If you were there for the very beginning of M*A*S*H, you probably remember a few characters who didn’t stick around very long. The series we all came to love was slightly different in its first season, and a few characters faded away before the show found its rhythm.
One of the most puzzling early departures was Captain John “Ugly John” Black, the Australian anesthesiologist who appeared mainly in the first season and then disappeared without much explanation.