Black Sheep Squadron: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In World War II Marine Corps Major Greg 'Pappy' Boyington commanded a squadron of fighter pilots. They were a collection of misfits and screwballs who became the terrors of the South Pacific. They were known as the Black Sheep.

Baa Baa Black Sheep (renamed Black Sheep Squadron for the second season) is an American television series that was part period military drama, part comedy.

Series details

• Title: Black Sheep Squadron
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, War
• Premiere date: 1976-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-04-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 2891

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Conrad — Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
• Dirk Blocker — Lt. Jerome "Jerry" Bragg
• W.K. Stratton — Lawrence "Larry" Casey
• Jeff MacKay — 1st. Lt. Donald French
• Larry Manetti — 1st. Lt. Robert Boyle
• Dana Elcar — Col. Thomas Lard
• Robert Ginty — Lt. T. Joseph "T.J." Wiley
• Simon Oakland — General Thomas Moore
• John Larroquette — 2nd Lt. Robert Anderson
• James Whitmore, Jr. — Capt. James "Jim" W. Gutterman
• Red West — MSgt. Andy Micklin
• Joey Aresco — Sgt. John David "Hutch" Hutchinson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-09-21; final listed air date 1977-03-22; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1977-12-14; final listed air date 1978-04-06; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Black Sheep Squadron on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.