"M*A*S*H "

An astounding 77 percent of all TV viewers on Feb. 28, 1983, had the set tuned to "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," the final episode of one of TV's most beloved shows. The two-and-a-half hour finale did more tying up than a cowboy at a calf-roping competition, beginning with Hawkeye's (Alan Alda) trip to the mental hospital and going up through the bombing of the camp and Klinger's decision to stay in Korea. The final moment, with B.J. (Mike Farrell) and Hawkeye's final words and the "Goodbye" spelled out in stones, is still regarded as one of the most powerful moments in television drama. It was the greatest final impression one could make -- until that flavor of friendship was quickly replaced by the bitter aftertaste of "After M*A*S*H."