Young Tip by Brian Daniel
Shaenon: Brian Daniel speculates about Tip’s formative years. Ah, the proud tradition of cross-dressing military men. Thanks, Brian! And everybody else, please check out Brian’s comic, Goliath Freed!
Channing: I’m surprised it took y’all this long to fanartify this juxtaposition, quite frankly. I suppose it’s possible that there’s an unaired M*A*S*H spinoff wherein — after being granted his Section 8 — Jamie Farr’s character is routed into a secret government black ops program wherein he performs social service duties for robots and zombies and such, but I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of this hypothetical television show. Make no further inquiries into this matter. Watch “Trapper John, M.D.” instead; the Shadow Government approves of that one. Further attempts at discovery on your part will result in extirpation, which is extremely horrible and involves walnuts. Do not ask again.
@Channing — Is this Shadow Government world wide or just American? Being British do I fall outside their jurisdiction and get to ask about “Agent Klinger; Secret Social Services” TV show?
There are a few reasons why that show could not exist. First, Jamie Farr – for personal reasons – quit wearing dresses on M*A*S*H around the 5th season. They might get around that by having someone else play the part, but then it just wouldn’t be Klinger. But more importantly, Klinger never did receive his magical Section 8. And when he was discharged after the war, he stayed in Korea.
But why wish for an “Agent Klinger”, when we have a perfectly good Tip Wilkin that we could make a TV show about?