MASH (film) inspired Whoopi Goldberg.
 In an interview, he recalled that he "burst into tears", and that he and Goldberg "fell into each other's arms" when they first met backstage
=== 1990s ===In January 1990, Goldberg starred with Jean Stapleton in the situation comedy Bagdad Cafe (inspired by the 1987 film of the same name)

