Erin's birthday - for a fic

[aura218.livejournal.com]

A question for the group: Do we know when Erin's birthday is? Any speculation would be appreciated. I'm guessing summer of 1950.

Peg was "8 months pregnant" in the May before BJ was drafted -- he says this in the ep about their anniversary.

If you divide the series into quarters, and the war into corresponding quarters (remember algebra?), then Trapper was there for June 1950 to early 51. Going by the weather in "Welcome to Korea," no earlier than March 51. BJ arrived for 51, 52, and 53. (Assuming the show starts at the begginning of the war, or nearly so.) The war ended in July of 53.

So Peg was pregnant from 49-50, when BJ was drafted, then he did six months of training, and that puts him in Korea in the beginning of 51. (So BJ was in training for like, 2/3 of the time Trapper was at the 4077th. That's a little funny to think about, like BJ was waiting in the wings for all of S2.)

Did we ever hear BJ give a more specific day or month than what I'm proposing here?

Obv, I need this for a fic.

Thanks, Group.

Comments

[qzee.livejournal.com]

there is an episode where they celebrate Erin's birthday, co-opting a Korean orphan to take the place of Erin and blow out the candle for the cake. Do we know the date or approximate time for that episode? Or even what episode that was, because I so fail at recalling the name of the episode.

[aura218.livejournal.com]

It's the series finale. mashfanficchick upthread is all over it.

[qzee.livejournal.com]

*nods* after looking up B.J. on Wikipedia and the Korean war, and reading that comment ^ again, we could probably safely assume that Erin was born in June, as the ceasefire was signed on July 27 of 1953. So if Peggy was eight months along in May, but BJ could have been there in time for Erin's second bday shortly before the end of the war, late June, early July would work best for her birthday.

[aura218.livejournal.com]

The evidence is stacking up for June 15-30. I think July is too late, if she was 8 months gone in May, she'd be like two weeks overdue by July. Which, i guess, sometimes happened... (I'd be the angriest whale ever if I was 9.5 months pregnant in a California summer before the invention of air conditioning.)

[qzee.livejournal.com]

depends if the eight months pregnant in May applies to the beginning or end of May. If she reached the eighth month toward the end of May, a birthday around July 1 to 10th would be reasonable.

[mashfanficchick.livejournal.com]

Their anniversary is May 23rd. :-)

[qzee.livejournal.com]

also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_J_Hunnicutt has BJ's wedding anniversary as May 23

[aura218.livejournal.com]

I should ask the internet all my questions, it has all the answers.

Tell me internet, should I paint my room blue or green?

Thank you!

I didn't think Wiki had pages for supporting leads in 25 year old sitcoms.

[mashfanficchick.livejournal.com]

Oh, believe me, Wiki has pages for everything...but in this case, I think you should trust me instead anyway. *g*

Then again, it's the same answer either way, so I don't think it really matters....

(And, re: your room...it depends: do you prefer the sky, the water, or the land? *g*)

[aura218.livejournal.com]

Oho, isn't she confident!

Sorry, but i just can't see my Miss Erin as a cancer. My girl loves to read -- especially anything Hawkeye recommends -- but she's not bookish, a California outdoorsy girl, loves music, is smart as her daddy, and a bra-burning feminist in her teens. She's a Gemini, caught between the safe suburbs and the big wide world that excites her.

BTW, I like the earth...

[mashfanficchick.livejournal.com]

*snickers* The "trust me" was actually in reference to the wedding date. But, as long we've somehow gotten on the subject...I didn't say Erin was a Cancer. If anything, using my date-of-choice (though yours works well too, and for the same reason) makes her a Gemini (which I know, because I base her birthday on my mom's, and I know that my mom and i are both Geminis...the twins, doncha know ;-)).

And also...oh, I think I'm going to adore your Erin. I'm very much looking forward to anything you write with her. *g*

And, earth, so: green for your room, with wood furniture, and gauzy curtains to brighten things up a bit. See what asking the internets gets you? (Probably lousy advice, actually, but still.)

[aura218.livejournal.com]

Aha, yes, May 23. Must've been right after BJ's semester ended.

I love my Erin already. She's a little bit my friend's genius daughter, a bit Margaret, a bit the Spirit of the 60s. I've got two pieces in like, third draft? status. My friend's helping me with multimedia, too -- but i won't say more! It's so much fun to write a post-series BJ/Hawkeye where they're just people. You're on bettermashfics, right? I rec'd a whole series there that was written in this Ordinary People style, and I just couldnt' get enough, so I wrote my own.

But I shan't say any more!

I just cleaned my room and rearranged things and got rid of the clutter, it's sooo nice. I dunno if i'm gonna paint, but I'd love a bright, breezy earthy room like that. I do actually have sorta lacy curtains, but they're from college and dark and I hate them. Maybe I'll get new...