Much of the comedy came about because the main characters needed an outlet for all the horrors around them.

Jokes were, in essence, a coping mechanism.

Thankfully, things did wrap up not long after, with season 10 ending up as the penultimate season.

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7"O.R."

(1974)

Season 3, Episode 5

O.R.

taking Trapper Johns place and Col. Potter being Lt. Col. Blakes replacement.

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This is because Radar isnt replaced by a new main character.

Well, Abyssinia, Henry seems bittersweet, for the most part.

But the ultimate ending to the episode is the real game-changer.

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Henry Blake gets a good send-off, complete with heart-warming moments and some laughs among the bittersweet tears.

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M_A_S_H - The Interview - 1976

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M_A_S_H - Sons and Bowlers - 1982

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M_A_S_H - As Time Goes By - 1983

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M_A_S_H - O.R. - 1974

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M_A_S_H - Welcome to Korea - 1975

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M_A_S_H - Death Takes a Holiday - 1980

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M_A_S_H - Sometimes you Hear the Bullet - 1973

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M_A_S_H - Good-Bye, Radar - 1979

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McLean Stevenson and Gary Burghoff as Lt. Colonol Henry Blake and Radar O&rsquo;Reilly, in the M<em>A</em>S*H episode &ldquo;Abyssinia, Henry&rdquo;

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