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Baa Baa Black Sheep

  • TV-PG
  • 1976–1978
  • 2 seasons
  • Action & Adventure, Drama
  • 7.6

The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.

Episodes

23 episodes
  1. 1Flying Misfits

    120 minSep 21, 1976

    Maverick WW2 Marine aviator forms his own fighter squadron.

  2. 2Best Three Out of Five

    60 minSep 23, 1976

    While in temporary command, Lard uses his powers to cut the supply lines to the Black Sheep, in order to have their unit shut down for no combat activity, but Boyington finds a way around that and all the Black Sheep are on leave. Things go awry when Boyington and crew return and finds the man Boyington stole the Corsairs from, now in charge of the 214.

  3. 3Small War

    60 minSep 28, 1976

    While on patrol Pappy is accidentally shot down by T.J. He hits the silk and winds up on a Japanese occupied island. The squadron's morale hits rock bottom while he is MIA and Jim is unsure of his abilities to command. Pappy soon discovers he is not the only one trying to survive on the hostile island.

  4. 4High Jinx

    60 minOct 5, 1976

    The Japanese have a new special modified armored Zero with the best Japanese pilots in the air. If Pappy or any of his men come up against them they are to disengage and get home. This doesn't sit well with Pappy or the rest of the squadron. Pappy pulls strings and has newly 'returned to service' Ace pilot Doug Rafferty assigned to his squadron. His father is an Admiral...but Jim remembers him from previous missions and believes him to be a jinx. Pappy won't have this kind of superstitious talk going around and tells Jim to keep his mouth shut.

  5. 5Prisoners of War

    60 minOct 12, 1976

    During an early morning strafing attack by Japanese Zeros Pappy manages to shoot one down. After taking the pilot prisoner they begin to discover it's hard to hate him. He has lived in the U.S. and speaks perfect English and begins to warm up to the Squadron. But what Pappy really wants to know is what the sonar device was doing in his plane and what his mission has to do with the Japanese task force which is on the move.

  6. 6Presumed Dead

    60 minOct 26, 1976

    Presumed dead, flying ace Charles Dobson is found afloat on a raft at sea, after being released by the Japanese. The Meatheads try to unlock the secret to why the Japanese have set up shop with anti-aircraft batteries overnight on an island seemingly with no importance. Dobson's strange behavior brings about suspicion in Boyington.

  7. 7The Meatball Circus

    60 minNov 9, 1976

    The navy whisks Boyington and other squadron leaders away and tells them to pick five men for a top secret mission where five men from each will have fly until out of gas and ditch in the ocean, hoping to be picked up. Angered, Boyington comes up with an alternate plan and enlists the help of his flying meatball circus. But Boyington isn't sure what is more dangerous, flying a mission over multiple Japanese carriers, or his men butting heads with professionally dressed, by-the-book Navy men.

  8. 8Up for Grabs

    60 minNov 16, 1976

    General MacArthur is visiting everyone in the Pacific and Boyington's men are his next stop. On the day he is suppose to arrive, some Japanese soldiers show up and take everyone captive, with the intent to grab MacArthur. But fortunately Wiley and Casey went fishing so they weren't captured. So they must try and find a way to stop them.

  9. 9Anyone for Suicide?

    60 minNov 23, 1976

    Boyington, just recovered from malaria, gets no volunteers for a dangerous mission after Doc Lindsay tells the Black Sheep to ground Pappy or he'll send him stateside. Pappy decides to fly the mission anyway, with four strangers. After bad weather keeps the replacements from flying in, the mission is scrubbed. To get back into Pappy's good graces, the Black Sheep decide to fly with Pappy, but the mission doesn't go as planned.

  10. 10New Georgia on My Mind

    60 minNov 30, 1976

    A marine Colonel arrives on the island and informs Boyington that he and his squad are going to join him on a raid. Boyington is not pleased when he learns that the Colonel is taking command of his squad so he goes to General Moore who tells him to suck it up. And things between the marines and the black sheep get tense. And when the Colonel pushes them too far, Boyington snaps.

  11. 11The Cat's Whiskers

    60 minDec 7, 1976

    Boyington is looking at facing the court martial Lard has been after, but with the war at a stand still for no apparent reason, Boyington finds out why and plans a mission to bring good graces upon the Black Sheep.

  12. 12Love and War

    60 minDec 14, 1976

    Nothing is fair in love or war when Bragg and Casey both fall for the same pretty nurse.

  13. 13The War Biz Warrior

    60 minJan 4, 1977

    A movie hero discovers war is different than the way it is portrayed on film when he is sent on a combat mission in order to improve morale.

  14. 14The Deadliest Enemy of All: Part 1

    60 minJan 11, 1977

    When French gets flamed in a hailstorm of flak, Pappy guides the pilot to safety but is injured in the process.

  15. 15The Deadliest Enemy of All: Part 2

    60 minJan 18, 1977

    Pappy receives an entirely new kind of wound when a nurse that he's fallen for reveals that she's married.

  16. 16Devil in the Slot

    60 minJan 25, 1977

    Gutterman breaks under pressure of a hostile air attack, and a mechanic sees his opportunity to takeover the planes...and the men.

  17. 17Five the Hard Way

    60 minFeb 1, 1977

    When French's father pressures his son to become an ace pilot by downing a fifth plane, Pappy takes a stand against the overeager newspaper publisher.

  18. 18The Last Mission Over Sengai

    60 minFeb 8, 1977

    Friendly fire or fatal strafing? That's the question facing a military court when Pappy is accused by a new Black Sheep pilot.

  19. 19Trouble at Fort Apache

    60 minFeb 15, 1977

    A new experimental bomber has two generals giving conflicting orders and, unfortunately, Pappy is stuck in the middle.

  20. 20Poor Little Lambs

    60 minFeb 22, 1977

    Twenty-four hours before a planned Marine attack, Pappy and two of his pilots are shot down over a targeted island occupied by enemy soldiers, missionaries, and orphans.

  21. 21W*A*S*P*S

    60 minMar 1, 1977

    The battle of the sexes lands on the frontline when a Woman's Airforce Pilots squad arrives at the base.

  22. 22Last One for Hutch

    60 minMar 8, 1977

    During a Japanese attack, one of the men is killed. Because of the Japanese forces, the Black Sheep and hospital staff are relocated to another island and all of them are re-asigned, but Boyington has a plan to fix everything.

  23. 23The Fastest Gun

    60 minMar 22, 1977

    When Pappy has engine trouble during the mission, a lone Japanese fighter challenges the ace pilot to a dangerous duel in the sky.

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Series cast

Robert ConradGreg "Pappy" Boyington36 episodes
Simon OaklandThomas Moore36 episodes
Dana ElcarThomas A. Lard36 episodes
Dirk BlockerJerry Bragg36 episodes
W.K. StrattonLarry Casey36 episodes
James Whitmore Jr.Jim Gutterman36 episodes
Robert GintyT.J. Wiley36 episodes
John LarroquetteBob Anderson36 episodes
Joey ArescoJohn "Hutch" Hutchinson36 episodes
Larry ManettiBob Boyle36 episodes
Jeff MacKayDonald French36 episodes
Jeb Stuart AdamsLt. Jeb Pruitt7 episodes
Charles NapierRed Buell2 episodes
Michael YamaJapanese Pilot (uncredited)2 episodes
John LawlorJim Reese1 episode
James MurtaughMedical Lieutenant1 episode
John DurrenDoc Roberts1 episode
Jake MitchellRobert Boyle1 episode

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