F Troop (1965–1967)

The misadventures of the staff and neighbors of a remote US Army outpost in the Wild West.

Creator:

Richard M. Bluel

Stars:

Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Ken Berry

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Forrest Tucker	...	Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
Larry Storch	...	Cpl. Randolph Agarn (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
Ken Berry	...	Capt. Wilton Parmenter (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
Melody Patterson	...	Wrangler Jane Angelica Thrift (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
James Hampton	...	Hannibal Dobbs (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
Frank DeKova	...	Chief Wild Eagle (63 episodes, 1965-1967)
Bob Steele	...	Trooper Duffy (63 episodes, 1965-1967)
Don Diamond	...	Crazy Cat (49 episodes, 1965-1967)
Joe Brooks	...	Trooper Vanderbilt (44 episodes, 1965-1967)

Storyline

Becoming a hero by accidentally leading a cavalry charge the wrong way, Captain Wilton Parmenter is given command of Fort Courage. The Fort's crafty Sgt. O'Rourke has a deal with the local Hekawi Indians to market their wares to the tourists. They must sometimes pretend to be enemies (and the Shugs really are enemies). Jane is out to marry the innocent Parmenter.

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Plot Keywords:

fort | comic sidekick | hekawi tribe | army life | u.s. cavalry | 

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Genres:

Comedy | War | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

I forti di Forte Coraggio

Filming Locations:

Kanab Movie Ranch - 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (65 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (season 1) Color (season 2)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chief Wild Eagle and the Hekawis often referred to Captain Parmenter as the "Great White Pigeon".

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Goofs

Trooper Duffy claims to have been a Texas Independence fighter wounded at the Alamo. No white adult males from that army survived the battle. However, he is probably telling a tall tale.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Corporal Randolph Agarn: I'm warning you, Dobbs!

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Connections

Version of McHale's Navy (1962)

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Soundtracks

"F Troop"
Lyrics by Irving Taylor
Music by William Lava

User Reviews

Shtick, shtick, shtick

I watched this in re-runs throughout the '70s. The "Old West" setting is just that - a setting. The real laughs are how they put in 20th-century gags ranging from old showbiz groaners to mid-'60s topical events like the Playbrave Club and a rock group called - wait for it - "The Bedbugs" (don't ask where they got the electric guitars.)

The show ran on ABC for only 2 years, one in b/w, one in color; even so, it's still better than 90% of what's been aired as "comedy" since then. I wish somebody would put it out on video.