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Joolsee Started conversation Mar 1, 2000
In the U.K. M*A*S*H ran without the laugh track. To my mind this suited the dark nature of much of the humour very well. We did get the occassional "laughed-up" episode, and this always seemed to take the show down a notch. Great show, withor without the tinned giggles.
BTW, was Clinger the first positive portrayal of a transvestite (for whatever reason) on a mainstream show, or did Jodie (of Soap) beat him to it?
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Irving Washington - Gone Writing Posted Mar 2, 2000
I don't know enough about Soap to answer that question. I don't mind the canned laughs, and most of the time I can't tell that it's canned, except on the occasion that the laugher takes place where there can't possibly be an audience.
Klinger wasn't *really* a transvestite. He was a man who wore dresses to convince the army that he was a transvestite 
In the later seasons, he was also the show's best romantic lead!
~Irving
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Pope Edgar Montgomery 3rd, Lord of all that's heavy and electric (and ANARCHY), now not grooming for 1 week+ as a statement, and Posted May 14, 2003
I don't know enough about Klinger to know about his romantic lead but howcome he's been married twice! Once in an episode towards the end of the series and once near the beggining where it's a big thing because they do it over radio. Shame on him!
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daraline, keeper of unusual rats and deranged hamsters Posted Aug 6, 2003
he got divorced from laverne over the radio too, half way through the series run.
xx
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Anarchist in the U.K- I'm not a hippy, Its just a nickname Posted Aug 8, 2003
Ah. That must be it. I saw a good episode today when they all have dreams. Magrets or Mulcahhys was best.
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daraline, keeper of unusual rats and deranged hamsters Posted Aug 9, 2003
the bloodstained wedding dress. hawkeye's dream always disturbs me, all those manniquin limbs floating around and he's armless so he can't help*shudders*.
paramount comedy eh? some friends at work bought me season1 of M*A*S*H on dvd as a leaving gift last week.
xx
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Anarchist in the U.K- I'm not a hippy, Its just a nickname Posted Aug 9, 2003
We recorded them and gave them all to my aunt. I mean ALL OF THEM. Non left for us.
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Anarchist in the U.K- I'm not a hippy, Its just a nickname Posted Aug 10, 2003
Well I can watch them on sky every night so thats all right.
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- 1: Joolsee (Mar 1, 2000)
- 2: Irving Washington - Gone Writing (Mar 2, 2000)
- 3: Pope Edgar Montgomery 3rd, Lord of all that's heavy and electric (and ANARCHY), now not grooming for 1 week+ as a statement, and (May 14, 2003)
- 4: daraline, keeper of unusual rats and deranged hamsters (Aug 6, 2003)
- 5: Anarchist in the U.K- I'm not a hippy, Its just a nickname (Aug 8, 2003)
- 6: daraline, keeper of unusual rats and deranged hamsters (Aug 9, 2003)
- 7: Anarchist in the U.K- I'm not a hippy, Its just a nickname (Aug 9, 2003)
- 8: daraline, keeper of unusual rats and deranged hamsters (Aug 9, 2003)
- 9: Anarchist in the U.K- I'm not a hippy, Its just a nickname (Aug 10, 2003)
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