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DTF955 · 09-12-2007, 08:04 AM

This may be a very short list. However, I know of two, one was found doing the Chronology with some others for "Full House." When a dog has puppies in the Tanner home, the puppies couldn't be successfully weaned till about 4 weeks, and look that old, when they and the mother are reunited with the owners, and the Tanners can keep one of the puppies.

Well, in that month of time, in the early parts, there is an episode, "Star Search," where the puppies could easily all be upstairs, since we don't see any of the Tanners' upstairs. It's the one where Joey tries to meet his 10-year dedline to be on Johnny Carson. While no reference is made to the dogs, this is in fact in keeping with the show, where Comet, the dog, is only seen in certain episodes. However, in the vast majority (over 99%) of the time time we don't see the Tanners, he is there. (Just thinking of the time I dont' see my dog, becuase he's just joyfully playing with toys inside or romping int he yard, it makes sense.)

The other is M*A*S*H. The episode that's most obvious is the one with all of 1951 covered, but there may be others. (The one with the Dodger/Giant penant race and them getting the newsreel footage of Bobby Thomson's homer at the end.)

That's the one that kind of helped them explain the show's length. There are two timelines. One where Henry is there till '52, Frank a couple more months, etc., and one where Henry, Trapper, and Frank all leave before 1950. Col. Blake fans take heart, maybe he survived in the 2nd. :-)

Hogan's Heroes could have had one. The Blue Baron episode doesn't have Schultz in it, but I don't know if it fits easily into the one where Schultz gets a week furlough, though it could. (Other places are at the end of other episodes, when Schultz gets a pass at the end, or when he's ordered to solitary at the end for being "absent" when "Goering" was there.)

So, are there any other examples of shows where there could easily be an episode or episodes within another? Or, is it just coincidence that three of my most favorite personally just happen to have this feature.

I guess what you need is an episode where there's a period of weeks before resolution, a shorter episode near it in the season, and no problem occurring in the first that prevents any intervening episode from happening. And, maybe that is more common than I think.

James · 09-14-2007, 03:43 AM

How about Step By Step with the growth of Lily (whom Carol gave birth to late in the series)?

noveel · 09-15-2007, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by James

How about Step By Step with the growth of Lily (whom Carol gave birth to late in the series)?

That happened in many other shows

09-12-2007, 08:04 AM	#1
DTF955 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Posts: 408	Shows with episodes where other episodes could fit inside before resolution This may be a very short list. However, I know of two, one was found doing the Chronology with some others for "Full House." When a dog has puppies in the Tanner home, the puppies couldn't be successfully weaned till about 4 weeks, and look that old, when they and the mother are reunited with the owners, and the Tanners can keep one of the puppies. Well, in that month of time, in the early parts, there is an episode, "Star Search," where the puppies could easily all be upstairs, since we don't see any of the Tanners' upstairs. It's the one where Joey tries to meet his 10-year dedline to be on Johnny Carson. While no reference is made to the dogs, this is in fact in keeping with the show, where Comet, the dog, is only seen in certain episodes. However, in the vast majority (over 99%) of the time time we don't see the Tanners, he is there. (Just thinking of the time I dont' see my dog, becuase he's just joyfully playing with toys inside or romping int he yard, it makes sense.) The other is MAS*H. The episode that's most obvious is the one with all of 1951 covered, but there may be others. (The one with the Dodger/Giant penant race and them getting the newsreel footage of Bobby Thomson's homer at the end.) That's the one that kind of helped them explain the show's length. There are two timelines. One where Henry is there till '52, Frank a couple more months, etc., and one where Henry, Trapper, and Frank all leave before 1950. Col. Blake fans take heart, maybe he survived in the 2nd. :-) Hogan's Heroes could have had one. The Blue Baron episode doesn't have Schultz in it, but I don't know if it fits easily into the one where Schultz gets a week furlough, though it could. (Other places are at the end of other episodes, when Schultz gets a pass at the end, or when he's ordered to solitary at the end for being "absent" when "Goering" was there.) So, are there any other examples of shows where there could easily be an episode or episodes within another? Or, is it just coincidence that three of my most favorite personally just happen to have this feature. I guess what you need is an episode where there's a period of weeks before resolution, a shorter episode near it in the season, and no problem occurring in the first that prevents any intervening episode from happening. And, maybe that is more common than I think.
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09-14-2007, 03:43 AM	#2
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	How about Step By Step with the growth of Lily (whom Carol gave birth to late in the series)?