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* DeathBySex: Arutti is murdered soon after sneaking off for a covert liaison. In fact, if she hadn't snuck off to begin with, she wouldn't have been murdered. But then [[spoiler:Cassie might have been murdered.]]


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* SexSignalsDeath: Arutti is murdered soon after sneaking off for a covert liaison. In fact, if she hadn't snuck off to begin with, she wouldn't have been murdered. But then [[spoiler:Cassie might have been murdered.]]
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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Series/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring Creator/DavidJamesElliott, Creator/AndreaParker, and Creator/TerryOQuinn. Guest starring Creator/KevinDunn, Creator/CliffDeYoung, Creator/PatrickLaborteaux, Creator/WKStratton, Creator/KatieRich, Creator/RayeHollitt, Creator/KanePicoy, Creator/BillBolender, Creator/TimQuill, and Creator/MatthewGlave.

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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Series/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring Creator/DavidJamesElliott, Creator/AndreaParker, and Creator/TerryOQuinn. Guest starring Creator/KevinDunn, Creator/CliffDeYoung, Creator/PatrickLaborteaux, Creator/PatrickLabyorteaux, Creator/WKStratton, Creator/KatieRich, Creator/RayeHollitt, Creator/KanePicoy, Creator/BillBolender, Creator/TimQuill, and Creator/MatthewGlave.
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* LenoDevice: Since this was back when ''JAG'' was on NBC and before Leno's retirement during his high point on ''The Tonight Show'', they couldn't help but throw in a Leno joke. And it's ActuallyPrettyFunny!

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* LenoDevice: Since this was back when ''JAG'' was on NBC and before Leno's retirement during his high point on ''The Tonight Show'', they couldn't help but throw in a Leno joke. And it's ActuallyPrettyFunny!
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* StuffedInTheFridge: Lieutenant Arutti exists largely to angst for a little bit before getting thrown overboard.

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* {{Anvilicious}}: The movie goes out of its way to make sure the audience knows that sexism in the armed forces is wrong and hurtful.



* CaliforniaDoubling: This being long before the show was BackedByThePentagon, the pilot was filmed on the decomissioned USS ''Lexington'' (CV-16), an ''Essex'' class diesel carrier that served in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and part of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar, [[WeaponsUnderstudies subbing in for]] a ''Nimitz'' class nuclear carrier.
* TheCameo: Antonio, the son of the Italian fisherman manning a simple rowboat, is played by Michael Bellisario, son of the show's creator, Creator/DonaldBellisario. He is the first character to be shown on ''JAG'', with the fisherman immediately after him.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: This being long before the show was BackedByThePentagon, the pilot was filmed on the decomissioned USS ''Lexington'' (CV-16), an ''Essex'' class diesel carrier that served in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and part of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar, [[WeaponsUnderstudies subbing in for]] a ''Nimitz'' class nuclear carrier.
* TheCameo: Antonio, the son of the Italian fisherman manning a simple rowboat, is played by Michael Bellisario, Creator/MichaelBellisario, son of the show's creator, Creator/DonaldBellisario. He is the first character to be shown on ''JAG'', with the fisherman immediately after him.



** Pike is set up as a main character, but she doesn't make it to the transition of the main run of the show; instead, she's quietly PutOnABus and not a ''[[UnPerson peep]]'' is made regarding her status until '''[[LongBusTrip Season 6]].'''[[note]] WordOfGod has it that Creator/DonaldBellisario didn't like the actress Andrea Parker, and she had taken interest in a ''different'' Creator/{{NBC}} show, ''Series/ThePretender''.[[/note]]

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** Pike is set up as a main character, but she doesn't make it to the transition of the main run of the show; instead, she's quietly PutOnABus and not a ''[[UnPerson peep]]'' is made regarding her status until '''[[LongBusTrip Season 6]].'''[[note]] WordOfGod has it that Creator/DonaldBellisario didn't like the actress Andrea Parker, and she had taken '''[[note]]Andrea Parker took a much greater interest in a ''different'' Creator/{{NBC}} show, ''Series/ThePretender''.[[/note]]



* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Harm and Pike don't actually get around to doing any lawyering during the movie. In fact, they spend most of their time investigating, which would normally wouldn't be done by JAG officers at all. That kind of stuff falls more into the hands of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', which will end up taking precedence [[MorePopularSpinoff in the years to come.]]

