Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Black Sheep Squadron' from 1970-1982:
- Brianne Leary as Lt. Susan Ames (1976-1978)
- Dana Elcar as Col. Thomas Lard (1976-1978)
- Dirk Blocker as 1st Lt. Jerry Bragg (1976-1978)
- Jeff MacKay as French (1976-1978)
- Joey Aresco as Sgt. 'Hutch' Hutchinson (1976-1978)
- John Larroquette as Lt. Bob Anderson (1976-1978)
- Larry Manetti as Lt. Bob Boyle (1976-1978)
- Robert Conrad as Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington (1976-1978)
- Robert Ginty as 1st Lt. T.J. Wiley (1976-1978)
- Simon Oakland as Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore (1976-1978)
- W.K. Stratton as 2nd Lt. Larry Casey (1976-1978)
- James Whitmore Jr. as Capt. Jim Gutterman (1976-1977)
- Nancy Conrad as Lt. Nancy Gilmore (1977-1978)
- Red West as Sgt. Micklin (1977-1978)
- Steven Richmond as Stan Richards (1977-1978)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Black Sheep Squadron':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Russ Mayberry
With John Durren (Doc Roberts), Sandra Kerns (Nurse), Jake Mitchell (Lieutenant Boyle), Janice Carroll (Nurse Delmonte), Byron Morrow (Admiral Nimitz), James Murtaugh (Medical Lieutenant), James Lough (Admiral's Aide), Peter Donat (Col. Mathis), Sharon Gless (Nurse), George Gaynes (Gen. Chennault), Lance LeGault (Huckabee), Anthony Charnota (Freddy), John Lawlor (Dr. Reese).
Series debut. Robert Conrad stars as World War II ace pilot Pappy Boyington. In tonight's special two-hour premiere, Boyington decides he needs a smashing victory over Japan's airmen to forestall his court-martial.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Russ Mayberry
With John Durren (Doc Roberts), Sandra Kerns (Nurse), Jake Mitchell (Lieutenant Boyle), Janice Carroll (Nurse Delmonte), Byron Morrow (Admiral Nimitz), James Murtaugh (Medical Lieutenant), James Lough (Admiral's Aide), Peter Donat (Col. Mathis), Sharon Gless (Nurse), George Gaynes (Gen. Chennault), Lance LeGault (Huckabee), Anthony Charnota (Freddy), John Lawlor (Dr. Reese).
Boyington decides he needs a smashing victory over Japan's airmen to forestall his court-martial.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Lawrence Doheny
With Curtis Credel (Navy Lieutenant), Patrick Skelton (Hamilton), Dave Roy Chandler (DeSoto), Robin Riker (1st Nurse), Sharmagne Leland-St. John (2nd Nurse), Richard Doughty (Tom Buell), Charles Napier (Major Buell), Noel Conlon (Capt. McGinty).
Pappy learns that he and his flying "black sheep" are going to be reassigned to rear area oblivion for bending too many Corps regulations.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Philip DeGuere D: Walter Doniger
With Rene Auberjonois (Lt. Hooper), Lloyd Kino (Japanese Captain), Hatsuo Uda (Japanese Sentry), Dale Ishimoto (Japanese Mechanic), Jill Jaress (Pamela).
Pappy finds himself accidentally fighting a small war with an Australian Lieutenant Hooper, who has been hiding in the jungle of a Japanese-held island since his plane crashed. When Pappy parachutes onto the island, Hooper saves him from the enemy.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Ken Pettus D: John Peyser
With Donald Petrie (Lt. Rafferty), Richard Rasof (Lt. Stubbins), Phil Simms (Squimm), Frank Parker (Commander), Walt Davis (Sergeant), Tim Haldeman (Sailor).
Pappy welcomes an admiral's son to his fighter squadron.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Ken Pettus D: Jackie Cooper
With Angela May (Karen), Dennis Robertson (Sergeant), Jerry Hardin (Lewis), Rob Clotworthy (Lt. Wyatt), Michael J. McDonough (Seaman Tucker), Keith Walker (Naval Officer), Elaine Pepparde (Nurse), Clyde Kusatsu (Tenyu Araki).
