Series synopsis
F Troop is an American comedy western television series that premiered on ABC on September 14, 1965. It ended on April 6, 1967. It was created by James Barnett, Ed James, Seaman Jacobs. It stars Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Ken Berry and Melody Patterson.
F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show switched to color for its second season.
Premise
F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show switched to color for its second season.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Forrest Tucker as Sergeant. Morgan O'Rourke
- Larry Storch as Corporal Randolph Agarn
- Ken Berry as Captain Wilton Parmenter
- Melody Patterson as Wrangler Jane Angelica Thrift
- James Hampton as Hannibal Dobbs
- Bob Steele as Trooper Duffy
- Don Diamond as Crazy Cat
- Joe Brooks
Supporting cast
- Frank De Kova as Chief Wild Eagle
- Henry Gibson
- J. Pat O'Malley as Medicine Man
- Victor French
- William Conrad
- Pat Harrington Jr.
- George Tyne
- Mako as Samurai Warrior
- Willard Waterman
- Julie Newmar
- Peter Leeds
- Don Rickles
Guest cast
- Frank De Kova as Chief Wild Eagle
- Henry Gibson
- J. Pat O'Malley as Medicine Man
- Victor French
- William Conrad
- Pat Harrington Jr.
- George Tyne
- Mako as Samurai Warrior
- Willard Waterman
- Julie Newmar
- Peter Leeds
- Don Rickles
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 34 | September 14, 1965 | May 10, 1966 |
| Season 2 | 31 | September 8, 1966 | April 6, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fall in With F TROOP 28 minute “Fall in with F Troop” which interviews Mike Teilmann (Executive director of the Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX), associate producer and director Phil Rawlins, writers Rocky and Irma Kalish, CW4 Howard Dyk, USAR (Ret. – Commander, Blue Devils Horse Platoon), Maj. Mark Gillespie USA (Ret. – Former professor of history – West Point), Ken Berry, Marilyn Tucker (Forrest Tucker’s wife and she also acted on the show) and an audio contribution from Joe Brooks (“Trooper Vanderbilt”). Sadly, they still don’t interview Larry Storch. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scourge of the West Private Wilton Parmenter gets promoted after leading a charge against the Confederates and receives an assignment as Fort Courage's new commanding officer. |
September 14, 1965 |
| 2 |
Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is Missing O'Rourke plots to retrieve the cannon he loaned to the Hekawis for use in a festival. |
September 21, 1965 |
| 3 |
The Phantom Major A British Major shows the men the advantages of using camouflage to fight Indians. |
September 28, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Singing Mountie A mountie is after the burglar of Banff, whom he believes is Agarn's look-a-like French Canadian cousin, Lucky Pierre Agarniere. |
September 8, 1966 |
| 2 |
How to be F Troop Without Really Trying Everyone except Agarn is transferred, and he must train G Troop whose recruits turn out to be worse than F Troop. |
September 15, 1966 |
| 3 |
Bye, Bye, Balloon A Prussian balloonist comes to the Fort to inspect prospective personnel. |
September 22, 1966 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 14, 1965 |
| Last aired | April 6, 1967 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |