Tony Packo’s gained worldwide fame when M*A*S*H™ character Corporal Maxwell Klinger, played by Toledo native Jamie Farr, made mention of our restaurant in six episodes of the show. In a 1976 episode, Klinger put Packo’s on the map with this line: "If you are ever in Toledo, Ohio, on the Hungarian side of town, Tony Packo's got the greatest Hungarian hot dogs."
The M*A*S*H™ 4077th ordered a batch of sausage casings from Packo's to use in a blood-filtering machine. Klinger talks with a wounded soldier from Toledo. They share stories about their favorite places, including Tony Packo's. When the soldier returns home, he sends Klinger a shipment of Packo's hot dogs as a thank-you gift. Packo's was also referenced in the two-and-a-half-hour final episode of M*A*S*H.™
Photos of the M*A*S*H™ cast, their signed buns, and other memorabilia from this iconic show are hanging on the walls in the Original Tony Packo's restaurant.
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