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Okay I’m straying pretty far from the original intent of this thread, but here’s a clip from The Life Of Brian that immediately popped into my head when I saw the M*A*S*H clip. And I agree Winchester was a compelling character. He had a depth Frank Burns did not. I’m glad the writers created him instead of just looking for a Larry Linville replacement.
https://youtu.be/TpicfnfcEiM?si=Ojc8ot2ds6N7EFJ4
By the way, enlisted guys have always done what the mad jailer is doing in the Monty Python clip — acting dumb so the brass will just go away and leave them alone.
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yes, what made Charles so good, apart from him being a worthy foil to hawkeye, was in the way they were able to take his snobby rich persona and humanize him in desirably humble and very touching ways.
I loved life of brian and probably my favorite scene is when caeser is questioning brian and the centurion keeps smacking him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMRxbECzow
back on the topic of moby---I mentioned earlier the attraction of pop culture references. here are a couple from my favorite fictional universe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x70v7euYqOE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdp-yKvTT-I
