Posted on 01/15/2018 4:30:05 PM PST by EdnaMode
In the original MASH movie “Painless” the dentist thinks he’s a fairy and wants to kill himself, hence the title of the MASH theme song, “Suicide is Painless”.
Klinger isn’t transexual but he crossdresses as one whenever he can to try to get ruled mentally ill and shipped back home.
Those televised roasts are nothing. Listen to the tapes of the REAL Friar’s Club roast of Don Rickles.
Johnny Carson roasts Don Rickles (what a setup)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-L8HDJp2o
Yeah. I think the only part of that movie that would pass muster today is Christian Frank urns being hauled off in a straitjacket.
Today Klinger would get a promotion.
Wow. And I thought I hated the Baby Boomers (of which I am one).
My friends and I skipped one of your steps: we'd go to a bar, take over a pool table, change one of the TVs to Friends, and end up with several other people in the bar coming over to our tv to watch with us, including drunk guys who went bonkers whenever Jennifer Anniston appeared on screen.
No outrage, but some situations are very dated.
Different Strokes would invariably have a character every other episode double take at the white man introducing his two black sons, and it would always get an easy laugh.
In 2018, there’s nothing terribly unusual about it, let alone funny.
Bobby Troup always gets a laugh from me.
In the age of SJWs, comedy is a thought crime.
Just saw a rerun (duh, they’re all reruns) of I Love Lucy episode where Ricky LITERALLY grabs Lucy and spanks her butt.
Snowflakes.
I loved their show at the time! I would dance around with my baby to the theme! We did accept the gay jokes etc as normal for the time. Chandler’s Dad was a “transvestite” which doesn’t even “exist” any more. Hilarity used to ensue. Not in a post Bruce Jenner era! It really didn’t age well, and it was supposed to be hip and cool at the time.
And JUST WHY did Lucy have ANY ‘splainin’ to do??? Huh?? She didn’t owe him anything! /s
M*A*S*H, episode 7-17, Inga - written and directed by Alan Alda, the prototype sensitive, new age guy.
Klinger: “To tell you the truth, I don’t belong here. If two doctors will sign a form, I’ll be able to go home. And so far, I’ve got all but both of them.”
Inga: “You know, I may be able to help you.”
Klinger: “Oh, you can? You mean it?”
Inga: “Yeah, well, I have a colleague in Copenhagen who does sex-change operations.”
Klinger: “Yeah? What’s that?”
Inga: “Well, you would finally be transformed into a woman. It’s very sophisticated surgery, but, uh, it’s possible.”
Klinger: “You mean, somebody– You mean, take a knife and– and–“
Inga: “Yeah.”
Klinger: “They’re crazier than I am!”
It feels like the pendulum has swung from shows like “I married Joan,””My friend Irma,” and “I love Lucy” to dumb-ass guys in commercials and shows like “Three’s Company.” It looks like the pendulum is poised to plow through Hollywood next, and won’t be swinging back anytime soon.
Jennifer Aniston has nice headlights.
Mary Swanson too.
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Owning a copy of “Married with Children” will likely someday get you a prison sentence...
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