History Recap / BlackadderS4E4PrivatePlane

Woof! Lord Flashheart is back! This time as a dashing flying ace. Blackadder decides to get out of the trenches by becoming a pilot and joining a Royal Flying Corps squadron with such a relaxed work ethic it's called the Twenty-Minuters. Soon he, George and Baldrick learn that after twenty minutes the planes come down alright. Behind enemy lines, as a result of being shot down by the Red Baron.

* AnachronismStew: The Royal Flying Corps used standard Army ranks, not the ones that the future RAF (which was formed in 1918 as a result of merging the RFC with the Royal Naval Air Service would use such as Squadron Commander (actually, Squadron ''Leader''). Lord Flashheart's rank would have been Major.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Richtofen believes he and Flashheart are locked in a great game of one-upmanship and are worthy opponents and expects them to have a long and friendly chat before a duel to the death. Flashheart just shoots him.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Flasheart does.

Woof! Lord Flashheart is back! This time as a dashing flying ace. Blackadder decides to get out of the trenches by becoming a pilot and joining a Royal Flying Corps squadron with such a relaxed work ethic it's called the Twenty-Minuters. Soon he, George and Baldrick learn that after twenty minutes the planes come down alright. Even behind enemy lines...

* AnachronismStew: The Royal Flying Corps in 1917 used standard Army ranks, not the ones that the future RAF would use such as Squadron Commander. Lord Flashheart's rank would have been Major.

* BrickJoke: Flashheart says that the only qualification for being a navigator is 'knowing your arse from your elbow' to which Blackadder replies "That rules Baldrick out". Later on Baldrick says they should join the airforce as its better than "just sitting around here on our elbows". And guess who Blackadder's navigator turns out to be…

* FalseReassurance: Blackadder, on the quest for an easy life, decides to sign up for an air squadron called the "Twenty Minuters" on being told that on average that's how long they spend in the air. During his initial training for the Royal Flying Corps, he soon learns that it's actually how long they spend in the air ''before being shot down''.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Or a fate worse than a FateWorseThanDeath.
* GagPenis: Implied with Lord Flasheart, who claims he goes commando because the underpants haven't been built that can take the job on. This is following him telling several ladies off-screen, "'''HEY GIRLS! LOOK AT MY MACHINERY!'''" and their screams of delight.

* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: {{Inverted|Trope}}; The real Manfred von Richthofen was a WW 1 cavalry officer who trained as a pilot once it became clear that cavalry was obsolete, and who then insisted on being a fighter pilot because he didn't want to fly transports, and who then became the highest-scoring ace of the war, with 80 confirmed victories. He once flew his plane ''through a thunderstorm'' just to see what it was like, and commented afterwards that he was lucky to get away with it and wouldn't do it again unless ordered to. When he was killed, he wasn't even properly shot down: he was fatally wounded in the chest and went on to ''land his plane'' with only light damage, before dying in his seat. The fictional Richthofen, while still an AcePilot, is an idiot Bond villain type who gets shot. Much funnier, though.

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/AdrianEdmondson could have been cast for the sole reason of appearing against Creator/RikMayall, his long-time work partner. In their double-act most of the constant violence (and occasional gay jokes) are directed at Mayall, so it seems too much of a co-incidence that [[spoiler:Mayall's Flashheart immediately shoots Edmondon's Red Baron]] and loudly proclaims "What a '''poof!'''"

* StraightGay: Richtofen certainly seems to have a thing for Lord Flashheart. He also stands as being the only person in all ''Blackadder'' to proposition Baldrick.

-->'''Richtofen:''' How lucky you English are to find the toilet so amusing. For us, it is a mundane and functional item. For you, the basis of an entire culture.

* WorthyOpponent: The Red Baron regards Flashheart as this. Flashheart’s response? BoomHeadShot.

* EuropeansAreKinky: Baldrick's concerns about Germans doing AnythingThatMoves are proven correct when Richthofen tells him he'll be out 'round the back of the supply bunker if Baldrick's interested...
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Flashheart is disgusted by Darling's refusal to rescue Blackadder, so he [[KickTheSonOfABitch headbutts him and knocks him out]]. It doesn't improve Blackadder's opinion of Flashheart.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Flashheart helps Blackadder get back at Darling for leaving him a prisoner]].

* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Flashheart yells a homophobic slur at The Red Baron's corpse after shooting him.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Flashheart is disgusted by Darling's refusal to rescue Blackadder, so he [[KickTheSonOfABitch headbutts him and knocks him out]].

'''Flashheart:''' '''[[TakeThat WHAT A POOF!]]'''

* GoingCommando: Lord Flashheart boasts that he wears no underwear, because "the pants haven't been built yet [[BiggusDickus that'll take the job on]]!"

* StockFootage: For the flying sequences, footage from ''Film/AcesHigh1968'' was re-edited and dubbed over with the actors' voices.

* StockFootage: For the flying sequences, footage from ''Film/AcesHigh'' was re-edited and dubbed over with the actors' voices.

Woof! Lord Flashheart is back! This time as a dashing flying ace. Blackadder decides to get out of the Big Push by becoming a pilot and joining the air corp with such a relaxed work ethis it's called the Twenty-Minuters. Soon he, George and Baldrick learn that after twenty minutes the planes come down alright. Even behind enemy lines...

* BrickJoke: Flashheart says that the only qualification for being a navigator is 'knowing your arse from your elbow' to which Blackadder replies "That rules Baldrick out". Later on Baldrick says they should join the airforce as its better than "just sitting around here on our elbows".

* FalseReassurance: Blackadder, on the quest for an easy life, decides to sign up for an air squadron called the "Twenty Minuters" on being told that on average that's how long they spend in the air. During his initial training for the Flying Corps, he learns that it's how long they spend in the air ''before being shot down''.

* GagPenis: Implied with Captain Flasheart, who claims he goes commando because the underpants haven't been built that can take the job on. This is following him telling several ladies off-screen, "'''HEY GIRLS! LOOK AT MY MACHINERY!'''" and their screams of delight.