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Major Dad
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This is not your standard sitcom. This is the story of Major John McGillis (Gerald McRaney) and the woman he fell in love with. And her three daughters. Major Dad lasted 4 seasons and 96 episodes (September 1989-April 1993).So what separates this sitcom from all others? First of all, the military, specifically the United States Marine Corps, is portrayed in a positive light. Second, each plot does not revolve around the characters passing around the Idiot Ball and blatantly lying to each other. In fact, some of the characters might be considered a little too honest at times.The entire series is available for viewing on Hulu and, from September 2021 to August 2022, on Netflix. | |
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Ripped from the Headlines | |
Major Dad / int_1616e13 | comment |
Ripped from the Headlines: The first The Gulf War episode aired just weeks after it started. This gave subsequent episodes of the season a certain level of tonal incongruity. | |
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Major Dad / int_171b1206 | type |
Men Can't Keep House | |
Major Dad / int_171b1206 | comment |
Men Can't Keep House: *Strongly* averted. Mac keeps a tight ship as a Marine. | |
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"Well Done, Son" Guy | |
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"Well Done, Son" Guy: When the Major's father visits, Mac reveals that he's never felt like his father has been proud of him. His father struggles with the words and finally says something that seems mild, but is delivered with such heartfelt emotion and has such an effect on Mac that it becomes a Tear Jerker. | |
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The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry | |
Major Dad / int_1a09b4f9 | comment |
The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: Oldest daughter Elizabeth is the pretty but Book Dumb sister, while middle daughter Robin is the smart, nerdy sister. They occasionally bicker because of it. | |
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Major Dad / int_224c9aef | type |
Laugh Track | |
Major Dad / int_224c9aef | comment |
Laugh Track: Actually a live studio audience, but it's still there. | |
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Major Dad / int_24321e44 | type |
Only Sane Man | |
Major Dad / int_24321e44 | comment |
Only Sane Man: The Major has symptoms of this. Particularly since he's the only man in a house full of women. Including a teenager. Confusion ensues. | |
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Major Dad / int_24f4c82a | type |
Semper Fi | |
Major Dad / int_24f4c82a | comment |
Semper Fi: Well, duh. | |
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Major Dad / int_2b5ea43c | type |
Bland-Name Product | |
Major Dad / int_2b5ea43c | comment |
Bland-Name Product: Subverted. In the Christmas Episode, “Eco Gekkos” are the hot and impossible to find toy based on a popular kids cartoon that are clearly meant to evoke the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Later a joke was made about searching for the elusive Gekkos only to end up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead. | |
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I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine | |
Major Dad / int_2f5790f5 | comment |
I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine: Jameson Parker, who worked with McRaney on Simon & Simon, appears in Polly's Choice. Vicki Lawrence, who worked with Beverly Archer (Gunny Bricker) on Mama's Family, appears in Steel Magnolia. | |
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Major Dad / int_35e077 | type |
Fourth-Date Marriage | |
Major Dad / int_35e077 | comment |
Fourth-Date Marriage: The Major proposes to Polly about three days after meeting her. And the marriage lasts! Lampshaded by Elizabeth when she wanted to date a Marine. This did not exactly help her case. | |
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Major Dad / int_4f4372e9 | type |
Early-Installment Weirdness | |
Major Dad / int_4f4372e9 | comment |
Early-Installment Weirdness: Season one of the show was set in the fictional Camp Singleton, where the Major commanded an infantry training school, had a blonde secretary a la Jennifer Marlowe, and had early trouble adapting to being a dad. This all was dropped in favor of a retool the following season. Even after the retool, the show still had early weirdness. Gunny was coldly methodical towards the Major (eliciting actual boos from the studio audience during her first scene) and General Craig was a bit more intimidating. | |
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Major Dad / int_53136954 | type |
Book Dumb | |
Major Dad / int_53136954 | comment |
Book Dumb: in a tender moment, Mac confesses that he was intimidated as a kid by his peers who effortlessly got A's. He tells Elizabeth that the two are the same and that she can't let the fear of failing keep her from doing her best. | |
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Major Dad / int_569a95e9 | type |
The Teetotaler | |
Major Dad / int_569a95e9 | comment |
The Teetotaler: Holowachuk doesn't drink, which becomes an issue when he gets promoted to First Lieutenant and has to take part in a wetting down ceremony — an event normally accompanied by enormous amounts of alcohol. While his peers try to pressure him into drinking, Mac stands up for Holowachuk and convinces everyone to take part in the traditional antics sober, leading to everyone having lots of fun while remarking that this is the first wetting down they'll properly remember. | |
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Reassigned to Antarctica | |
Major Dad / int_5798bfbf | comment |
Reassigned to Antarctica: The Major, Holowachuck, and Gunny Bricker team up to get a particularly troublesome sergeant transferred from Hollister to Iceland. | |
