They were supposed to be 'soldiers of fortune,' but I can't recall an episode where the people they helped out had to pay them; they always 'overlooked' the charges for a good cause.
- You may have come on no bicycle, but that does not say that you know everything.
Well, I don't know if you ever saw money be exchanged, but they talked about their fees all the time.
RIP Wayne 'Trapper John' Rogers. MASH wasn't the same w/o you. RIP Tony Burton. RIP George Kennedy
I think there was a rider in their contracts that said you don't pay if they don't hit anybody they shoot at.
shareOh, well, THAT would certainly explain it. Or maybe they based their fee on how many bad guys they killed?
They should have pro-rated the bill based on the number of vehicles that flipped over.
- You may have come on no bicycle, but that does not say that you know everything.
They should have pro-rated the bill based on the number of vehicles that flipped over.Well that wouldn't have bagged them a whole lot of cash since it was usually the same vehicle in every episode.
Two episodes that I recall they actually got paid in were Cup-a-Joe and A Small and Deadly War. In Taxicab Wars and Diamonds and Dust they took a percentage of the business profits
shareExcellent call, Dg.
RIP Wayne 'Trapper John' Rogers. MASH wasn't the same w/o you. RIP Tony Burton. RIP George Kennedy
I recall early season 1 and 2 where they did but specific episodes regarding women or older customers (whom didn't have all the funds) ... they accepted what they could offer. Same when there was an episode with a kid helping out his family, B.A. made it clear to the guys not to charge. That was due to his love for the children.
shareYeah, maybe a little too much. I kid, I kid.
X-Men: Apocalypse 8/10. TMNT: Out of the Shadows 9/10. RIP Doris Roberts. You were wonderful in ELR.
They had some rich clients, too.
shareThey got paid a few times but it was mostly profit shares. A lot of the episodes were them helping each other, people they knew or jobs they stumbled into.
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