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Trapper vs BJ

Posted on 10/15/18 at 9:24 pm
Posted by Barrister
Member since Jul 2012
4606 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 9:24 pm
Watching some old MASH reruns tonight and was having a hard time trying to figure out which character I liked better. Both have likeable attributes.

Who was the better sidekick to Hawkeye?
Posted by The_Joker
Winter Park, Fl
Member since Jan 2013
16316 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 9:29 pm to
I like BJ more honestly
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35450 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 9:33 pm to
This is Woody vs. Coach...both fine...I liked both; same with MASH.

Trapper was less of a pussy...so probably him.
Posted by south bama tiger
Member since May 2008
6646 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 9:35 pm to
Trapper, for reasons already mentioned
Posted by Yellerhammer5
Member since Oct 2012
10850 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 10:05 pm to
Trapper.
Posted by AlaTiger
America
Member since Aug 2006
21120 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 10:13 pm to
Definitely Trapper. Much funnier. Less serious.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
51488 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 10:17 pm to
Trapper.
Posted by mametoo
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2008
3215 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 10:18 pm to
Trapper.

If BJ has the mustache, I don't watch the episode.
Posted by Bill Parker?
Member since Jan 2013
4468 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:11 pm to
BJ and the Bear was a great show
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21092 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:22 pm to
quote:

Definitely Trapper. Much funnier. Less serious.


They turned BJ into a manic depressive at some point.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
66892 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:27 pm to
Trapper was more fun.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
141682 posts
Posted on 10/15/18 at 11:52 pm to
BJ sucks -- pun intended

BJ was always boring. First he was just boring, but then they figgered he needed some sort of personality and made him a practical joker, which made him even more irritating

Trapper's Southern drawl was the perfect partner to Hawkeye's Groucho

Trapper Forever



Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35450 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:21 am to
The re-run schedule seemed to be overly BJ and Potter in the 80's.

Getting an early MASH was like Eureka!

I guess of course because Trapper was only on for 3 years.

I don't think BJ sucked but he wasn't Trapper and let Alda take over the show. After Trapper left it was the Alda show...not MASH. Still good but not the same.

Posted by RD Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
27296 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 7:28 am to
Trapper and not close.

I think Frank Burns vs Winchester is the better comparison.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65683 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 7:34 am to
BJ was funnier
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26443 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 8:32 am to
Trapper
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
30024 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 9:14 am to
MASH was much better in the early days. Once Alda became full of himself, the show suffered.

Did not realize the cast pretty much hated Gary Burghoff (Radar).
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36012 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 9:22 am to
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Trapper and not close.
Posted by Spock's Eyebrow
Member since May 2012
12300 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 9:28 am to
Trapper left without saying goodbye. What kind of name is BJ anyway? He'd never say. frick them both.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36012 posts
Posted on 10/16/18 at 9:35 am to
quote:

Trapper was less of a pussy

While I liked the Potter and Winchester characters, there was an obvious effort to "upgrade" each departing character with a more moral replacement. BJ, Potter, and Winchester were altar boys compared to Trapper, Blake, and Burns. The series intentionally lost its edge.
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