The way I heard that saying when I was a kid was, "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice pull down your pants and sit on the ice, if it's too cold climb up a pole and let the electricity flow through your hole.".
It means that sometimes in life you might be surrounded by trouble or discomfort but you need to retain a sense of humor and make the best of a bad Time
@@koba163 yea but not before he got a psych eval at a mental hospital for flipping his lid in tokyo jumping in the hot tub with the general and his wife cause he thought it was margaret!😆
0:22 BJ looks worried when he sees Radar trying to open the sugar shaker, clearly not wanting Radar to be the one to take the brunt of the prank. When Margaret takes it and starts to open it, he smiles.
She was kinda tough to figure out...at least, at first. She and her lover, Frank Burns, were "Regular Army". However, she came around to liking B. J. and Hawkeye, and learned how to "lighten up"... thankfully!
@@ronaldshank7589 Frank was not regular army, he was a draftee like Hawkeye, BJ and Trapper but was one who got a bit of rank and decided that he liked it and liked the authority. He was not a competent officer nor that outstanding of a doctor but through the infinite (lack of) wisdom of the wisdom made him a major.
@@RedtailFox1 Perhaps you're right. However, because of the way that he basically alienated himself from almost everyone around him, I was, naturally, under the assumption that he was, indeed, Regular Army. He sure acted like it!
The funny thing about this prank is the fact that it was cold outside. You can tell because BJ was wearing his coat and gloves. Major Burns went right into a pit of freezing water...😂
I guess it’s easy to play it “straight” compared to playing it like a complete “fool” and make it look so natural and easy! Larry Linville certainly did it exceedingly well!
My dad was a high ranking officer in the fire department and I had the unusual experience of spending my teen to young adult years living at a fire station. Before that I'd grown up a somewhat sheltered Aussie kid from the rural suburbs having spent most of my weekends on my grandparents farm. I was suddenly exposed to bored fireman who were constantly looking for a laugh. One of the funniest things was when one got a hold of two chemical used to make foam in extinguishers. He put one in the toilet bowl and another in the cistern. When the poor guy in there flushed it filled the whole cubicle with foam before he could get out. Eventually the main practical joke got his own back when he come out to find his tiny little car missing. Eventually he looked up to see his little Suzuki hoisted up the hose tower wrapped in lifting slings about 40 feet in the air. They had an electric winch to lift all the wet canvass hoses up but they'd been put away a replaced with his car. Lol. These days they wouldn't get away with it but back in the 80$ was a different time. my old man knew that a sense of humour was required when dealing with some of the nasty shite they were exposed to. Motor vehicle accidents could be horrific
Fatal fire calls aren’t much better-I’m a volunteer firefighter/EMT and my husband hung up the gear ten years ago, so our two kids grew up in the life too!
@@dragondancer1814 no. I can't imagine seeing a charred body would be something you'd ever forget. A couple of dad friends got killed when a drum of something exploded and the floor above them collapsed. They were in a motorcycle shop if my memory serves me correctly..I think it was paint thinners. Most of the time the firemen didn't have much going on but when the poop hit the fan it could get very serious. I hope you guys are ok and doing well. Warm greetings from Australia 😊
Allan Arbus played his role so well! In an interview, he said people would approach him during breaks in filming and ask him for advice. He had to explain that he only PLAYED a psychiatrist, he wasn't actually one.
@@clcortelyou Right; it was always really warm, the 'winter' episodes was when the actors irritated the writers, so they'd make the next episode a 'cold' one and have all the actors bundled up for winter in the SoCal heat.
Aww, Frank... you're all wet!!! Serves him right. He was almost always giving others the "Wet Blanket" treatment anyway, when it came to his relationship with others... with the exception of Major Margaret Houlihan, and Colonel Potter. When it came to Colonel Potter, if Frank had of been stupid enough to disrespect him, he'd of probably found himself being tied up by the feet, and dragged through the Camp by her...with Colonel Potter sitting on her, yelling "Come on, Sophie! Giddy-up", all the way!
I wonder how many takes they did of Burns falling in the flooded foxhole? Take 1: Cameraman had the wrong filter on. Take 2: Sound guy says the airplane was overhead. Take 3: Script supervisor says the swinging door didn't look right. Take 4: ---- Nah, no one would be that cruel to the talent.
It wasn't cold on set, they shot in southern California. It WOULD be annoying to have to change clothes, dry off, recue, etc. but remember that while Burns was a pain in the ass, the actor, Larry Linville very much wasn't, he was really liked by everyone on set.
