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M*A*S*H pothole
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* ''[[Scrubs]]'' features this rather prominently, being a comedy set in a hospital where people have a tendency to die occasionally.
** The most egregious example must surely be: a pregnant couple find out that it is likely either the mother will die and their baby will live or vice versa, when the show suddenly cuts to J.D.'s fantasy {{spoiler|that they are on Candid Camera, complete with laughter and [[No Fourth Wall|pointing at the show's actual camera]]}} before cutting back to dealing with the dilemma. [[Mood Whiplash]] so strong you'll be massaging your neck for hours.
** And as a comedy set in war-torn Korea, ''[[
*** This was parodied in ''[[Futurama]]''; one episode had a robot surgeon clearly based on Alan Alda's character, which had an actual ''switch'' that it would flip to jump between jovial goofing around and war-weary angst (labelled Irreverent and Maudlin respectively).
{{quote|'''iHawk (despairingly):''' "This isn't a war...it's a murder."
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