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Valentine's Day Episode | |
Major Dad / int_6379edc1 | comment |
Valentine's Day Episode: Because of course there is one. | |
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Why We Are Bummed: Communism Fell | |
Major Dad / int_67b24bc8 | comment |
Why We Are Bummed Communism Fell: Played with in an episode where a Russian major visits Hollister. Both Mac and Gunny admit to General Craig that they're unsure of how to feel, as they both had been trained in the Marines to distrust Russians. | |
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Major Dad / int_6b11ff57 | type |
Soapbox Sadie | |
Major Dad / int_6b11ff57 | comment |
Soapbox Sadie: Polly was a minor one. Guest Vicki Lawrence played a rather cartoonish one. | |
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The Teaser | |
Major Dad / int_6e8b95dc | comment |
The Teaser: Rare in season 1, but most later season episodes had one of these. | |
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Christmas Episode | |
Major Dad / int_6ef9d3fe | comment |
Christmas Episode: Complete with Santa Ambiguity thrown in for good measure. | |
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Major Dad / int_76b4b7dd | type |
The Comically Serious | |
Major Dad / int_76b4b7dd | comment |
The Comically Serious: The Major, he gets most of the laughs because of this. Gunny would apply as well. | |
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Major Dad / int_786bf97f | type |
Real Life Writes the Plot | |
Major Dad / int_786bf97f | comment |
Real Life Writes the Plot: Actor Jon Cypher broke his leg in two places after a dress rehearsal for a stage production of "Oliver!" resulting in General Craig having to spend the fourth season in a wheelchair and then crutches. | |
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Major Dad / int_8344209e | type |
BFG | |
Major Dad / int_8344209e | comment |
BFG: Polly gets to fire one of these. And finds out that, yes, there is recoil. | |
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Major Dad / int_83b464fb | type |
Straight Man | |
Major Dad / int_83b464fb | comment |
Straight Man: The Major is an example who actually gets a lot of the really funny lines because he's taking things seriously. Ditto for Gunny. | |
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Major Dad / int_8593b49 | type |
Twerp Sweating | |
Major Dad / int_8593b49 | comment |
Twerp Sweating: The Major automatically does this with any boy the girls bring home and goes extra hard on any Marines Elizabeth takes a liking to since he knows what young Marines are after. This usually doesn't last, though, because he inevitably ends up liking all of them while still keeping a close eye on the relationships. He also attempts this with boys Casey likes but they're all too young to realize what's going on. | |
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Commonality Connection | |
Major Dad / int_8984e5d1 | comment |
Commonality Connection: The Major and his Russian counterpart. | |
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Major Dad / int_91df3195 | type |
Military Brat | |
Major Dad / int_91df3195 | comment |
Military Brat: Gunny, and of course the McGillis kids. | |
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Major Dad / int_96b89043 | type |
Not So Above It All | |
Major Dad / int_96b89043 | comment |
Not So Above It All: As straight-laced and professional as the Major is, there are moments when he can't help but be drawn into some of the more inane un-military things that General Craig, Lieutenant Holowachuk, and Gunny Bricker get up to in the office. | |
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Major Dad / int_985e118a | type |
Odd Couple | |
Major Dad / int_985e118a | comment |
Odd Couple: The Major and Polly. Straight-laced conservative Marine and an (at times self-described) fire-eating liberal (who doesn't even eat red meat). They argue and tease, but they also always respect each other. | |
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Major Dad / int_a32334b4 | type |
Canon Discontinuity | |
Major Dad / int_a32334b4 | comment |
Canon Discontinuity: In season 1, the Major briefly retires to work in the private sector. In season 4, he again considers leaving the Marines but no mention is made of his previous venture into civilian life. | |
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Love at First Sight | |
Major Dad / int_a8dcb1d7 | comment |
Love at First Sight: More somewhere between this and Love at First Punch, only Polly didn't punch the Major, just trashed him and everything he's worked for in a news article. She did try to punch him, in an attempt that only further made his point about the validity of a "peace offensive". | |
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Major Dad / int_aa9fcfed | type |
Embarrassing Middle Name | |
Major Dad / int_aa9fcfed | comment |
Embarrassing Middle Name: Polly E. McGillis. The E stands for Ester. | |
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Major Dad / int_b219ac90 | type |
ReTool | |
Major Dad / int_b219ac90 | comment |
Retool: The series changed setting after the first season as the Major got transferred. A few minor ones occurred between the pilot and the second episode as well. Most obviously, the Major's secretary got a lot younger and ditzier. | |
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Heir Club for Men | |
Major Dad / int_b2f4114e | comment |
Heir Club for Men: In one episode, Polly thinks she may be pregnant and Mac becomes excited at the prospect of having a son, mainly because he's a junior and has been called "Little John" all his life so becoming a father means he gets to be promoted to "Big John". When asked what will happen to John, Sr, he quips that his father will become "Old John". | |
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Major Dad / int_b30f20c5 | type |
Santa Ambiguity | |
Major Dad / int_b30f20c5 | comment |
