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23. The Hot Lipses

Fri May 30, 2025, 11:17 PM

May 2025

I'll admit I like the movie, but also that some of it hasn't aged well (and not just the sexism but the pacing and plotting, IMO). No shade on Sally Kellerman, but her Hot Lips was fairly one dimensional - though she had minimal screen time to develop her character. Loretta Switt's Hot Lips was much more fully developed, even though MASH the show was less sophisticated and subtle than MASH the movie.

I'm trying to think now of how many leads from either the movie or the tv show are still alive... I can name Alan Alda, Gary Burghoff, Elliot Gould, Robert Duvall, Mike Farrel, and Jamie Farr...and I can't think of any others...

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Rest in Peace Loretta Swit. [View all] Norbert May 2025 OP

RIP DrMJG10 May 2025 #1

Ouch. Codifer May 2025 #5

Her Animal Rights activism alone secures her legacy TheProle May 2025 #2

RIP... Tom_Foolery May 2025 #3

Yes, rest in peace, Major. sinkingfeeling May 2025 #4

Oh no BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #6

I had a crush on her when I watched MASH with my parents as a kid. Basso8vb May 2025 #7

RIP Hot Lips loved MASH walkingman May 2025 #8

RIP Hot Lips. mobeau69 May 2025 #9

Interesting how this show evolved. I think, IIRC, that it was a movie and treated Hot Lips in a very sexist way, which CTyankee May 2025 #10

The TV series was inspired by the movie of the same name Warpy May 2025 #11

The Hot Lipses KTB2025 May 2025 #23

My viewpoint was likely affected by knowing a few nurses who had served in Vietnam Warpy May 2025 #26

"" AllaN01Bear May 2025 #12

She and Larry Linville had an amazing on-screen chemistry in their seasons together. Xavier Breath May 2025 #13

Aw no ... 💔 😪 Raine May 2025 #14

I think a lot of Duers like myself are old enough to experience the celebrity death march elocs May 2025 #15

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Thanks, I looked this up and found the video. Abolishinist May 2025 #21

Yes, thank you, that's it exactly! elocs May 2025 #29

Two things: TommyT139 May 2025 #27

Thanks. The Beatles' famous "Hey Jude" video was introduced by David Frost. n/t elocs May 2025 #28

Aw damn. calimary May 2025 #16

as a female veteran Skittles May 2025 #19

Hey, Skittles, thanks! calimary May 2025 #30

... William769 May 2025 #17

Goodbye Hot Lips canetoad May 2025 #20

Some really great segments, Abolishinist May 2025 #22

RIP Loretta Swift 🕯 You evolved into a great character... electric_blue68 May 2025 #24

There are certain 'things' on YouTube that for whatever reason Abolishinist May 2025 #25

My late father-in-law's best friend (now deceased) was a doctor in a MASH unit during the Korean War. 11 Bravo May 2025 #31