This air raid scene is exactly why I prefer the later shows over the early ones. It's too juvenile. I like Larry Linville's acting in other scenes, but the Frank Burns character is too cartoonish for me. Give me a Charles Emerson Winchester every time. The one early (only) character I rather liked was Col. Blake--not over Potter, but that was an interesting character.
There was an episode where Margaret goes off to Donald Penobscott to get married I think and Frank is left alone and we see his human side as he says goodbye to her and realizes it's definitely over. Other than that ferret face deserved much of his ridicule he was a schmuck.
@@mikeymutual5489Actually, the original episode (which MeTV still shows) ends with the guys all in the Swamp wondering what Margaret and Donald are doing, and Frank decides he needs a cold shower. And I agree, Frank was definitely an absolute schmuck!
@@dragondancer1814 I have the DVD, so I will have to look for this. And while Frank was a schmuck, he was also a hilarious character, played brilliantly by Larry Linville.
What if there actually was an air raid? Or a Mortar or artillery attack? And people got killed, because they had to find another trench because this one was filled with freezing water? It's all fun and games seeing Burns fall into the water, but after a real attack, when they find Radar and he's missing the lower half of his body, not so much.
Frank is epic in this but I absolutely cannot stand BJ, or Mike Farrell. The thing with the snakes...OK that's somewhat funny....filling a fox hole with water and shouting air raid? No that's what an asshole does. BJ's most defining moment, proving that he is a worthless Philistine, is when he destroys the stylus on Charles' turntable because BJ hates Mahler. Fortunately Charles and Margaret find out that BJ is behind yet another series of nasty "practical jokes" so they team up and torture BJ with Kindertotenlieder.
At least BJ didn't fill the foxhole with peas and carrots or hydrochloric acid. Yep Joe Blow. That makes me an a-hole, a Worthless Philistine, as well as emotionally exhausted and morally bankrupt and I'll be running the area below Hell. So long, sport.🤣
The best advice I ever heard came from Sidney Freedman... "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
What does that mean anyway?
@@Shogundoxie1414exactly as it says. Conversely, you could take it as a metaphor for living your best life.
Alan Arbus adlibbed the line during his first appearance as Sidney. He followed it up by repeating the line during the final episode.
The way I heard that saying when I was a kid was, "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice pull down your pants and sit on the ice, if it's too cold climb up a pole and let the electricity flow through your hole.".
It means that sometimes in life you might be surrounded by trouble or discomfort but you need to retain a sense of humor and make the best of a bad Time
You know… it’s scenes like this that make Franks eventual mental breakdown so clear.
Yea ironic that he got the sec 8 that klinger was bucking for all that time!😂
@@juliebryne2903 he actually got promoted.
@@koba163 yea but not before he got a psych eval at a mental hospital for flipping his lid in tokyo jumping in the hot tub with the general and his wife cause he thought it was margaret!😆
And so nessssssasarey
No. It was Margaret getting married that did it. He would've left his wife for her
Larry Linville was such an incredible actor. Also a kind and caring man. Total opposite of Frank Burns.
I'm so curious to know if some of the stuff they put Burns through...how much of that was Larry's idea?
@@draconiclady0610 His own brother came up with his show nickname...."ferret face".
0:22 BJ looks worried when he sees Radar trying to open the sugar shaker, clearly not wanting Radar to be the one to take the brunt of the prank. When Margaret takes it and starts to open it, he smiles.
She was kinda tough to figure out...at least, at first. She and her lover, Frank Burns, were "Regular Army". However, she came around to liking B. J. and Hawkeye, and learned how to "lighten up"... thankfully!
I thought Radar was in on it.....
@@ronaldshank7589 Frank was not regular army, he was a draftee like Hawkeye, BJ and Trapper but was one who got a bit of rank and decided that he liked it and liked the authority. He was not a competent officer nor that outstanding of a doctor but through the infinite (lack of) wisdom of the wisdom made him a major.
@@RedtailFox1 Perhaps you're right. However, because of the way that he basically alienated himself from almost everyone around him, I was, naturally, under the assumption that he was, indeed, Regular Army. He sure acted like it!
Margaret has the BEST shriek! (Well - after Frank.)
The funny thing about this prank is the fact that it was cold outside. You can tell because BJ was wearing his coat and gloves. Major Burns went right into a pit of freezing water...😂
I loved the shows with Sidney! He was always good for laughs. RIP
He got really Old. And i'm glad he lived a long Life.
Ladies and Gentlemen, here's my advice. Pull down your pants, and slide on the ice.
