After MASH Less Miserables (1983–1985) Online
- Original Title :
- Less Miserables
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy
- Year :
- 1983–1985
- Directror :
- Burt Metcalfe
- Cast :
- Harry Morgan,Jamie Farr,William Christopher
- Writer :
- Larry Gelbart,David Isaacs
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 7.5/10
Klinger perpetrates a unique jailbreak and Potter gets a surprising surprise.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Harry Morgan | - | Dr. Sherman T. Potter |
 | Jamie Farr | - | Maxwell Klinger |
 | William Christopher | - | Father Francis Mulcahy |
 | Rosalind Chao | - | Soon-Lee Klinger |
 | David Ackroyd | - | Dr. Boyer |
| Anne Pitoniak | - | Mildred Potter |
 | Peter Michael Goetz | - | Wally Wainright |
 | Brandis Kemp | - | Alma Cox |
 | Max Wright | - | Burt Philbrick |
 | Joan Sweeny | - | Nurse Parker |
 | Patrick Cranshaw | - | Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw) |
 | Sunshine Parker | - | The Vagrant |
 | Steven M. Porter | - | Chamberlain |
 | Alice Cadogan | - | Nurse Canfield |
 | Jeffrey Winner | - | Jackson |
The title is a parody of Les Misérables (1862) a novel by French author Victor Hugo, and among the best-known novels of the 19th century. The novel has been the source of many movies, plays and an internationally performed musical written by Robert Hossein, composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg and librettist Alain Boublil. The musical version of 'Les Misérables' opened at the Broadway Theater on March 12, 1987 and ran for 6680 performances, making it the third longest running show on Broadway.
Starting with with episode, David Ackroyd was added to the opening credits.
Starting with this episode, Barbara Townsend was replaced as Mildred Potter.
In this episode, Dr. Boyer is presented as a character in the same vein as Hawkeye from M*A*S*H.