Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968)

Inspired by the film "The Dirty Dozen", this series chronicles the adventures of a group of convicts recruited into the U.S. Army by the offer of a post-war parole. Commanded by West Point ... See full summary »

Creator:

Mort Green

Stars:

Ron Harper, Cesare Danova, Brendon Boone

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ron Harper	...	Lt. Craig Garrison (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Cesare Danova	...	Actor (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Brendon Boone	...	Chief (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Christopher Cary	...	Goniff (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Rudy Solari	...	Casino (26 episodes, 1967-1968)

Storyline

Inspired by the film "The Dirty Dozen", this series chronicles the adventures of a group of convicts recruited into the U.S. Army by the offer of a post-war parole. Commanded by West Point graduate, Lt. Garrison, the "Gorillas" function as commandos behind Nazi lines.

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Plot Keywords:

army | commando | world war two | con artist

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Genres:

Adventure | War | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Comandos de Garrison

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Selmur Productions, ABC Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the US first opened up relations with China in the 70's, Garrison's Guerrillas was the first American TV series to be shown in that country.

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Goofs

In "24 Hours to Doomsday", there is a close-up of an Interflora sign - this episode is set in 1943, and Interflora was not formed until the second half of 1946.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2 (1991)

User Reviews

I wish someone would re-run this series so I could re-watch it!

I watched this series when it premiered a long time ago. I liked it a lot. Since I was a teen then, it's sort of dream-like to try to remember all of it. I loved the play between the characters. Especially between "The Warden" and the "Con's". This is a much better series to watch than that movie they made with Lee Marvin. In the "Garrison's Gorillas" series, the characters and the play between them was more human and more humane with the convicts trying to win Pardons for working with the Allies against the Germans. I hope one day one of the television stations will re-run this series so I can re-watch and enjoy it again!!!