Flowers for Algernon (2015) TV
Network: TBS
Shiratori Sakuto is 28, but has the intelligence of a 6-year-old boy. He works for Dream Flower Service, a flower distribution centre which provides employment for problem youth. One day, he and a colleague, Yanagawa Ryuichi, delivers a rose bouquet to the apartment building where Mochizuki Haruka lives. Because Haruka does not know that the deliveryman is mentally challenged, she is shocked by his response and tries to call the police. Haruka works for a brain physiology research centre where Professor Hachisuka Daigo has been studying the improvement of mental performance. He has succeeded in lab experiments on a white mouse called Algernon. Sakuto is transformed into a genius through surgery. But Algernon's new intelligence begins to fade, and he dies. Sakuto realises that his genius, too, is destined to leave him.
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#031226
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked
"What was that movie that I told you to watch? about the cat, the animated movie about the cat, and then you said, oh, I already saw it in theaters. Was it called Flow?"
— Josh
Josh and Chuck discuss an animated movie about a cat that Josh had recommended to Chuck, who had already seen it in theaters.
Mar 12, 2026
#120925
Operation Paul Bunyan
"I realized watching MASH with my dad."
— Chuck
Chuck recalled learning Korean town names from watching MASH, which featured locations from the Korean War.
Dec 9, 2025
#062425
Shameful History: Project 100,000
"that show was not funny to me"
— Chuck
Chuck and Josh discussed their differing opinions on the MASH TV series, with Chuck explaining he never found it funny despite his father's enjoyment of it.
Jun 24, 2025
#102624
Selects: Why Landmines Are The Deadliest Legacy Of War
"I remember episodes of maybe MASH and other like war movies I've seen."
— Chuck
Mentioned as a war show depicting soldiers stepping on mines and waiting on them until they figure out a solution.
Oct 26, 2024
#062524
Whistling!
"Same with the hills in Mash, the hills of Korea."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions how the Hollywood Hills were used to represent Korea in the MASH TV series.
Jun 25, 2024
#061124
Coercive Control, the Invisible Basis of Abuse
"And I looked it up today because I was like, man, I remember there was a TV movie with the guy from MASH that just terrified me."
— Chuck
Chuck references the TV show MASH in context of mentioning actor Mike Farrell who appeared in a domestic violence movie.
Jun 11, 2024
#111123
Selects: Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
"When I think of MASH, it doesn't feel modern, but it doesn't feel like Buffalo soldier territory."
— Josh
Josh was noting the disconnect between the MASH TV show setting and Buffalo Soldiers era.
Nov 11, 2023
#061023
Selects: How Audience Testing Works
"I'll bet it was mash. Yeah, movies didn't gross that much back then."
— Chuck
Discussed as likely Robert Altman's top-grossing film.
Jun 10, 2023
#032620
How COVID-19 Works
"Just pretend like you're in the MASH camp and just wash like they wash."
— Josh
Josh references MASH when giving hand-washing instructions, suggesting to wash like surgeons do in the film.
Mar 26, 2020
#013020
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
"When I think of MASH, it doesn't feel modern, but it doesn't feel like Buffalo soldier territory."
— Josh
Josh mentions the Korean War-era TV show while discussing Buffalo soldiers in the Korean War.
Jan 30, 2020
#010720
The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part I
"Radar O'Reilly? Not radar O'Reilly. Radar used by Air Traffic Control."
— Chuck
Chuck makes a joke comparing the acronym 'MASH' character Radar O'Reilly to the radar technology used in air traffic control.
Jan 7, 2020
#071819
Sand Dunes: They Are What You Think They Are
"Just like those hills stood in for Korea in MASH."
— Josh
Josh uses MASH as an example of a film/TV show that used stand-in locations for scenes.
Jul 18, 2019
#120418
How Search and Rescue Dogs Work
"we've all seen mash you got to run up to a helicopter whose blades are spinning"
— Chuck
Used as a reference point for what helicopter scenes look like in media.
Dec 4, 2018
#050318
North Korea: What's the Deal?
"They watched MASH, and that's about the extent of it."
— Josh
Josh mentions that MASH was most people's only knowledge of Korea.
May 3, 2018
#041018
Why Landmines Are The Deadliest Legacy Of War
"I remember episodes of maybe MASH and other like war movies I've seen. There have been like soldiers would step on one and hear the click."
— Chuck
Chuck references MASH as an example of war media depicting soldiers stepping on mines with pressure release detonation mechanisms.
Apr 10, 2018
#102617
Episode 1,000: The Simpsons Spectacular Part II
"I realized it was based on the premise of Flowers for Algernon and the movie Charlie."
— Chuck
Chuck discusses how the Homer H-O-M-R episode is based on Flowers for Algernon.
Oct 26, 2017
Cast
Tomohisa Yamashita
Sakito Shiratori
Chiaki Kuriyama
Haruka Mochizuki
Masataka Kubota
Ryuichi Yanagawa
Asuka Kudo
Kosuke Hiyama
Fuma Kikuchi
Kazushige Kokubo
Mitsuki Tanimura
Rio Kawaguchi
Aya Omasa
Mai Koide
Gamon Kaai
Shiro Sugino
Katsuya
Dai Shikanai
Goki Maeda
Yuki Kanda
Yoshiki Saito
Kosuke Hata
Issei Ishida
Hisato Shirotori
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