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Vietnam is never mentioned in any episode of Gomer Pyle either directly or indirectly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle,_U.S.M.C https://en.m.wikiped

Vietnam is never mentioned in any episode of Gomer Pyle either directly or indirectly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle,_U.S.M.C https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle,_U.S.M.C.

1-more 7y ago
Ewok and Jawa are never mentioned in the original Star Wars trilogy. Maybe never at all?
- kd0amg 7y ago
  Luke, in Episode 4: "Why would Imperial troops want to slaughter Jawas?"
  - 1-more 7y ago
    Well I'll be. OK just ewok then.
- scbrg 7y ago
  LUKE: These are the same Jawas that sold us Artoo and Threepio. BEN: And these blast points, too accurate for Sandpeople. Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise. LUKE: Why would Imperial troops want to slaughter Jawas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTKHZN8c2L8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTKHZN8c2L8
- mrec 7y ago
  I'm pretty sure the terms "X-Wing", "Y-Wing" and "TIE Fighter" are never mentioned in A New Hope, yet when when the movie came out everyone knew them.
  - 1-more 7y ago
    Thaaaaaat's the one I was thinking of instead of Jawa. Dang.
yitchelle 7y ago
In the meantime, the Korean war has been mentioned countless number of times in MASH.
- ubermonkey 7y ago
  ...which everyone read as "Vietnam".
  - dylan604 7y ago
    ?? I've never met anyone that confused the conflict setting of MASH as Vietnam. Where do you base that on? Because of the time it was aired/produced?
    - singlow 7y ago
      The show was set in Korea but wad made during the Vietnam war. The Korean setting was a facade for a show that was making commentary on the contemporary situation.
    - edgyquant 7y ago
      I always thought MASH was about Vietnam tbh
    - ubermonkey 7y ago
      It was set in Korea, but the subtext was entirely the Vietnamese conflict, which was happening or recent (ish) for the film (Altman, 1970) and early years of the TV show (1972-1983).
cabaalis 7y ago
Another thing I never thought I'd see on HN, Gomer Pyle, USMC. I didn't exist in the original airings, but Nick @ Nite and TV Land gave me all those awesome shows when I was a kid. Dick Van Dyke, I Love Lucy, Bob Newhart, Rhoda, Mary Tyler Moore, Taxi, The Munsters, Happy Days. The list goes on and on.
- dylan604 7y ago
  Before Nick @ Nite, those same syndicated shows were the primary content for channels in the UHF band. The major networks were in the VHF band. Back then, a show didn't qualify for syndication until it hit 100 episodes. That's why they made such a big deal about it. That's also why they would have 20+ episodes per season to get to 100 in as few years as possible. Once you got to 100, you didn't worry about getting canceled as much because you now could earn mail box money from syndication fees.

Vietnam is never mentioned in any episode of Gomer Pyle either directly or indirectly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle,_U.S.M.C https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle,_U.S.M.C.

1-more 7y ago

Ewok and Jawa are never mentioned in the original Star Wars trilogy. Maybe never at all?

kd0amg 7y ago
Luke, in Episode 4: "Why would Imperial troops want to slaughter Jawas?"
- 1-more 7y ago
  Well I'll be. OK just ewok then.
scbrg 7y ago
LUKE: These are the same Jawas that sold us Artoo and Threepio. BEN: And these blast points, too accurate for Sandpeople. Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise. LUKE: Why would Imperial troops want to slaughter Jawas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTKHZN8c2L8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTKHZN8c2L8
mrec 7y ago
I'm pretty sure the terms "X-Wing", "Y-Wing" and "TIE Fighter" are never mentioned in A New Hope, yet when when the movie came out everyone knew them.
- 1-more 7y ago
  Thaaaaaat's the one I was thinking of instead of Jawa. Dang.

yitchelle 7y ago

In the meantime, the Korean war has been mentioned countless number of times in MASH.

ubermonkey 7y ago
...which everyone read as "Vietnam".
- dylan604 7y ago
  ?? I've never met anyone that confused the conflict setting of MASH as Vietnam. Where do you base that on? Because of the time it was aired/produced?
  - singlow 7y ago
    The show was set in Korea but wad made during the Vietnam war. The Korean setting was a facade for a show that was making commentary on the contemporary situation.
  - edgyquant 7y ago
    I always thought MASH was about Vietnam tbh
  - ubermonkey 7y ago
    It was set in Korea, but the subtext was entirely the Vietnamese conflict, which was happening or recent (ish) for the film (Altman, 1970) and early years of the TV show (1972-1983).

cabaalis 7y ago

Another thing I never thought I'd see on HN, Gomer Pyle, USMC. I didn't exist in the original airings, but Nick @ Nite and TV Land gave me all those awesome shows when I was a kid. Dick Van Dyke, I Love Lucy, Bob Newhart, Rhoda, Mary Tyler Moore, Taxi, The Munsters, Happy Days. The list goes on and on.

dylan604 7y ago
Before Nick @ Nite, those same syndicated shows were the primary content for channels in the UHF band. The major networks were in the VHF band. Back then, a show didn't qualify for syndication until it hit 100 episodes. That's why they made such a big deal about it. That's also why they would have 20+ episodes per season to get to 100 in as few years as possible. Once you got to 100, you didn't worry about getting canceled as much because you now could earn mail box money from syndication fees.