A Japanese air ace shot down by Pappy faces rough treatment at the hands of his men.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Milt Rosen, Philip DeGuere D: Lawrence Doheny
With Kent McCord (Captain Dobson), James Hong (Colonel Ikuda), Jeff David (Dr. Corgney), Norman Burton (General), Eric Server (Lt. Server), Robert Kino (Japanese Sub Commander).
The Japanese brainwash a Navy pilot and then set him adrift to be rescued.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: John Peyser
With Bill Fletcher (Commander Pritchett), Stewart Moss (Lt. Commander Hightower), Robert Clarke (Admiral Grayson), John Kerry.
Pappy and his men are ordered to fly a suicide mission.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Ivan Dixon, Alex Beaton
With George Takei (Major Kato), Harry Fleer (Gen. Douglas MacArthur), Yuki Shimoda (Col. Samuchi), James Saito (Commando), Phil Montgomery (Radio Officer).
Japanese commandos take Pappy Boyington and his squad by surprise and get into Marine uniforms in an attempt to seize Gen. MacArthur, who is scheduled to visit the camp.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Ken Pettus D: Jackie Cooper
With Ed Gilbert (Doc Lindsay), Dale Ishimoto (Japanese Officer).
Everyone thinks that Pappy's bout with malaria has caused him to go insane when he proposes a suicide mission starting with a dead-stick landing on a Japanese-held island.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Ken Pettus D: Jeannot Szwarc
With James Luisi (Col. Hutton), William Lucking (Sgt. Callahan), John Davey (Third Marine), Muni Zano (Rouva), Ken Lesco (First Marine), Dennis Madalone (Second Marine).
A tough Marine colonel leads his paratroopers in a landing on Vella la Cava, then tells Pappy Boyington they're taking over.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Milt Rosen D: Russ Mayberry
With Michael Talbott (S.P.), Jeffrey Reese (Radio Operator), Steven Hood (M.P.), Thomas Middleton (Col. Kyle), Frank Maxwell.
Pappy decides to make an unauthorized attack against a seemingly impregnable Japanese radar station in order to generate good publicity, which can be used to avoid his impending court martial.
Season 1, episode 13
W: Philip DeGuere D: William Wiard
With Leslie Charleson (Annie Shafter), Sharon Ulrick (Cheryl), Jeannie Fitzsimmons (Nurse), George Marshall Ruge (Lt. Commander).
A nurse comes between Casey and Bragg.
Season 1, episode 14
W: Gordon Dawson D: Lawrence Doheny
With James Darren (Col. Towers), Robert Gooden, Ford Rainey, Johnny Haymer (Sgt. Chambers).
A plane-flying movie idol is sent to replace Pappy on a combat mission and discovers that war is different than the way it is portrayed on film.
Season 1, episode 15
W: Philip DeGuere D: Barry Shear
With Linda Scruggs (Lt. Carolyn Holden), Nancy Conrad (Nurse Nancy), Anne Francis (Lt. Cmdr. Gladys Hope).
Pappy suffers severe burns on his hands when he rescues one of his men from a burning aircraft, and is treated with great care by an attractive nurse.
Season 1, episode 16
W: Philip DeGuere D: Barry Shear
With Linda Scruggs (Lt. Carolyn Holden), Nancy Conrad (Nurse Nancy), Anne Francis (Lt. Cmdr. Gladys Hope).
While recovering from severe burns, Pappy falls for the nurse who is taking care of him, but then discovers that she is married and her husband is missing in action in Europe.
Season 1, episode 17
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Edward Dein
With Rollin Moriyama (Japanese Officer), Johnny Fain (Eddie), Byron Chung (Capt. Tommy Harachi).
Gutterman suffers from battle shock after being shot down in combat over the Solomons, and is replaced by a bright, aggressive mechanic who does everything he can to take over the outfit.
