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The show did not have an arc, but it did have continuity. During the first season, the platoon's equipment gradually improved as the regular army provided them with surplus gear. Over the series, Jones had a romance which culminated with a marriage in the final episode.
The show did not have an arc, but it did have continuity. During the first season, the platoon's equipment gradually improved as the regular army provided them with surplus gear. Over the series, Jones had a romance which culminated with a marriage in the final episode.


Came fourth in ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom (TV)|Britains Best Sitcom]]''.
Came fourth in ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom|Britains Best Sitcom]]''.
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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Mrs Fox occasionally fills this role, although Jones didn't seem to mind her too much ...
* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Mrs Fox occasionally fills this role, although Jones didn't seem to mind her too much ...
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** A now [[Missing Episode]] from series two was based around Walker's attempts to evade the draft. He fails, and has to join the army - but is soon discharged when he turns out to be allergic to corned beef, the only rations available.
** A now [[Missing Episode]] from series two was based around Walker's attempts to evade the draft. He fails, and has to join the army - but is soon discharged when he turns out to be allergic to corned beef, the only rations available.
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: A few one-off characters fit this trope. Drill Sgt. Gregory in "Room at the Bottom" and Captain Ramsey in "We Know Our Onions" are excellent examples.
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: A few one-off characters fit this trope. Drill Sgt. Gregory in "Room at the Bottom" and Captain Ramsey in "We Know Our Onions" are excellent examples.
* [[Drunk With Power]]: Mainwaring and Hodges throughout the series. Frazer during his brief stint as [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|The Tyrant Taking The Helm]].
* [[Drunk with Power]]: Mainwaring and Hodges throughout the series. Frazer during his brief stint as [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|The Tyrant Taking The Helm]].
* [[During the War]]
* [[During the War]]
* [[The Eeyore]]: Private Frazer: "we're [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|dooooooooomed!]]"
* [[The Eeyore]]: Private Frazer: "we're [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|dooooooooomed!]]"
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* [[Hufflepuff House]]: Private Sponge 'and the others'.
* [[Hufflepuff House]]: Private Sponge 'and the others'.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Private Frazer was very fond of asserting one point of view, only to immediately switch to the ''opposite'' one when it no longer became a good idea to hold the first one.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Private Frazer was very fond of asserting one point of view, only to immediately switch to the ''opposite'' one when it no longer became a good idea to hold the first one.
* [[It Is Pronounced Tro PAY]]: Mainwaring frequently has to correct others on the pronunciation of his name. Captain Square continues to say "Mane-wearing," no matter how many times he is told otherwise.
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: Mainwaring frequently has to correct others on the pronunciation of his name. Captain Square continues to say "Mane-wearing," no matter how many times he is told otherwise.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Corporal Jones.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Corporal Jones.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: In a sense; while the platoon rarely saw anything in the form of a genuine military operation, every so often the viewer was reminded that behind the bumbling Mainwaring and his men were brave soldiers fully prepared to fight and die in the defense of their homes and country if it came down to it.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: In a sense; while the platoon rarely saw anything in the form of a genuine military operation, every so often the viewer was reminded that behind the bumbling Mainwaring and his men were brave soldiers fully prepared to fight and die in the defense of their homes and country if it came down to it.
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* [[The Napoleon]]: Captain Mainwaring
* [[The Napoleon]]: Captain Mainwaring
** In one episode, he even literally dreams that he's Napoleon.
** In one episode, he even literally dreams that he's Napoleon.
* [[No Longer With Us]]: Corporal Jones gets one regarding his mother:
* [[No Longer with Us]]: Corporal Jones gets one regarding his mother:
{{quote| "My mother's gone to another place. Angmering."}}
{{quote| "My mother's gone to another place. Angmering."}}
* [[Obsolete Mentor]]: Corporal Jones
* [[Obsolete Mentor]]: Corporal Jones
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Sergeant Wilson. Pike and Walker also have their moments.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Sergeant Wilson. Pike and Walker also have their moments.
* [[Parachute in A Tree]]: "Time On My Hands" centres on the characters' efforts to pull down a German pilot whose parachute is caught on the town clock.
* [[Parachute in a Tree]]: "Time On My Hands" centres on the characters' efforts to pull down a German pilot whose parachute is caught on the town clock.
