F Troop

F Troop

1965
F Troop
F Troop

F Troop

7.4 | TV-PG | en | Comedy

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.

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EP31  Is This Fort Really Necessary?
Apr. 06,1967
Is This Fort Really Necessary?

An efficiency expert comes to Fort Courage, with the authority to close it down.

EP30  Our Brave in F Troop
Mar. 30,1967
Our Brave in F Troop

Wild Eagle has a toothache, so O'Rourke sneaks him into the Fort to see a visiting dentist, where he has to pretend to be a member of the troop when he attracts the attention of a visiting general.

EP29  The Majority of Wilton
Mar. 23,1967
The Majority of Wilton

When Parmenter catches a cold the day before his examination for promotion to major, his friends rush to his bedside with their homespun remedies.

EP28  Carpetbagging, Anyone?
Mar. 16,1967
Carpetbagging, Anyone?

F Troop faces eviction when a rich carpetbagger comes to town, so they stage an Indian raid to prove they're still needed.

EP27  Marriage, Fort Courage Style
Mar. 09,1967
Marriage, Fort Courage Style

Their dreams of what could happen make Agarn and O'Rourke anxious to rescue Parmenter from a marriage broker.

EP26  Guns, Guns, Who's Got the Guns?
Mar. 02,1967
Guns, Guns, Who's Got the Guns?

Parmenter goes undercover to find out who is selling guns to the Apaches after a colonel lets him know that someone in F Troop is a traitor.

EP25  Only One Russian is Coming! Only One Russian is Coming!
Feb. 23,1967
Only One Russian is Coming! Only One Russian is Coming!

Agarn's look-a-like Russian Cossack cousin, Dmitri Agarnoff, comes to town and falls for Wrangler Jane, making Wilton jealous.

EP24  The Day They Shot Agarn
Feb. 16,1967
The Day They Shot Agarn

Agarn faces a firing squad after everyone believes he killed Sgt. O'Rourke.

EP23  That's Show Biz
Feb. 09,1967
That's Show Biz

Agarn leaves to manage a rock group called the Bedbugs, which is somewhat ahead of its time.

EP22  V is for Vampire
Feb. 02,1967
V is for Vampire

A Transylvanian Count that everyone thinks is a vampire is believed responsible for the disappearance of Wrangler Jane.

EP21  A Horse of Another Color
Jan. 26,1967
A Horse of Another Color

Wilton wants to capture a wild stallion to impress Wrangler Jane, but O'Rourke wants to sell it to the circus..

EP20  What Are You Doing after the Massacre?
Jan. 19,1967
What Are You Doing after the Massacre?

A 147-year-old Indian comes back to take over all of America, and begins by trying to starve the troop into surrender.

EP19  The Sergeant and the Kid
Jan. 12,1967
The Sergeant and the Kid

O'Rourke must talk a runaway 10-year-old boy out of joining the cavalry.

EP18  From Karate with Love
Jan. 05,1967
From Karate with Love

A samurai is looking for a Japanese girl.

EP17  The Loco Brothers
Dec. 29,1966
The Loco Brothers

Two renegade Indians trap Parmenter and hold him hostage, but just want some company.

EP16  Bring on the Dancing Girls
Dec. 22,1966
Bring on the Dancing Girls

O'Rourke tries to get even with a blackmailer who took over the saloon.

EP15  Survival of the Fittest
Dec. 15,1966
Survival of the Fittest

Parmenter and Agarn go on a wilderness survival test with only a knife, a canteen, and the new Army survival manual.

EP14  The Return of Wrongo Starr
Dec. 08,1966
The Return of Wrongo Starr

Wrongo gets mixed up with a goat and some dynamite when Parmenter assigns him as a guard.

EP13  Wilton the Kid
Dec. 01,1966
Wilton the Kid

Capt. Parmenter's evil twin Kid Vicious has been robbing banks.

EP12  La Dolce Courage
Nov. 24,1966
La Dolce Courage

An Italian suitor challenges Agarn when Agarn goes after his beloved.

