The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)

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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

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

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
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