<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "As Time Goes By" </Td> <Td> Next →--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> M * A * S * H (season 11) List of M * A * S * H episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> Goodbye, Farewell and Amen is a television film that served as the 251st and final episode of the American television series M * A * S * H. Closing out the series' 11th season, the 2 hour episode first aired on CBS February 28, 1983, and retelecast on September 19, 1983, fittingly ending the series' original run altogether . (CBS reran it one last time September 16, 1984 .) It was written by a large number of collaborators, including series star Alan Alda, who also directed . </P> <P> The episode's plot chronicles the final days of the Korean War at the 4077th MASH, and features several storylines intended to show the war's effects on the individual personnel of the unit, and to bring closure to the series . After the ceasefire goes into effect, the members of the 4077th throw a closing party before taking down the camp for the last time . After tear - filled goodbyes, the main characters go their separate ways, leading to the final scene of the series . </P>

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