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The Wackiest Ship in the Army is an American comedy-adventure series that aired for one season on NBC between September 19, 1965, and April 17, 1966. Produced by Harry Ackerman and Herbert Hirschman, the series is loosely based on the 1960 film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson. Although often referred to as a comedy series, the show violated three unwritten rules which unofficially defined TV sitcoms at the time: it was an hour in length, it had no laugh track, and characters were sometimes killed in it.
Original Release
09/19/1965 on NBC
US Release
09/19/1965
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Warden | Major Simon Butcher / Maj. Simon Butcher |
Gary Collins | Lt. Rip Riddle |
Mike Kellin | C.P.O. Willie Miller / CPO Willie Miller / Chief Miller |
Mark Slade | Radioman Patrick Hollis / Patrick Hollis |
Don Penny | Tyler / Ship's Cook Charles Tyler |
Rudy Solari | Gunner's Mate Sherman Nagurski / Nagurski / Gunner's Mate Sherman Nagursky |
Fred Smoot | Machinist's Mate Seymour Trivers / Trivers |
Charles Irving | Admiral Beckett / Adm. Beckett / Admiral Vincent Beckett / Adm. Vincent Beckett |
Bill Zuckert | Gen. Phillip Cross / Gen. Cross / General Phillip Cross / General Cross |
James Hong | Migura / Agaki / Aigin |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Shakedown | Sunday, 19 September 1965 |
2 | The Sisters | Sunday, 26 September 1965 |
3 | Goldbrickers | Sunday, 03 October 1965 |
4 | The Day the Crew Paced the Deck | Sunday, 10 October 1965 |
5 | The Colonel and the Geisha | Sunday, 17 October 1965 |
6 | Bottoms Up | Sunday, 24 October 1965 |
7 | The Stowaway | Sunday, 31 October 1965 |
8 | Boomer McKye | Sunday, 07 November 1965 |
9 | Vive La Kiwi | Sunday, 14 November 1965 |
10 | The Lady and the Luluai | Sunday, 21 November 1965 |
11 | A Shade of Kaiser Bill | Sunday, 28 November 1965 |
12 | ....And Tyler, Too | Sunday, 05 December 1965 |
13 | Last Path to Garcia | Sunday, 12 December 1965 |
14 | I'm Dreaming of a Wide Isthmus | Sunday, 19 December 1965 |
15 | The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves: Part 1 | Sunday, 02 January 1966 |
16 | The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves: Part 2 | Sunday, 09 January 1966 |
17 | What Is Honor - A Word? | Sunday, 16 January 1966 |
18 | Hail the Chief | Sunday, 30 January 1966 |
19 | Liberty Was a Lady | Sunday, 06 February 1966 |
20 | My Father's Keeper | Sunday, 13 February 1966 |
21 | Brother Love | Sunday, 20 February 1966 |
22 | And Two If by Sea | Sunday, 27 February 1966 |
23 | The Ghost of Lord Nelson-San | Sunday, 06 March 1966 |
24 | Voyage to Never Never | Sunday, 13 March 1966 |
25 | Girl in the Polka-Dot Swimsuit | Sunday, 20 March 1966 |
26 | Chinese Checkers | Sunday, 27 March 1966 |
27 | My Island | Sunday, 03 April 1966 |
28 | Fun Has More Blondes | Sunday, 10 April 1966 |
29 | Routine Assignment | Sunday, 17 April 1966 |
Directors
Robert Totten, Claudio Guzmán, Herschel Daugherty, Murray Golden, Ralph E. Black, George Marshall, Joseph Sargent, E.W. Swackhamer, Leo Penn, Richard C. Sarafian, Harmon Jones, Danny Arnold, Alex Nicol
Writers
Herbert Carlson, Arthur Rowe, John O'Dea, Danny Arnold, Marion Hargrove, Sam Perrin, Patrick Rodriguez, Arnold Belgard, Robert Buckner, Mary Loos, Jack Sher, Herb Margolis, Julian Barry, William Jacobson, Camille Torabpour, Richard Sale, Lou Shaw, Ed Adamson, Art Wallace
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Warden | Major Simon Butcher / Maj. Simon Butcher |
Gary Collins | Lt. Rip Riddle |
Mike Kellin | C.P.O. Willie Miller / CPO Willie Miller / Chief Miller |
Mark Slade | Radioman Patrick Hollis / Patrick Hollis |
Don Penny | Tyler / Ship's Cook Charles Tyler |
Rudy Solari | Gunner's Mate Sherman Nagurski / Nagurski / Gunner's Mate Sherman Nagursky |
Fred Smoot | Machinist's Mate Seymour Trivers / Trivers |
Charles Irving | Admiral Beckett / Adm. Beckett / Admiral Vincent Beckett / Adm. Vincent Beckett |
Bill Zuckert | Gen. Phillip Cross / Gen. Cross / General Phillip Cross / General Cross |
James Hong | Migura / Agaki / Aigin |
Susan Albert | Jill / Geraldine |
Jerry Fujikawa | Lt. Hishu / Japanese Commander |
Patricia Dunne | Gloria Sutton / Gloria |
Antoinette Bower | Phyllis Corwin / Phyllis |
Joe Turkel | George |
John Holland | Richardson |
Mako | Capt. Kulijame / T. Vushikori |
Digby Wolfe | Headwaiter |
Kay Shimatsu | Japanese Naval Member / Japenese Officer |
Marc Cavell | Feliz |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harry Ackerman | Executive Producer |
Herbert Hirschman | Producer |
Joseph Dackow | Producer |
E.W. Swackhamer | Producer |
Editors
Gerard Wilson, Eda Warren, Jack Gleason, Robert B. Hoover, Ivan Fichev