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* [[Annoying Laugh]]
* [[Annoying Laugh]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Squarely in the sights of anyone on the show with a rank of Captain.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Squarely in the sights of anyone on the show with a rank of Captain.
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]: He gets soused easily. One episode even shows him getting drunk on [[Beyond the Impossible|Shirley Temples]].
* [[Combat Medic]]: What he thinks he is.
* [[Combat Medic]]: What he thinks he is.
** [[The Neidermeyer]]: What he actually is. In about every field he was involved in, whether military or medical.
** [[The Neidermeyer]]: What he actually is. In about every field he was involved in, whether military or medical.
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* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: "Ferret Face"
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: "Ferret Face"
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Frank apparently had an absolutely miserable childhood.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Frank apparently had an absolutely miserable childhood.
* [[Gung-Holier Than Thou]]
* [[Hypochondria]]: Seen any time he's sick or injured. Especially in the episode where the unit had to take precautions due to a hepatitis scare.
* [[Hypochondria]]: Seen any time he's sick or injured. Especially in the episode where the unit had to take precautions due to a hepatitis scare.
* [[In Vino Veritas]]: Any time he gets drunk or has to be anesthetized, he ends up spilling info about his [[Dark and Troubled Past]] or else revealing intimate details about crimes and marital infidelities he's committed in civilian life.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: As much of a jerk as he is, you really are supposed to feel a bit sorry for him during the telephone call scene in "Margaret's Engagement." YMMV, though. Most of the time, his suffering at the hands of Hawkeye is classic [[Comedic Sociopathy]] material.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: As much of a jerk as he is, you really are supposed to feel a bit sorry for him during the telephone call scene in "Margaret's Engagement." YMMV, though. Most of the time, his suffering at the hands of Hawkeye is classic [[Comedic Sociopathy]] material.
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* [[Miles Gloriosus]]
* [[Miles Gloriosus]]
* [[Momma's Boy]]: His mother is probably the only one who truly loves him.
* [[Momma's Boy]]: His mother is probably the only one who truly loves him.
* [[Never My Fault]]: He frequently puts nurses on report for giving him the wrong instruments...which he asked for in the first place.
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: Why he became a doctor, and why he never divorced his wife despite his affair with Houlihan.
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: Why he became a doctor, and why he never divorced his wife despite his affair with Houlihan.
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
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* [[Triage Tyrant]]: Sent in American soldiers ahead of Korean ones even though the Koren's are in much more critical state.
* [[Triage Tyrant]]: Sent in American soldiers ahead of Korean ones even though the Koren's are in much more critical state.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Cheats on his wife with Margaret Houlihan but never planned to get a divorce for her.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Cheats on his wife with Margaret Houlihan but never planned to get a divorce for her.
** He also cheats on her with his secretary back home, which Margaret is horrified to discover.


=== Cpl. Walter Eugene "Radar" O’Reilly ===
=== Cpl. Walter Eugene "Radar" O’Reilly ===
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