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* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Harm and Pike don't actually get around to doing any lawyering during the movie. In fact, they spend most of their time investigating, which would normally wouldn't be done by JAG officers at all. That kind of stuff falls more into the hands of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', which will end up taking precedence [[MorePopularSpinoff in the years to come.]]



* {{Zeerust}}: Pike's statement about the computer in Puller and Arutti's room. "Windows 95. Most of the more sophisticated bells and whistles." Sure, it was advanced for its day because this episode aired in 1995, which was the titular debut year of this Windows platform, [[TechnologyMarchesOn but saying that in today's day and age will get you laughed out of a building.]] Only the most technologically stunted places in the world still use Windows 95 ([[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert like an interrogation center in the Middle East, as Bassem Youssef attests.]])

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* {{Zeerust}}: Pike's statement about the computer in Puller and Arutti's room. "Windows 95. Most of the more sophisticated bells and whistles." Sure, it was advanced for its day because this episode aired in 1995, which was the titular debut year of this Windows platform, [[TechnologyMarchesOn but saying that in today's day and age will get you laughed out of a building.]] building. Only the most technologically stunted places in the world still use Windows 95 ([[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert like an interrogation center in the Middle East, as Bassem Youssef attests.]])
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Harm is forced to fly the F-14 as Boone is injured. The RIO in F-14 Tomcat never has controls to pilot the fighter jet. Both of them should have ejected.
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* {{Fanservice}}: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Lt. Arutti appearing in naught but a thong and a skimpy top with visibly erect you-know-whatsits.]] And then there's Puller shamelessly undressing in front of Rabb and we see [[VaporWear she has no bra on under her top]] and a pretty tattoo on her right shoulder blade.

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* {{Fanservice}}: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Lt. Arutti appearing in naught but a thong and a skimpy top with visibly erect you-know-whatsits.]] And then there's Puller shamelessly undressing in front of Rabb and we see [[VaporWear she has no bra on under her top]] and a pretty tattoo on her right shoulder blade.

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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Series/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring David James Elliott, Andrea Parker, and Terry O'Quinn. Guest starring Kevin Dunn, Cliff [=DeYoung=], Patrick Laborteaux, [=W.K. Stratton=], Katie Rich, Raye Hollitt, Kane Picoy, Bill Bolender, Tim Quill, and Matthew Glave.

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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Series/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring David James Elliott, Andrea Parker, Creator/DavidJamesElliott, Creator/AndreaParker, and Terry O'Quinn. Creator/TerryOQuinn. Guest starring Kevin Dunn, Cliff [=DeYoung=], Patrick Laborteaux, [=W.K. Stratton=], Katie Rich, Raye Hollitt, Kane Picoy, Bill Bolender, Tim Quill, Creator/KevinDunn, Creator/CliffDeYoung, Creator/PatrickLaborteaux, Creator/WKStratton, Creator/KatieRich, Creator/RayeHollitt, Creator/KanePicoy, Creator/BillBolender, Creator/TimQuill, and Matthew Glave.
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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Franchise/{{Bellisarioverse}}, Series/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring David James Elliott, Andrea Parker, and Terry O'Quinn. Guest starring Kevin Dunn, Cliff [=DeYoung=], Patrick Laborteaux, [=W.K. Stratton=], Katie Rich, Raye Hollitt, Kane Picoy, Bill Bolender, Tim Quill, and Matthew Glave.
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* HeManWomanHater: Good ''God'', Jack Carter. He despises the fact that Cassie Puller benched pressed more than him so much he resorts to [[spoiler:a botched murder attempt that gets a innocent (well, except for the fact she's breaking a rule about married personnel serving together in the Navy) girl]]. Then when he learns [[spoiler:he killed the wrong person, secretly attempts to rectify his mistake.]] He tries to keep waving off Cassie from landing after a mission in a heated standstill, and even hopes Harm will take Cassie with her if he crashes upon trying to make a trap.

