tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post8678865338708437723..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 142 - Potter's Retirementrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-14425692096302715922013-10-24T23:49:17.804-04:002013-10-24T23:49:17.804-04:00Potter comes across to me as a doctor first, then ...Potter comes across to me as a doctor first, then a commander. He certainly proved that to His Belligerence Col. Webster, making him wait until the more seriously wounded were treated.marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-80102912468660578902013-07-04T16:45:15.842-04:002013-07-04T16:45:15.842-04:00What nobody ever calls him is "Doctor Potter....What nobody ever calls him is "Doctor Potter." It was always *Colonel* Potter. The only time I can think of that might be an exception is in the finale when he refers to himself as "Ol' Doc Potter." It sort of goes to show that people saw him is military first, medical second, something that I'm not sure the character was completely down with. That's why "Pressure Points" is one of my favorite episodes--- we see some insight into Potter the Doctor rather than Potter the Military Officer.Robert Grossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-57228036025827684142012-05-17T16:42:59.593-04:002012-05-17T16:42:59.593-04:00everyone asking Potter to stay Especially Hawkeye ...everyone asking Potter to stay Especially Hawkeye does not ring true though. no one wants out more than hawkeye. they all want out badly but he is actually asking Potter to stay. I don't buy it. they should be encouraging him to go to go home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-61963395915516983242011-07-15T05:43:18.204-04:002011-07-15T05:43:18.204-04:00I love the office scene with the 4 guys, but my fa...I love the office scene with the 4 guys, but my favorite part actually comes at one of the most tense moments. The two tell Potter they have to talk,,,Potter orders them out and BJ Responds very boldy, "Hey Who do you think you're talking too." somewhat very tense but it showed some gut by BJ and Hawkeye not to be pushed around on this matter..peppernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-31389275788833673142009-08-26T02:11:52.430-04:002009-08-26T02:11:52.430-04:00A little off-topic (but it does pertain to Col Pot...A little off-topic (but it does pertain to Col Potter). There were 2 (maybe more) episodes with almost the same plot. Potter's friend from way back makes a mistake and gets a lot of kids wounded. Hawkeye tells him and Potter is mad at Hawkeye. Potter eventually realises Hwakeye was right and puts his friend on report. In one episode his friend was bored of being stuck behind a desk, in another his friend needed only 10 more days in combat to retire a full Colonel. <br /><br />Little differences in the plots but they're basically the same episode.paulytnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-51799120008681408682009-08-24T07:49:39.930-04:002009-08-24T07:49:39.930-04:00Pauly-
I wasn't thinking of that one, since t...Pauly-<br /><br />I wasn't thinking of that one, since that's a joke and Potter objects to it.<br /><br />No, the other time is in the very last episode, when saying goodbye Father Mulcahy pauses and calls him "Sherman."rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-12983026126509967372009-08-24T07:34:12.238-04:002009-08-24T07:34:12.238-04:00Radar calls Col Potter "Sherm" one time ...Radar calls Col Potter "Sherm" one time in 'Lt Radar O'Reilly' Is that the other time you are talking about?paulytnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-74201725292098863972009-08-21T03:04:41.078-04:002009-08-21T03:04:41.078-04:00I hadn't really thought about it, but there in...I hadn't really thought about it, but there indeed were a few ornery Potter episodes- more than there might appear at first glance. <br /><br />This may well be the best, if only for the novelty of witnessing a truly mean Potter; its not something that would engage an audience week in and week out. His admission at the end of the episode that he should have given the camp the benefit of the doubt is a classy move.<br /><br />Hawkeye's "Sherm" aside is one of my favorite moments in the series- such a wonderful moment between the two men. You can see Potter's mild surprise and that it indeed wasn't overplayed gives this moment a genuine glow.What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-45664081133691081432009-08-20T19:02:28.268-04:002009-08-20T19:02:28.268-04:00I agree with you, Rob, in that "angry Potter&...I agree with you, Rob, in that "angry Potter" became too much of a stock idea. This first time, though, the way he yells at Margaret and Radar in particular...it's just painful. And the use of his first name by Hawkeye (watch Potter look up in surprise) and Radar's instant agreement "What he said!" is just so affectionate that it works...<br /><br />...but a cook held over from his unit is used again in a later episode, too...Ed Begley, Jr if I'm not mis-remembering things...<br /><br />In an obvious oversight, Enid Kent is featured in this episode as Nurse Bigelow (there she is in the blue hapi coat right in front of Hawkeye) but her name is not in the credits....!Russellnoreply@blogger.com