Santa Ambiguity: Shenanigans cause the elusive Cool Toy present to go to the wrong recipient, but another one ends up mysteriously in the Christmas tree in the end. | |
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Military Alphabet | |
Major Dad / int_b8e8fa85 | comment |
Military Alphabet: Useful at home and in the office. | |
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Major Dad / int_bf1255fa | type |
Really Gets Around | |
Major Dad / int_bf1255fa | comment |
Really Gets Around: Gunny. Oh wow Gunny. Among other things, she's an expert on which motels in the tri-county area are suitable for staying at due to having stayed in most of them (and most of the rooms in them) at some point. | |
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Chuck Cunningham Syndrome | |
Major Dad / int_c33ba0a8 | comment |
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Miss Gunderson and Sgt. James from the first season. Justified in that the Major had been transferred away from Camp Singleton. Averted with Lt. Holowachuk, who was coincidentally transferred to Hollister (to the same office, even) at the same time as the Major. | |
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And Starring | |
Major Dad / int_c40c8b74 | comment |
And Starring: From season two onward: "And Beverly Archer as 'Gunny' Bricker" | |
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Obvious Stunt Double | |
Major Dad / int_c8c00dc9 | comment |
Obvious Stunt Double: In "Silent Drill Team", when John is asked to perform with the drill team he is only shown from behind and from far away in effort to fool the audience into thinking that Gerald McRaney is performing the very complicated and dangerous routine...it doesn't work. | |
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Armies Are Evil | |
Major Dad / int_c9aea8c8 | comment |
Armies Are Evil: Inverted, subverted, and lampshaded. Heck, discrediting this trope seems to be almost the point of the show. | |
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Child Soldiers | |
Major Dad / int_c9c756a8 | comment |
Child Soldiers: The youngest girl tries to be one to get the respect of the Major after eavesdropping on a dressing down he gave to one of the enlisted men. | |
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Major Dad / int_ca895242 | type |
Officer and a Gentleman | |
Major Dad / int_ca895242 | comment |
Officer and a Gentleman: The Major is very military, right down to putting a handkerchief on the floor before kneeling to formally ask Polly's hand in marriage. | |
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Major Dad / int_cc8e6ce1 | type |
Politician Guest-Star | |
Major Dad / int_cc8e6ce1 | comment |
Politician Guest-Star: Dan Quayle shows up in the season 2 episode "Birthday Ball" to help the main characters celebrate the 215th anniversary of the Marine Corps. | |
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Lampshaded | |
Major Dad / int_d332bf54 | comment |
Lampshaded by Elizabeth when she wanted to date a Marine. This did not exactly help her case. | |
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" | |
Major Dad / int_d7b34c31 | comment |
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": With the exception of Polly, everyone calls John "Major", even his daughters. | |
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The Captain | |
Major Dad / int_d99d9918 | comment |
The Captain: Okay, he's a Major. And he's never exactly the guy officially in charge. But he might as well be. | |
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Pointy-Haired Boss | |
Major Dad / int_dc3b74bc | comment |
Pointy-Haired Boss: General Craig | |
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Reasonable Authority Figure | |
Major Dad / int_dca70c44 | comment |
Reasonable Authority Figure: Both the Major and Polly try to be this. They don't always succeed in being reasonable but they learn; the Major especially takes time learning to tell the difference between being a reasonable military authority figure and being a reasonable parental authority figure. | |
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Doomed Autographed Item | |
Major Dad / int_e1a5ee24 | comment |
Doomed Autographed Item: Gunny’s prized porcelain eagle autographed by a renowned general. Mimsy’s autographed picture of the Rat Pack. Averted when it was revealed that the autographs were forged. | |
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He Who Must Not Be Seen | |
Major Dad / int_e52a0cac | comment |
He Who Must Not Be Seen: The general’s wife Mimsy. Often mentioned but never seen. | |
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Mildly Military: Subverted and played straight all at the same time. General Craig is rarely 100% professional, except when there's a foreign dignitary or an inspection. Holowachuk is very sensitive and can get easily sidetracked from his duties. Even Gunny Bricker likes to cut loose in the office from time to time. The Major, on the other hand, is military down to the calluses on his feet and the other three characters call him a buzzkill behind his back. | |
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Servile Snarker | |
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Servile Snarker: Gunny. As an enlisted marine, she defers to the officers on the base. That doesn't shield them from her scathing sarcasm though. | |
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The Fundamentalist | |
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The Fundamentalist: The show would occasionally use the uniformed characters (mainly John, of course) to tell the audience what's wrong with the country. Most commonly during the 3rd and 4th seasons. | |
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Shown Their Work | |
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Shown Their Work: the Major names and correctly uses the Philidor Position, a chess endgame scenario. | |
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