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Captain Mainwaring often naively harps on about the strengths of the allied forces, but quickly dismisses any positive remarks about the Nazis with "We'll have none of that talk here!"
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Captain Mainwaring often naively harps on about the strengths of the allied forces, but quickly dismisses any positive remarks about the Nazis with "We'll have none of that talk here!"
** Our side displayed "British initiative!", while similar behaviour by the enemy was derided as a "typical underhand Nazi trick!"
** Our side displayed "British initiative!", while similar behaviour by the enemy was derided as a "typical underhand Nazi trick!"
* [[Phony Veteran]]: Captain Mainwaring had a habit of exaggerating his military service in the Great War.
* [[Phony Veteran]]: Captain Mainwaring had a habit of exaggerating his military service in the Great War.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Arthur Lowe usually played [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] types and was thus originally supposed to be the barking sergeant to John Le Mesurier's [[Officer and A Gentleman]] (to see them in these roles, check out Jones' Sudan War flashback in "The Two and A Half Feathers").
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Arthur Lowe usually played [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] types and was thus originally supposed to be the barking sergeant to John Le Mesurier's [[Officer and a Gentleman]] (to see them in these roles, check out Jones' Sudan War flashback in "The Two and A Half Feathers").
* [[Real Life Relative]]: In the episode where American soldiers arrive and start monopolising the town's women, Pike's girlfriend Ivy (who appears only in this episode) is played by Ian Lavender's wife.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: In the episode where American soldiers arrive and start monopolising the town's women, Pike's girlfriend Ivy (who appears only in this episode) is played by Ian Lavender's wife.
** Arthur Lowe's wife, Joan Cooper, [[The Other Darrin|took over]] the role of Godfrey's sister Dolly towards the end of the show's run.
** Arthur Lowe's wife, Joan Cooper, [[The Other Darrin|took over]] the role of Godfrey's sister Dolly towards the end of the show's run.
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* [[Sound to Screen Adaptation]]: Reversed: there is an original cast radio series based on the TV episodes.
* [[Sound to Screen Adaptation]]: Reversed: there is an original cast radio series based on the TV episodes.
* [[Spin-Off]]: The aforementioned radio series, ''It Sticks Out Half a Mile'', broadcast between 1983-84. It centred around Hodges, Pike and Wilson teaming up to renovate the abandoned pier in a nearby seaside town, and was later turned into an original TV series called ''High and Dry''
* [[Spin-Off]]: The aforementioned radio series, ''It Sticks Out Half a Mile'', broadcast between 1983-84. It centred around Hodges, Pike and Wilson teaming up to renovate the abandoned pier in a nearby seaside town, and was later turned into an original TV series called ''High and Dry''
** The pilot featured Mainwaring and Wilson. Arthur Lowe died soon afterwards hence Mainwarring being replaced with Hodges. Then, when John Le Mesurier passed away after recording one series, it was decided to just put it to rest (as a direct ''[[Dad's Army (TV)|Dads Army]]'' [[Spin-Off]], at least).
** The pilot featured Mainwaring and Wilson. Arthur Lowe died soon afterwards hence Mainwarring being replaced with Hodges. Then, when John Le Mesurier passed away after recording one series, it was decided to just put it to rest (as a direct ''[[Dad's Army|Dads Army]]'' [[Spin-Off]], at least).
* [[Squirrels in My Pants]]: In "Room at the Bottom", Corporal Jones gets ants in his pants and, while trying to remove them, accidentally signals the platoon to advance into an ambush.
* [[Squirrels in My Pants]]: In "Room at the Bottom", Corporal Jones gets ants in his pants and, while trying to remove them, accidentally signals the platoon to advance into an ambush.
* [[Surrounded By Idiots]]
* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]
{{quote| "You know, Wilson, over the years that I've come to know the members of the platoon, I've become quite fond of them. But I can't help feeling sometimes, that I'm in charge of a bunch of idiots."}}
{{quote| "You know, Wilson, over the years that I've come to know the members of the platoon, I've become quite fond of them. But I can't help feeling sometimes, that I'm in charge of a bunch of idiots."}}
* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: Captain Mainwaring manages to get a block of rationed cheese as a surprise for his wife. However, when he telephones her with the good news, things don't quite go as he planned.
* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: Captain Mainwaring manages to get a block of rationed cheese as a surprise for his wife. However, when he telephones her with the good news, things don't quite go as he planned.
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