M*A*S*H (TV Series)

The General Flipped at Dawn (1974)

Harry Morgan: Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele

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Quotes 

• 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!

• Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : You're insubordinate!

  Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : Right!

  Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : You're insolent!

  Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : Right! And you're nuts!

• Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : Just tell us what happened at the chopper pad. But First a number.

  Warrent Officer Martin 'Marty' Williams : [pause, and looks at Hawkeye and Henry]  Sir?

  Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : A musical number. Why it's in your blood boy!

  [singing and dancing] 

  Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : When the sun goes down, and the darkies go to town, Hey hey what do you say.

  [Continues singing and dancing on out of the tent - The JAG officer looks back at Henry, and places the papers back into his file] 

• Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : [Klinger, wearing a dress, walks up to General Steele and salutes]  Not now, Marjorie. I'm inspecting the troops.

• Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : [off camera; probably pointing to the Swamp]  What's that over there Colonel?

  Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Officer's quarters, sir.

  Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : And there?

  Lt. Col. Henry Blake : [proudly]  That's our four-place latrine, sir.

  Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : Good thinking. The men can encourage each other.

  Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Camaraderie.

  Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : Precisely!

• Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : [referring to an earlier remark Blake had made about his mother's canary]  Canary had bronchitis, eh?

  Lt. Col. Henry Blake : He didn't die of it, though; he fell off his little swing and smashed his bill.

  Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele : Good. I hate birds.