EP11  Miss Parmenter
Nov. 17,1966
Miss Parmenter

Wilton's husband-hunting sister goes after Dobbs, and also assists in Wild Eagle's appendectomy.

EP10  For Whom the Bugle Tolls
Nov. 10,1966
For Whom the Bugle Tolls

O'Rourke needs to distract a visiting colonel who enjoys bugle calls, but the trouble is that Dobbs is the army's worst bugler.

EP9  Did Your Father Come from Ireland?
Nov. 03,1966
Did Your Father Come from Ireland?

O'Rourke's visiting father turns the town into Little Ireland while the Sergeant is on vacation.

EP8  The Ballot of Corporal Agarn
Oct. 27,1966
The Ballot of Corporal Agarn

Agarn is to cast the deciding absentee vote in a hometown election.

EP7  Yellow Bird
Oct. 20,1966
Yellow Bird

The daughter of a mining tycoon, kidnapped and raised by Indians, takes a liking to Wilton.

EP6  The West Goes Ghost
Oct. 13,1966
The West Goes Ghost

O'Rourke Enterprises takes over a haunted ghost town, expecting to get rich when the railroad comes through.

EP5  The Great Troop Robbery
Oct. 06,1966
The Great Troop Robbery

A phony medicine man tries to blame his thefts on Agarn when Agarn suffers a temporary memory loss.

EP4  Reach for the Sky, Pardner
Sep. 29,1966
Reach for the Sky, Pardner

The bank wants to repossess the saloon when O'Rourke's payroll is stolen, so Agarn and O'Rourke volunteer to guard the next one.

EP3  Bye, Bye, Balloon
Sep. 22,1966
Bye, Bye, Balloon

A Prussian balloonist comes to the Fort to inspect prospective personnel.

EP2  How to be F Troop Without Really Trying
Sep. 15,1966
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.

EP1  The Singing Mountie
Sep. 08,1966
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.

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7.4 | TV-PG | en | Comedy , Western | More Info
Released: 1965-09-14 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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.

