Introduction

McKeever and the Colonel is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from 23 September 1962 to 16 June 1963 on Sunday nights at 6:30 pm Eastern Time.

Its setting was a fictional military academy known as Westfield.

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Outline

A young cadet at a boys’ military academy is always getting into trouble and driving his superior officer crazy.

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 Sergeant Barnes, a down-to-earth school staffer who was more sympathetic to McKeever. The programme also starred character actor John McGiver as well as child actor John Eimen as Monk.

Cast

• Allyn Joslyn … Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell, 26 episodes, 1962-1963.
• Scott Lane … Cadet Gary McKeever, 26 episodes, 1962-1963.
• Jackie Coogan … Sergeant Barnes, 26 episodes, 1962-1963.
• Johnny Eimen … Monk, 11 episodes, 1962-1963.
• Keith Taylor … Tubby, 11 episodes, 1962-1963.
• Elisabeth Fraser … Miss Warner, 8 episodes, 1962-1963.
• John McGiver … 6 episodes, 1962-1963.

McKeever and the Colonel Series

• Episode 01: General McKeever.
• Episode 02: The Army Mule.
• Episode 03: TV or Not TV.
• Episode 04: Straight and Narrow.
• Episode 05: The Mascot.
• Episode 06: The Cookie Crumbles.
• Episode 07: By the Book.
• Episode 08: The Bugle Sounds.
• Episode 09: Blackwell’s Stand.
• Episode 10: McKeever and the Celestial Bells.
• Episode 11: Hand in Glove.
• Episode 12: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow.
• Episode 13: Happy Birthday, Colonel.
• Episode 14: For Dear Old Westfield.
• Episode 15: Too Many Sergeants.
• Episode 16: McKeever’s Astronaut.
• Episode 17: The Neighbour.
• Episode 18: Love Comes to Westfield.
• Episode 19: The Big Charade.
• Episode 20: The Old Grad.
• Episode 21: All Quiet on the Westfield Front.
• Episode 22: Feat of Clay.
• Episode 23: Make Room for Mother.
• Episode 24: Project Walkie-Talkie.
• Episode 25: Blackwell, the Retread.
• Episode 26: McKeever Meets Munroe.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Norman Abbott … (4 episodes, 1962-1963).
  • Don Weis … (3 episodes, 1962-1963).
  • Stanley Z. Cherry … (2 episodes, 1963).
  • Jeffrey Hayden … (2 episodes, 1963).
  • John Rich … (unknown episodes).
• Producer(s):
  • Tom McKnight … producer / executive producer (9 episodes, 1962-1963).
  • Bill Harmon … associate producer (2 episodes, 1962).
• Writer(s):
  • Kay Alden … (1 episode, 1963).
  • R.S. Allen … (26 episodes, 1962-1963).
  • Harvey Bullock … (26 episodes, 1962-1963).
  • Harvey Helm … (1 episode, 1963).
  • Albert E. Lewin … (2 episodes, 1962).
  • Al Lewis … (1 episode, 1963).
  • Bob Marcus … (1 episode, 1963).
  • Burt Styler … (3 episodes, 1962-1963).
  • Max Wilk … (2 episodes, 1962-1963).
• Music:
  • Herschel Burke Gilbert … (2 episodes, 1962).
  • Joseph Mullendore … (2 episodes, 1962).
• Cinematography:
  • Charles Burke … (3 episodes, 1962-1963).
• Editor(s):
  • Lester Orlebeck … (2 episodes, 1962).
• Production:
  • Four Star Productions.
  • Harlen.
• Distributor(s):
  • National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1962-1963) (US) (TV) (Original Airing).
• Release Date: 23 September 1962 to 14 April 1963.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

Video Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbGprpmz6_g