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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

  • TV Series
  • 1965–1966
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
210
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The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
AdventureComedyWar

In the spring of 1942, the New Zealand government presents the U.S. a 70-year-old wooden twin-masted schooner. The US military decides to use the ship to place spies ashore behind Japanese l... Read allIn the spring of 1942, the New Zealand government presents the U.S. a 70-year-old wooden twin-masted schooner. The US military decides to use the ship to place spies ashore behind Japanese lines.In the spring of 1942, the New Zealand government presents the U.S. a 70-year-old wooden twin-masted schooner. The US military decides to use the ship to place spies ashore behind Japanese lines.

  • Stars
    • Jack Warden
    • Gary Collins
    • Mike Kellin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    210
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    • Stars
      • Jack Warden
      • Gary Collins
      • Mike Kellin
    • 4User reviews
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    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Major Simon Butcher…
    • 1965–1966
    Gary Collins
    Gary Collins
    • Lt. Rip Riddle
    • 1965–1966
    Mike Kellin
    Mike Kellin
    • C.P.O. Willie Miller…
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    Mark Slade
    Mark Slade
    • Radioman Patrick Hollis…
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    Don Penny
    Don Penny
    • Tyler…
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    Rudy Solari
    • Gunner's Mate Sherman Nagurski…
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    Fred Smoot
    Fred Smoot
    • Machinist's Mate Seymour Trivers…
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    Charles Irving
    • Admiral Beckett…
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    Bill Zuckert
    Bill Zuckert
    • Gen. Phillip Cross…
    • 1965
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Migura…
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    Susan Albert
    • Jill…
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    Jerry Fujikawa
    Jerry Fujikawa
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    Patricia Dunne
    • Gloria…
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    Antoinette Bower
    Antoinette Bower
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    Joe Turkel
    Joe Turkel
    • George
    • 1966
    John Holland
    John Holland
    • Richardson
    • 1966
    Mako
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    • Capt. Kulijame…
    • 1965
    Digby Wolfe
    Digby Wolfe
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    • 1966
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    10mathguy51

    Great Memory of this show

    Throwing my two cents in, and giving away my age. I was a young teen when this show came out, and my brother and I loved it. A great mix of humor and serious drama. Writing was very good and the cast was great. My first recollection of Jack Warden, and I was forever after a fan. Definitely didn't stay on long enough. The premise, the writing, and the cast deserved a good 6-8 year run. It would be great if some network would pick this up and make a new version of the show.

    As I recall, to maintain their cover, they were typically sailing under another flag, but for the life of me I can't remember what country. Switzerland maybe?

    I can still remember the line when an enemy plane flies over, "Prepare to wave and smile!", followed by "Commence waving and smiling!".
    sthougan

    Is this show on DVD?

    Does anyone know if this show is on DVD? With all the old shows being dubbed to DVD now Ithink this one would be great to watch from episode 1 all the way to the end on DVD. As a kid I and my brothers loved this show! I remember that this show had a funny side to it but also a serious side that kept you on edge. I remember that the "Chief" engineer character who tried to keep the ship going even though it had suffered damage from gunfire or engine damage was an ongoing plot as were the seemingly impossible WWII Pacific Theatre missions the crew was sent to complete. As much as I remember about the show I am somewhat shocked to find out 40 some years later it was only on for one season during 1965 and 1966. I also remember there was an ongoing storyline where the old grizzled lead character had to show the young "officer" in charge how to lead the crew and be successful despite the dangerous conditions.
    10hondo551

    Way too good for only one season!

    Add this series to the list of TV series that deserved more than one season on air. Though loosely based on the movie of the same title that starred Jack Lemmon and Rick Nelson, this show had it's own near perfect cast with one of Jack Warden's finest characterizations, Mike Kellin reprising his role as "the Chief" from the movie, a letter perfect "crew" of young actors and comedians, and some of the nicest looking actresses of the day in continuing roles as the men's love interests. There was excellent writing all around, the seriousness of the war, the humor of the crew, and the constant good natured struggle for authority between Major Butcher and Lieutenant "Rip" Riddle. It was, like The Rogues the year before, another one season gem starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, Gig Young, and Robert Coote, canceled because it was beat out by the CBS powerhouse of Candid Camera and What's My Line who owned the time slot for many years. I was barely a teenager when this show came out, but I still remember being crushed when it was canceled, and to this day still bear a little bit of a grudge against CBS and the aforementioned shows!
    10edastoria

    Wackiest Ship -- TV series

    As much as I liked the movie, I liked the TV series a lot better. Jack Warden really adds something that the movie lacked. I really do wish it was available on VHS or DVD (even in PAL format). I would love to see those episodes again. While "Echo" was apparently the name of the real ship, I liked the name "Kiwi". Somehow it was just a better fit. Also with the series, you got to know the crew better and watched the relationships develop. I can still see, in the first episode, Jack Warden (as Maj. Butcher) seeing the Kiwi for the first time, ordering his driver to turn around and go back to the office. The last episode was mindful of "The African Queen", when the Kiwi was used as a floating bomb to destroy an enemy ship.

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      Mike Kellin was the only actor who play the same charactor in both the 1961 movie and the television series of the same name.

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Escuna do Diabo
    • Production companies
      • Herbert Margolis Productions
      • Joseph M. Schenck Productions
      • Screen Gems Television
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      1 hour
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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