Colonel Flagg - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Dr. Thong · 09-19-2003, 10:42 AM

Edward Winter made his first appearance on M*A*S*H as Captain Callahan in the episode "Deal Me Out." A few episodes later, he appears as Colonel Flagg in "A Smattering Of Intelligence."

The two characters are basically the same, though Callahan appears to be somewhat sane. Anyway, the way I figure it, Flagg is always using an alias (Lt. Carter, etc), so I reasoned that "Captain Callahan" is one of his identities. Not too far off the mark when you consider how crazy Flagg really was.

I always loved that character...Winter played him with the right amount of insanity. He was a good actor. He played an abusive husband on "Lou Grant" was equally convincing.

hawaii five-o · 09-19-2003, 06:23 PM

Flagg should have gotten the section 8 that Klinger was after.

TJL · 09-19-2003, 07:03 PM

Yes, it's pretty much assumed that Flagg was using an alias, in this case Capt. Halloran, as he often does while working for the CIA. Or is it the CIC?

In the season four epidode "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" when Flagg greets Sydney Freedman, he mentions that they "played poker once," which proves that Flagg and Halloran were one in the same.

I guess old sitcoms felt they could get away with stuff like that, because they didn't thing that one day thier series would be forever rerun in syndication or on DVD where fans could spot those litte errors in continuity.

Dr. Thong · 09-19-2003, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TJL
Yes, it's pretty much assumed that Flagg was using an alias, in this case Capt. Halloran, as he often does while working for the CIA. Or is it the CIC?

In the season four epidode "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" when Flagg greets Sydney Freedman, he mentions that they "played poker once," which proves that Flagg and Halloran were one in the same.

I overlooked that. Not that it really matters, because M*A*S*H like many sitcoms back then, regularly had the same actors return in different roles.

09-19-2003, 10:42 AM	#1
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	Colonel Flagg Edward Winter made his first appearance on MASH* as Captain Callahan in the episode "Deal Me Out." A few episodes later, he appears as Colonel Flagg in "A Smattering Of Intelligence." The two characters are basically the same, though Callahan appears to be somewhat sane. Anyway, the way I figure it, Flagg is always using an alias (Lt. Carter, etc), so I reasoned that "Captain Callahan" is one of his identities. Not too far off the mark when you consider how crazy Flagg really was. I always loved that character...Winter played him with the right amount of insanity. He was a good actor. He played an abusive husband on "Lou Grant" was equally convincing.

09-19-2003, 07:03 PM	#3
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Yes, it's pretty much assumed that Flagg was using an alias, in this case Capt. Halloran, as he often does while working for the CIA. Or is it the CIC? In the season four epidode "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" when Flagg greets Sydney Freedman, he mentions that they "played poker once," which proves that Flagg and Halloran were one in the same. I guess old sitcoms felt they could get away with stuff like that, because they didn't thing that one day thier series would be forever rerun in syndication or on DVD where fans could spot those litte errors in continuity.
	__________________ "I think I'll stroll up to the front to see how the shooting's going..." - Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Read my blogs! http://centralparkamisguide.com/ http://dvdcriticscorner.com Visit me on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=641138880 Hey, I do the tweet thing too! http://twitter.com/TomLevier My shop of handmade items! http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColdGarageCreations

09-19-2003, 06:23 PM	#2
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	Flagg should have gotten the section 8 that Klinger was after.