Introduction

Ensign O’Toole is a military comedy that aired on NBC from 23 September 1962 to 05 May 1963, with Dean Jones in the title role of a nonchalant United States Navy ensign during the early 1960’s.

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Outline

Jones played an officer aboard the fictional US Navy destroyer USS Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean.

He keeps things lively by instigating pranks while avoiding any work and trying to show up his nemesis, Lt. Rex St. John. The regular seamen are his willing accomplices.

Cast

• Dean Jones as Ensign O’Toole.
• Jack Mullaney as 24-year-old Lieutenant Rex St. John, wealthy, handsome, and ambitious but vain.
• Jay C. Flippen as the cantankerous Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson.
• Jack Albertson as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner, the ship’s executive officer who delivered orders from the ship’s unseen captain, heard only over speakers.
• Harvey Lembeck as Seaman Gabby Di Julio.
• Beau Bridges as Seaman Howard Spicer.
• Robert Sorrells as Seaman Claude White.
• John McGiver as Stone’s brother-in-law, the psychologist Arthur Ainsley, who argued that the ship’s crew was unhappy and hiding deep-seated depression.
• Ken Berry as Lt. Melton / Calucci.

Ensign O’Toole Series

• Episode 01: Operation Kowana.
• Episode 02: Operation Model T.
• Episode 03: Operation Daddy.
• Episode 04: Operation Benefit.
• Episode 05: Operation Jinx.
• Episode 06: Operation Holdout.
• Episode 07: Operation Birthday.
• Episode 08: Operation Dinner Party.
• Episode 09: Operation Mess.
• Episode 10: Operation Impersonation.
• Episode 11: Operation Hypnosis.
• Episode 12: Operation Potomac.
• Episode 13: Operation Gaslight.
• Episode 14: Operation Brooklyn.
• Episode 15: Operation Swindle.
• Episode 16: Operation Treasure.
• Episode 17: Operation Intrigue.
• Episode 18: Operation Psychology.
• Episode 19: Operation Royalty.
• Episode 20: Operation Whodunit.
• Episode 21: Operation Casanova.
• Episode 22: Operation Souvenir.
• Episode 23: Operation Arrivederci.
• Episode 24: Operation Re-enlist.
• Episode 25: Operation Boxer.
• Episode 26: Operation Stowaway.
• Episode 27: Operation Arctic.
• Episode 28: Operation Physical.
• Episode 29: Operation Tubby.
• Episode 30: Operation Sabotage.
• Episode 31: Operation Contest.
• Episode 32: Operation Geisha.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Hy Averback, Richard Kinon, Lawrence Dobkin, Don Taylor, James Komack, Jackie Cooper, Bob Claver, and Jeffery Hayden.
• Producer(s): Hy Averback and Bob Claver.
• Writer(s): Tom Adair, James B. Allardice, Bill Davenport, James Fritzell, Everett Grennbaum, Sheldon Keller, William J. Lederer, Howard Leeds, Howard Merrill, Robert O’Brien, Jack Raymond, Ben Starr, and Charles Tannen.
• Music: Frank Comstock and Sheldon Keller.
• Cinematography: Charles Burke and Keith C. Smith.
• Editor(s): Thomas Scott, Chandler House, Thomas Neff, and Lester Orlebeck.
• Production: Four Star Productions and Lederer.
• Distributor(s): NBC.
• Release Date: 23 September 1962 to 05 May 1963.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.