''McKeever and the Colonel'' is an American sitcom that was broadcast on

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from September 23, 1962 to June 16, 1963 on Sunday nights at 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time. Its setting was a fictional

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known as Westfield. Dick Powell's

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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

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as the

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Miss Warner, character actor

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as well as child actor John Eimen as Monk.

Other media

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

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came out with a ''Bamboozle''

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based on the series. Halco Toys, a division of the J. Halpern Company issued a

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set containing a belt with canteen, toy automatic pistol, holster and hand grenade.

Episode list

References

External links

* 1960s American sitcoms 1962 American television series debuts 1963 American television series endings Black-and-white American television shows Military comedy television series NBC original programming Television series by Four Star Television Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Military academies in fiction {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub