Radar O'Reilly

And so I looked at the guy.

I was like, "Oh yeah, this is Radar." Uh, so that, that's the, that's what I get.

Have they all seen Predator now, though?

Uh, t- t- two of them have.

Exactly.

Gary Burghoff as the impossibly efficient innocent clerk, Radar O'Reilly, and of course, William Christopher as the unit's moral anchor, Father Mulcahy

That isn't just a cast list.

That is a perfectly calibrated machine for generating conflict

Uh, speaking of evil Democrats, Ottumwa, Iowa.

Now, what do you think of when I say Ottumwa, Iowa, as we transition into today in Crazy Headline number three? If you're of my generation, you might think of Corporal Radar O'Reilly on MASH.

He, uh, quite often spoke of his idyllic upbringing in Ottumwa, Iowa.

And I wondered, does Ottumwa, Iowa really exist? Yes, it really does exist.

It's a great, uh...

It's where Radar O'Reilly was from in the TV show MASH.

He was from Ottumwa, Iowa.

And, uh, Ottumwa, Iowa, they've got, uh, uh, at least one Democrat on the city council there.

That's, uh...

This is today's Democrat Party 2020...

In Ottumwa, Iowa, where Radar, Radar O'Reilly came from on the TV show M*A*S*H, and, uh, it might be the only way most people know Ottum- Ottumwa, Iowa.

But you know it because of a great air show.

Uh, now, for those of us that actually watched MASH, uh, I'm gonna throw this question out there.

Radar O'Reilly.

Where did Radar O'Reilly come from in the TV show MASH? Now, of course, the actor Gary Burghoff played Radar for, uh...

I, I think he, he was the only actor that trans- uh, he was in the MASH movie when it came out, the original movie, uh, and then from the movie into a television series.

I think Gary Burgh- Burghoff was the only actor that was in both the movie MASH and then later on the TV show MASH, uh, when it premiered.

Uh, interesting sometimes, but not necessarily, uh, reliable.

So if you're just joining the show, welcome.

I was talking about, uh, Radar O'Reilly's hometown of Ottumwa, Iowa, uh, from the fictional movie MASH from 1970 that became, uh, uh, a TV show in 1971, uh, that a lot of us grew up on.

Right.

His assistant, Radar O'Reilly, was the guy who was really in charge.

"You sign this, Colonel." "What am I signing, Radar?" "You're signing this, Colonel."

[laughs]

don't worry.

I think the first scene with Radar and Blake really sets the tone.

They're talking over each other.

It's not entirely clear what's going on, but it's also satirical.

If you're thinking, not so sure about this, I doubt it's going to get any better for you.

Yeah, that's true.

And actually, one of the funny things, I don't, again, because I know the TV series better, and in fact, Radar is the one actor who goes from the film to the TV series, In the film, Radar is this omnicompetent person who is clearly running the entire base.

Which, again,