Alan Alda as Hawkeye and Robert Alda as Borelli smiling during surgery in MASH season 8.
A season 8 episode of MASH was a real Alda family affair. When the sitcom debuted in 1972, it was intended that Alan Alda's Hawkeye and Wayne Roger's Trapper would be equal co-leads, just as the characters were in the Robert Altman movie of the same name. It soon became apparent that Alda was the breakout star, and Hawkeye became the de-facto lead.
"Lend a Hand" also saw Alan Alda write a role for his half-brother Antony as Corporal Jarvis, who assists Hawkeye and Borelli during surgery. "Lend a Hand" also saw Alan write a role for his half-brother Antony Alda as Corporal Jarvis, who assists Hawkeye and Borelli during surgery. This marks the first and only time in MASH where the Aldas worked together, with their onscreen relationship supposedly mirroring their real-life one; Alan and Robert sniping at each other, while Antony acts as peacekeeper.
Still, father and son enjoyed working together on the series, even if"Lend a Hand" wasn't a highly regarded outing. Knowing the familial relationship between Alan, Antony and Robert gives their scenes a fun metatextual element too, right down to how they're working out their interpersonal tensions with their characters.
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