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* ActorAllusion: Potter pretends to be as racist as Weems to get a confession out of him, later noting that he's got the act down pat. [[Recap/MashS3E1TheGeneralFlippedAtDawn General Steele]] ''[[ContinuityNod was]]'' [[Recap/MashS3E1TheGeneralFlippedAtDawn awfully bigoted]].
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Charles may be especially snappish towards everyone in this episode because of his sore tooth, but he willingly lends Captain Rockingham his major's leaves so he can impersonate a major, and compliments Rockingham on his performance.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Charles may be especially snappish towards everyone in this episode because of his sore tooth, but he willingly lends Captain Rockingham his major's leaves so he can impersonate a major, and compliments Rockingham on his performance. He also, despite having tried to hide how much his tooth hurt for most of the episode, played up his pained groans so that Weems would think the Major was alone in the tent.
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-->'''Hawkeye:''' How can it be racial? This doesn't even make sense.
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-->'''Hawkeye:''' How can it be racial? [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil This doesn't even make sense.sense]].
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: While Major Weems may have been an extreme case, unfortunately, [[TruthInTelevision his attitudes were not uncommon in the American military at the time]]; even though UsefulNotes/HarryTruman had ordered the military to be desegregated in 1948 when he was President (mentioned in the episode), many commanders had ignored the order during UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar. That war would be the last conflict the American military would be involved in where the troops were segregated.
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* TheTag: Hawkeye ends up treating Captain Rockingham after Charles bites his thumb when he tries to treat Charles' tooth.
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* TheTag: Hawkeye ends and B.J. (with help from Col. Potter and Margaret) end up treating Captain Rockingham after Charles bites his thumb when he tries to treat Charles' tooth.
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* AllMenArePerverts: When Klinger is calling other hospital units about Major Weems (see BitchInSheepsClothing below), he asks his colleague at the last one if there's anything he can do in return. When Klinger hears the answer, he says, "Sorry, you'll have to ask the nurses yourselves."
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-->'''Hawkeye:''' Only 11% of Weems' unit are Negroes. They suffer 46% of the casualties. There were better odds in ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin''.\\
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'''Hawkeye''': There were better odds in ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin''.\\
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Charles is so desperate to find something to help his toothache, without having to go to the dentist, he not only seeks out a local merchant (even though he's shown nothing but contempt for local medicine in previous episodes), he also drinks from Hawkeye and B.J.'s still.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: A male version, and one of the nastiest versions of this trope. Major Weems has the reputation of caring about his men, always visiting them at whatever hospital unit they end up at when they're wounded, and talking about commanding soldiers is about more than just giving orders. In actuality, he arranges for all of the black soldiers in his unit to take on the most dangerous jobs so they'll suffer the highest casualty rates, and those that do manage to survive are the ones Major Weems arrange to have shipped home so he doesn't have to deal with them.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: A male version, and one of the nastiest versions of this trope. Major Weems has the reputation of caring about his men, always visiting them at whatever hospital unit they end up at when they're wounded, wanting to pull strings to get minorly injured soldiers medical discharges, and talking about commanding soldiers is about more than just giving orders. In actuality, he arranges for all of the black soldiers in his unit to take on the most dangerous jobs so they'll suffer the highest casualty rates, and those that do manage to survive are the ones Major Weems arrange to have shipped home so he doesn't have to deal with them.
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* XanatosGambit: The racist major's plan. He assigns the black soldiers in his unit to the most dangerous tasks, thus they'll either be wounded and given a medical discharge, earn points for discharge faster, or die and go home in a box. It all adds up to the same thing: getting them out of his unit.
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* XanatosGambit: The racist major's With a side of UriahGambit, Major Weems' plan. He assigns the black soldiers in his unit to the most dangerous tasks, thus they'll either be wounded and given a medical discharge, earn points for discharge faster, or die and go home in a box. It all adds up to the same thing: getting them out of his unit.
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* TheTag: Hawkeye ends up treating Captain Rockingham after Charles bites his thumb when he tries to treat Charles' tooth.tooth.
* XanatosGambit: The racist major's plan. He assigns the black soldiers in his unit to the most dangerous tasks, thus they'll either be wounded and given a medical discharge, earn points for discharge faster, or die and go home in a box. It all adds up to the same thing: getting them out of his unit.
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* XanatosGambit: The racist major's plan. He assigns the black soldiers in his unit to the most dangerous tasks, thus they'll either be wounded and given a medical discharge, earn points for discharge faster, or die and go home in a box. It all adds up to the same thing: getting them out of his unit.
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* TheMenFirst: Inverted - Major Weems claims to be all about this troop, but B.J., Hawkeye and Klinger learn better (see BitchInSheepsClothing above).
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* TheMenFirst: Inverted - Major Weems claims to be all about this troop, trope, but B.J., Hawkeye and Klinger learn better (see BitchInSheepsClothing above).
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* TheMenFirst: Inverted - Major Weems claims to be all about this troop, but B.J., Hawkeye and Klinger learn better (see BitchInSheepsClothing above).
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* HotDrinkCure: Charles goes to a local Korean merchant to deal with his pain, and the man offers a variation of this, with various herbs, roots, and assorted vegetables. However, not only does it not help, but the smell and taste are so appalling to him he throws out the rest of it.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: While Major Weems may have been an extreme case, unfortunately, [[TruthInTelevision his attitudes were not uncommon in the American military at the time]]; even though UsefulNotes/HarryTruman had ordered the military to be desegregated when he was president, many commanders had ignored the order during UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar. That war would be the last conflict the American military would be involved in where the troops were segregated.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Margaret catches Charles with a box full of Novocain, he pretends the one bottle he took from the box is enough for him to deal with the pain in his tooth. Margaret seems to accept this, and then takes the entire box from Charles.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Margaret catches Charles with a box full of Novocain, codeine, he pretends the one bottle he took from the box is enough for him to deal with the pain in his tooth. Margaret seems to accept this, and then takes the entire box from Charles.
