White Christmas: Difference between revisions

* [[Acid Reflux Nightmare]]: Bob informs us that if you eat liverwurst sandwiches right before bed you will "dream of liverwurst." That doesn't sound very pleasant.

* [[Arc Words]]: "Let's just say we're doing it for an old pal from the Army."

* [[Bowdlerization]]: Small in-universe example: the General has Bob skip a dirty word in a letter he's reading aloud.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Ed Harrison, who hosts [[Ed Sullivan Show|one of the most popular variety shows in the country]].

* [[Dawson Casting]]: 32-year-old Vera-Ellen as "Little Judy", who appears from all evidence to be about 19. (By contrast, ''older'' sister Betty was played by 25-year-old Rosemary Clooney.)

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Emma gets in some good zingers:

** In case you're wondering, it isn't the [[Trope Namer]] -- that was ''[[Holiday Inn]]''.

* [[Exact Eavesdropping]]: [[Subverted]]; {{spoiler|Emma Allen is distracted at [[Contrived Coincidence|exactly the ''wrong'']] moment while listening in on a phone call, making her [[Locked Out of the Loop|think Bob wants to make a fool out of the General.]] And then she tells [[Oh Crap|Betty]]... }}

* [[A Father to His Men]]: Waverly.

* [[Funny Background Event]]: Watch the reunited soldiers during the tribute to General Waverly at the end -- there're lots of little bits of funny business. For instance, when he says "Ties will be worn in this area!", one fellow grins broadly and makes a point of very obviously adjusting his (already perfect) tie.