M \* A \* S \* H is an American television sitcom made by Larry Gelbart about doctors in a mobile . It was inspired by MASH : A Novel About Three Army Doctors . M \* A \* S \* H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart , adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH ( which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH : A Novel About Three Army Doctors , by Richard Hooker ) .