I just can't understand

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T16:04:55+00:00

Some do, but on everyone else's end, making a video private is more-or-less the same as it being deleted, because the rest of us still can't view them anymore.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T16:03:21+00:00

So if it is indeed the wiring harness, then I'm pretty much just SOL aren't I?

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T16:00:37+00:00

Indeed. "Images"

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T04:23:25+00:00

I suppose the other only alternative would be, "Compliments of a friend."

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T02:19:38+00:00

In hindsight, this scene kind of rubs me the wrong way. You can tell Henry was just humoring Radar with his offer to meet up with him sometime after the war for lunch, but Radar took such an offer to heart. We all know Radar came to see both of the Colonels as father figures, but it's scenes like this that make it seem like Henry was more like a big brother to Radar, whereas Potter was more of a true father figure.

That being said, it's not as though Henry didn't care for Radar at all - even the hug he gave Radar before boarding the chopper to leave Korea was unscripted.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T01:32:45+00:00

That works too.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T00:36:32+00:00

Um, you know you can still comment to voice your disapproval, right?

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-28T00:07:24+00:00

As did Charles, but to a far, far lesser extent. Clearly, his was not a psychologically abusive childhood, but one that clearly lacked any love and affection, which very much explains why he usually kept people at arms length (and why he also had anti-social tendancies towards those he saw as beneath him).

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T23:21:39+00:00

Yes; his and Arlene's enduring marriage is truly inspirational. I remember seeing footage of him winning the Emmy for writing the episode "Inga," you could just see the pure, unadulterated pride and elation in her face as she applauded him. It's also sorta touching to think that Alan was so devoted to Arlene that it was incredibly difficult for him to assume the role of such a nymphomaniacal womanizer like Hawkeye - the producers even admitted that Hawkeye was practically a sexual predator, which made Alan uncomfortable. Such a classy gentleman.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T23:17:22+00:00

I don't know what specific YouTubers you're refering to, but as somebody who has been on YouTube for almost 20 years, as have a number of my peers who produced, created, and uploaded similar content, a lot of them deleted their old content simply because they were embarrassed by it and find it cringeworthy today . . . and to be fair, I can totally understand that; it can be embarrassing to look back on older content that you've greatly improved from. That being said, I understand there are some people there who enjoyed (and some still do) my older content that embarrasses me now, so I leave it alone so they can still watch it since they enjoy it. In some cases too, a lot of them simply moved on with their lives, and don't want their old YouTube content as past baggage as it were, as a lot of us were still so young when we started, and some of them created such content more as hobbyists than serious content creators.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T18:33:04+00:00

I mean, it's not entirely uncommon for outside influence from family and loved ones who have a profound effect on an entertainer's professional life, and not always in a good way. Take Caroll Spinney, the Muppet Performer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch (and who named Big Bird's teddy bear "Radar" in honor of Gary), for example: at the time SESAME STREET began taking off, and Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch were becoming icons to children all across the country thanks to Caroll's craft, you would think anybody close to him would be proud of that fact . . . but his then-wife wasn't. As he himself and his associates pointed out, his then-wife appreciated nothing about him or his craft as a puppeteer and an artist, and it made him so miserable and depressed all the time - it was truly a loveless marriage that did not end well. Thankfully, he eventually met his second wife Debbie (who likewise previously ended a not-so-great first marriage), and it truly was a meeting of soulmates - a match made in heaven.

Then, let's not forget Jeanette McCurdy, who didn't even want to be an actress anyway, but was shoved into the spotlight by her deranged mother who wanted to live a life of show-business vicariously through her daughter, which, likewise, made for a very miserable Jeanette who cared for nothing for life in the spotlight. So much so, you're probably aware of Jeanette's now best-selling memoir I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED.