Season 1, episode 18
W: Ken Pettus D: Jackie Cooper
With Kenneth Mars (Harold French), Frederick Herrick (Lt. Carter), Douglas Dirkson (Sam Gorman), James Gallanti (Lou Cline).
Black Sheep member Don French rebels when his father, a newspaper publisher, arrives at the base determined to give his wounded son a hero's publicity buildup.
Season 1, episode 19
W: Philip DeGuere D: Jackie Cooper
With Frederick Herrick (Lt. Carter), Mills Watson (Capt. Prescott), Dennis Fimple (Col. Ellis), Booth Colman, Fred Sadoff (Gen. Carter), Alex Henteloff, Richard Doyle (Bartender), Jeff Sampson (Marine P.F.C.), Hal Bokar (Capt. Taylor), Michael Bandoni (Marine Sergeant).
Pappy faces a court-martial after he clashes with the newest member of the Black Sheep, a descendent of a rich, well-connected family who accuses Boyington of strafing a Marine unit.
Season 1, episode 20
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Edward Dein
With Joel Fabiani (Gen. Wright), James Keach, Les Lannom, Brianne Leary (Alma Peterson), Ron Kuhlman (Capt. Hersey), Tim Haldeman (Lt. Davis).
Pappy figures that there is no way he can win when two generals give him exactly contradictory flight orders.
Season 1, episode 21
W: Ken Pettus D: Jackie Cooper
With Lilyan Chauvin (Sister Dominique), Sorrell Booke (Fatgher Phillipe), Bob Neill (Ensign), Soon-Teck Oh (Col. Tokura), Jesse Dizon (Michel), Jim Ishida (Lieutenant).
Lost and out of fuel, Pappy and two other Black Sheep parachute to an island and stumble across a Catholic orphanage directly in the path of a planned Marine assault.
Season 1, episode 22
W: Philip DeGuere D: Dana Elcar
With Deka Beaudine (Polly), Elizabeth Macey (Angela), Melinda Naud (Elsa), Laurie Prange (Shirley), Andi Garrett (Major Watkins), Kin Shriner (C-47 Pilot).
The leader of a group of Women's Air Service Pilots is determined to avoid any incident that could bring disgrace on her unit and demands that Pappy issue a "hands off" order to the Black Sheep.
Season 1, episode 23
W: Glen Olson, Rod Baker, James S. Crocker D: Lawrence Doheny
With Curtis Credel (Marine Captain), Sandy Ignon (M.P), Robert Gribbin (Marine), Louis Welch (Hansen), Gordon Jump (Sgt. Polk), Philip Charles MacKenzie (Lt. Hopkins).
After enemy bombers wreck Vella La Cava and kill Hutch, the mechanic, Marine brass decide to break up Pappy Boyington's squadron and reassign the flyers.
Season 1, episode 24
W: Stephen J. Cannell, Philip DeGuere D: Philip DeGuere
With Byron Chung (Captain Harachi), Paul Lichtman (Capt. Floyd Matson), Pappy Boyington (General Kenlay), Red West (Sgt. Micklin).
A Japanese air ace spots Pappy, who is having engine trouble, and spares him on the condition that he will meet him in combat the following day.
December 14, 1977: Divine Wind
Season 2, episode 1
W: Donald P. Bellisario D: Lawrence Doheny
With Peter D. Greene (S.P.), Tony Schwab (Seabee), Lloyd Kino (Japanese Admiral), J. Kenneth Campbell (Commander Billings), Scott Hylands (Father O'Reilly), James Saito (Ensign Kira), Soon-Teck Oh (Lt. Miragochi).
Season premiere. When the name of a squadron member incorrectly turns up on the killed-in-action list, the pilot decides he's marked for death. Pappy clashes with the combat priest over how to handle the situation.
Season 2, episode 2
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Dana Elcar
With Tom Fitzsimmons (2nd Lt.), Craig Wasson (1st Lt.), John Fain (Richards), Kitty Carl (Susan).
