M*A*S*H (TV Series)
The General Flipped at Dawn (1974)
Gary Burghoff: Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
Quotes
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : This is my company clerk, Corporal O'Reilly.
Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : The Irish were rotten Indian fighters! Noncoms, the backbone of the service. Where are you from, son?
Radar : Iowa, sir.
Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : No talking in ranks!
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Man. More stuff's coming in from headquarters. New orders, regulations. Read that first one, Radar.
Radar : Uh, yes sir. Uh, the winners of the model yacht race at the cesspool are...
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Not that, Radar!
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : Nah, let him read it! I haven't seen a sports page in months!
Radar : First place went to Pvt. Norman Polanski with his yacht, the American Beauty Dream. Corncob construction, with toilet paper sails.
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : Ah, that Polanski has the sea in his blood.
Radar : Second prize to Corporal Timothy McInerney for his clipper, the Evangeline, carved from a pound cake his mother sent him six months ago.
Trapper : Hope he doesn't invite us for dessert.
Radar : The remainder of the contestants didn't finish due to a sudden undertow after breakfast.