. "1"^^ . . . . "1"^^ . "1972-09-17Z"^^ . "The eponymous pilot episode of M*A*S*H was filmed and completed in December, 1971. The episode's original airing took place on September 17, 1972, and it was repeated twice, on April 1 and August 5, 1973. It was written by Larry Gelbart and directed by Gene Reynolds, who received the Directors Guild of America Award for it."@en . . . . . "Pilot"@en . . . . . . .