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Black Sheep Squadron Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1976 - 1977
Episode 1
Best Three Out of Five
Thu, Sep 23, 1976 60 mins
Lard (Dana Elcar) returns Boyington's planes to the major whom Pappy originally conned out of command. Maj. Red Buell: Charles Napier. DeSoto: Dave Roy Chandler. McGinty: Noel Conlon.
Episode 2
One Small War
Tue, Sep 28, 1976 60 mins
Shot down over a Japanese-held island, Boyington is rescued by an Australian who wants no part of escape. Boyington: Robert Conrad. Moore: Simon Oakland. Lard: Dana Elcar.
Episode 3
High Jinx
Tue, Oct 5, 1976 60 mins
The squadron's replacement pilot has a reputation for being a jinx. Robert Conrad. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr. T.J.: Robert Ginty.
Episode 4
Prisoners of War
Tue, Oct 12, 1976 60 mins
The Black Sheep capture a Zero pilot who was raised in the States. Robert Conrad. Araki: Clyde Kusatsu. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr. Lieutenant Wyatt: Rob Clotworthy.
Episode 5
Presumed Dead
Tue, Oct 26, 1976 60 mins
A Navy air ace is captured by the Japanese, brainwashed to carry out a mission and set adrift to be picked up by the Americans. Robert Conrad, Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar.
Episode 6
Meatball Circus
Tue, Nov 9, 1976 60 mins
Boyington suggests using captured Japanese planes on a mission against an enemy carrier. Pritchett: Bill Fletcher. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr. Hightower: Stewart Moss.
Episode 7
Up for Grabs
Tue, Nov 16, 1976 60 mins
The rescue of Black Sheep captured by Japanese commandos depends on two fliers who were off fishing when the raid occurred. Robert Conrad. Major Kato: George Takei. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr.
Episode 8
Anyone for Suicide?
Tue, Nov 23, 1976 60 mins
A malaria-ridden Boyington cons his men into a suicide mission beginning with a dead-stick landing on an enemy island. Hutch: Joey Aresco. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr. Boyle: Larry Manetti.
Episode 9
New Georgia on My Mind
Tue, Nov 30, 1976 60 mins
Marines stage an advance strike on the Black Sheep's base. Robert Conrad, James Whitmore Jr. Col. Frank Hutton: James Luisi. Master Sergeant: Bill Lucking.
Episode 10
The Cat's Whiskers
Tue, Dec 7, 1976 60 mins
Boyington sets out to destroy a Japanese radar station. Casey: W.K. Stratton. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr. Bragg: Dirk Blocker. Lard: Dana Elcar.
Episode 11
Love and War
Tue, Dec 14, 1976 60 mins
A nurse comes between Casey and Bragg. Annie: Leslie Charleson. Cheryl: Sharon Ullrick. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr. Nurse: Jeannie Fitzsimmons. Anderson: John Larroquette.
Episode 12
War Biz Warrior
Tue, Jan 4, 1977 60 mins
As a propaganda gimmick, Hollywood star Rod Towers is given command of the 214th, and a film crew to record his first days in combat. Robert Conrad. Gilmore: Nancy Conrad.
Episode 13
The Deadliest Enemy of All: Part 1
Tue, Jan 11, 1977 60 mins
Boyington injures his hands pulling a downed pilot from a burning plane. Part 1 of two. Hope: Anne Francis. Caroline: Linda Scruggs Bogart. T.J.: Robert Ginty. Gilmore: Nancy Conrad. Bragg: Dirk Blocker.
Episode 14
The Deadliest Enemy of All
Tue, Jan 18, 1977 60 mins
Conclusion. While his hands heal, Boyington falls in love with a nurse whose husband is missing in action. Caroline: Linda Scruggs Bogart. T.J.: Robert Ginty. Hope: Anne Francis.
Episode 15
Devil in the Slot
Tue, Jan 25, 1977 60 mins
A Japanese ace and a mechanic make life miserable for the Black Sheep both in the air and on the base. Robert Conrad. Sgt. Andy Micklin: Red West.
Episode 16
Five the Hard Way
Tue, Feb 1, 1977 60 mins
French is put under pressure by his newspaper-publishing father (Kenneth Mars) to make the fifth kill that will designate him a flying ace. Robert Conrad, James Whitmore Jr. Carter: Frederick Herrick.
Episode 17
The Last Mission Over Sengai
Tue, Feb 8, 1977 60 mins
Boyington faces a court-martial when a new pilot charges that he ordered an attack on friendly troops. Carter: Frederick Herrick. Moore: Simon Oakland. Col. Tom Ellis: Mills Watson.
Episode 18
Trouble at Fort Apache
Tue, Feb 15, 1977 60 mins
General Moore orders Boyington to fly escort for a squadron of experimental bombers---but the squadron's Army commander rescinds the General's orders. General Wright: Joel Fabiani. Gutterman: James Whitmore Jr.
Episode 19
Poor Little Lambs
Tue, Feb 22, 1977 60 mins
Boyington and two of his men are shot down over a Japanese-held island, where an orphanage is in the path of a Marine assault. Sister Dominique: Lilyan Chauvin. Father Phillippe: Sorrell Booke.
Episode 20
W*A*S*P*S
Tue, Mar 1, 1977 60 mins
WASPs---Women's Air Force Service Pilots---arrive to ferry bombers but cannot fraternize with the men. Robert Conrad, James Whitmore Jr. Deborah Watkins: Andi Garrett. Shirley: Laurie Prange.
Episode 21
Last One for Hutch
Tue, Mar 8, 1977 60 mins
The Black Sheep are broken up and made noncombatants after a devastating attack on their base. Robert Conrad, James Whitmore Jr. Hopkins: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Lard: Dana Elcar.
Episode 22
The Fastest Gun
Tue, Mar 22, 1977 60 mins
Boyington's bad luck comes in triplicate: an angry maintenance chief, a nosy efficiency expert, and a challenge from a Japanese ace. Robert Conrad. Captain Matson: Paul Lichtman. Micklin: Red West.