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Jason in the role of Will Stockdale (originally protrayed by Outer Banks native Andy Griffith) as his Pa tries to protect him from the Draft Man. |
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Will proves his mental fortitude by reading a passage from Tony And The Pony. |
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Will says goodbye to his Pa and his peaceful farm life to fulfill his desire to be part of a group and find friends. |
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Fearing Will to be a dangerous draft dodger, the Draft Man handcuffs Will to a gas pump. |
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Will tried to help his new buddy Ben Whitledge fill out his registration card for the Air Force. |
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Ben takes offense to teasing from some bullies in the barracks, but Will keeps his cool. |
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Ben and Will talk about how to handle bullies, and Ben tells Will that he has always wanted to be in the Army Infantry. |
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Will has an encounter with his barracks sergeant, Sergeant King, teetering on the brink of madness. |
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In the Manual Dexterity test, Will find a creative solution of separating and putting together two metal rings. |
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"I'm done!" Will proudly proclaims after completing the test to the best of his ability. |
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Sergeant King and the Corporal work out a deal for Will to pass the Manual Dexterity test. |
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Will is amazed after an encounter with a female officer, though Ben assures him that gender makes no difference, and you should be "blind" to physical things like that. |
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Will drives the Psychiatrist to his breaking point after turning the tables and making the doctor question his own childhood and relationships with family. |
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Will gets ready for the eye test, and Sergeant King worries he won't pass, after the sergeant misunderstands Will's discussion about being "blind" and not noticing the officer was a female. |
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Sergeant King and Irvin take will out to the Purple Grotto to get him drunk, not realizing that he has been drinking his Pa's home-brewed corn liquor for years, and is virtually impervious to alcohol. |
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Sergeant King ends up drinking too much, fails an inspection, and get shipped off with Will and Ben to join a bomber squadron. |
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Ben and Will have many discussions back in the rear gunner area of the plane. |
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After realizing the radio operator has been left behind, Ben tries to establish radio contact, with Will giving instruction. |
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Ben and Will go on to get into all sorts of trouble after their plane crashes and they're assumed dead. |
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Holy boxers, Batman! This is the first and only play I've been in that required an underwear-clad appearance, plus dressing and undressing onstage. This is one of my practices. |
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