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* HeManWomanHater: Good ''God'', Jack Carter. He despises the fact that Cassie Puller benched pressed bench-pressed more than him so much he resorts to [[spoiler:a botched murder attempt that gets a innocent (well, except for the fact she's breaking a rule about married personnel serving together in the Navy) girl]]. Then when he learns [[spoiler:he killed the wrong person, secretly attempts to rectify his mistake.]] He tries to keep waving off Cassie from landing after a mission in a heated standstill, and even hopes Harm will take Cassie with her if he crashes upon trying to make a trap.
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* HeManWomanHater: Good, ''God'', Jack Carter. He despises the fact that Cassie Puller benched pressed more than him so much he resorts to [[spoiler:a botched murder attempt that gets a innocent (well, except for the fact she's breaking a rule about married personnel serving together in the Navy) girl]]. Then when he learns [[spoiler:he killed the wrong person, secretly attempts to rectify his mistake.]] He tries to keep waving off Cassie from landing after a mission in a heated standstill, and even hopes Harm will take Cassie with her if he crashes upon trying to make a trap.

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* HeManWomanHater: Good, Good ''God'', Jack Carter. He despises the fact that Cassie Puller benched pressed more than him so much he resorts to [[spoiler:a botched murder attempt that gets a innocent (well, except for the fact she's breaking a rule about married personnel serving together in the Navy) girl]]. Then when he learns [[spoiler:he killed the wrong person, secretly attempts to rectify his mistake.]] He tries to keep waving off Cassie from landing after a mission in a heated standstill, and even hopes Harm will take Cassie with her if he crashes upon trying to make a trap.
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** Pike is set up as a main character, but she doesn't make it to the transition of the main run of the show; instead, she's quietly PutOnABus and not a ''[[UnPerson peep]]'' is made regarding her status until '''[[LongBusTrip Season 6]].'''[[note]] WordOfGod has it that Creator/DonaldBellisario didn't like the actress Andrea Parker, and she had taken interest in a ''different'' Creator/{{NBC}} show Series/ThePretender.[[/note]]

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** Pike is set up as a main character, but she doesn't make it to the transition of the main run of the show; instead, she's quietly PutOnABus and not a ''[[UnPerson peep]]'' is made regarding her status until '''[[LongBusTrip Season 6]].'''[[note]] WordOfGod has it that Creator/DonaldBellisario didn't like the actress Andrea Parker, and she had taken interest in a ''different'' Creator/{{NBC}} show Series/ThePretender.show, ''Series/ThePretender''.[[/note]]



-->[[AsHimself Jay Leno]]: This just in, one of the Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down a couple of Serbian [=MIGs=] over Bosnia this afternoon. Listen to this- the radar intercept officer in the Tomcat was a woman! Boy, you thought getting shot down by a woman in a bar was bad, ''oh, my GOD!''

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-->[[AsHimself -->'''[[AsHimself Jay Leno]]: Leno]]:''' This just in, one of the Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down a couple of Serbian [=MIGs=] over Bosnia this afternoon. Listen to this- the radar intercept officer in the Tomcat was a woman! Boy, Boy... you thought getting shot down by a woman in a bar ''bar'' was bad, ''oh, my GOD!''

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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Franchise/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring DavidJamesElliott, Andrea Parker, and Terry O'Quinn. Guest starring Kevin Dunn, Cliff [=DeYoung=], Patrick Laborteaux, [=W.K. Stratton=], Katie Rich, Raye Hollitt, Kane Picoy, Bill Bolender, Tim Quill, and Matthew Glave.

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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Franchise/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring DavidJamesElliott, David James Elliott, Andrea Parker, and Terry O'Quinn. Guest starring Kevin Dunn, Cliff [=DeYoung=], Patrick Laborteaux, [=W.K. Stratton=], Katie Rich, Raye Hollitt, Kane Picoy, Bill Bolender, Tim Quill, and Matthew Glave.



* BodyCountCompetition: A flight deck officer is seen applying two stripes to the left side of the CAG's personally-labeled Tomcat with a decal stencil and red paintbrush after blowing two Fishbeds out of the sky and congratulating sky the CAG and Arutti.



