Operation Petticoat | |
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Based on | Operation Petticoat |
Starring | John Astin Randolph Mantooth |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 32 (6 unaired) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Heyday Productions Universal Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 17, 1977 – October 16, 1978 |
Operation Petticoat is an American sitcom that was based on the 1959 film by the same name. It was broadcast on ABC for two seasons, from September 17, 1977, until October 16, 1978.
A submarine crew rescues a group of army nurses in the South Pacific in World War II and brings them aboard. The submarine puts into dry dock for repainting, but a surprise attack while the repainting is incomplete forces the submarine to flee with the undercoat, which happens to be a shade of pink, not painted over. The adventures of the pink submarine with a gaggle of young women on board constitute the rest of the series.
Initially starring John Astin as Lieutenant Commander Sherman, the role Cary Grant played in the 1959 film, the television series also cast Tony Curtis' daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, as Lieutenant Duran. Tony Curtis had appeared in the film version. Most of the show's cast was replaced for the show's second season.
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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"Operation Petticoat" | Hollingsworth Morse | John Fenton Murray Bryan Joseph Gil Grant Leonard B. Stern | September 4, 1977 | |
The pilot for the series. During World War II, the United States Navy′s most unusual crew plays host to five rescued nurses aboard the world′s only pink submarine. When released into syndication, the pilot was retitled as "Life in the Pink" to avoid confusion with the original 1959 film. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle: Part 1" | John Astin | Si Rose | September 17, 1977 |
2 | 2 | "Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle: Part 2" | John Astin | Si Rose | September 24, 1977 |
3 | 3 | "Dooley is a Daddy" | William Asher | Coslough Johnson | October 1, 1977 |
4 | 4 | "Operation, Operation" | Norman Abbott | Gil Grant | October 8, 1977 |
5 | 5 | "And Out of the Sea Came a Marine" | Norman Abbott | John Fenton Murray | October 15, 1977 |
6 | 6 | "A Party for the Captain" | William Asher | S : John Fenton Murray; S/T : Gil Grant | October 22, 1977 |
7 | 7 | "And Baby Makes 33" | Norman Abbott | S : Leonard B. Stern; T : Michael Morris | October 29, 1977 |
8 | 8 | "We've No Business in Show Business" | William Asher | Si Rose & Gil Grant | November 5, 1977 |
9 | 9 | "Grey is Beautiful" | Alan Bergmann | S : Rita Sedran Rose; T : Si Rose & Gil Grant | November 19, 1977 |
10 | 10 | "Dear Molumphrey" | Alan Bergmann | Martin Roth | November 26, 1977 |
11 | 11 | "On a Clear Day You Can See a Bulkhead" | Hollingsworth Morse | S : Si Rose; T : Joshua Brand | December 10, 1977 |
12 | 12 | "I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas" | Hollingsworth Morse | John Fenton Murray & Gil Grant & Bryan Joseph | December 17, 1977 |
13 | 13 | "Bless You, My Sub" | Alan Bergmann | John Fenton Murray & Gil Grant & Bryan Joseph | January 7, 1978 |
14 | 14 | "The Instant Ensign" | Hollingsworth Morse | Leonard B. Stern & John Fenton Murray & Bryan Joseph & Gil Grant | January 14, 1978 |
15 | 15 | "Down to the Sea in Slips" | Hollingsworth Morse | T : Bryan Joseph & Leonard B. Stern; S/T : Jennie Elford & Gil Grant | January 21, 1978 |
16 | 16 | "The Best of Enemies" | Hollingsworth Morse | Martin Roth & Bryan Joseph & Gil Grant | January 28, 1978 |
17 | 17 | "General Who?" | Alan Bergmann | S : Arne Sultan; T : Bryan Joseph & John Fenton Murray & Gil Grant | February 4, 1978 |
18 | 18 | "Tostin Times Two" | Hollingsworth Morse | T : Leonard B. Stern & Gil Grant & Bryan Joseph; S/T : John Fenton Murray | February 11, 1978 |
19 | 19 | "Gallardo Joins Up" | Hollingsworth Morse | Si Rose | February 18, 1978 |
20 | 20 | "In Gossett We Trust" | Hollingsworth Morse | Bryan Joseph & John Fenton Murray & Gil Grant & Leonard B. Stern | February 25, 1978 |
21 | 21 | "Matt on a Hot Pink Sub" | Hollingsworth Morse | John Fenton Murray & Bryan Joseph & Gil Grant & Leonard B. Stern | May 6, 1978 |
22 | 22 | "Claire Voyant" | Hollingsworth Morse | John Fenton Murray & Bryan Joseph & Gil Grant & Leonard B. Stern | May 18, 1978 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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23 | 1 | "Operation Spleen" | Hollingsworth Morse | Jeff Harris & Bernie Kukoff | September 18, 1978 |
24 | 2 | "The Hunkle-Crandall Affair" | Hollingsworth Morse | Jim Brecher, Paul King & Joseph Stone | September 25, 1978 |
25 | 3 | "Matters of Honor" | Gene Nelson | Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff & Paul King | October 9, 1978 |
26 | 4 | "Cram Course" | Hollingsworth Morse | Jeff Harris & Bernie Kukoff | October 16, 1978 |
27 | 5 | "Don't Drink the Shimbakka" | Gene Nelson | Jeff Harris & Bernie Kukoff | Unaired |
28 | 6 | "You Owe Me One" | Hollingsworth Morse | Jeff Harris & Bernie Kukoff | Unaired |
29 | 7 | "Sub-Down" | Bernie Kukoff | John Steven Owen & Terry Hart | Unaired |
30 | 8 | "Big Deal on Kaloa Street" | Hollingsworth Morse | Jim Henry | Unaired |
31 | 9 | "Talent Show" | Bruce Shurley | Jeff Harris & Bernie Kukoff | Unaired |
32 | 10 | "Hail to the Chief" | Hollingsworth Morse | TBD | Unaired |
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