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Black Sheep Squadron 

Baa Baa Black Sheep (original title)
| Action , War , Adventure | TV Series (1976–1978)
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36 episodes
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The dramatized World War II adventures of U.S. Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his U.S. Marine Attack Squadron 214, (The Black Sheep Squadron).

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Robert Conrad, Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar | See full cast & crew »
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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Conrad ...  Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington 36 episodes, 1976-1978
Simon Oakland ...  Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore 36 episodes, 1976-1978
Dana Elcar ...  Col. Thomas A. Lard 36 episodes, 1976-1978
Dirk Blocker ...  1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg 36 episodes, 1976-1978
W.K. Stratton W.K. Stratton ...  2nd Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey / ... 36 episodes, 1976-1978
Jeff MacKay ...  1st Lt. Donald French 36 episodes, 1976-1978
Larry Manetti ...  Lt. Bob Boyle 34 episodes, 1976-1978
Robert Ginty ...  1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley 29 episodes, 1976-1978
John Larroquette ...  2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson 29 episodes, 1976-1978
James Whitmore Jr. James Whitmore Jr. ...  Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman 23 episodes, 1976-1977
Joey Aresco ...  Sgt. John David 'Hutch' Hutchinson 20 episodes, 1976-1977
Red West ...  Sgt. Micklin / ... 19 episodes, 1977-1978
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Storyline

Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington is the squadron leader of a group of fighter pilots stationed on an island in the Pacific during World War II. "Pappy" often needs to intercede in altercations at the base, but everyone seems to pull together when they are assigned missions in the air. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Plot Keywords:

fort apache arizona | reference to arizona | fighters | japanese zero | pacific ocean | See All (11) »

Genres:

Action | War | Adventure | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1976 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Black Sheep Squadron See more »

Filming Locations:

Indian Dunes Airfield, Valencia, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stephen J. Cannell Productions,Universal Television See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(37 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Zeroes used in the show were built for the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). See more »

Goofs

Whenever a Zero was shot down by a Corsair, it would bellow white smoke and begin to trail away. In reality, because the Zero did not have self sealing fuel tanks, in would in almost every circumstance burst into flames or explode when shot down. See more »

Quotes

[repeated line]
Mechanic Sgt. Andy Micklin: College boys!
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Connections

Edited into Airwolf: And They Are Us (1984) See more »

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24 February 1999 | by middlega – See all my reviews

The tales of Boyington's Black Sheep may not have been the most historically accurate, best written, or even best acted WW II series on television.

What it WAS, however, was an entertaining hour in front of the tube, with a likable cast & easy to like/care about characters.

The Bellisaro hand in the casting in easy to see, with a number of familiar faces that returned to become regulars or recurring characters on Magnum P.I.

In short, a usually enjoyable show that never failed to deliver exactly what you expected from it.
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