** Admiral Drake is a lesser example, because while he gets pretty mad as hell several times, he also has a soft side [[spoiler: and has enough faith in Harm to let him trap and save the CAG's life]].
* KillCount: A flight deck officer is seen applying two stripes to the left side of the CAG's personally-labeled Tomcat with a decal stencil and red paintbrush after blowing two Fishbeds out of the sky and congratulating sky the CAG and Arutti.

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** Admiral Drake is a lesser example, because while he gets pretty mad as hell several times, he also has possesses a remarkably soft side [[spoiler: and has enough faith in Harm to let him trap and save the CAG's life]].
* KillCount: A flight deck officer is seen applying two stripes to the left side of the CAG's personally-labeled Tomcat with a decal stencil and red paintbrush after blowing two Fishbeds out of the sky and congratulating sky the CAG and Arutti.
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* LenoDevice: Since this was back when ''JAG'' was on NBC and before Leno's retirement during his high point on ''The Tonight Show'', they couldn't help but throw in a Leno joke. And it's ActuallyPrettyFunny!
-->[[AsHimself Jay Leno]]: This just in, one of the Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down a couple of Serbian [=MIGs=] over Bosnia this afternoon. Listen to this- the radar intercept officer in the Tomcat was a woman! Boy, you thought getting shot down by a woman in a bar was bad, ''oh, my GOD!''



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'''Overall''' '''''JAG''''' ''''Time Card Tally:''' '''5'''

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'''Overall''' '''''JAG''''' ''''Time '''Time Card Tally:''' '''5'''
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!JAG TimeCard Scoreboard
'''Episode 1 (Part 1)''': 3 Time Cards
'''Episode 2 (Part 2)''': 2 Time Cards
'''Overall JAG Time Card Tally:''' '''5'''

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* KillStamp: A flight deck officer seen applying two stripes to the left side of the CAG's Tomcat after blowing two Fishbeds out of the sky and congratulating sky the CAG and Arutti.

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* KillStamp: KillCount: A flight deck officer is seen applying two stripes to the left side of the CAG's personally-labeled Tomcat with a decal stencil and red paintbrush after blowing two Fishbeds out of the sky and congratulating sky the CAG and Arutti.



* ManipulativeEditing: One scene where Carter exclaims, "Roger, Ball!" from the opening of the movie is recycled for when Harm and Pike touch down on the ''Seahawk'' and given a warm filter to make it appear like it's happening in the morning. [[ http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aha_the_jag_pilot_episode_recycled_footage_youve_been_caught.png If you stop the footage at just the right times, you can see it clearly.]]

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* ManipulativeEditing: One scene where Carter exclaims, "Roger, Ball!" from the opening of the movie is recycled for when Harm and Pike touch down on the ''Seahawk'' and given a warm filter to make it appear like it's happening in the morning. [[ http://static.[[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aha_the_jag_pilot_episode_recycled_footage_youve_been_caught.png If you stop the footage at just the right times, you can see it clearly.]]



* SpearCarrier: Bud Roberts is introduced in a very minor role doing little to nothing but {{Infodump}}s any time he's on-screen and vastly overshadowed by several other characters. If you watch just the pilot or commence watching the series late, you'd have absolutely no idea this guy is fated to become a main character later on.

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* SpearCarrier: Bud Roberts is introduced in a very minor role doing little to nothing but {{Infodump}}s any time he's on-screen and vastly overshadowed by several other characters.characters and doesn't even have his name in the "Starring" category, but the "Guest Starring", of which, his is third. If you watch just the pilot or commence watching the series late, you'd have absolutely no idea this guy is fated to become a main character later on. Ironically, Bud would go on to become the {{Tritagonist}} of the series.
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* ManipulativeEditing: One scene where Carter exclaims, "Roger, Ball!" from the opening of the movie is recycled for when Harm and Pike touch down on the ''Seahawk'' and given a warm filter to make it appear like it's happening in the morning. If you stop the footage at just the right times, you can see it clearly.

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* ManipulativeEditing: One scene where Carter exclaims, "Roger, Ball!" from the opening of the movie is recycled for when Harm and Pike touch down on the ''Seahawk'' and given a warm filter to make it appear like it's happening in the morning. [[ http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aha_the_jag_pilot_episode_recycled_footage_youve_been_caught.png If you stop the footage at just the right times, you can see it clearly.]]

