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icecream · 10-25-2010, 03:40 PM

Did the producers ever think about spinning off Colonel Flagg into his own show? The episodes with him were always good, I think it would have done better than Aftermash.

treky · 11-10-2010, 12:55 AM

I'm pretty sure they didn't.

Marvo301 · 11-10-2010, 01:00 AM

Colonel Flagg was a great character and Edward Winter did an excellent job of portraying him however I think he is a character best taken in small doses. The once or twice a year that he visited the 4077th were just right. I don't think Colonel Flagg is a character you would want to watch on a weekly basis. He is just too one dimensional of a character.

Doug-oh · 06-19-2023, 06:17 PM

I think it would've worked.
Look at The Andy Griffith Show spinning off Gomer Pyle.
And Mary Tyler Moore's Rhoda, Phyllis and Lou Grant.
Cheers and Frasier...

Chocolate Moose · 06-19-2023, 08:36 PM

good character but not enough to support a whole show.

forn · 07-08-2023, 07:15 PM

The problem I see is that while Flagg is a very funny character, he isn't likeable. You'd want your sitcom lead to be likeable, I would think.

Alan Brady's Hair · 07-08-2023, 09:25 PM

It wouldn't be so different from Get Smart.

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11-10-2010, 12:55 AM	#2
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11-10-2010, 01:00 AM	#3
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Colonel Flagg was a great character and Edward Winter did an excellent job of portraying him however I think he is a character best taken in small doses. The once or twice a year that he visited the 4077th were just right. I don't think Colonel Flagg is a character you would want to watch on a weekly basis. He is just too one dimensional of a character.
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06-19-2023, 08:36 PM	#5
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,901	good character but not enough to support a whole show.
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06-19-2023, 06:17 PM	#4
Doug-oh Doug-oh Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 22, 2015 Location: US Posts: 163	I think it would've worked. Look at The Andy Griffith Show spinning off Gomer Pyle. And Mary Tyler Moore's Rhoda, Phyllis and Lou Grant. Cheers and Frasier...

07-08-2023, 07:15 PM	#6
forn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2022 Posts: 294	The problem I see is that while Flagg is a very funny character, he isn't likeable. You'd want your sitcom lead to be likeable, I would think.

07-08-2023, 09:25 PM	#7
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,831	It wouldn't be so different from Get Smart.