Still funny, but now when I’m older I appreciate Larry Linvilles acting in this.
I guess it’s easy to play it “straight” compared to playing it like a complete “fool” and make it look so natural and easy!
Larry Linville certainly did it exceedingly well!
My dad was a high ranking officer in the fire department and I had the unusual experience of spending my teen to young adult years living at a fire station. Before that I'd grown up a somewhat sheltered Aussie kid from the rural suburbs having spent most of my weekends on my grandparents farm. I was suddenly exposed to bored fireman who were constantly looking for a laugh. One of the funniest things was when one got a hold of two chemical used to make foam in extinguishers. He put one in the toilet bowl and another in the cistern. When the poor guy in there flushed it filled the whole cubicle with foam before he could get out. Eventually the main practical joke got his own back when he come out to find his tiny little car missing. Eventually he looked up to see his little Suzuki hoisted up the hose tower wrapped in lifting slings about 40 feet in the air. They had an electric winch to lift all the wet canvass hoses up but they'd been put away a replaced with his car. Lol. These days they wouldn't get away with it but back in the 80$ was a different time. my old man knew that a sense of humour was required when dealing with some of the nasty shite they were exposed to. Motor vehicle accidents could be horrific
Fatal fire calls aren’t much better-I’m a volunteer firefighter/EMT and my husband hung up the gear ten years ago, so our two kids grew up in the life too!
@@dragondancer1814 no. I can't imagine seeing a charred body would be something you'd ever forget. A couple of dad friends got killed when a drum of something exploded and the floor above them collapsed. They were in a motorcycle shop if my memory serves me correctly..I think it was paint thinners. Most of the time the firemen didn't have much going on but when the poop hit the fan it could get very serious. I hope you guys are ok and doing well. Warm greetings from Australia 😊
Alan Arbus was one of my favorite characters on MASH. He was fantastic on the show along with that crazy guy Col.Flagg.
This is the scene I look forward to in "Dear Sigmund." Frank is so hilarious in this scene!😆
If memory serves me correctly, Alan Alda (Hawkeye) wrote that episode.
RIP Larry great actor
This show is among the few that stand the test of time
This scene cracks me up every time!
The look on Sidney's face is absolutely priceless!! One of the funniest gags ever on TV!!!!
Allan Arbus played his role so well! In an interview, he said people would approach him during breaks in filming and ask him for advice. He had to explain that he only PLAYED a psychiatrist, he wasn't actually one.
If I remember right, he did about 1 episode a season but he was probably my favourite character.
Man Larry linville really committed to that fall. That water was freezing too 😂😂
Allan Arbus really had that part nailed, could've been a real psychiatrist.
As long as someone tells him what to say.
Actually he was a well regarded photographer (the famous photographer Diane Arbus was his ex-wife).
This is a CLASSIC! Where are all the Likes 👍 this deserves?
This was a really good episode but my favorite involving Sidney was the first season with the poker game and we met Col. Flagg. Classic.
That short run w/ BJ clean cut is my favorite seasons of M*A*S*H. The character just hit better than in the later years
That water had to be freaking cold
Well, the set was in SoCal.
@@clcortelyou Right; it was always really warm, the 'winter' episodes was when the actors irritated the writers, so they'd make the next episode a 'cold' one and have all the actors bundled up for winter in the SoCal heat.
I like that Sidney decided to help BJ
No matter how many times I see this I ALWAYS belly laugh!😂
Frank's reaction was priceless 😂
That scene always makes me laugh so hard!
Trips and belly flops ouch
The best sight gag in the history of television…
Aww, Frank... you're all wet!!!
Serves him right. He was almost always giving others the "Wet Blanket" treatment anyway, when it came to his relationship with others... with the exception of Major Margaret Houlihan, and Colonel Potter. When it came to Colonel Potter, if Frank had of been stupid enough to disrespect him, he'd of probably found himself being tied up by the feet, and dragged through the Camp by her...with Colonel Potter sitting on her, yelling "Come on, Sophie! Giddy-up", all the way!
Potter acted like a serious Colonel would, so he got respect from Burns. LTC Blake... not so much.
Sidney Freedman was my favorite character.
I always liked it when Frank Burns gets humiliated! He always acted like an idiot!🤣🤣🤣
It was at that moment that Frank realized something: he couldn’t swim.
Loved when they brought Sidney into a story. You can see Sidney mentally shake his head at some of the shenanigans going on around him.
Best moment in the show
Definitely one of the funniest scenes, from a show that had endless funny scenes.
