McKeever and the Colonel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Family comedy series set against the antics of a young military school cadet and his fellow cadets, and the subsequent frustrations of the school's commandant. "McKeever and the Colonel," a half-hour filmed situation comedy series set in a military school, with Allyn Joslyn and Scott Lane starred in the key roles, premieres on NBC-TV Sunday, Sept. 23 (6:30-7 p.m.). Joslyn plays Colonel Harvey Blackwell, commanding officer of tradition-steeped Westfield Military Academy. Young Lane is seen as Cadet McKeever — first name Gary -- 12 years old and full of mischief. Co-stars are Jackie Coogan as Sgt. Barnes, Colonel Blackwell's aide, and Elisabeth Fraser as Miss Warner, the school dietician. In featured roles are Keith Taylor as Tubby and John Eimen as Monk, two of McKeever's fellow cadets. As Westfield's C. O., Colonel Blackwell finds that the daily tensions of being father, mother, counselor, sergeant-at-arms, nursemaid and molder-of-men to 212 boys, ages 10 to 17, produce nostalgic recollections of even his toughest experiences during 19 years of active Army duty. The attempts of McKeever and his fellow cadets to outmaneuver Colonel Blackwell constitute the weekly adventures in a series designed for family appeal.

"McKeever and the Colonel," created by Ray Allen Saffian and Harvey Bullock, is produced for NBC-TV by Four Star Television. Tom McKnight is the producer and Bill Harmon associate producer. Herschel Burke Gilbert is musical director of the series.

Series details

• Title: McKeever and the Colonel
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1962-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1963-04-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74279
• IMDb ID: tt0055690
• TVDB ID: 77433

Cast and credited roles

• Allyn Joslyn — Col. Harvey T. Blackwell
• Scott Lane — Cadet Gary McKeever
• Jackie Coogan — Sgt. Barnes
• Elisabeth Fraser — Miss Warner
• Keith Taylor — Tubby
• Johnny Eimen — Monk

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1962-09-23; final listed air date 1963-04-14; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from McKeever and the Colonel 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.