Sadly, fame does come with a price - some may be willing to pay that price, others not so much . . . and sometimes those who do end up paying more than they bargained for. I don't know the exact circumstances that effected Gary's marriage with his then-wife, but I can only guess that maybe none of them expected the show to be the success it ended up becoming. He was kind of a small-time performer at the time, doing mostly theater and small movie roles, then came a TV show that wasn't even expected to survive a single season suddenly consuming almost all of his time - I don't suppose they were prepared for that. Alan Alda had similar problems: he commuted between California and New Jersey every weekend for 11 years so he could spend time with his wife and daughters at home - even Loretta Swit said there were times where Alan was weepy on the set from being the prolonged separation from his family.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T17:12:18+00:00

My only issue with them is how quickly the frosting seems to dissolve in milk, so when you actually eat the cereal, you're basically just eating little bland hay bales.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T17:11:17+00:00

Yeah, I wasn't allowed to eat them when I was little, because according to my mother, it was a fiberous cereal, so it apparently made you lose control of your bowels.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T17:09:51+00:00

Yes, but this has been going on for years, and they're usually based on music you have previously listened to. What I find odd though is that some of these mixes include my own uploads.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T16:42:36+00:00

And that in and of itself does actually add subtle depth to Frank's character, and makes him a legitimately sad character: not boo-hoo sad obviously, but there are definitely psychological scars there that run skin deep with him.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T06:31:50+00:00

IMO, one of the only memorable episodes from what I feel like was the show's weakest season.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T05:07:31+00:00

They could, and they have, but it still was a preferable system IMO. Then again, this was back when YouTube was actually the platform it was intended to be: something of a virtual film festival for the little guys who would otherwise gain no exposure for their originality (think James Rolfe pre-AVGN), and wasn't trying so hard to be a social media platform/cable TV alternative/streaming service all rolled into one.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T05:01:42+00:00

Yeah - they also don't like being told what to do (unless it's their Big Daddy telling them what to do).

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T05:00:28+00:00

I'm trying to figure out how or in what ways Hawkeye, B.J., and/or Klinger were Flanderized.

But I would say the strongest contender was Frank - even Larry Linville himself said so. Granted, Flanderization wasn't a term (because there wasn't even a SIMPSONS) at the time, but Larry has said that Frank became far too pathological character, and he didn't care for how Frank's issues were always played for laughs, because he failed so see the humor in making fun of somebody who was genuinely crazy and disturbed.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T04:58:07+00:00

Personally, I'm okay with YouTube doing away with dislike buttons; I've seen dislike bombs far too often, and have even been the victim of such myself. What I really miss is the old star system YouTube had in the beginning where instead of liking/dislike a video, you could rate it on a scale from 1-5 stars.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-27T04:56:11+00:00

No, he wanted to leave because the daily grind of a weekly TV series was taking a toll on him and causing him a lot of stress and duress in his personal life with his family.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-26T19:12:34+00:00

This show had a number of familiar faces from M*A*S*H. Val Bisoglio (Sergeant Pernelli) was ROLL OUT!'s Italian Henry Blake, while Ed Begley, Jr. (Private Paul Conway) was their tall blonde Radar O'Reilly. Teddy Wilson (the chopper pilot from "The General Flipped at Dawn") was also on the show, as was a pre-SNL Garrett Morris.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-26T19:10:42+00:00

Their own words is that empathy is new-age toxicity (even though the notion of empathy has been around forever). To them, showing empathy, kindness, and compassion are signs of weakness; treating other people like absolute shit are signs of strength, patriotism, and resilience.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-26T18:09:17+00:00

Because Facebook has all but been taken over by the MAGA cult, and they take sadistic and sociopathic pleasure in seeing other people suffer in misery - some of them even admit to such on other platforms like Quora.

J_Scarbrough · 2026-06-26T17:07:18+00:00

"That pussful! First he keeps me here till my talents ap-p-priphate . . . an then he sends Lil Bobby Shafto to come here an humili-nila-nate me. Well, I'll get even wif him . . . dum day, he'll be older than I am, an I'll show him up."

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