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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Franchise/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring DavidJamesElliot, Andrea Parker, and Terry O'Quinn. Guest starring Kevin Dunn, Cliff [=DeYoung=], Patrick Laborteaux, [=W.K. Stratton=], Katie Rich, Raye Hollitt, Kane Picoy, Bill Bolender, Tim Quill, and Matthew Glave.

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The double-length 1995 MadeForTVMovie PilotEpisode that kick-started the Franchise/{{Bellisarioverse}}, starring DavidJamesElliot, DavidJamesElliott, Andrea Parker, and Terry O'Quinn. Guest starring Kevin Dunn, Cliff [=DeYoung=], Patrick Laborteaux, [=W.K. Stratton=], Katie Rich, Raye Hollitt, Kane Picoy, Bill Bolender, Tim Quill, and Matthew Glave.



* HereWeGoAgain: Buster gives Cassie an annoyed eye roll when she has a rough takeoff that nearly deafens Harm, Pike, and Bud and causes them to look over at the launching Tomcat in surprise, cluing us in that she's a bad pilot.



* KillStamp: Is seen applying two stripes to the left side of the CAG's Tomcat after blowing two Fishbeds out of the sky.

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* KillStamp: Is A flight deck officer seen applying two stripes to the left side of the CAG's Tomcat after blowing two Fishbeds out of the sky.sky and congratulating sky the CAG and Arutti.


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* CaptainErsatz: A lookalike of then-First Lady Creator/HilaryClinton appears in the pilot during a relevant scene.

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* CaptainErsatz: A lookalike of then-First Lady Creator/HilaryClinton Creator/HillaryClinton appears in the pilot during a relevant scene.



* ControlFreak: Boone, Boone, ''Boone!'' It's his ship, his rules. And had another captain been sent to contest him, there would have been no peace on board the ''Seahawk'' for the entire duration of his stay. To pinpoint the exact moment he establishes himself as difficult to work with, this exchange cements Boone as a hardass:

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Boone, Boone, ''Boone!'' It's his ship, his rules. And had another captain been sent to contest him, there would have been no peace on board the ''Seahawk'' for the entire duration of his stay.
** You also have Drake, who's got his own controlling tendencies.
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* TheResenter: Mace toward Harm, because his brother was Harm's RIO on the night he "screwed the pooch" with a landing and got Mace's brother killed. They're on good terms by the end of the movie, when Harm has redeemed himself as an ace fighter pilot.

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* TheResenter: Mace toward Harm, because his brother was Harm's RIO on the night he "screwed the pooch" with a landing and got Mace's brother killed.killed when, despite punching them both out, Mace got caught in the fireball from the wrecked Tomcat. They're on good terms by the end of the movie, when Harm has redeemed himself as an ace fighter pilot.

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* TheCameo: Antonio, the son of the Italian fisherman manning a simple rowboat, is played by Creator/MichaelBellisario, son of the show's creator, Creator/DonaldBellisario. He is the first character to be shown on ''JAG'', with the fisherman immediately after him.
** SmallRoleBigImpct: Antonio and his father discover the corpse of Lieutenant Arruti tangled in one of the fishing nets.

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* TheCameo: Antonio, the son of the Italian fisherman manning a simple rowboat, is played by Creator/MichaelBellisario, Michael Bellisario, son of the show's creator, Creator/DonaldBellisario. He is the first character to be shown on ''JAG'', with the fisherman immediately after him.
** SmallRoleBigImpct: SmallRoleBigImpact: Antonio and his father are on screen for under thirty seconds in total, starting with a funny gag, only to reappear in a much darker circumstance when they discover the corpse of Lieutenant Arruti tangled in one of the fishing nets.



* CaptianErsatz: A lookalike of then-First Lady Creator/HilaryClinton appears in the pilot during a relevant scene.

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* CaptianErsatz: CaptainErsatz: A lookalike of then-First Lady Creator/HilaryClinton appears in the pilot during a relevant scene.



* DeathBySex: Arutti is murdered soon after sneaking off for a covert liaison. In fact, if she hadn't snuck off to begin with, she wouldn't have been murdered.

