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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: Inside Humor - St. Elsewhere 2/19
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 11:47:50 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 11:47:50 1986
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In article <607@bentley.UUCP> mdr@bentley.UUCP (M. Rossner) writes:
>I just have a few questions regarding the aforementioned two-
>part St. Elsewhere which traced (by the way) 1935, 45, 55, 65
>75, 85.
>1.  The young, homosexual guy, (youngest generation in the
>    family of patients traced ((John Scott Clough of "Growing
>    Pains", by the way)) ) says that Polio is as uncommon a 
>    diagnosis as Bubonic Plague would be in 1986.  Why is
>    the 50th anniversary of the hospital being held in 1986????

This is the big question for me, too.  It's obvious that these episodes take
place in 1986 -- it fits in with the 1986 plotline.  I have no idea..

>2.  Why does the young Dr. Auschlander complain about all the
>    anti-semitism directed at him when in an early episode
>    from this year he is seen telling his grandson about
>    the spirit of Santa Claus???   Auschlander is the
>    most goyish Jewish doctor I have ever seen.

Well, I know several Jewish friends who were raised with the idea of Santa
Claus is seperate from Christianity.  Yes, I know, the history of SC is very
Christian, but these days he's more of a commercial icon than anything.  The
only affiliation that Kris Kringle has these days in America is that he is
*probably* a capitalist... :-)

>3.  On a similar note, why did Dr. Auslander look so much like
>    a barber when he was ready to take over Father McCabe's 
>    position?
>4.  Why did Westphal have such an ugly toupe in 1965?

Toupee technology was very primitive in 1965.  Or maybe he thought Auslander
*was* a barber... [going into non-serious mode here...]

>6.  Last but not least, why was Edward Hermann (Father McCabe)
>    spotted by YOURS TRULY last Saturday night on the corner
>    of 2nd Ave. and 9th Street in Manhattan as I was waiting
>    to get in to the 2nd Ave. Deli???  Boy, I just love
>    spotting celebrities.  I know you're all proud of me. 

And you're probably the only one who noticed him.  Every one else thought of
as just another tall Joe who played FDR on occasian...

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