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Trivia / M*A*S*H S1 E16: The Ringbanger

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  • Leslie Nielsen Syndrome: An early example from the Trope Namer. At the time this episode was made, he was a busy dramatic actor not known for comedy roles. A few years later...
  • Recycled Script: The basic premise – Hawkeye removing, if only temporarily, a gung-ho officer with a high casualty rate from command – is reused in season 7's "Preventive Medicine". Notably, the later episode, lying deep in "Dramatic M*A*S*H" territory, has a much more serious and dark take on the plot, with B.J. questioning the morality and ultimate value of Hawkeye's tricks, and Hawkeye being troubled about violating his integrity in the end.
    • The big difference in the scripts is that this episode features Hawkeye and Trapper tricking Buzz by taking advantage of his prejudices and ego. The later script initially involves giving the gung-ho officer a bad stomach ache, which B.J. doesn't really mind. But later, when Hawkeye decides to actually perform an unnecessary operation on the officer, B.J. finds that action utterly inexcusable.


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