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* DeathBySex: Arutti is murdered soon after sneaking off for a covert liaison. In fact, if she hadn't snuck off to begin with, she wouldn't have been murdered. But then [[spoiler:Cassie might have been murdered.]]



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* HeManWomanHater: Good, ''God'', Jack Carter. He despises the fact that Cassie Puller benched pressed more than him so much he resorts to [[spoiler:a botched murder attempt that gets a innocent (well, except for the fact she's breaking a rule about married personnel serving together in the Navy) girl]]. Then when he learns [[spoiler:he killed the wrong person, secretly attempts to rectify his mistake.]] He tries to keep waving off Cassie from landing after a mission in a heated standstill, and even hopes Harm will take Cassie with her if he crashes upon trying to make a trap.


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** Admiral Drake is a lesser example, because while he gets pretty mad as hell several times, he also has a soft side [[spoiler: and has enough faith in Harm to let him trap and save the CAG's life]].


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* TemptingFate: When the Rear Admiral Brovo about him and his YesMan Lieutenant Teddy getting kicked off JAG, this is before Harm ended up under the command of far more prevalent AJ Chegwidden and Bud became Chegwidden's gofer.

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* AlphaStrike: Firmly invoked. The military urges for the authorization of one of these against Serbian SAM missile sites after one of their rebels shoots down a MASH unit 50 strong. After getting clearance from the executive branch of government, the ''Seahawk'' initiates the alpha strike. Kate inquires what this means, and Bud sums it up as an attack involving "everything that flies." Basically, the Tomcats, Intruders, and whatever else can be used to bomb the hell out of dodge. It becomes central to the climax of the movie when Harm goes on an ATARS mission with the CAG, Cassie, and Buster.



* TheCameo: Antonio, the son of the Italian fisherman manning a simple rowboat, is played by Creator/MichaelBellisario, son of the show's creator, Creator/DonaldBellisario. He is the first character to be shown on ''JAG'', with the fisherman immediately after him.
** SmallRoleBigImpct: Antonio and his father discover the corpse of Lieutenant Arruti tangled in one of the fishing nets.



* CaptianErsatz: A lookalike of then-First Lady Creator/HilaryClinton appears in the pilot during a relevant scene.



* NomDeGuerre: The aviators' callsigns turn out to be a plot point towards the end: [[spoiler: Arutti was murdered because she was wearing Puller's jacket emblazoned with her nickname of "Lobo". Carter thought he was shoving Puller overboard.]]

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* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: The coroner mentions Angela was missing a boot when she was found. He also makes no mention of her hat (which he couldn't have known she was wearing at the time she was ejected from the ''Seahawk''), which blew off when she was thrown overboard, meaning it was also lost to the seas.
* NomDeGuerre: The aviators' callsigns turn out to be a plot point towards the end: [[spoiler: Arutti was murdered because she was wearing Puller's jacket emblazoned with her nickname of "Lobo"."Lobo" (they would share clothes as roommates). Carter thought he was shoving Puller overboard. Harm later recognizes Cassie's callsign and has to find a time to warn Kate to arrest Carter, but the CAG won't let him until their mission is done because the comm lines need to be kept open. When the CAG gets hit by ricocheting gunfire, Harm disregards this because of the desperate situation.]]



* OneManArmy: A literal version of the trope, with ManipulativeEditing in play. We are shown tons of gunfire pouring out of the Serbian combat site, but only ever one gunner.



* SecretRelationship: Arutti was secretly [[spoiler: married to Painter.]] They kept it a secret because the Navy would not have allowed them to serve in the same unit.
* SexForServices: Pike implies that she promised to have sex with Lt. Lubin, an officer in the ship's cryptology section, in return for his help with the investigation, in particular recovering a tape Arutti made that Puller had tried to erase.

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* TheResenter: Mace toward Harm, because his brother was Harm's RIO on the night he "screwed the pooch" with a landing and got Mace's brother killed. They're on good terms by the end of the movie, when Harm has redeemed himself as an ace fighter pilot.
* SecretRelationship: Arutti was secretly [[spoiler: married to Painter.]] They kept it a secret because the Navy would not have allowed them to serve in the same unit.
unit. [[spoiler:Painter]] also convinced Arutti not to tender her resignation; their secret relationship also proved that Arutti's motivation to resign was not just driven by a feeling of inadequacy, but fear of the consequences of being found out as a protocol violator for the both of them.
* SexForServices: Pike implies that she promised to have sex with Lt. Lubin, an officer in the ship's cryptology section, in return for his help with the investigation, in particular recovering a tape Arutti made that Puller had tried to erase. She also confirms Zane Lubin outright told her he knows of a secure area on the fantail where they could "do it".


