History Recap / TheWildWildWestS1E11TheNightOfTheRedEyedMadmen

* KeystoneArmy: General Grimm has built his followers into a cult based on AsskickingEqualsAuthority, with his basic premise being that they would be able to defeat larger bodies of conventional soldiers thanks to their superior melee combat training. When West beats him in a one-on-one fight the group realizes the whole thing was BS and surrenders en masse.

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/http://s385.photobucket.com/user/l8dreamr/media/Artemus%20Gordon%20Disguises/ColCrossRed-EyedMadmen.jpg.html?sort=6&o=18&ref=1 Colonel Cross, German Military Expert]][[ https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x56db1m (32:30)]]

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/http://s385.photobucket.com/user/l8dreamr/media/Artemus%20Gordon%20Disguises/ColCrossRed-EyedMadmen.jpg.html?sort=6&o=18&ref=1 Colonel Cross, German Military Expert]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Grimm may be a fascist, but he believes in equality for women, which is how Jenny rose so far under his command and Sgt. Musk became his [[TheDragon dragon]].

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: PlayedForLaughs at the end of the episode when Artie opines that the idea of equality for women is ridiculous and those who believe in it must be insane. However, given how quickly Jenny reverts to a GirlyGirl once free of Grimm's influence, it's debatable whether the show itself agrees with Artie or not.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Played for humor at the end of the episode when Artie opines that the idea of equality for women is ridiculous and those who believe in it must be insane. However, given how quickly Jenny reverts to a GirlyGirl once free of Grimm's influence, it's debatable whether the show itself agrees with Artie or not.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Grimm is planning to take over "the entire United States army in the Southwest" and place the region under strict military rule. Sgt. Musk even says that his reign will last "[[ThousandYearReign a thousand years]]".

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Grimm is planning to take over "the entire United States army in the Southwest" and place the region under strict military rule. Sgt. Musk even says that his reign will last "a thousand years".

* PunishmentBox: Poor Jack Talbot gets put in a hot box when General Grimm learns about the letter he wrote to Lola. Jim finally rescues him, [[YouAreTooLate only for Talbot to denounce him as a traitor and promptly die]].

* BeardOfEvil: Grimm has one.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Grimm is planning to take over "the entire United States army in the Southwest" and place the region under strict military rule. Sergeant Musk even says that his reign will last "a thousand years".

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Grimm may be a fascist, but he believes in equality for women, which is how Jenny rose so far under his command and Sergeant Musk became his [[TheDragon dragon]].

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Played for humor at the end of the episode when Artie opines that the idea of equality for women is ridiculous and those who believe in it must be insane.

A senator's daughter breaking up with her fiancé is the first step in a chain which leads West and Gordon to a militant group planning to overthrow the United States government, led by the insane General Grimm (Martin Landau). West manages to join the group and starts to gain their trust by overcoming various tests which they put him through, but he is in constant danger of being recognized, events are beginning to move quickly and somehow word has to get to the fort at Goldtown before things explode...

* IdiotBall: General Grimm's army clutches it to a man (and woman) after [[spoiler: Jim impales their leader on a knife meant for him in front of an audience - namely said army. To paraphrase the {{Novelization}} of the movie of the musical of ''Annie'' (with "Jim" and "him" in for "Annie" and "her"), "Now, of course, if they'd all rushed him at once, Jim wouldn't have had a chance. But somehow this never occurred to any of them."]]

A senator's daughter breaking up with her fiancé is the first step in a chain which leads West and Gordon to a militant group planning to overthrow the United States government, led by the insane General Grimm (MartinLandau). West manages to join the group and starts to gain their trust by overcoming various tests which they put him through, but he is in constant danger of being recognized, events are beginning to move quickly and somehow word has to get to the fort at Goldtown before things explode...

A senator's daughter breaking up with her fiancé is the first step in a chain which leads West and Gordon to a militant group planning to overthrow the United States government. West manages to join the group and starts to gain their trust by overcoming various tests which they put him through, but he is in constant danger of being recognized, events are beginning to move quickly and somehow word has to get to the fort at Goldtown before things explode...

* KeystoneArmy: General Grimm has built his followers into a cult based on Asskicking Equals Authority, with his basic premise being that they would be able to defeat larger bodies of conventional soldiers thanks to their superior melee combat training. When West beats him in a one-on-one fight the group realizes the whole thing was BS and surrenders en masse.

* StrangeSalute: Artie comes up with one in his disguise as Col. Cross; it's basically a combination of three different, more common salutes.

* Keystone Army: General Grimm has built his followers into a cult based on Asskicking Equals Authority, with his basic premise being that they would be able to defeat larger bodies of conventional soldiers thanks to their superior melee combat training. When West beats him in a one-on-one fight the group realizes the whole thing was BS and surrenders en masse.

* TheOrder: The Mars Academy is organized along these lines, recruiting like-minded individuals and subjecting them to a rigorous application process.
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An army of fanatics is dedicated to overthrowing the U.S. Government, and it's up to James West to thwart their plans.