Operation Petticoat (TV series)

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Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat television cast.JPG
Based on Operation Petticoat
Starring John Astin
Randolph Mantooth
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32 (6 unaired)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesHeyday Productions
Universal Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 17, 1977 (1977-09-17) 
October 16, 1978 (1978-10-16)

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.

Contents

The first season starred John Astin as the skipper of the submarine, as well as Jamie Lee Curtis, the daughter of Tony Curtis, who had starred in the 1959 film. [1]

Overview

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.

Cast

Production

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.

Episodes

Television film

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
"Operation Petticoat" Hollingsworth Morse John Fenton Murray, Bryan Joseph, Gil Grant, Leonard B. SternSeptember 4, 1977 (1977-09-04)
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.

Season 1 (1977–78)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle: Part 1"John AstinSi RoseSeptember 17, 1977 (1977-09-17)
22"Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle: Part 2"John AstinSi RoseSeptember 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)
33"Dooley is a Daddy"William AsherCoslough JohnsonOctober 1, 1977 (1977-10-01)
44"Operation, Operation" Norman Abbott Gil GrantOctober 8, 1977 (1977-10-08)
55"And Out of the Sea Came a Marine"Norman AbbottJohn Fenton MurrayOctober 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)
66"A Party for the Captain"William AsherS: John Fenton Murray;
S/T: Gil Grant
October 22, 1977 (1977-10-22)
77"And Baby Makes 33"Norman AbbottS: Leonard B. Stern;
T: Michael Morris
October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29)
88"We've No Business in Show Business"William AsherSi Rose & Gil GrantNovember 5, 1977 (1977-11-05)
99"Grey is Beautiful"Alan BergmannS: Rita Sedran Rose;
T: Si Rose & Gil Grant
November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19)
1010"Dear Molumphrey"Alan BergmannMartin RothNovember 26, 1977 (1977-11-26)
1111"On a Clear Day You Can See a Bulkhead" Hollingsworth Morse S: Si Rose;
T: Joshua Brand
December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10)
1212"I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas"Hollingsworth MorseJohn Fenton Murray & Gil Grant & Bryan JosephDecember 17, 1977 (1977-12-17)
1313"Bless You, My Sub"Alan BergmannJohn Fenton Murray & Gil Grant & Bryan JosephJanuary 7, 1978 (1978-01-07)
1414"The Instant Ensign"Hollingsworth MorseLeonard B. Stern & John Fenton Murray & Bryan Joseph & Gil GrantJanuary 14, 1978 (1978-01-14)
1515"Down to the Sea in Slips"Hollingsworth MorseT: Bryan Joseph & Leonard B. Stern;
S/T: Jennie Elford & Gil Grant
January 21, 1978 (1978-01-21)
1616"The Best of Enemies"Hollingsworth MorseMartin Roth & Bryan Joseph & Gil GrantJanuary 28, 1978 (1978-01-28)
1717"General Who?"Alan BergmannS: Arne Sultan;
T: Bryan Joseph & John Fenton Murray & Gil Grant
February 4, 1978 (1978-02-04)
1818"Tostin Times Two"Hollingsworth MorseT: Leonard B. Stern & Gil Grant & Bryan Joseph;
S/T: John Fenton Murray
February 11, 1978 (1978-02-11)
1919"Gallardo Joins Up"Hollingsworth MorseSi RoseFebruary 18, 1978 (1978-02-18)
2020"In Gossett We Trust"Hollingsworth MorseBryan Joseph & John Fenton Murray & Gil Grant & Leonard B. SternFebruary 25, 1978 (1978-02-25)
2121"Matt on a Hot Pink Sub"Hollingsworth MorseJohn Fenton Murray & Bryan Joseph & Gil Grant & Leonard B. SternMay 6, 1978 (1978-05-06)
2222"Claire Voyant"Hollingsworth MorseJohn Fenton Murray & Bryan Joseph & Gil Grant & Leonard B. SternMay 18, 1978 (1978-05-18)

Season 2 (1978)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
231"Operation Spleen" Hollingsworth Morse Jeff Harris & Bernie KukoffSeptember 18, 1978 (1978-09-18)
242"The Hunkle-Crandall Affair" Hollingsworth Morse Jim Brecher, Paul King & Joseph StoneSeptember 25, 1978 (1978-09-25)
253"Matters of Honor" Gene Nelson Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff & Paul KingOctober 9, 1978 (1978-10-09)
264"Cram Course" Hollingsworth Morse Jeff Harris & Bernie KukoffOctober 16, 1978 (1978-10-16)
275"Don't Drink the Shimbakka" Gene Nelson Jeff Harris & Bernie KukoffUnaired
286"You Owe Me One" Hollingsworth Morse Jeff Harris & Bernie KukoffUnaired
297"Sub-Down"Bernie KukoffJohn Steven Owen & Terry HartUnaired
308"Big Deal on Kaloa Street" Hollingsworth Morse Jim HenryUnaired
319"Talent Show"Bruce ShurleyJeff Harris & Bernie KukoffUnaired
3210"Hail to the Chief" Hollingsworth Morse TBDUnaired

References

  1. "Tube". People. September 19, 1977. Retrieved November 16, 2024 via EBSCOhost.