Talk:Russell Johnson
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[edit] Out-of-Character Role
I remember seeing an episode of Ironside, circa 1970, where RJ played a man who was being investigated (wiretaps and other surveillance) for killing his wife. An interesting change-of-pace role!CFLeon 20:38, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Diarrhea commercial?
I remember an episode of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes where they showed an old black and white clip of a guy I swear was Russell Johnson trying to talk about a product for treatment of diarrhea and not being able to say it without laughing. My dad insisted it wasn't Russell Johnson, but I'm convinced that it was. Does anyone else remember this clip? --Scottandrewhutchins 20:13, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Military Service
The section on Johnson's military service says "He had a very distinguished record and was highly decorated for his service." I am sure Johnson served honorably and ably, but this statement overstates his service. Except for his Purple Heart and Air Medal, all the medals which he is said to have earned are medals which everyone who served in the Theaters of Operation to which he was assigned got just for being there, without having to do anything extraordinary. For the Good Conduct Medal, all he had to do was spend three years in the military without getting into any trouble for breaking military rules. The Purple Heart is awarded for injury as a result of enemy action, and the injury doesn't have to be severe or as a result of heroic actions. The Air Medal is not necessarily awarded for heroism or extraordinary service above and beyond the call of duty, it can be awarded for cumulative exemplary service, one would have to read the specific citation that came with the medal to be sure. It is possible that Johnson did something extraordinary to qualify for it, but more likely that he was good at his job of getting the bombs to the targets and always had good fitreps. Also, the fact that he was honorably discharged does not mean he had a "very" distinguished record or was "highly" decorated - it just means that he served out his full term of service without any major misconduct, had a rating of "good" meaning he met the standards expected of any other personnel in a similar rank and capacity. The fact that he was discharged at the rank of first lieutenant is not remarkable; A graduate of OCS comes out automatically with a rank of second lieutenant (O-1), and even in time of peace promotion to first lieutenant (O-2) occurs pretty much automatically two years later unless the officer has poor fitreps (doesn't do his job very well) or is guilty of misconduct.Mmyers1976 (talk) 20:31, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
