Operation Petticoat (4 Sep. 1977)
"Operation Petticoat" Operation Petticoat (original title)

A veteran naval commander is given command of a submarine full of misfits, miscreants and with a group of nurses as passengers.

Directors:

Norman Abbott, William Asher,

Writers:

Gil Grant, Coslough Johnson,

Stars:

John Astin, Richard Gilliland, Yvonne Wilder

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Astin	...	Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Sherman
Richard Gilliland	...	Lt. Nick Holden
Yvonne Wilder	...	Major Edna Howard
Richard Brestoff	...	Yeoman Hunkle
Christopher J. Brown	...	Ensign Stovall
Kraig Cassity	...	Seaman Dooley
Wayne Long	...	Chief Herbert Molumphrey
Richard Marion	...	Pharmacist's Mate Williams
Michael Mazes	...	Radioman Gossett
Jack Murdock	...	Chief Machinist's Mate Tostin
Peter Schuck	...	Seaman Horwich
Raymond Singer	...	Lt. Watson
Jim Varney	...	Doom & Gloom Broom
Melinda Naud	...	Lt. Dolores Crandall
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Lt. Barbara Duran

Storyline

A veteran naval commander is given command of a submarine full of misfits, miscreants and with a group of nurses as passengers.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | remake | tv series pilot | u boat

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 September 1977 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heyday Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tony Curtis, father of Jamie Lee Curtis, played Lt. (j.g.) Nicholas Holden in the 1959 original movie Operation Petticoat.

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Connections

Remake of Operation Petticoat (1959)

User Reviews

Jamie Lee's first big role

This short-lived show is famous for the fact that this was Jamie Lee Curtis' first big role before becoming going on to films (HALLOWEEN, FREAKY Friday, A FISH CALLED WANDA, TRADING PLACES, etc). I remember watching this show as child. The other actors I can recall were John Astin, Richard Gilliand (before marrying 'DESIGNING WOMAN' Jean Smart), Curtis, a blonde actress who resembled ALL MY CHILDREN's Taylor Miller (she played Nina Cortlandt Warner on AMC), and a brunette who later replaced Brenda Dixon in the role of Jill on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, when Dixon left Y&R the first time in 1980. As for the jokes and situation, I do not recall them. I did not find that funny, despite the fact that it had Astin as the star. This was NOT one of his best post-Gomez Addams roles.