A classic indeed. :-)
I love Allan Arbus' scenes
This was my favorite episode of MASH.
Sometimes it's like shooting fish in a barrel.
one of the best scenes from MASH.
One of my favorite episodes….poor Frank Burns 🤣
Sidney was my favourite character. He was the dispassionate outsider coming to the Zoo to observe the behaviour of the inmates.
I wonder how many takes they did of Burns falling in the flooded foxhole? Take 1: Cameraman had the wrong filter on. Take 2: Sound guy says the airplane was overhead. Take 3: Script supervisor says the swinging door didn't look right. Take 4: ---- Nah, no one would be that cruel to the talent.
It wasn't cold on set, they shot in southern California. It WOULD be annoying to have to change clothes, dry off, recue, etc. but remember that while Burns was a pain in the ass, the actor, Larry Linville very much wasn't, he was really liked by everyone on set.
@@davidfrederick9973 I was making an inside Hollywood kind of joke. The nicest people tend to be the best for playing the worst people.
Really liked Sidney
Priceless!!!
One of the best M*A*S*H scenes EVER! I still laugh!
Classic! Classic! Classic!
This scene was almost enough for me to feel pity for Frank. *almost*
Just the title makes me happy
This is the same M*A*S*H episode where BJ puts eggs in Frank’s helmet and it’s hilarious just like this prank.
And the episode when the mess hall bench fell out from under Frank when he sat down with a loaded tray!
Definitely my favorite
Classic!
Brilliant, magnificent, irreplaceable Alan Alda...
This air raid scene is exactly why I prefer the later shows over the early ones. It's too juvenile. I like Larry Linville's acting in other scenes, but the Frank Burns character is too cartoonish for me. Give me a Charles Emerson Winchester every time. The one early (only) character I rather liked was Col. Blake--not over Potter, but that was an interesting character.
Well, you must be as boring and unfunny as the later seasons of MASH are.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
There was an episode where Margaret goes off to Donald Penobscott to get married I think and Frank is left alone and we see his human side as he says goodbye to her and realizes it's definitely over. Other than that ferret face deserved much of his ridicule he was a schmuck.
That was Frank's last scene in the series.
@@mikeymutual5489Actually, the original episode (which MeTV still shows) ends with the guys all in the Swamp wondering what Margaret and Donald are doing, and Frank decides he needs a cold shower.
And I agree, Frank was definitely an absolute schmuck!
@@dragondancer1814 I have the DVD, so I will have to look for this. And while Frank was a schmuck, he was also a hilarious character, played brilliantly by Larry Linville.
Sydney is my favourite character
What if there actually was an air raid? Or a Mortar or artillery attack? And people got killed, because they had to find another trench because this one was filled with freezing water? It's all fun and games seeing Burns fall into the water, but after a real attack, when they find Radar and he's missing the lower half of his body, not so much.
Yes, so dangerous in a fictional tv show. You are an idiot
Lighten up, Francis...
@@charliestanley4502 yep, poor old Gregory has some issues going on upstairs
Don’t worry, the Director didn’t schedule any other military actions during this scene.
@@charliestanley4502HAHA I love the “Stripes” quote from Sgt. Hulka!
Frank is epic in this but I absolutely cannot stand BJ, or Mike Farrell. The thing with the snakes...OK that's somewhat funny....filling a fox hole with water and shouting air raid? No that's what an asshole does.
BJ's most defining moment, proving that he is a worthless Philistine, is when he destroys the stylus on Charles' turntable because BJ hates Mahler. Fortunately Charles and Margaret find out that BJ is behind yet another series of nasty "practical jokes" so they team up and torture BJ with Kindertotenlieder.
At least BJ didn't fill the foxhole with peas and carrots or hydrochloric acid. Yep Joe Blow. That makes me an a-hole, a Worthless Philistine, as well as emotionally exhausted and morally bankrupt and I'll be running the area below Hell. So long, sport.🤣
@@charlespeakjr2168 Well at least you have diagnosed yourself. Likewise Cuz...or whatever....
@@yummyyum36719 Admitting Mental Illness is the first step to recovery or driving other people crazy. Stay cool and hydrate.🤣🤣🤣
@@charlespeakjr2168
Shouting air raid in the middle of a war zone ain't funny. Assshole.
It's a TV show.
From 72 to 75 great show. Alda took over with his liberal bs and Farrell too,ruined the show. Fake audience was annoying.
The show was always liberal bullshit. Are you serious?
The show was anti-war about Vietnam. Or did you fail to notice that?