Captain Stanley

What is your favorite scene with each character interacting with Captain Stanley and why? Or is it a group one?

The scene in Screen Writer, where Hank could not remember his own name when Miss October came to the station.

When the Engine broke down in Break Down, Hank threw up his hands in to the air and said why me.

In Firehouse Quintet where John wanted that drink of water and missed his mouth and the water landed on cap’s lap the look John got was priceless.

When the doctors tell cap that he needs a nose job, because his handy dandy home gymnasium pinched a nerve.

Family Ties when Hank says he introduced his mother-in-law to his lawyer and now they hated each other so much they ignore me completely

The first is where Chet is making his wisecracks and Cap says, "Tell ya what! I have a 4000 page report that needs typing. I'll put him(Chet) in a corner somewhere and let him type it up!" Johnny says, "I like it!" Chet says you want me to be serious? I'll be serious!" Caps says, "If he's gonna be serious, I'll go type that report myself!" and he gets up and leaves.

The other is when Roy's mother in law is coming and Roy is doing situps. Caps comparison to who Roy would look like cracked me up!

Favorite Cap scene is the one where he's giving the response to the dispatcher and Boot is barking up a storm, and he looks down, points the mic at him and asks 'do you want to do this'. HAD to be an adlib, and it cracks me up every time.

In the Bottom Line ep, Cap is trying to calm a lady down then, Vince steps in to ask the lady some questions. Then Chet says to Cap that the couple needs a marriage counselor. Cap says "No, a baseball bat."

It's in the ep where the guys are trying to buy Charlie's boat, and they're standing around the table drawing cards for who gets to use it first. They're all quarreling (accusing J of cheating) and Cap gets fed up - he yells at them and tells them to knock it off! I just love that scene! Cap looks just like the frustrated father trying to get his children to shape up. lol

"Bottom Line"
Cap to Johnny as he puts his feet on the table:
"How clean are your feet???"

"The Boat"
Cap to all the guys when they're fighting over picking numbers
"Everybody . . KNOCK IT OFF!"
'and'
Out back when Charlie comes back for his boat:
Charlie: Hey, you guys been fooling around with her?"
Johnny: "What, with your boat or your . . . " <Cap slaps Johnny on the
arm>
Cap: "Charlie, we haven't touched her . . uh . . it . . your boat."
<under his breath to Johnny: "what's the matter with you?"

"Lighter than Air Man"
Cap to Chet when he opens the door of the flooded convertible:
"Good thinking, Chet. You open the door and the water comes out on your
feet . . is that how that works?"

I love the ones that show Cap being more than just their'boss'. There was a scene on one ep where Johnny & Roy are looking under a house that's starting to collapse and Cap yells at them to get out. Johnny doesn't move and Cap raises his voice - - love that one.

I love the scene where Cap gets electrocuted in The Great Crash Diet. I love all the guys being concerned about Cap and Cap worrying about the fire and just everything about it.

For humor, there's always Hypochondri-cap. He's too funny with the arthritis stuff.

I love the scene from Camera Bug where Johnny is taking pictures of the crew, and Cap calls them all over to read a memo, and Johnny flashes the camera in his face. It's one of my favorite Cap quotes also, 'You blinded me, you twit.' I just love how Johnny's embarrassed by the situation. ;-)

Okay, this isn't a Cap answer, but the Cap's in it. It's the one where Chet is doing the little quarter Magic trick on Mike and Marco and starts the business with eyesight. I just love the look Johnny gives the Cap and he's like 'How about if we reciprocate?' Then of course there's the business with the pranks on Chet. From the flashing lights in the latrine, to Roy's invisible fly, and of course the biggie The Eye Chart. LOL! But I love it at the end when Johnny get's Chet! Johnny finally got the Phantom with the invisible $5.00 bill. Just love that! ;-)

Actually, my favorites are just about any with him in them! <veg>

Some do tend to stand out more than others... Cap getting electrocuted, but he's more worried about the fire that started than himself.

His "Do you mind?" when Johnny turns on the light at his desk when he talks to the stewardess in "The Stewardess" and, of course, his knee owie in the same episode.

The whole scene where the crew is plotting Herbert's demise (what does a fire station need with a steel leg-hold trap anyway?!) in "The Mouse".

His paranoia over McConnikee, but he's perfectly fine with the man during incidents they work together.

His fear of having to leave the fire service because he might have arthritis.

Iin "Fair Fight," his weak attempts to be stern about them naming Henry after him (Johnny's "And your problem is?" look, after Hank says HIS name is Henry, is great!).

"I like being married... sometimes" in "Body Language" and the way he just stared at Johnny after he answered the phone in the same episode (he's just one of the guys at times).

And just the way he takes control of the incidents they're called out to, but he isn't ashamed to ask for suggestions from his men.

I also love the one in "Inspection," where Hank lets Boot "answer" the klaxon. I love how Hank just steeeps over Boot instead of shoo-ing him away.

In Messin' Around, he tells Johnny grab a mop and he can be Latrine Officer of the Day. Funny . . .

That whole scene is neat!

Then Hank tells him he can be Latrine Officer of the Day. Hank is such a neat commander.

And later, when Johnny and Roy are in the locker room and Hank comes in and says, "John, there's somebody here to see you. She says she's here to inspect your station." He just has disapproval in his tone, like, "You'd better straighten her out or you're really going to be in deep, pal."

I just really love the way that Captain Stanley interacts with his crew. He's one of the guys, yet everyone respects him, and doesn't question his authority. I suppose one specific scene that I like was in "Snakebite" when Hank is bragging on the work that Johnny and Roy did on the lady and her son and looks at Chet, and asks, "Wouldn't you agree?" Also the same eppy, when Johnny is in the back of the Engine, and his communications are breaking up to Rampart. Hank repeats John's words, and has this very concerned look on his face. I think he would be a totally cool guy to work for.

Well if I've said it once I've said it a million times, Hank saying "That'll come in handy at a real fire." in Inventions. I also liked the scene in Snakebite when the gang is in the kitchen and Chet's trying to weasel his way out of calling Johnny and Roy the best, but Hank gently nudges him into speaking the truth. Hank really was a great character.

Two of my favorite scenes with Captain Stanley are: (1) in Body Language when the guys are sitting down to dinner, Hank's says, "I like being married. Sometimes." and (2) the episode where he gives orders that Henry is NOT ever to be referred to as Hank.

In Messin' Around, he tells Johnny grab a mop and he can be Latrine Officer of the Day.

Charley, the F.D. mechanic just walks out of the dayroom after tasting the coffee, and Captain Stanley turns to Gage and demands something like, "What did you do to it?"
Johnny, thinking his Commander is referring to the steaming cup in his hands, replies, "Don't look at me. I didn't make the coffee..."
And Hank says, "Not the coffee, yah twit! The SQUAD!"