Prisoners of War (12 Oct. 1976)
"Baa Baa Black Sheep" Prisoners of War (original title)

During an early morning strafing attack by Japanese Zeros Pappy manages to shoot one down. After taking the pilot prisoner they begin to discover it's hard to hate him. He has lived in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jackie Cooper

Writers:

Stephen J. Cannell (creator), Ken Pettus

Stars:

Robert Conrad, Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Conrad	...	Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington
Simon Oakland	...	Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore
Dana Elcar	...	Col. Thomas A. Lard
James Whitmore Jr.	...	Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Dirk Blocker	...	1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg
W.K. Stratton	...	2nd Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey
Robert Ginty	...	1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley
Joey Aresco	...	Sgt. John David 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Captain Tenyu Araki
John Larroquette	...	Anderson
Larry Manetti	...	Boyle
Jeff MacKay	...	French
Robert Clotworthy	...	Lt. Wyatt (as Rob Clotworthy)
Dennis Robertson	...	Sergeant
Jerry Hardin	...	Lewis (as Jerry Harin)

Storyline

During an early morning strafing attack by Japanese Zeros Pappy manages to shoot one down. After taking the pilot prisoner they begin to discover it's hard to hate him. He has lived in the U.S. and speaks perfect English and begins to warm up to the Squadron. But what Pappy really wants to know is what the sonar device was doing in his plane and what his mission has to do with the Japanese task force which is on the move.

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Genres:

Action | War | Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

12 October 1976 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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