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I hope you do get out someday; there would be a battalion of men in hoopskirts right behind you. Corporal later Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger was the first main character in the TV series who did not appear in either Richard Hooker's novel or the subsequent film. Originally introduced as a bit character in Chief Surgeon Who? Klinger's original defining characteristic was his constant attempts to gain a psychiatric discharge from the Army, also known as a Section Eight. To this end, he would habitually wear women's clothing and engage in ridiculous stunts to "prove" that he was crazy.

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If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! Hating the war and wanting to go home, Klinger hit upon the idea of cross dressing in women's outfits and other crazy stunts in order to convince his superiors to grant him a Section 8 discharge. As Klinger otherwise did a good job as an orderly and medic, Lt. Col Henry Blake refused to let him go on a Section 8. At one point Blake did call in psychiatrist Dr. Freedman to evaluate Klinger, and the doctor was about to recommend Klinger's discharge on the grounds of being a homosexual and transvestite. However Klinger did not want that following him for the rest of his life, stating that he wasn't any of those things, he was just crazy. Wearing a full dress Klinger informed Potter that he was Section 8 head to toe. Potter sternly informed him that those efforts would not fly with him, and ordered Klinger to get in to uniform. Potter later relaxed a little bit with Klinger and allowed him to keep wearing dresses and carry out crazy stunts to get out of the army, but he never let Klinger out. Potter grew fond of Klinger, saying he reminded him of his son in law and dressed like his wife. When Frank Burns told Potter that he loved it at the Potter told Burns that either he or Klinger was nuts and now Potter had to figure out which one was nuts. Burns would eventually have a breakdown and have to be shipped stateside. Klinger married his childhood sweetheart Laverne via a long distance ceremony.

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Corporal Maxwell Q. If only he could earn himself a Section 8 discharge, he could return to his crazy relatives in Toledo. There are even those that feel Klinger is saner than almost anyone else in the army. Personality… lively, spontaneous, and enterprising, if not downright ballsy. He loves people, new experiences and being the center of attention.

If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! Hating the war and wanting to go home, Klinger hit upon the idea of cross dressing in women's outfits and other crazy stunts in order to convince his superiors to grant him a Section 8 discharge. As Klinger otherwise did a good job as an orderly and medic, Lt. Col Henry Blake refused to let him go on a Section 8. At one point Blake did call in psychiatrist Dr. Freedman to evaluate Klinger, and the doctor was about to recommend Klinger's discharge on the grounds of being a homosexual and transvestite. However Klinger did not want that following him for the rest of his life, stating that he wasn't any of those things, he was just crazy.

Klinger from mash

I hope you do get out someday; there would be a battalion of men in hoopskirts right behind you. Corporal later Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger was the first main character in the TV series who did not appear in either Richard Hooker's novel or the subsequent film.

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In one episode Klinger says his nose even has its own serial number. Facing discrimination in Toledo Klinger was arrested for bookmaking. When Farr went to say goodbye to Skelton, Skelton handed him a stack of one hundred dollar bills to send home and told Farr he was hiring him as a writer. Jonas Farah. Klinger worked for Potter as his assistant at the hopsital. Jamelia M. Sign In Sign In. Diagnosis Murder 6. The Neosho Daily News. Instead of dressing up like an army man, he chose to sport elaborate dresses. The Hamilton Spectator. Potter later relaxed a little bit with Klinger and allowed him to keep wearing dresses and carry out crazy stunts to get out of the army, but he never let Klinger out. Hollywood Power Couples. Henry had a reluctant Major Freedman examine him, but when he informed Klinger that the Section Eight would remain on his permanent record and that he would have to stay a transvestite for the rest of his life, he refused to accept it.

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Family Guy 8. Scott High School named their new performing arts wing after him the same year. Known for:. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Battle of the Network Stars. One of the most prolific character actors of his time starting with his role of Santini in the Blackboard Jungle If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! Official site memmo. United States. Farr was initally hired to only play Klinger for one episode, but he proved popular enough with the writers that they kept having him back. In other projects. The Dixie. Learn more about contributing. Videos Maxwell Klinger.