"F Troop" (1965) TV series 1965-1967

Creator:

Richard M. Bluel
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War | Western

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Fort | Comic Sidekick | Hekawi Tribe | Army Life | U.S. Cavalry

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

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)
Ben Frommer	...	Smokey Bear / ... (52 episodes, 1965-1967)
Don Diamond	...	Crazy Cat / ... (50 episodes, 1965-1967)
Joe Brooks	...	Trooper Vanderbilt / ... (48 episodes, 1965-1967)
Ivan Bell	...	Trooper Duddleson / ... (45 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jimmy Horan	...	Trooper Hogan (31 episodes, 1965-1967)

Series Directed by
Charles R. Rondeau		(19 episodes, 1965-1966)
Seymour Robbie		(12 episodes, 1966-1967)
David Alexander		(9 episodes, 1966)
Phil Rawlins		(7 episodes, 1966-1967)
Hollingsworth Morse		(6 episodes, 1966-1967)
Leslie Goodwins		(5 episodes, 1965)
Gene Reynolds		(4 episodes, 1966)

Series Writing credits
Arthur Julian		(30 episodes, 1965-1967)
Stan Dreben		(10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Howard Merrill		(10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Seaman Jacobs		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Ed James		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Austin Kalish		(8 episodes, 1966-1967)
Irma Kalish		(8 episodes, 1966-1967)
Richard Baer		(3 episodes, 1966)
James Barnett		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Irving Elinson		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Fred S. Fox		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Hal Goldman		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Al Gordon		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Stan Burns		(2 episodes, 1966)
Mike Marmer		(2 episodes, 1966)
Richard M. Bluel		(1 episode, 1965)
Tom Adair		(unknown episodes)
James B. Allardice		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Hy Averback	....	producer / executive producer (64 episodes, 1965-1967)
Herman S. Saunders	....	associate producer / producer (64 episodes, 1965-1967)
Phil Rawlins	....	associate producer (31 episodes, 1966-1967)
William T. Orr	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Original Music by
William Lava		(60 episodes, 1965-1967)
Frank Comstock		(3 episodes, 1965)
Richard LaSalle		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Cinematography by
Robert Hoffman		(34 episodes, 1965-1966)
Louis Jennings		(28 episodes, 1966-1967)
Nicholas Musuraca		(3 episodes, 1966)

Series Film Editing by
David Wages		(22 episodes, 1966-1967)
Elbert K. Hollingsworth		(13 episodes, 1966-1967)
James T. Heckert		(12 episodes, 1965-1966)
Byron Chudnow		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Milt Kleinberg		(6 episodes, 1965)
Stefan Arnsten		(3 episodes, 1966)

Series Art Direction by
George Renne		(63 episodes, 1965-1967)

Series Set Decoration by
Hal Overell		(33 episodes, 1965-1966)
William Wallace		(31 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist / hair stylist / ... (65 episodes, 1965-1967)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Rawlins	....	assistant director (33 episodes, 1965-1966)
C. Carter Gibson	....	assistant director (30 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Art Department
Robert M. Anderson	....	assistant property master (1 episode, 1966)

Series Sound Department
B.F. Ryan	....	sound (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Samuel F. Goode	....	sound (13 episodes, 1965)
Everett A. Hughes	....	sound (10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Stanley Jones	....	sound (8 episodes, 1966)
Terrance Emerson	....	sound cable (3 episodes, 1965)
Robert B. Lee	....	sound (3 episodes, 1966)

Series Stunts
Bobby Somers	....	stunts (19 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Barry Wexler	....	grip (1 episode, 1966)

Series Music Department
William Lava	....	composer: theme song / composer: theme music (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
Erma E. Levin	....	music editor / composer: theme music (44 episodes, 1965-1967)
Irving Taylor	....	lyrics: theme song (34 episodes, 1965-1966)
Sam E. Levin	....	music editor (7 episodes, 1965-1966)
Eugene Marks	....	music editor (6 episodes, 1966)
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver (1 episode, 1967)

Series Other crew
Frank Tallman	....	technical advisor (1 episode, 1966)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965-1967) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (compilation)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 1 & 2)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 1 & 2)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (65 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Set in 1865-7, the series contains many references to the Battle of Little Big Horn (1876).

Quotes:

Chief Wild Eagle:[Agarn has given Wild Eagle a parasol] Thanks Agarn, every summer me tired of being redskin.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (#3.8)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

F Troop

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.