McKeever and the Colonel

McKeever and the Colonel is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from September 23, 1962 to June 16, 1963 on Sunday nights at 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time.[1] Its setting was a fictional military academy known as Westfield. Dick Powell's Four Star Television produced the series.

McKeever and the Colonel
Allyn Joslyn as Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell.
Created byR.S. Allen
Harvey Bullock
Written byR.S. Allen
Harvey Bullock
Max Wilk
Arthur Marx
Albert Lewin
Burt Styler
Harvey Helm
Bob Marcus
StarringScott Lane
Allyn Joslyn
Jackie Coogan
Elisabeth Fraser
John McGiver
John Eimen
Composer(s)Herschel Burke Gilbert
Joseph Mullendore
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes26
Production
Producer(s)Tom McKnight
Running time30 minutes per episode
Production company(s)Four Star-Harlen
DistributorFour Star Television
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatBlack and white
Audio formatMonoaural
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1962 
June 16, 1963

Gary McKeever (played by Scott Lane) was the lead character, a likable but mischievous cadet. He often found himself in trouble with the camp commandant, the pompous Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell (played by character actor Allyn Joslyn). Jackie Coogan played Sgt. Barnes, a down-to-earth school staffer who was more sympathetic to McKeever. The program also starred character actor John McGiver as well as child actor John Eimen as Monk.

Episode list

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"General McKeever"TBATBASeptember 23, 1962 (1962-09-23)
2"The Army Mule"TBATBASeptember 30, 1962 (1962-09-30)
3"TV or Not TV"TBATBAOctober 7, 1962 (1962-10-07)
4"Straight and Narrow"TBATBAOctober 14, 1962 (1962-10-14)
5"The Mascot"TBATBAOctober 28, 1962 (1962-10-28)
6"The Cookie Crumbles"Don WeisBurt Styler & Al LewinNovember 4, 1962 (1962-11-04)
7"By the Book"TBATBANovember 11, 1962 (1962-11-11)
8"The Bugle Sounds"TBATBANovember 18, 1962 (1962-11-18)
9"Blackwell's Stand"TBATBANovember 25, 1962 (1962-11-25)
10"McKeever and the Celestial Bells"TBATBADecember 2, 1962 (1962-12-02)
11"Hand in Glove"TBATBADecember 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
12"Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"Don WeisBurt Styler & Al LewinDecember 16, 1962 (1962-12-16)
13"Happy Birthday, Colonel"TBATBADecember 23, 1962 (1962-12-23)
14"For Dear Old Westfield"TBATBADecember 30, 1962 (1962-12-30)
15"Too Many Sergeants"TBATBAJanuary 6, 1963 (1963-01-06)
16"McKeever's Astronaut"TBATBAJanuary 20, 1963 (1963-01-20)
17"The Neighbor"TBATBAJanuary 27, 1963 (1963-01-27)
18"Love Comes to Westfield"TBATBAFebruary 10, 1963 (1963-02-10)
19"The Big Charade"TBATBAFebruary 17, 1963 (1963-02-17)
20"The Old Grad"Jeffrey HaydenTeleplay by: Ray Allen
Story by: Harvey Helm & Bob Marcus
March 3, 1963 (1963-03-03)
21"All Quiet on the Westfield Front"TBATBAMarch 10, 1963 (1963-03-10)
22"Feat of Clay"TBATBAMarch 17, 1963 (1963-03-17)
23"Make Room for Mother"TBATBAMarch 24, 1963 (1963-03-24)
24"Project Walkie-Talkie"TBATBAMarch 31, 1963 (1963-03-31)
25"Blackwell, the Retread"TBATBAApril 7, 1963 (1963-04-07)
26"McKeever Meets Munroe"TBATBAApril 14, 1963 (1963-04-14)

References

  1. Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. p. 314. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.


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