Baa Baa Black Sheep
(1976-1978)
Biography / Drama / War
aka "Black Sheep Squadron"
Created By Stephen J. Cannell
Directed By Alex Beaton and Robert Conrad
Cast:
Robert Conrad as Major Greg 'Pappy' Boyington
Dirk Blocker as Lieutenant Jerry Bragg
Robert Ginty as Lieutenant T.J. Wiley
John Larroquette as Lieutenant Bob Anderson
Jeff MacKay as Lieutenant Don French
Larry Manetti as Lieutenant Bob Boyle
W.K. Stratton as Lieutenant Larry Casey
Jeb Stuart Adams as Lieutenant Jeb Pruitt
Dana Elcar as Colonel Thomas Lard
Joey Aresco as Sergeant John David 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Red West as Mechanic Sergeant Andy Micklin
James Whitmore Jr. as Captain James Gutterman
Simon Oakland as General Thomas Moore
Steven Richmond as Corporal Stan Richards
Baa Baa Black Sheep was a television series that aired on NBC for a total of two seasons from September 21, 1976 to September 1, 1978 and 37 episodes. It was based on the United States Marine Corps aviator, Pappy Boyington, and his World War II Black Sheep Aquadron
The series revolves around a real life hero, Greg 'Pappy' Boyington who is a squadron commander for a group of 'misfit' fighter pilots VF-214 who are stationed in the Pacific on an Island dring World War II. The group are all able to work together when duty calls, but when they are waiting around 'Pappy' gets into some trouble with too much alcohol and fights.
Baa Baa Black Sheep Intro
Episode
Best Three Out of Five 09/23/1976
Small War 09/28/1976
High Jinx 10/05/1976
Presumed Dead 10/26/1976
Up for Grabs 11/16/1976
Anyone for Suicide? 11/23/1976
New Georgia on My Mind 11/30/1976
The Cat's Whiskers 12/07/1976
Love and War 12/14/1976
The War Biz Warrior 01/04/1977
The Deadliest Enemy of All: Part 1 01/11/1977
The Deadliest Enemy of All: Part 2 01/18/1977
Devil in the Slot 01/25/1977
Five the Hard Way 02/01/1977
Last Mission Over Sengai 02/08/1977
Trouble at Fort Apache 02/15/1977
Poor Little Lambs 02/22/1977
W*A*S*P*S 03/01/1977
Last One for Hutch 03/08/1977
The Fastest Gun 03/22/1977
Divine Wind 12/14/1977
The 200 Pound Gorilla 12/21/1977
The Hawk Flies on Sunday 12/28/1977
Wolves in the Sheep Pen 01/04/1978
Operation Stand-Down 01/11/1978
Ten'll Get You Five 01/18/1978
Forbidden Fruit 02/22/1978
Fighting Angels 03/01/1978
The Iceman 03/08/1978
Hot Shot 03/15/1978
The Show Must Go On.. Sometimes 03/23/1978
Sheep in the Limelight 03/30/1978
A Little Bit of England 04/06/1978
Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron) was a television war drama based on the U.S. Marine Corps pilot Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The squad took its name from being put together as a team of outcasts who have not been able to stay out of trouble in other units. Pappy had the unique leadership capabilities to deal with the men, keep them in line and turn them into an effective fighting force.
In real life George 'Pappy' Boyington served as technical director for the show , although he repeatedly called the show 'fiction based on real events' and insisted that he was the only person in the show that actually existed and that the other characters in the show were not supposed to portray any other individuals.
