Melbourne
- Episode aired Mar 28, 2010
- TV-MA
- 56m
After arduous months in Guadalcanal, exhausted Marines are given rest and recreation in Melbourne, where they find the girls friendly and the beer cold.After arduous months in Guadalcanal, exhausted Marines are given rest and recreation in Melbourne, where they find the girls friendly and the beer cold.After arduous months in Guadalcanal, exhausted Marines are given rest and recreation in Melbourne, where they find the girls friendly and the beer cold.
- PFC Eugene Sledge
- (as Joe Mazzello)
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile Leckie was involved with a few girls in Melbourne, Stella was not one of them. The whole situation with Leckie being involved with her and her family is completely fictional.
- GoofsSeveral times Marines are referred to as being AWOL (Absent Without Leave). However AWOL is a term used by the Air Force and Army, the Marine Corps and the Navy use the term UA (Unauthorized Absence) for personnel who leave base without authorization.
- Quotes
PFC Robert Leckie: [strolling around drunk, he sees Stella getting onto a tram] Hey, beautiful!
[she smiles at him and the tram pulls away, and he runs after it]
PFC Sidney Phillips: Oh, what the hell's he doing? Where's that tram go?
Girl in Bar: That's the Preston line, he'll end up in Perth!
PFC Sidney Phillips: Oh, hey, hey Leckie, c'mon!
PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens: Leckie, what the hell!
[they chase after him]
PFC Robert Leckie: [on the tram, pushing his way between people] Excuse me, sir, ma'am, I apologize. Excuse me.
[he sees Stella and grins]
PFC Sidney Phillips: Hey, Leckie!
[Leckie turns quickly and falls at Stella's feet]
PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens: Whoa! Attaboy, Leckie!
Stella: Proposing already, Yank?
PFC Robert Leckie: [flirting] I'm proposing that you take a walk with me, you never know what the future may bring.
Stella: You know what 'take a walk' means?
PFC Robert Leckie: Oh...
[chuckles awkwardly]
PFC Robert Leckie: ma'am, ma'am, ma'am - miss, miss, I'm a foreigner on your shores, forgive my ignorance of your customs, but... my invitation remains an offer.
Stella: [considers, then smiles] You're a bold one sotted, let's see you in the light of day.
[she writes down her address and gives it to him. Chuckler and Sid watch from the doorway]
Stella: Collect me at home. Being sober would be a plus.
[she gets up to leave the tram]
Stella: I'm Stella, in case you were wondering what to call me.
[Leckie grins and bows proudly to his friends]
PFC Sidney Phillips: Well, you've got guts, Leckie. You'd better laminate that piece of paper.
PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens: Thank you very much! That made my night. That made my night!
- ConnectionsReferences A Family Affair (1937)
I am not in a position to determine the veracity of such stories, but sufficeth to say, that this episode was painful to watch ... time dragged on and yet before I knew it, it was over with very little to show for it. BOB managed to include a few side stories including the usual drinking, bars, women, etc., but it was done amist episodes which carried more punch. In none of those was the main storyline about the side story of soldiers.
I believe the only shots fired in this episode where at the cows from the passing trains which carried the service men back to combat.
- danpiedra
- May 10, 2010
Details
- Runtime56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1