Operation Petticoat (TV series)

Operation Petticoat is an American sitcom that was based on the 1959 film by the same name which aired on ABC from September 17, 1977 until October 16, 1978.

Operation Petticoat
Based onOperation Petticoat
StarringJohn Astin
Randolph Mantooth
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32 (6 unaired)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Heyday Productions
Universal Television
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 17, 1977 (1977-09-17) 
October 16, 1978 (1978-10-16)

Overview

Cast

  • John Astin as Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman (season 1)
  • Melinda Naud as Lt. Dolores Crandall
  • Randolph Mantooth as Lt. Mike Bender (season 2)
  • Yvonne Wilder as Maj. Edna Howard (season 1)
  • Fred Kareman as Doplos (season 2)
  • Jo Ann Pflug as Lt. Katherine O'Hara (season 2)
  • Richard Gilliland as Lt. Nick Holden (season 1)
  • Dorrie Thomson as Lt. Ruth Colfax (season 1)
  • Scott McGinnis as Seaman Dixon (season 2)
  • Robert Hogan as Lt. Commander Sam Haller (season 2)
  • Jamie Lee Curtis as Lt. Barbara Duran (season 1)
  • Warren Berlinger as Chief Engineer Stanley Dobritch (season 2)
  • Bond Gideon as Lt. Claire Reid (season 1)
  • Jim Varney as Seaman Broom
  • Hilary Thompson as Lt. Betty Wheeler (season 2)
  • Don Sparks as Seaman Horner
  • Richard Brestoff as Yeoman Alvin Hunkle

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. Most of the show's cast was replaced for the show's second season.

Episodes

Television film

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
"Operation Petticoat"TBATBASeptember 4, 1977 (1977-09-04)

Season 1 (1977–78)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air 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 AbbottGil 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 MorseS: 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 air date
231"Operation Spleen"Hollingsworth MorseJeff Harris & Bernie KukoffSeptember 18, 1978 (1978-09-18)
242"The Hunkle-Crandall Affair"TBATBASeptember 25, 1978 (1978-09-25)
253"Matters of Honor"TBATBAOctober 9, 1978 (1978-10-09)
264"Cram Course"TBATBAOctober 16, 1978 (1978-10-16)
275"Don't Drink the Shimbakka"TBATBAUnaired
286"You Owe Me One"TBATBAUnaired
297"Sub-Down"TBATBAUnaired
308"Big Deal on Kaloa Street"TBATBAUnaired
319"Talent Show"TBATBAUnaired
3210"Hail to the Chief"TBATBAUnaired
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