McKeever and the Colonel

McKeever and the Colonel
Allyn Joslyn as Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell.
Created byR.S. Allen
Harvey Bullock
Written byR.S. Allen
Harvey Bullock
Max Wilk
Arthur Marx
Albert Lewin
Burt Styler
Harvey Helm
Bob Marcus
StarringScott Lane
Allyn Joslyn
Jackie Coogan
Elisabeth Fraser
John McGiver
John Eimen
ComposersHerschel Burke Gilbert
Joseph Mullendore
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerTom McKnight
Running time30 minutes per episode
Production companyFour Star-Harlen
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 1962 (1962-09-23) –
June 16, 1963 (1963-06-16)

McKeever and the Colonel is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from September 23, 1962 to June 16, 1963 on Sunday nights at 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time.[1] Its setting was a fictional military academy known as Westfield. Dick Powell's Four Star Television produced the series.

Synopsis

Gary McKeever (played by Scott Lane) was the lead character, a likable but mischievous cadet. He often found himself in trouble with the camp commandant, the pompous Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell (played by character actor Allyn Joslyn). Jackie Coogan played Sgt. Barnes, a down-to-earth school staffer who was more sympathetic to McKeever. The program also starred Elisabeth Fraser as the school nurse Miss Warner, character actor John McGiver as well as child actor John Eimen as Monk.[2]

Other media

Dell Comics published three issues of a McKeever and the Colonel comic book.

Milton Bradley came out with a Bamboozle board game based on the series.

Halco Toys, a division of the J. Halpern Company issued a tie-in set containing a belt with canteen, toy automatic pistol, holster and hand grenade.

Episode list

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"General McKeever"Norman AbbottMax WilkSeptember 23, 1962 (1962-09-23)
2"The Army Mule"UnknownUnknownSeptember 30, 1962 (1962-09-30)
3"TV or Not TV"UnknownUnknownOctober 7, 1962 (1962-10-07)
4"Straight and Narrow"UnknownUnknownOctober 14, 1962 (1962-10-14)
5"The Mascot"UnknownUnknownOctober 28, 1962 (1962-10-28)
6"The Cookie Crumbles"Don WeisBurt Styler & Al LewinNovember 4, 1962 (1962-11-04)
7"By the Book"UnknownUnknownNovember 11, 1962 (1962-11-11)
8"The Bugle Sounds"UnknownUnknownNovember 18, 1962 (1962-11-18)
9"Blackwell's Stand"Norman AbbottUnknownNovember 25, 1962 (1962-11-25)
10"McKeever and the Celestial Bells"Norman AbbottUnknownDecember 2, 1962 (1962-12-02)
11"Hand in Glove"UnknownUnknownDecember 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
12"Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"Don WeisBurt Styler & Al LewinDecember 16, 1962 (1962-12-16)
13"Happy Birthday, Colonel"UnknownUnknownDecember 23, 1962 (1962-12-23)
14"For Dear Old Westfield"UnknownUnknownDecember 30, 1962 (1962-12-30)
15"Too Many Sergeants"UnknownUnknownJanuary 6, 1963 (1963-01-06)
16"McKeever's Astronaut"UnknownUnknownJanuary 20, 1963 (1963-01-20)
17"The Neighbor"Norman AbbottUnknownJanuary 27, 1963 (1963-01-27)
18"Love Comes to Westfield"Stanley Z. CherryAl Lewis & Burt StylerFebruary 10, 1963 (1963-02-10)
19"The Big Charade"Jeffrey Hayden & Don WeisUnknownFebruary 17, 1963 (1963-02-17)
20"The Old Grad"Jeffrey HaydenStory by : Harvey Helm & Bob Marcus
Teleplay by : Ray Allen		March 3, 1963 (1963-03-03)
21"All Quiet on the Westfield Front"Stanley Z. CherryUnknownMarch 10, 1963 (1963-03-10)
22"Feat of Clay"UnknownUnknownMarch 17, 1963 (1963-03-17)
23"Make Room for Mother"UnknownUnknownMarch 24, 1963 (1963-03-24)
24"Project Walkie-Talkie"UnknownUnknownMarch 31, 1963 (1963-03-31)
25"Blackwell, the Retread"UnknownMax WilkApril 7, 1963 (1963-04-07)
26"McKeever Meets Munroe"UnknownUnknownApril 14, 1963 (1963-04-14)

References

  1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. p. 314. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  2. ^ "McKeever and the Colonel / Classic TV".
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