As In Reality
The show wanted to reflect the reality of war on screen, as a result, a lot of nurses were on M*A*S*H, only they didn’t last long. Their parts weren’t very significant so the writers gave them bland names. Giving the nurses names from the phonetic alphabet, the writers drew inspiration from the HAM operators and military. An actress who was credited as Nurse Kellye frequently appeared under multiple names throughout the series. The actress, Kellye Nakahara, was also called Nurse Yamato, Nurse Charlie, and Nurse Able. With time, eventually, her role expanded to a speaking part, with her most memorable scene in season eleven, in which she gets into an argument with Hawkeye.
Nurse
This Doesn’t Add Up
Even though the creators of the show tried to keep it authentic, there were still many inaccuracies. The actors’ boots weren’t actual army boots, which were too loud. On top of this, the boots were so uncomfortable that most of the actors wore sneakers which resulted in scenes having to be strategically shot to hide the fact. As well as that inaccuracy, the show included the use of aluminum cans, a pinball machine in the officer’s club, and candy bars with UPC codes printed on their backs. All these things weren’t created until the 1960s and 1970s.
Behind The Scenes