The Army Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is a comedy based around a supply company Army Fort Bendix. The Army thought it was closed in 1974, but it has survived as a base full of slackers. When it is discovered, the Army sends in Lt. Brandford R. Handy and a new C.O. to whip them into shape. This disrupts the life-styles of Master Sgt. Dave Hopkins, the base mechanic Corporal Rusty, Pvt. John Cease, a pretty boy sentenced to a four-year term for hacking into the banking system, "Smart" Eddie, a genius former postman who was recruited so that he can win stuff for the base on game shows, Ozzie, a simpleton, and Lana, a ballsy and scary soldier.

Series details

• Title: The Army Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1998-09-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-12-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The WB
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17717
• IMDb ID: tt0168295
• TVDB ID: 77613

Cast and credited roles

• David Anthony Higgins — Sgt. David Hopkins
• John Sencio — Pvt. John Caesar
• Harold Sylvester — Col. John Henchy
• Toby Huss — Cpl. Rusty Link
• Craig Anton — Lt. Branford Handy
• Ronnie Kerr — Romeo
• Brian Posehn — Pvt. Eddie Mitterand
• Ivana Miličević — Pvt. Lana Povac

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-09-13; final listed air date 1998-12-13; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Army Show 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.