Sgt. Andy Micklin, whose intense dislike of all officers is well known, is promoted to Warrant Officer and in his frustration, goes on a rampage.
Season 2, episode 3
W: Frank Abatemarco D: Robert Conrad
With Sean Garrison (Major Layton), Byron Chung (Captain Harachi), Victoria Racimo (Yvonne), James Canning (Lt. Wright), Richard Morof (Lt. Masters).
Pappy and an Army major are assigned to lead a mission against the top Japanese commander, but learn their plans may have been compromised by T.J.'s latest heart-throb.
Season 2, episode 4
W: Donald P. Bellisario D: Edward Dein
With Muni Zano (Louie), Sean Roche (Ensign Ibold), Darrell Larson (Lt. Trapp), Ron Roy, Charles Macaulay (Rear Admiral Hawkins), Tim Matheson (Bud Warren).
Pappy, out to find an enemy radar ship, is assisted by a novice fighter squadron of Navy "wolves" led by a brash young commander.
Season 2, episode 5
W: Donald P. Bellisario D: Philip DeGuere
With John Fujioka (Admiral), Michael Durrell (Major Pearson), Tom Ligon (Lt. Calder), John Durren (Sgt. Dutch Savage), Byron Chung (Capt. Harachi), Marcus Mukai (Captain Ishima).
The Black Sheep are ordered permanently grounded after flunking routine re-qualifying exams.
Season 2, episode 6
W: Peter Lefcourt D: Robert Conrad
With Paul Morgan (Senator Mackintosh), Scott Colomby (Sergeant).
Pappy meets his match in con artistry when a visiting sergeant convinces him to exchange his whiskey allotment for a quantity of Japanese airplane fuel.
Season 2, episode 7
W: Stephen J. Cannell, Donald P. Bellisario D: Robert Conrad
With Phillip R. Allen (Commander of Squadron 367), Jon Van Ness, Denise DuBarry (Nurse Greene).
Pappy doesn't realize that a newly-arrived former flame is General Moore's daughter.
Season 2, episode 8
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Lawrence Doheny
With Sam Gilman (Admiral Somerset).
Pappy, the Black Sheep and even the nurses must man the guns as invading enemy commandos advance on the compound.
Season 2, episode 9
W: Donald P. Bellisario D: Dana Elcar
With Richard Jaeckel (Major John Duncan), Richard Narita (Captain Haguro "Iceman" Nishi), Harry Moses (Dutch's Wingman), Marcus Mukai (Japanese Officer), Michael Bond (Major Dutch Cochran).
When Pappy is ordered stateside to bolster homefront morale, he is replaced by Major Duncan, a spit-and-polish martinet who succeeds in agitating the entire squadron.
Season 2, episode 10
W: Donald P. Bellisario D: Lawrence Doheny
With Frank Converse (Major Burt Cannon), Richard Stanley (Lt. Thomas Bishop), James Crittenden (Captain Nicholls).
A devious Army air ace pretends to help the Black Sheep while actually trying to surpass Boyington's air victories.
Season 2, episode 11
W: James S. Crocker D: Dana Elcar
With Loren Ewing (Burt), Betsy Slade (Sharon), Joe Santos (CPO Timmons), Scott Mulhern (Aide).
Pappy promises the Seabees front row seats at a girl-packed USO show if they repair the airstrip, but illness grounds the USO troupe.
Season 2, episode 12
W: Frank Abatemarco D: Lawrence Doheny
With Jimmy Lydon, James Callahan.
Alfter the Black Sheep unwititngly save First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's airplane from an enemy attack, they are proclaimed to be heroes and given a new assignment.
Season 2, episode 13
W: Donald P. Bellisario D: Donald P. Bellisario
With Peter Frampton (Peter Buckley), Ernie Hudson (King George), Cheryl Lee Ralph (Elizabeth).
A coast-watcher, a British airman who has been shot down in the Pacific, rescues one of the Black Sheep but then reveals his location to the enemy by using his salvaged short-wave radio. (Last show of the series.)