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Cast

Forrest Tucker , Larry Storch , Ken Berry

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William T. Orr

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John T. Ryan COMEDIES THAT CENTER on the life in the military are a commonplace sort of genre. Even before the days of TV, the Service Comedy was a guaranteed crowd pleaser. We have only to look at such examples in the theatrical release category as WHAT PRICE GLORY? (Two versions), THE SGT.DOUBLEDY "B" Movie Series (from Hal Roach), Martin & Lewis in JUMPING JACKS and even TELL IT TO THE MARINES (starring Lon Chaney).AS FAR AS examples on the small screen, we have PHIL SILVERS SHOW/YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH, McHALES' NAVY, ENSIGN O'TOOLE, HOGAN'S HEROES and the short lived series THE SOLDIERS (with Hal March & Tom D'Andrea).EACH ONE OF these has at its central element some sort of ongoing friction between some conniving officer & his men with the Commanding Officer. Hence we see Sgt. Bilko & his Platoon vs Colonel Hall, Sgt. O'Rourke & Cpl. Agarn vs Lt. Parmenter, Hogan vs Klink, etc.PERHAPS BECAUSE IT gave the production company a chance to strike out into a slightly different direction, F TROOP was born. After all, each of the previous TV Service Comedies were set in contemporary times; no one had thought of setting a series in the Old West, circa 1870's and having the antagonists in the U.S. Cavalry.WELL, THE IDEA did get off of the drawing board and was filmed by Warner Brothers' TV Unit. Its success seems impossibly short today, as it lasted only two seasons. One of its years was done in B&W, the other in Color. Music was supplied by Hollywood Veteran, William Lava; whose career had included work in Warner's Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies animations, Republic Serials and his Television output.BEING THAT THIS series went for the obvious gag and was not at least subtle, we wonder what did make it so memorable? In one sense, it is the BILKO Show or McHALE in a different packaging. The only essential difference would be substituting horses for jeeps, planes and warships.UPON FURTHER REVIEW, we discover that it is the work of the cast that made it click. The teaming of Forrest Tucker (Sgt.O'Rourke) and Larry Storch (Cpl. Agarn) was one of those pleasant accidents that work out so well. They function as a sort of straight man & stooge comedy team and do it well. How often they used the running gag of, "I don't know why people say you you're so dumb. Agarn!", followed by (after a dissolve to another scene) "Who says I'm so dumb, Sarge?" INSTEAD OF HAVING a hard boiled, commanding officer (such as those on McHALE or BILKO, F TROOPS' antagonist is a sort of man child. Innocent and Naïve, Ken Berry's characterization of the Lieutennant was never cross with his men and also never aware of all of the shenanigans that were playing out.COMIC CARICITUER OF the local non hostile Indian Tribe were provided by Frank DeKova (Chief Wild Eagle), Don Diamond (Crazy Cat), Edward Everett Horton (Roaring Chicken) and others. Those of the Hokowi tribe were more interested in doing business than making war. (We often wonder if, knowing human nature, these types weren't really commonplace in the West!) WE RECALL SEEING Forrest Tucker some years after F TROOP had gotten the ax. It was on some talk show (Merv Griffin, maybe?). He said that they wanted to get together and revive the series for some new episodes; but alas, it never materialized!NOW, WE KNOW why everybody says that Network Execs are so dumb!
SanteeFats I really like this series!!! I own the entire series. It is very funny, decently written, and I think well acted. Especially for so long ago. Ken Berry is great as the goofy captain sent to take charge of Fort Courage. Sergeant O'Rourke (played by Forrest Tucker) is excellent, and Corporeal Agarn played by (the incomparable) Larry Storch are so good together. The unknown romance (on Berry's part at least) between the Captain and Wrangler Jane, played by Melody Patterson (extremely pretty) is hilarious. The episodes go all over the spectrum from the absurd to the sublime and I love it!!! Especially whenever the Captain gets visitors from the East.
LivingDog It doesn't get better than this. Made in 1965 the comedy was pure and unedited fun with a gigantic heart. Larry Storch plays Forrest Tucker's sidekick but manages to run away with the scene without upstaging his fellow thespians. Forrest Tucker was the straight man who delivered the stability and rock bottom level-headedness that only a major con-man can pull off with such savwarfair. Ken Berry was aptly caste as the bumbling commander of an already "messed-up" troop of goofs, layabouts, and losers. The troops of F-Troop were a misfit bunch of misfits too unfit to do anything but procrastinate and mess up any assignment they were given. And last but not least, the Indians! I loved every scene they were in... (Frank DeKova as Chief Wild Eagle! :) - those wacky injuns were 40 years ahead of their time for today's modern "Native American" casinos! :)So here's to one of the best all-time TV comedy shows ever to grace the TVs of many American homes - clink the champagne and a tip my hat boys! (I can hear the bugle now ... here comes Agarn to lay one on that darn bugler! :)Larry Storch .... Cpl. Randolph AgarnForrest Tucker .... Sgt. Morgan O'RourkeKen Berry .... Capt. Wilton ParmenterMelody Patterson .... Wrangler Jane Angelica ThriftJames Hampton .... Trooper Hannibal DobbsFrank DeKova .... Chief Wild EagleBob Steele .... Trooper DuffyJoe Brooks .... Trooper VanderbiltDon Diamond .... Crazy CatMay God richly bless each and every one of them! ... in Jesus' name, amen! :)-LD______________________________________________my faith: http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/jbc33/
davewh11 I bought the first season after buying a six episode sampler. F Troop was one of my favourites when it first aired in the mid sixties. The first season ( 34 episodes ) are in black and white but it really doesn't matter because they've done an excellent job of restoring the shows. There are a number of interesting guest stars - among my favourites are a couple of brief appearances by Jamie Farr ( Klinger from Mash ). John Mitchum ( Robert's brother ) as the nearly blind private in the watch tower. Melody Patterson as the captain's love interest is great playing a Calamity Jane type role. I haven't even mentioned Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch who work so well together and Ken Barry as " the old man " - the captain. Here's hoping they release the second season very soon - it's in colour and has tons of great special guest stars. Paul Lynde as " The Singing Mountie " alone would be well worth the cost. This one's a keeper - bet you'll watch it many times - it really is funny!