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(1977)

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Marsh's amazing memory
Yonilikka-2221 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Alice hates the caravan she and her husband have been made to live in. Each time she walks from one side to another, it tilts, causing crockery to smash and cupboard doors to fall open. Meanwhile, Jakey uses a mirror to try and observe the W.A.F.'s. Ken looks forward to their next class; everyone expects Marsh to make a fool of himself. They are in for a shock, though. Asked to recite the names of shoulder and arm muscles, Marsh rattles them off with scarcely a pause for breath ( earning him a round of applause from the studio audience ). What is his secret?

An okay episode. After assuming that Marsh must be cheating, the lads discover he has a photographic memory. It does not help him in the end; yes, he knows the muscle names, but is not intelligent enough to use the information practically. His smugness when he gets the names correct is unbearable.

Funniest moment - tired of Bruce's repeated warnings about the base's meat pies, Jakey pushes one in his face!
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5/10
The Human Body
Prismark1018 February 2023
The lads have to learn anatomy as part of their training. They are at least confident that Corporal Marsh will struggle.

Marsh was never that bright during basic training.

Also Marsh has a lot on his plate. His wife Alice is not happy with the caravan. It tilts as they move from one end to another. The appliances don't work.

The only thing that Marsh has going for him is that he becomes the teacher's pet. He can recite the parts of the human body.

The lads are convinced that Marsh must be cheating but cannot figure out how he did it. Maybe Marsh did learn about parts of the human body but he cannot explain to their trainer, how it all works.

Well it was certainly out of the blue that Marsh could suddenly learn names of the human body. Like he had a photographic memory. Something even Alice did not know about thus far.
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