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Yet another vintage BBC sitcom from before the days of political correctness. '''''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum''''' was written by the creators of ''[[
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Common plot devices included conflict with the Indian locals, Sergeant Major's belief that Gunner Parkin might be his son, and his attempts to have the Concert Party "posted up the jungle". Eventually he was successful, and from the fifth series onwards the action relocated to Burma. The Concert Party would usually perform a musical number [[Once an Episode]].
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* [[Armed Farces]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] - in the episode "Monsoon Madness", Sugden is driven insane by the heat and attempts to kill Sergeant Major
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* [[Even the Guys Want Him]] - slight twist on this one with Beaumont, who in several episodes is mistaken for a real woman by sex-starved soldiers
* [[Frozen in Time]] - for much of the show, until the last season when the war ended and the men were demobbed
* [[Fun
* [[Funny Foreigner]]
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Rangi deriding the Indian locals as "coolies" and "natives"
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** Hayes also played a very similar character in ''[[The Dreamstone]]'', with an expy sergeant character similar to Williams but not voiced by Davies.
* [[It Will Never Catch On]] - Reynolds and Ashwood's plans for after the war involve television and laundromats. Neither thinks the other has much chance of success.
* [[Jerk
* [[Me Love You Long Time]] - On a couple of occasions. Sergeant Major once wanted to marry his Chinese girlfriend (and ended the relationship when the local Chinese mafia came after him) and there's an episode where two of the men fall for Mrs Waddilove-Evans's Burmese maid.
* [[Modern Minstrelsy]] - Rangi was played by a white (though Indian-born) actor in "blackface"
* [[Officer and
* [[Running Gag]]
* [[Scooby
* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]] - Beaumont, at ear-shattering pitch
* [[The Short Guy
* [[Shout
** St Major: What about that ventriloquist? He did a turn with a fox. [[The Basil Brush Show|I mean, whoever 'eard of a fox talking?]]
* [[
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Averted when the actor playing Solomons left and Michael Bates (Rangi) died. No one was brought in to replace them but Gloria and Mohammed were promoted to Bombardier and Bearer respectively. When the actor playing Rumzan left in the final series, he got a [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] in the form of the cook Ah Syn.
* [[Swing Low, Sweet Harriet]]: In one episode of the show Gloria is desperate to get right a number that involves him playing a beautiful girl on a garden swing. {{spoiler|He gets hurt when Sergeant Major pushes him ''off'' the swing, and Sergeant Major is forced to take his place!}}
* [[Theme Tune]]
* [[The Unintelligible]] - Rumzan
* [[
* [[Violent Glaswegian]] - Mackintosh, who had an extreme temper and performed a "strong man" act in the Concert Party's shows
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] - Mohammed and Rangi appear to be a Type 1 example, with Mohammed blissfully oblivious when Rangi calls him a "coolie", "ruddy fool" and "damn native"
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