Petticoat Affair (1977–1979)
"Operation Petticoat" (original title)

It's hijinks on the high seas when a U.S. submarine has to take on a collection of female nurses. Somehow or another, the sub gets painted pink in the process.

Stars:

Melinda Naud, Jim Varney, Richard Brestoff

Cast

Series cast summary:
Melinda Naud	...	Lt. Dolores Crandall (33 episodes, 1977-1979)
Jim Varney	...	Seaman 'Doom & Gloom' Broom (33 episodes, 1977-1979)
Richard Brestoff	...	Yeoman Hunkle (32 episodes, 1977-1979)
John Astin	...	Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Sherman (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Richard Gilliland	...	Lt. Nick Holden (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Yvonne Wilder	...	Major Edna Howard (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Lt. Barbara Duran (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Dorrie Thomson	...	Lt. Ruth Colfax (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bond Gideon	...	Lt. Claire Reid (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Christopher J. Brown	...	Ensign Stovall (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Kraig Cassity	...	Seaman Dooley (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Wayne Long	...	Chief Herbert Molumphrey (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Richard Marion	...	Pharmacist's Mate Williams (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Mazes	...	Radioman Gossett (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jack Murdock	...	Chief Machinist's Mate Tostin (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jesse Dizon	...	Ramon Gallardo (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Peter Schuck	...	Seaman Horwich (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Raymond Singer	...	Lt. Watson (23 episodes, 1977-1978)

Storyline

It's hijinks on the high seas when a U.S. submarine has to take on a collection of female nurses. Somehow or another, the sub gets painted pink in the process.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | bleeped dialogue | two word title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Life in the Pink

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boiney Stoones Productions, Heyday Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (24 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original plan was for Operation Petticoat to run as a one-hour series. They shot a 2-hour pilot movie, and several one-hour scripts were written. Then ABC had second thoughts and decided it would work better in a half-hour format. The first script (after the pilot) was shot as written and shown in two parts, allowing time for the other scripts to be rewritten.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Invasion USA (1994)

User Reviews

2 Different TV versions

While a lot of people are familiar with the John Astin version most don't even realize there was a second season with an entirely new cast and many new characters. I loved the Astin version when I was a kid but don't even remember Season Two.

It's hard to picture Montooth's Bender replacing Lt. Holden.

Nor does it seem to have the same humor and the Pink Submarine bit was getting rather old.

Worse they turned the Sub from a combat sub into a glorified hospital ship.

They should have let it go when the first cast was cut.