History Series / MajorDad

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* Corpsing: a few times, most notably about euphemisms for getting your first bra.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Sgt. James has success on broadcast radio as a smooth talking Love Doctor, however, the station pushes him to have a quick rhyme and stir drama rather than actualluly help people, which hurts a lot of callers. He ends up disgusted with it when a teenager calls about being [[MoralEventHorizon pressured into sex]] with her boyfriend. James turns down the money and fame in order to keep his dignity and tells the girl to talk to her parents, or a teacher at school.

* BookDumb: in a tender moment, Mac confesses that he was intimidated as a kid by his peers who effortlessly got A's. He tells Elizabeth that the two are NotSoDifferent and that she can't let the fear of failing keep her from doing her best.

* MenCan'tKeepHouse: *Strongly* averted. Mac keeps a tight ship as a Marine.

* MenCannotKeepHouse: *Strongly* averted. Mac keeps a tight ship as a Marine.

* OutOfOrder: The final two season 4 episode aired out of sequence. From a chronology perspective the change made little sense. In the penultimate episode, [[spoiler:everybody was transferred to Washington DC with a new general taking over in Hollister]]. In the final episode that aired, [[spoiler:everybody was back in Hollister as if nothing had changed]].

** Mimsy’s autographed picture of the Rat Pack.

** {{lampshaded}} by Elisabeth when she wanted to date a Marine. This did not exactly help her case.
* TheFundamentalist: The show would occasionally use the uniformed characters (mainly John, of course) to tell the audience what's wrong with the country. Most commonly during the 3rd and 4th seasons.
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* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The general’s wife Mimsy. Often mentioned but never fully seen. She appears briefly in the Season 3 finale but her face is never shown and her voice is only briefly heard.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The first UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar episode aired just weeks after it started. This gave subsequent episodes of the season a certain level of tonal incongruity given how they were filmed prior.

** Two were back to back in the final season. One episode saw Gunny's house get burglarized, and dealt with how she handled it; and the following episode had the Major confronting another major who had been [[AbusiveParent abusing]] his wife and son. The end of the latter featured Gerald [=McRaney=] and Nicole Debuc out of character, giving a number to a hotline that abuse victims could call. In addition, a second season episode dealt with UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar by having the Major write a letter to UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush asking to go fight in Kuwait.

** The episode addressing the start of the Gulf War that aired less than a month after the start of the war.

* OutOfOrder: The final two season 4 episode aired out of sequence. From a chronological perspective it made little sense - in the penultimate episode, [[spoiler:everybody was transferred to Washington DC with a new general taking over in Hollister]]. In the series order finale, [[spoiler:everybody was in Hollister as if nothing had changed]].

The entire series is available for viewing on Creator/{{Hulu}}.

* TheGhost: The general’s wife Mimsy. Often mentioned but never seen.

* DoomedAutographedItem: Gunny’s prized porcelain eagle autographed by a renowned general.

* DoomedAutographedItem: Gunny’s bribed porcelain eagle autographed by a renowned general.

* DoomedAutographedItem: Gunny’s porcelain eagle autographed by a renowned general.

* VerySpecialEpisode: Two were back to back in the final season. One episode saw Gunny's house get burglarized, and dealt with how she handled it; and the following episode had the Major confronting another major who had been [[AbusiveParent abusing]] his wife and son. The end of the latter featured Gerald [=McRaney=] and Nicole Debuc out of character, giving a number to a hotline that abuse victims could call. In addition, a second season episode dealt with UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar by having the Major write a letter to UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush asking to go fight in Kuwait.