Colonel Sherman T. Potter was a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television show. He was portrayed by Harry Morgan. At the end of the show's third season, McLean Stevenson had left the series, and his character of Henry Blake died on his way home. The producers wanted a different type of commanding officer for the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH). They decided on a man who had made a career out of the US Army—what was called in the show as regular army, and was close to retirement. In a book on the telev ...

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• Colonel Potter - History Prior to the 4077th
• Colonel Potter - CO of the 4077th
• Colonel Potter - After the Korean War

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A Methodist, Sherman Potter was from Hannibal, Missouri, the childhood home of Mark Twain. (Two early episodes mention a home in Nebraska, however, and Potter implies in another episode that he's a Presbyterian.) He learned (among other things) Army foot care from a fellow Missourian–future President Harry S Truman. Potter also reveals early on that he's one-quarter Cherokee, when Frank Burns complains that Hawkeye "always gets the Cowboys (friendly troops), while I get stuck with the Indians (North Koreans and Chinese)!", whic ...

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Colonel Potter, Colonel Potter - Background, Colonel Potter - History Prior to the 4077th, Colonel Potter - CO of the 4077th, Colonel Potter - After the Korean War

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After Colonel Blake left the 4077th MASH, Colonel Potter was assigned to the unit as the CO. As he would later tell Klinger, the first few days were "a mite uneasy" and that "no one was jumping for joy" over his arrival. Initially, Hawkeye and BJ feared having a "regular army" man in charge, which they felt was even worse than having Frank in charge - with Frank at least they stood a chance of outwitting him. They also feared about Potter being rusty having not done any recent surgery. However, despite it being several years since having performed an ...

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Colonel Potter, Colonel Potter - Background, Colonel Potter - History Prior to the 4077th, Colonel Potter - CO of the 4077th, Colonel Potter - After the Korean War

Read more here: » Colonel Potter: Encyclopedia II - Colonel Potter - CO of the 4077th

After Colonel Blake left the 4077th MASH, Colonel Potter was assigned to the unit as the CO. As he would later tell Klinger, the first few days were "a mite uneasy" and that "no one was jumping for joy" over his arrival. Initially, Hawkeye and BJ feared having a "regular army" man in charge, which they felt was even worse than having Frank in charge - with Frank at least they stood a chance of outwitting him. They also feared about Potter being rusty having not done any recent surgery.However, despite it being several years since having performed an ...

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Colonel Potter, Colonel Potter - Background, Colonel Potter - History Prior to the 4077th, Colonel Potter - CO of the 4077th, Colonel Potter - After the Korean War

Read more here: » Colonel Potter: Encyclopedia II - Colonel Potter - CO of the 4077th

Col. Potter was both an excellent surgeon and leader. He led mainly by example, always doing his best and encouraging others to do the same. He was at times willing to ignore the letter of regulations in order to abide by its spirit. Usually easygoing, he enjoyed playing the occasional practical joke on others in his unit, Potter understood the hellish realities of life in a MASH unit, and the need for jokes, pranks and recreation to boost morale. At the same time, however, Potter did not suffer fools gladly; he still tended to be more stern ...

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Colonel Potter, Colonel Potter - Background, Colonel Potter - History Prior to the 4077th, Colonel Potter - CO of the 4077th, Colonel Potter - After the Korean War

Read more here: » Colonel Potter: Encyclopedia II - Colonel Potter - Background