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!!Attention all personnel! This episode contains Major Weems intends to ship the following tropes:tropes home:
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* TheDentistEpisode: Charles refuses to visit a dentist, even though he's in obvious pain, because he thinks [[DepravedDentist all dentists are hacks and sadists]]. At the end of the episode, it's revealed Captain Rockingham is a dentist, and Charles is forced to comply, though not without a fight (see TheTag below).
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Charles may be especially snappish towards everyone in this episode because of his sore tooth, but he willingly lends Captain Rockingham his major's leaves so he can impersonate a major, and compliments Rockingham on his performance.
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-->'''Hawkeye:''' How can it be racial? This doesn't even make sense.sense.
* TheTag: Hawkeye ends up treating Captain Rockingham after Charles bites his thumb when he tries to treat Charles' tooth.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: While Major Weems may have been an extreme case, unfortunately, [[TruthInTelevision his attitudes were not uncommon in the American military at the time]]; even though UsefulNotes/HarryTruman had ordered the military to be desegregated when he was president, many commanders had ignored the order during UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar. That war would be the last conflict the American military would be involved in where the troops were segregated.
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'''Klinger:''' He fooled everybody. All the medical units I talked to said what a great guy Major Weems is. Always came to visit his wounded.\\
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'''Klinger:''' He fooled everybody. All the medical units I talked to said what a great guy Major Weems is. Always came to visit his wounded.\\
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-->'''Col. Potter:''' Major, you're fighting the wrong war. UsefulNotes/TheCivilWar ended nearly 100 years ago.
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-->'''Col. Potter:''' Major, you're fighting the wrong war. UsefulNotes/TheCivilWar [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar The Civil War]] ended nearly 100 years ago.
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!!Attention all personnel! This episode contains the following tropes:
* BatmanGambit: Col. Potter pretends to be a racist to draw out Major Weems and get him to admit what he's doing to the blacks under his command, and then he, B.J., Hawkeye, and Major (actually Captain) Rockingham pretend to be preparing to have Major Weems court-martialed in order to get him to resign. It works.
-->'''Col. Potter:''' Major, you're fighting the wrong war. UsefulNotes/TheCivilWar ended nearly 100 years ago.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: A male version, and one of the nastiest versions of this trope. Major Weems has the reputation of caring about his men, always visiting them at whatever hospital unit they end up at when they're wounded, and talking about commanding soldiers is about more than just giving orders. In actuality, he arranges for all of the black soldiers in his unit to take on the most dangerous jobs so they'll suffer the highest casualty rates, and those that do manage to survive are the ones Major Weems arrange to have shipped home so he doesn't have to deal with them.
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Only 11% of Weems' unit are Negroes. They suffer 46% of the casualties. There were better odds in ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin''.\\
'''B.J.:''' I actually liked that guy!\\
'''Klinger:''' He fooled everybody. All the medical units I talked to said what a great guy Major Weems is. Always came to visit his wounded.\\
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Margaret catches Charles with a box full of Novocain, he pretends the one bottle he took from the box is enough for him to deal with the pain in his tooth. Margaret seems to accept this, and then takes the entire box from Charles.
* OhCrap: Major Weems when he's introduced to Major (actually Captain) Rockingham.
** Charles a few minutes later when it's revealed Captain Rockingham is a dentist, since he's avoided going to one for so long.
* SpottingTheThread: When Hawkeye is puzzled as to why Major Weems wants to send one soldier home with minor wounds who's recovered, and keep one who's suffered severe wounds, B.J. is the one who brings up the fact the first soldier is black, and the second one is white.
-->'''Hawkeye:''' How can it be racial? This doesn't even make sense.
!!Attention all personnel! This episode contains the following tropes:
* BatmanGambit: Col. Potter pretends to be a racist to draw out Major Weems and get him to admit what he's doing to the blacks under his command, and then he, B.J., Hawkeye, and Major (actually Captain) Rockingham pretend to be preparing to have Major Weems court-martialed in order to get him to resign. It works.
-->'''Col. Potter:''' Major, you're fighting the wrong war. UsefulNotes/TheCivilWar ended nearly 100 years ago.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: A male version, and one of the nastiest versions of this trope. Major Weems has the reputation of caring about his men, always visiting them at whatever hospital unit they end up at when they're wounded, and talking about commanding soldiers is about more than just giving orders. In actuality, he arranges for all of the black soldiers in his unit to take on the most dangerous jobs so they'll suffer the highest casualty rates, and those that do manage to survive are the ones Major Weems arrange to have shipped home so he doesn't have to deal with them.
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Only 11% of Weems' unit are Negroes. They suffer 46% of the casualties. There were better odds in ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin''.\\
'''B.J.:''' I actually liked that guy!\\
'''Klinger:''' He fooled everybody. All the medical units I talked to said what a great guy Major Weems is. Always came to visit his wounded.\\
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Margaret catches Charles with a box full of Novocain, he pretends the one bottle he took from the box is enough for him to deal with the pain in his tooth. Margaret seems to accept this, and then takes the entire box from Charles.
* OhCrap: Major Weems when he's introduced to Major (actually Captain) Rockingham.
** Charles a few minutes later when it's revealed Captain Rockingham is a dentist, since he's avoided going to one for so long.
* SpottingTheThread: When Hawkeye is puzzled as to why Major Weems wants to send one soldier home with minor wounds who's recovered, and keep one who's suffered severe wounds, B.J. is the one who brings up the fact the first soldier is black, and the second one is white.
-->'''Hawkeye:''' How can it be racial? This doesn't even make sense.
