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After watching hundreds of episodes of the television show "M*A*S*H" hundreds of times, Dave started to notice something: Though not a single main character hails from Chicago, the city is mentioned repeatedly throughout the series. Not just passing mentions, but entire scripts and monologues are devoted to Chicago.


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David Elfving is a connoisseur of old TV sitcoms and proprietor of Greasy Skillet.

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