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* VerbalTic: Boone calls a lot of his male juniors "Mister", including Harm and Ripper.
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* FeeFiFauxPas: The CAG's plane captain congratulates Lt Arutti's first air to air kill by saying "congratulations on popping your cherry,lieutenant!" Arutti is not pleased with that particular choice of words.

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* FeeFiFauxPas: The CAG's plane captain congratulates Lt Arutti's first air to air kill by saying "congratulations on popping your cherry,lieutenant!" cherry, lieutenant!" Arutti is not pleased with that particular choice of words.
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* BleedEmAndWeep: While Arutti doesn't cry after the up close dogfight, she is visibly shaken and flustered.


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* FeeFiFauxPas: The CAG's plane captain congratulates Lt Arutti's first air to air kill by saying "congratulations on popping your cherry,lieutenant!" Arutti is not pleased with that particular choice of words.
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** Pike is set up as a main character, but she doesn't make it to the transition of the main run of the show; instead, she's quietly PutOnABus and not a ''[[UnPerson peep]]'' is made regarding her status until '''[[LongBusTrip Season 6]].'''

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** Pike is set up as a main character, but she doesn't make it to the transition of the main run of the show; instead, she's quietly PutOnABus and not a ''[[UnPerson peep]]'' is made regarding her status until '''[[LongBusTrip Season 6]].''''''[[note]] WordOfGod has it that Creator/DonaldBellisario didn't like the actress Andrea Parker, and she had taken interest in a ''different'' Creator/{{NBC}} show Series/ThePretender.[[/note]]

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* {{Fanservice}}: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Lt. Arutti appearing in naught but a thong and a skimpy top with visibly erect you-know-whatsits.]]

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* {{Fanservice}}: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Lt. Arutti appearing in naught but a thong and a skimpy top with visibly erect you-know-whatsits.]]]] And then there's Puller shamelessly undressing in front of Rabb and we see [[VaporWear she has no bra on under her top]] and a pretty tattoo on her right shoulder blade.
-->'''Harm:''' I'll wait outside.
-->'''Puller:''' Why? Never seen a naked sailor before?



** Boone is more of a jerk to everyone he sees as not meeting his standards and has fond memories of Harm's father, "Hammer". Through the course of the movie, Arutti, Carter, Puller, [=DePalma=], and Harm all draw punishment for Boone for various slights, and Pike only narrowly avoids it due to Harm's intervention.

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** Boone is more of a jerk to everyone he sees as not meeting his standards and has fond memories of Harm's father, Rabb Sr., AKA "Hammer". Through the course of the movie, Arutti, Carter, Puller, [=DePalma=], and Harm all draw punishment for Boone for various slights, and Pike only narrowly avoids it due to Harm's intervention.



* TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath: Arutti mis-steps and nearly falls overboard, barely managing to grab onto a ladder and pull herself up to safety. And then she is immediately grabbed and thrown overboard.

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* TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath: Arutti mis-steps and nearly falls overboard, barely managing to grab onto a ladder and pull herself up to safety. She pauses to catch her breath, looks down and the roaring water below, and her expression shows that she's thinking what a close one that was... And then she is immediately grabbed and thrown overboard.
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* AcePilot: Captain Boone is a legend among the crew, and flew with Harm's father. Harm himself is a former pilot, but Boone and some of the other fliers are dismissive of him due to the crash that ended his career and his diagnosis of night blindness (it is also mentioned in passing that Harm never saw combat).

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* AcePilot: Captain Boone is a legend among the crew, and flew with Harm's father. Harm himself is a former pilot, but Boone and some of the other fliers are dismissive of him due to the crash that ended his career and his diagnosis of night blindness making it seem like he's incapable of piloting anymore (it is also mentioned in passing that Harm never saw combat).

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