''Operation Petticoat'' is an American sitcom that was based on the 1959 film by the same name. It was broadcast on

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for two seasons, from September 17, 1977 until October 16, 1978.

Overview

Cast

John Astin John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles. He is best known for starring in ''The Addams Family'' (1964–1966), as patriarch Gomez Addams, reprising th ...

as Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman (season 1) *Melinda Naud as Lt. Dolores Crandall *

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as Maj. Edna Howard (season 1) *

Richard Gilliland Richard Gilliland (January 23, 1950 – March 18, 2021) was an American television and movie actor, best known as JD Shackleford in ''Designing Women'' (1986–1992). Life and career Gilliland was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended high sc ...

as Lt. Nick Holden (season 1) *Dorrie Thomson as Lt. Ruth Colfax (season 1) *

Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, children's author, and activist. She came to prominence with her portrayal of Lt. Barbara Duran on the ABC sitcom '' Operation Petticoat'' (1977–78). In 1978, she m ...

as Lt. Barbara Duran (season 1) *Bond Gideon as Lt. Claire Reid (season 1) *

Jim Varney James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his broadly comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and ...

as Seaman Broom *Don Sparks as Seaman Horner *Richard Brestoff as Yeoman Alvin Hunkle *

Randolph Mantooth Randolph Mantooth (born Randy DeRoy Mantooth, September 19, 1945) is an American actor who has worked in television, documentaries, theater, and film for more than 40 years. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he was discovere ...

as Lt. Mike Bender (season 2) *

Jo Ann Pflug Jo Ann Pflug is an American film and television actress. Early life Jo Ann Pflug was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to J. Lynn and Kelly Pflug. She was raised in Winter Park, Florida, where her father was elected mayor in 1958, and she graduated fr ...

as Lt. Katherine O'Hara (season 2) *Fred Kareman as Doplos (season 2) *Scott McGinnis as Seaman Dixon (season 2) * Robert Hogan as Lt. Commander Sam Haller (season 2) *

Warren Berlinger Warren Berlinger (August 31, 1937 – December 2, 2020) was an American character actor, with Broadway runs, movie and television credits, and much work in commercials. Early life Warren Berlinger was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, o ...

as Chief Engineer Stanley Dobritch (season 2) *Hilary Thompson as Lt. Betty Wheeler (season 2)

Production

Initially starring

as Lieutenant Commander Sherman, the role

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

played in the 1959 film, the television series also cast

Tony Curtis Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925September 29, 2010) was an American actor whose career spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s (Kansas Raiders, 1950) and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 f ...

' daughter,

, as Lieutenant Duran. Tony Curtis had appeared in the film version. Most of the show's cast was replaced for the show's second season.

Episodes

Television film

Season 1 (1977–78)

Season 2 (1978)

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=tt0075551, title=Operation Petticoat 1977 American television series debuts 1978 American television series endings 1970s American sitcoms American Broadcasting Company original programming Live action television shows based on films English-language television shows Military comedy television series Nautical television series Television series by Universal Television