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Hawkeye is known to have come from the fictitious town of Crabapple Cove Maine. Although the town is fictitious the lead character of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce has it roots deep in Maine. MASH author H. Richard "Richard Hooker" Hornberger was from Maine, and upon his death in Portland, on Nov. 4, 1997, was buried at the Hillside Cemetery in the town of Bremen, in Lincoln County Maine. As for Hawkeye's name, it is rumored that Hornberger was a fan of history and two of his favorite historic people were Benjamin Franklin, and Bowdoin College graduate, and 14th U.S. President, Franklin Pierce. My research has yet to discover where the Hawkeye moniker came from, but it is sure that Hornberger's 'Hawkeye' is just as famous as the two great American men he was named for.

John Goodman well portrays the man, the legend, and the odyssey, of George Herman "Babe" Ruth. The story remains fairly true and accurate to the life of Babe Ruth. Ruth's carousing and womanizing is legendary and true. His antics on the field and off is a mixture of truth, legend, and mythology, all combined to make this story as accurate and entertaining a portrayal as Hollywood has as of yet made. One must remember that this is a film which is meant to entertain and not a documentary meant to educate. Yet, Goodman gives a performance with as realistic a portrayal as there can be. Goodman also shows a great range in portraying Ruth as a somewhat ashamed, somewhat bashful, at times egotistical, and slightly violent man who was generous to a fault, highly charming at times, and altogether stunning as a baseball player. Goodman has jested, most recently on the Actors Studio, as having had "to lose weight to play Babe Ruth". The make up used gives Goodman a somewhat striking appearance, that ages and ranges with weight. This is a great movie to watch if you like baseball, a great movie for Goodman fans, a great movie to watch if you like Babe Ruth, and an all around great movie to watch just for its entertainment value. Goodman's performance may be one of his best yet. Much better by far than William Bendix's performance in the "Babe Ruth Story", and a much more convincing story than "Babe Ruth", in which Stephen Lang gave a wonderful performance.

OOPS: In a 1973 episode Major Margaret Houlihan (Actress Loretta Swit) Is upset at how unmilitary and unprofessionally she is treated at the 4077th, and she announces that she wants a transfer away from the 4077th. This is the episode where she very famously states "Im not so think as you drunk I am". During a point when she is drunk, she tells Hawkeye (Actor Alan Alda) that she misses her father, who had died some time before. However, in later episodes her father is still very much alive. In fact, her father is credited for helping her find a new assignment in a Military hospital during the shows last episode; "Godbye, Farewell, Amen". In fact, in another episode, her father actually visits her at the 4077th. Funny, he didn't seem dead!