(I found this image here.)
An explanation: Since the name Gary is going extinct, I thought it incumbent upon me to celebrate more notable Garys than myself. This is the ninth of a series!
Gary Burghoff is, according to the Wikipedia, "an American actor, known for playing Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, & the character Corporal Walter Eugene 'Radar' O'Reilly in the film M*A*S*H, as well as the TV series."
When did you first become aware of him? On M*A*S*H. Can I just write MASH? No, maybe not, that looks weird. But it's such a pain in the ass to write out those damn asterisks.
Sounds like a personal problem. No lip from you!
Did you like the character he played? Yeah, I mean, I think the show was brilliant, even know, but I guess Burghoff was funniest in the movie, where he knew was Henry Blake was going to say before he said it. That was the kind of joke what would've gotten old pretty fast on television. He was never as interesting or funny as the leads of the show were (especially Alan Alda) but as a member of the ensemble cast, he was fine.
Did you watch AfterM*A*S*H? Yeah, a couple of episodes, but even my young, completely non-discrimating self realized it was an unfunny turd. It needed more Hawkeye! Hell, it could've used a sprinkling of BJ Hunicutt!
Did you know he played Charlie Brown? I did not. I don't think I've ever seen a performance of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Though I like some of the songs.
He was on Match Game a lot. You love Match Game, right? Oh yes. Best. Gameshow. Ever. But sort of like on M*A*S*H, he was overshadowed by funnier people. I can't really remember seeing him on Match Game, though his Wikipedia page says he was on 428 episodes. Eep.
Is his name really Gary? No, it's Radar. Actually, it's Gary Rich Burghoff.
Do you know why he was named Gary? Gary Cooper was at the height of his fame so, probably in honor of the actor.
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