Amazing Little-Known Facts About M*A*S*H

Teddy Bear

The character Corporal Walter Eugene “Radar” O’Reilly had a nameless teddy bear that became so well-known that it was essentially a character in itself. The beloved teddy bear was housed at the Smithsonian for a while, before going to auction with a starting bid of $500 in the summer of 2005.

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The character Radar was played by actor Gary Burghoff. Radar was characterized as a naïve and kind hearted farm boy. He also happens to have exceptionally good hearing which is wearing he got the nickname Radar from. He also retains a lot of qualities of youth including having his teddy bear with him. Later the bear, which included a letter of authenticity from Gary, who confirmed that not only was the bear the actual one from M*A*S*H but that the stuffed animal was one of its kind. There were 19 bidders hoping to land the bear, but the final bid for the nameless bear came in at over $14k. The bear found its place on M*A*S*H simply by being found on the set at Fox Ranch.