussion about his wife, Shelley Fabares, another of my favorites. By the way, I'm pretty sure the Donna of beach movies fame was Donna Loren.

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, nice pick up on realizing it was Donna Loren😀I love both of those episodes as well, so touching. MASH always leaves me in a good place. Second part will be here soon….

@veronica-dn9ro Жыл бұрын

Stephanie Powers (or, Taffy Paul) also played John Wayne's and Maureen O'Hara's daughter in "McClintock".

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Love it , didn’t remember that.

@paulkitt-er9dr 8 күн бұрын

Mike has done lots of interesting stuff a couple of tv movies he made one was Vanishing act with Elliott Gould who was in the original MASH and Margot Kidder and Fred Gwynne

@ThatsClassicTV 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for the additional info on Mike's career, so interesting!

@Magnum44NC Жыл бұрын

BJ was a cool guy on Mash! Hi BJ!

@rah62 Жыл бұрын

I really loved him in "Providence". Hope Part 2 gets to that.

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Actually it does so I think you will enjoy that😀

@lianelayman6584 6 ай бұрын

Yea I loved him on Providence too.

@retrotelevision1 Жыл бұрын

Season 4 was also Harry Morgan's first-year on the series also so if the series tanked that year Mike should not have blamed himself as it could also have been the departure of McLean Stevenson and Harry Morgan coming in as his replacement.

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Valid point but I am sure he still would have felt the pressure as Harry was a seasoned acting veteran and Mike was still the younger guy coming in.

@jilltagmorris Ай бұрын

❤❤🎉😊❤❤

@rachelolvera9435 Жыл бұрын

What I noticed is his character changed once the mustache was grown.

@ThatsClassicTV Жыл бұрын

Interesting I never noticed a difference😀Part 2 should come out tomorrow afternoon 👍

@user-hq9hl7uj3f 5 ай бұрын

I kinda met and saw Mike with James Cromwell I think you spell his name low self esteem was afraid to ask either question s but they both came to Helena Montana to talk about a issue. So the questions I had wouldn't of been right but was oh I don't know so don't like being a former special ed kid hard to explain things

@ThatsClassicTV 5 ай бұрын

It can be hard sometimes to approach people you kinda look up to but so cool you saw them👍

@nicholasjanke3476 Ай бұрын

His biggest concern was that B.J. wouldn't end up as just a clone of Trapper. B.J. was far different from Trapper. Alan, Mike and Wayne remained close friends till Wayne Rogers's death.

@ThatsClassicTV Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info., very interesting😀