| McKeever and the Colonel | |
|---|---|
 Allyn Joslyn as Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell. | |
| Created by | R.S. Allen Harvey Bullock |
| Written by | R.S. Allen Harvey Bullock Max Wilk Arthur Marx Albert Lewin Burt Styler Harvey Helm Bob Marcus |
| Starring | Scott Lane Allyn Joslyn Jackie Coogan Elisabeth Fraser John McGiver John Eimen |
| Composers | Herschel Burke Gilbert Joseph Mullendore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tom McKnight |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Four Star-Harlen |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 23, 1962 – June 16, 1963 |
McKeever and the Colonel is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from September 23, 1962 to June 16, 1963 on Sunday nights at 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time.[1] Its setting was a fictional military academy known as Westfield. Dick Powell's Four Star Television produced the series.
Synopsis
Gary McKeever (played by Scott Lane) was the lead character, a likable but mischievous cadet. He often found himself in trouble with the camp commandant, the pompous Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell (played by character actor Allyn Joslyn). Jackie Coogan played Sgt. Barnes, a down-to-earth school staffer who was more sympathetic to McKeever. The program also starred Elisabeth Fraser as the school nurse Miss Warner, character actor John McGiver as well as child actor John Eimen as Monk.[2]
Other media
Dell Comics published three issues of a McKeever and the Colonel comic book.
Milton Bradley came out with a Bamboozle board game based on the series.
Halco Toys, a division of the J. Halpern Company issued a tie-in set containing a belt with canteen, toy automatic pistol, holster and hand grenade.
Episode list
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "General McKeever" | Norman Abbott | Max Wilk | September 23, 1962 |
| 2 | "The Army Mule" | Unknown | Unknown | September 30, 1962 |
| 3 | "TV or Not TV" | Unknown | Unknown | October 7, 1962 |
| 4 | "Straight and Narrow" | Unknown | Unknown | October 14, 1962 |
| 5 | "The Mascot" | Unknown | Unknown | October 28, 1962 |
| 6 | "The Cookie Crumbles" | Don Weis | Burt Styler & Al Lewin | November 4, 1962 |
| 7 | "By the Book" | Unknown | Unknown | November 11, 1962 |
| 8 | "The Bugle Sounds" | Unknown | Unknown | November 18, 1962 |
| 9 | "Blackwell's Stand" | Norman Abbott | Unknown | November 25, 1962 |
| 10 | "McKeever and the Celestial Bells" | Norman Abbott | Unknown | December 2, 1962 |
| 11 | "Hand in Glove" | Unknown | Unknown | December 9, 1962 |
| 12 | "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Don Weis | Burt Styler & Al Lewin | December 16, 1962 |
| 13 | "Happy Birthday, Colonel" | Unknown | Unknown | December 23, 1962 |
| 14 | "For Dear Old Westfield" | Unknown | Unknown | December 30, 1962 |
| 15 | "Too Many Sergeants" | Unknown | Unknown | January 6, 1963 |
| 16 | "McKeever's Astronaut" | Unknown | Unknown | January 20, 1963 |
| 17 | "The Neighbor" | Norman Abbott | Unknown | January 27, 1963 |
| 18 | "Love Comes to Westfield" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Al Lewis & Burt Styler | February 10, 1963 |
| 19 | "The Big Charade" | Jeffrey Hayden & Don Weis | Unknown | February 17, 1963 |
| 20 | "The Old Grad" | Jeffrey Hayden | Story by : Harvey Helm & Bob Marcus Teleplay by : Ray Allen | March 3, 1963 |
| 21 | "All Quiet on the Westfield Front" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Unknown | March 10, 1963 |
| 22 | "Feat of Clay" | Unknown | Unknown | March 17, 1963 |
| 23 | "Make Room for Mother" | Unknown | Unknown | March 24, 1963 |
| 24 | "Project Walkie-Talkie" | Unknown | Unknown | March 31, 1963 |
| 25 | "Blackwell, the Retread" | Unknown | Max Wilk | April 7, 1963 |
| 26 | "McKeever Meets Munroe" | Unknown | Unknown | April 14, 1963 |
References
- ↑ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. p. 314. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ↑ "McKeever and the Colonel / Classic TV".
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