Which long running wartime series had to rewrite parts of their final episode because of a brush fire damaging the set?
Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983)
M*A*S*H was a series about a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit during the Korean War and ironically, lasted longer than the actual war.
While the final episode was being filmed, a brush fire destroyed most of the set. The only items left are a rusted out hulk of jeep and ambulance. Instead of rebuilding they wrote the fire into the story by having North Koreans start a brush fire. This was decided since it was the last episode and to save money.
Each of the characters left by different vehicles. In order of departure are the characters and their vehicles:
Klinger: in an ox cart
Mulcahy: in an ambulance
Margaret: in a jeep
Winchester: in a garbage truck
Col. Potter: on horseback (Sophie)
BJ: on a motorcycle
Hawkeye: in a helicopter
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