10 Saddest Episodes of 'M*A*S*H,' Ranked

Across 11 seasons, M*A*S*H ended up being quite a few things all at once. Simultaneously, it was a sitcom, a war show, and a drama, focusing on the trials and tribulations of various doctors and medical staff working in the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. Much of the comedy came about because the main characters needed an outlet for all the horrors around them. Jokes were, in essence, a coping mechanism.