| W*A*L*T*E*R | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Larry Gelbart Gene Reynolds |
| Based on | Walter O'Reilly by Richard Hooker |
| Written by | Bob Weiskopf Bob Schiller Everett Greenbaum |
| Directed by | Bill Bixby |
| Starring | Gary Burghoff Ray Buktenica Victoria Jackson Noble Willingham |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bob Schiller Bob Weiskopf Michael Zinberg |
| Producer | Michael Zinberg |
| Cinematography | William Jurgensen |
| Editors | Stanford Tischler Noel Rogers |
| Running time | 30 minute pilot / CBS Special Presentation |
| Production company | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | July 17, 1984 |
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W*A*L*T*E*R is a 1984 American unsold television pilot for the third spin-off of M*A*S*H. It starred Gary Burghoff, who reprised his M*A*S*H character.[1]
The episode chronicles the adventures of Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly after he returns home from the Korean War. No longer calling himself "Radar", he has moved away from Iowa after sending his mother to live with his aunt. Settling in St. Louis, Missouri, by the beginning of the series, he has become a police officer.[2][3][4]
- ^ Walter pilot episode, 1984, retrieved 2021-07-03
- ^ David Scott Diffrient, M*A*S*H (Wayne State University Press, 2008), ISBN 978-0814335529, p. 142. Excerpts available at Google Books.
- ^ Vincent Terrace, Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012 (McFarland & Company, 2013), ISBN 978-1476602493, p. 316. Excerpts available at Google Books.
- ^ Maçek III, J.C. (12 January 2017). "What Happens When Happy Shows Turn All X-Files on You?". PopMatters.