Introduction

W*A*L*T*E*R is a 1984 television pilot for the third spin-off of M*A*S*H franchise that was never picked up.

It starred Gary Burghoff, who reprised his M*A*S*H character.

It was also known as:

• USA (subtitle) Meet Me in St. Louis, Walter.
• USA (working title) Radar.
• USA (alternative spelling) Walter.

Outline

The episode relates the adventures of Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly after he returns home from the Korean War.

The neurotic but perceptive Walter “Radar” O’Reilly joins the police force.

Cast

• Gary Burghoff … Walter ‘Radar’ O’Reilly.
• Ray Buktenica … Wendell Micklejohn.
• Victoria Jackson … Victoria.
• Noble Willingham … Sergeant Sowell.
• Clete Roberts … Interviewer.
• Meeno Peluce … Elstin.
• Sam Scarber … Haskell.
• Lyman Ward … Bigelow.
• Sarah Abrell … Judith Crane.
• Larry Cedar … Zipkin.
• Francine Gabel … Pretty Girl.
• Victoria Carroll … Bubbles Sincere.
• June Berry … Dixie Devoe Bobby.
• Bobby Ramsen … Singer.
• Dick Miller … Theater Owner.

Trivia

• This episode aired only in the US Eastern and Central time zones.
  • CBS News coverage of the Democratic National Convention preempted the broadcast in the Pacific and Mountain zones.
• The show was set in St. Louis, Missouri in 1954.
• Before costar Ray Buktenica appeared in this pilot, he was a regular on the CBS sitcom House Calls, which starred another former M*A*S*H regular, Wayne Rogers.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Bill Bixby.
• Producer(s): Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Michael Zinberg, and Randy Zisk.
• Writer(s): Bob Weiskopf (teleplay), Bob Schiller (teleplay), Everett Greenbaum (teleplay), Bob Weiskopf (story), Bob Schiller (story), and Michael Zinberg (story).
• Music: Patrick Williams.
• Cinematography: William K. Jurgensen.
• Editor(s): Noel Rogers and Stanford Tischler.
• Production: 20th Century Fox Television.
• Distributor(s): CBS.
• Release Date: 17 July 1984.
• Running time: 25 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

YouTube Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyA2yq4bcNE