The dramatized World War II adventures of U.S. Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his U.S. Marine Attack Squadron 214, (The Black Sheep Squadron).
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- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Robert Conrad | ... |
Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington
(36 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Simon Oakland | ... |
Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore
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(36 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Dana Elcar | ... |
Col. Thomas A. Lard
(36 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Dirk Blocker | ... |
1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg
(36 episodes, 1976-1978)
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W.K. Stratton | ... |
1st Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey
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(36 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Jeff MacKay | ... |
1st Lt. Donald French
(36 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Larry Manetti | ... |
Lt. Bob Boyle
(34 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Robert Ginty | ... |
1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley
(29 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| John Larroquette | ... |
2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson
(29 episodes, 1976-1978)
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James Whitmore Jr. | ... |
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
(23 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Joey Aresco | ... |
Sgt. John David 'Hutch' Hutchinson
(20 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Red West | ... |
Sgt. Micklin
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(19 episodes, 1977-1978)
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Nancy Conrad | ... |
Lt. Nancy Gilmore
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(14 episodes, 1977-1978)
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Brianne Leary | ... |
Lt. Susan Ames
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(14 episodes, 1977-1978)
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Steven Richmond | ... |
Stan Richards
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(13 episodes, 1977-1978)
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| Denise DuBarry | ... |
Nurse Samantha Greene
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(8 episodes, 1978)
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Kathy McCullen | ... |
Lt. Ellie Kovaks
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(8 episodes, 1977-1978)
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| Jeb Stuart Adams | ... |
2nd Lt. Jeb Pruitt
(7 episodes, 1978)
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| Katherine Cannon | ... |
Lt. Cmdr. Dottie Dixon
(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
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| Michael Yama | ... |
Japanese Pilot
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(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
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| Byron Chung | ... |
Captain Harachi
(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
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| Gregory H. 'Pappy' Boyington | ... |
Gen. Harrison Kenlay
(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
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Marcus K. Mukai | ... |
First commando
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(3 episodes, 1976-1978)
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Frederick Herrick | ... |
Carter
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(2 episodes, 1977)
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| Linda Scruggs | ... |
Caroline Holden
(2 episodes, 1977)
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| Charles Napier | ... |
Maj. Red Buell
(2 episodes, 1976)
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| John Durren | ... |
Doc Roberts
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(2 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Soon-Tek Oh | ... |
Col. Tokura
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(2 episodes, 1977)
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| Lloyd Kino | ... |
Japanese Admiral
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(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Dale Ishimoto | ... |
Japanese Mechanic
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(2 episodes, 1976)
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| Anne Francis | ... |
Lt. Cmdr. Gladys Hope
(2 episodes, 1977)
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Hatsuo Uda | ... |
First Japanese Pilot
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(2 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Tim Haldeman | ... |
Lt. Davis
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(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Jim Ishida | ... |
Japanese Lieutenant
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(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Kin Shriner | ... |
C-47 Pilot
(2 episodes, 1977)
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Jacquelyn Gaschen | ... |
Tall Nurse
(2 episodes, 1977)
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Cory B. Shiozaki | ... |
1st Japanese Pilot
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(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Curtis Credel | ... |
Marine Captain
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(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| James Saito | ... |
Ensign Kira
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(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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Muni Zano | ... |
Looey
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(2 episodes, 1976-1978)
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Jason Corbett | ... |
Patterson
(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Dana Gladstone | ... |
Colonel Ferris
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Richard Brown | ... |
Sergeant
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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Michael Boyle | ... |
Colonel Gibbons
(2 episodes, 1978)
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J.P. Bumstead | ... |
Powell
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Rene Auberjonois | ... |
Matthew Hooper
(1 episode, 1976)
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| Kent McCord | ... |
Capt. Charles W. Dobson
(1 episode, 1976)
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| Clyde Kusatsu | ... |
Captain Tenyu Araki
(1 episode, 1976)
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| Leslie Charleson | ... |
Captain Anne Schaeffer
(1 episode, 1976)
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| Peter Donat | ... |
Col. Mathis
(1 episode, 1976)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1978) (United States) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1977) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monte Carlo (1978) (Monaco) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1982) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1984) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Canal Jimmy (2003) (France) (tv)
- Elephant Films (2018) (France) (DVD) (HD release)
- Family TV (2016) (Germany) (tv)
- M6 (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- M6 (1998) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Me-TV (United States) (tv)
- Paris Première (2011) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2020) (France) (tv) (16/9 cropped HD master) (dubbed version)
- RTL (1989) (West Germany) (tv)
- RTL (1991) (Germany) (tv)
- RTL9 (2003) (France) (tv)
- Rete 4 (1984) (Italy) (tv)
- Studios USA Television
- Série Club (1995) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2007) (France) (DVD)
- ZYX Music (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Universal Title (titles and opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington is the squadron leader of a group of fighter pilots stationed on an island in the Pacific during World War II. "Pappy" often needs to intercede in altercations at the base, but everyone seems to pull together when they are assigned missions in the air.
Written by Tad Dibbern |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | There is a famous photo of every member of the Black Sheep Squadron posing on the wings of one of their planes wearing St. Louis Cardinals baseball caps. The Cardinals donated one cap for every Japanese plane the squadron shot down. They ended up donating so many caps, that everybody in the entire squadron, including the ground personnel, got one. See more » |
| Goofs | Whenever a Zero was shot down by a Corsair, it would bellow white smoke and begin to trail away. In reality, because the Zero did not have self sealing fuel tanks, in would in almost every circumstance burst into flames or explode when shot down. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into And They Are Us (1984). See more » |
| Quotes |
[repeated line]
Mechanic Sgt. Andy Micklin: College boys! See more » |