F Troop: Season 1

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 14, 1965

Starring: Larry Storch, Ken Berry, Forrest Tucker

Summary: F Troop was a classic comedy set in the Old West. Fort Courage was the home of the US Army's sorriest band of misfits, led by the well-meaning Captain Parmenter, scion of a distinguished line of military officers, but himself naive, clumsy, bumbling and reliant on the Army manual. The old hand of the fort was Sergeant O'Rourke, who secretlyF Troop was a classic comedy set in the Old West. Fort Courage was the home of the US Army's sorriest band of misfits, led by the well-meaning Captain Parmenter, scion of a distinguished line of military officers, but himself naive, clumsy, bumbling and reliant on the Army manual. The old hand of the fort was Sergeant O'Rourke, who secretly ran O'Rourke Enterprises, a string of profitable but not always upstanding businesses, on the side, including the town saloon and an Indian souvenir company. He was happy when Parmenter was assigned to Fort Courage, a commanding officer who would be easy to hide his shenanigans from. O'Rourke's sidekick was the loyal but not too bright Corporal Agarn. Their business partner was the cranky but affable Wild Eagle, chief of the Hekawi. Completing the circle was Wrangler Jane, the beautiful blonde owner of the general store in town. She was a expert in all things Western, including shooting, horseback riding and lassoing, and fancied the dashing, young captain who was too bashful to return her affections in public.

The men of F Troop were a motley lot. Bugler Dobbs had a hard time playing anything but Yankee Doodle, and not well at that. Duffy would often hold forth on how he stood side by side with Davy Crockett at the Alamo. Vanderbilt, who often stood guard duty, was nearly blind and hard of hearing. Duddleson was a slob, sort of F Troop's equivalent of Peanuts' Pigpen. Hoffenmueller spoke no English. The rest were as incompetent as they were undistinguished. A running joke was the guard tower constantly falling down, usually blasted by the balky cannon but sometimes felled by something as simple as an arrow.

Aiding and abetting O'Rourke in his numerous moneymaking schemes were the Hekawi, the most cowardly tribe in the country. Lacking the will and skills to fight, they turned to commerce, manufacturing the souvenirs for O'Rourke Enterprises and brewing the whiskey for his saloon. Chief Wild Eagle was helped by his second in command, Crazy Cat.

Unlike other military comedies such as McHale's Navy or Gomer Pyle, nobody ever really hated each other, as Captain Binghamton did McHale and Sergeant Carter did Gomer. The show and all its characters were all in good-hearted fun, a family show for all ages. The theme song said it perfectly: "Where Indian fights are colorful sights but nobody takes a licking."… Expand

Creator: Richard Bluel

Genre(s): Comedy, Action & Adventure

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E34. Will the Real Captain Try to Stand Up?
Air Date: May 10, 1966
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S1:E33. The Day the Indians Won
Air Date: May 3, 1966
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S1:E32. Lieutenant O'Rourke, Front and Center
Air Date: April 26, 1966

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 8, 1966
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 1965
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  S1:E34. Will the Real Captain Try to Stand Up?
  Air Date: May 10, 1966
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  S1:E33. The Day the Indians Won
  Air Date: May 3, 1966
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  S1:E32. Lieutenant O'Rourke, Front and Center
  Air Date: April 26, 1966
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  S1:E31. A Fort's Best Friend is Not a Mother
  Air Date: April 19, 1966
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  S1:E30. Johnny Eagle Eye
  Air Date: April 12, 1966
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  S1:E29. Indian Fever
  Air Date: April 5, 1966
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  S1:E28. Too Many Cooks Spoil the Troop
  Air Date: March 29, 1966
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  S1:E27. Don't Ever Speak to Me Again
  Air Date: March 22, 1966
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  S1:E26. Captain Parmenter, One Man Army
  Air Date: March 15, 1966
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  S1:E25. Reunion for O'Rourke
  Air Date: March 8, 1966
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  S1:E24. Play, Gypsy, Play
  Air Date: March 1, 1966
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  S1:E23. The Courtship of Wrangler Jane
  Air Date: February 22, 1966
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  S1:E22. Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy
  Air Date: February 15, 1966
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  S1:E21. The New I.G.
  Air Date: February 8, 1966
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  S1:E20. Go For Broke
  Air Date: January 25, 1966
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  S1:E19. El Diablo
  Air Date: January 18, 1966
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  S1:E18. Wrongo Starr and the Lady in Black
  Air Date: January 11, 1966
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  S1:E17. Our Hero, What's His Name?
  Air Date: January 4, 1966
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  S1:E16. Iron Horse Go Home
  Air Date: December 28, 1965
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  S1:E15. Here Comes the Tribe
  Air Date: December 21, 1965
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  S1:E14. The 86 Proof Spring
  Air Date: December 14, 1965
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  S1:E13. O'Rourke vs. O'Reilly
  Air Date: December 7, 1965
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  S1:E12. Honest Injun
  Air Date: November 30, 1965
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  S1:E11. A Gift From the Chief
  Air Date: November 23, 1965
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  S1:E10. She's Only a Build in an Girdled Cage
  Air Date: November 16, 1965
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  S1:E9. Me Heap Big Injun
  Air Date: November 9, 1965
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  S1:E8. Old Ironpants
  Air Date: November 2, 1965
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  S1:E7. The Girl From Philadelphia
  Air Date: October 26, 1965
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  S1:E6. Dirge for the Scourge
  Air Date: October 19, 1965
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  S1:E5. The Return of Bald Eagle
  Air Date: October 12, 1965
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  S1:E4. Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops
  Air Date: October 5, 1965
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  S1:E3. The Phantom Major
  Air Date: September 28, 1965
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  S1:E2. Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon is Missing
  Air Date: September 21, 1965
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  S1:E1. Scourge of the West
  Air Date: September 14, 1965