Episode M*A*S*H

Eighty years ago today, McLean Stevenson was born. We knew him best as the late Lt. Col. Henry Blake. After leaving "M*A*S*H," Stevenson appeared in only one theatrical film, The Cat from Outer Space (1978). Definitely not a blockbuster, but a great title for TV.

Think about some TV shows with "Outer Space" in the title.

• "Homeboys in Outer Space" (UPN, 1996)
• "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space" (CBS, 1972)
• "They Came from Outer Space" (Syn, 1991)

Not much of a list. Good thing it's Wednesday — that way we can take a look at episode titles with the form, "_____ from Outer Space."

• A Scary Face from Outer Space (''Shake, Rattle and Roll'')
• Ace From Outer Space (''G-Force: Guardians of Space'')
• Birthday Party from Outer Space (''Denver, the Last Dinosaur'')
• Brother from Outer Space (''The Astronut Show'')
• Gomer and the Little Men from Outer Space (''Gomer Pyle, USMC,'' 10/26/1966)
• Little Ace from Outer Space (''Beany and Cecil'')
• Meatballs from Outer Space (''Cookin' Cheap'')
• Menace from Outer Space (1956) (''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger,'' )
• Microducks from Outer Space (''DuckTales,'' 6/24/1988)
• Mind Stealers from Outer Space (''Wonder Woman,'' 12/2/1977)
• Monster from Outer Space (''Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse'')
• Oinks from Outer Space (''Tokyo Pig,'' 1/4/2003)
• Raiders from Outer Space (''The Time Tunnel,'' 3/31/1967)
• Revenge of the Chicken from Outer Space; (''Courage the Cowardly Dog,'' 3/23/2001)
• Strange Trout from Outer Space (''Camp Lazlo'')
• Strangers from Outer Space (''Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers,'' 6/27/1953)
• The Ace from Outer Space (''Medabots,'' 3/9/2002)
• The Alien Brain From Outer Space (''Frankenstein Jr.'')
• The Big Angry Virgin from Outer Space (''3rd Rock from the Sun,'' 10/6/1996)
• The Boy from Outer Space (''Astro Boy'')
• The Chicken from Outer Space (''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,'' 3/8/1960)
• Son of the Chicken from Outer Space (''Courage the Cowardly Dog,'' 11/1/2002)
• The Monster from Outer Space (''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,'' 12/19/1965)
• The Pied Piper from Outer Space (''The World's Greatest SuperFriends'')
• The Survivors from Outer Space (''Highlander: The Animated Series,'' 11/16/1995)
• The Thief from Outer Space (''Lost in Space,'' 11/9/1966)

And even though McLean Stevenson may have only watched Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), these eps are also from outer space:

• Fruit 10 from Outer Space (Pomegranates) (''Good Eats'')
• Plan 10 from Outer Space (''Probe,'' 4/7/1988)
• Plan Ape From Outer Space (''Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys,'' 11/30/1996)
• Plan Brain from Outer Space (''Pinky & the Brain,'' 9/28/1996)
• Plan Eight From Outer Space (''Muppet Babies'')
• Plan Six from Outer Space (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')