Changes: Gooshie

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Template:Infobox characterGooshie is a computer programmer and the programmer of Ziggy. He began working with Sam Beckett in the Starbright Project and later helped him in Project Quantum Leap. The part of Gooshie was played by stand-up comedian and actor Dennis Wolfberg. Gooshie actually appears in a total of six episodes.

About Gooshie

Dr. Gushman attended M.I.T., where he majored in computer science and architecture from 1970 to 1974, which was where he met Sam and Professor Dr. Sebastian LoNigro and was then first introduced to the new concept of quantum computing.

After college, Irving went to work for the government as a private computer contractor. He was brought in for the Starbright Project in 1982 by Assistant Director Albert Calavicci. He did the main programming on the quantum computing mainframe which he named SID (System Interface Database). He also chose that name from the cat in the comic strip "Ziggy".

Trivia

Gooshie was often described as a "little guy with bad breath". Diagnosed with severe sinusitis while he was in college. Using antibiotics and corticosteroids, he was able to suppress all of the symptoms except for halitosis, also known as chronic bad breath.
Dr. Gushman's name was taken from the non-canon Q. L. novel, “Song and Dance”.

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 {{Infobox character
-|name  =Dr. Irving "Gooshie" Gushman
+|name  = Gooshie
+|title = Dr. Gushman
 |image = Image:Gooshie.jpg
+|birth_name = Irving Gushman
-|nickname = Gushie
+|nickname = "Gooshie"
-|gender = Male, in Late 40's
+|gender = Male
-|born = August 29, 1950 (as established in The Starbright Project)
+|age = in late 40's
-|died = working with the Bartender; died in VS Episode 724, “Fallen Hero, Part I”
+|born = August 29, 1950 (as established in The Starbright Project)
-|occupation = Computer Programmer for Project ''Quantum Leap''
 |hair = Curly Brown
+|spouse = [[Tina Martinez]] (in a timeline where [[Albert Calavicci|Al]] gets wrongfully tried and court martialed in 1957 for the murder of his CO's wife, and executed in 1960)
-|spouse = Unknown
-|relatives = Unknown
 |played_by = [[Dennis Wolfberg]]
 |series = ''[[Quantum Leap]]''
+|episodes = 6 in series
-}}
-'''Gooshie''' is a computer programmer and the programmer of [[Ziggy]]. He met [[Sam Beckett]] in the [[Starbright Project]] and later helped him in [[Project Quantum Leap]]. The part of Gooshie was played by stand-up comedian and actor [[Dennis Wolfberg]]. Gooshie dies in the episode ''"[[Fallen Hero, Part I (episode)|Fallen Hero, Part I ]]"''
+}}'''Gooshie''' is a computer programmer and the programmer of [[Ziggy]]. He began working with [[Sam Beckett]] in the [[Starbright Project]] and later helped him in [[Project Quantum Leap]]. The part of Gooshie was played by stand-up comedian and actor [[Dennis Wolfberg]]. Gooshie actually appears in a total of six episodes.
+==About Gooshie==
+Dr. Gushman attended M.I.T., where he majored in computer science and architecture from 1970 to 1974, which was where he met Sam and Professor [[Dr. Sebastian LoNigro]] and was then first introduced to the new concept of quantum computing.
-Gooshie was at [[the project]]
+After college, Irving went to work for the government as a private computer contractor. He was brought in for the Starbright Project in 1982 by Assistant Director [[Albert Calavicci]]. He did the main programming on the quantum computing mainframe which he named SID (System Interface Database). He also chose that name from the cat in the comic strip "[[Ziggy]]".
 == Trivia ==
-*Gooshie was often described as a "short man with a bad breath".
+*Gooshie was often described as a "little guy with bad breath". Diagnosed with severe sinusitis while he was in college. Using antibiotics and corticosteroids, he was able to suppress all of the symptoms except for halitosis, also known as chronic bad breath.
 *Dr. Gushman's name was taken from the non-canon Q. L. novel, “Song and Dance”.
 == Appearances ==
-*{{ep|1|00}} <small>(Briefly)</small>
+*{{ep|1|00}} (Briefly)
 *{{ep|4|01}}
-*{{ep|4|20}} <small>(Mentioned Only)</small>
+*{{ep|5|01}}
-*{{ep|4|22}} <small>(Mentioned Only)</small>
+*{{ep|5|02}}
 *{{ep|5|05}}
-*{{ep|5|06}} <small>(Mentioned Only)</small>
-*{{ep|5|15}} <small>(Mentioned Only)</small>
 *{{ep|5|22}}
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+[[Category:Holograms]]
+[[Category:Recurring characters]]