F Troop

F Troop

F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show switched to color for its second season.

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Seasons

Scourge of the West

1. Scourge of the West

Air Date: 1965-09-14

Private Wilton Parmenter gets promoted after leading a charge against the Confederates and receives an assignment as Fort Courage's new commanding officer.

Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is Missing

2. Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is Missing

Air Date: 1965-09-21

O'Rourke plots to retrieve the cannon he loaned to the Hekawis for use in a festival.

The Phantom Major

3. The Phantom Major

Air Date: 1965-09-28

A British Major shows the men the advantages of using camouflage to fight Indians.

Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops

4. Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops

Air Date: 1965-10-05

Agarn believes he is dying after his medical report is mixed up with that of his horse.

The Return of Bald Eagle

5. The Return of Bald Eagle

Air Date: 1965-10-12

A renegade Indian tries to go straight but finds he can't.

Dirge for the Scourge

6. Dirge for the Scourge

Air Date: 1965-10-19

Sam Urp, scourge of the west, comes to Fort Courage for a showdown with Parmenter, the Scourge of the West.

The Girl From Philadelphia

7. The Girl From Philadelphia

Air Date: 1965-10-26

Wilton's old girlfriend comes to vie for his affection and to persuade him to return to the East.

Old Iron Pants

8. Old Iron Pants

Air Date: 1965-11-02

O'Rourke Enterprise's tries mail order brides while Parmenter is away at command school.

Me Heap Big Injun

9. Me Heap Big Injun

Air Date: 1965-11-09

Agarn leaves the troop to become an Indian, and turns out to be a better Indian than the entire Hekawi tribe.

She's Only a Build in a Girdled Cage

10. She's Only a Build in a Girdled Cage

Air Date: 1965-11-16

Dobbs' mother is coming but everyone thinks it is Laura Lee, a dance hall singer to entertain the men.

A Gift From the Chief

11. A Gift From the Chief

Air Date: 1965-11-23

Parmenter accidentally saves Wild Eagle's life, and receives a baby as a reward.

Honest Injun

12. Honest Injun

Air Date: 1965-11-30

A con man muscles his way into O'Rourke Enterprises by selling worthless land as potential gold mines.

O'Rourke vs. O'Reilly

13. O'Rourke vs. O'Reilly

Air Date: 1965-12-07

A beautiful woman almost drives O'Rourke Enterprises out of business when she opens a saloon across the street.

The 86 Proof Spring

14. The 86 Proof Spring

Air Date: 1965-12-14

Parmenter searches for the Hekawis' whiskey supply, unaware that it is hidden at Fort Courage.

Here Comes the Tribe

15. Here Comes the Tribe

Air Date: 1965-12-21

The Chief's daughter is kidnapped by a brave from another tribe looking for a wife, and the troop comes to the rescue.

Iron Horse Go Home

16. Iron Horse Go Home

Air Date: 1965-12-28

The Hekawis sell their land to the railroad and move into Fort Courage.

Our Hero, What's His Name?

17. Our Hero, What's His Name?

Air Date: 1966-01-04

Agarn boasts to a girl he's trying to impress that he killed Geronimo, so Geronimo comes after Agarn.

Wrongo Starr and the Lady in Black

18. Wrongo Starr and the Lady in Black

Air Date: 1966-01-11

A famous jinx comes to town and meets a widow whose four husbands have all died mysteriously.

El Diablo

19. El Diablo

Air Date: 1966-01-18

Agarn's look-a-like Mexican bandit cousin comes to town, and the Corporal must capture him to clear his name.

Go For Broke

20. Go For Broke

Air Date: 1966-01-25

Jane's cousin, an inventor, helps Parmenter win a poker game to replace the pension funds lost by O'Rourke.

The New I.G.

21. The New I.G.

Air Date: 1966-02-08

The new Inspector General plots to wipe out the Hekawis with a rifle he has invented.

Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy

22. Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy

Air Date: 1966-02-15

Agarn is chosen to test a bullet proof vest, but it is stolen when Fort Courage in infiltrated by spies.

The Courtship of Wrangler Jane

23. The Courtship of Wrangler Jane

Air Date: 1966-02-22

O'Rourke, figuring his operations will be more profitable with Wilton away, plays cupid for Wilton and Jane.

Play, Gypsy, Play

24. Play, Gypsy, Play

Air Date: 1966-03-01

Gypsies come and invade Fort Courage.

Reunion for O'Rourke

25. Reunion for O'Rourke

Air Date: 1966-03-08

Agarn arranges a celebration of O'Rourke's 25 years of service in the Army.

Captain Parmenter, One Man Army

26. Captain Parmenter, One Man Army

Air Date: 1966-03-15

The men learn that they are not legally enlisted so they leave and Wilton is forced to man the fort alone.

Don't Ever Speak to Me Again

27. Don't Ever Speak to Me Again

Air Date: 1966-03-22

Just before the troop is to be cited for high morale, a fight breaks out.

Too Many Cooks Spoil the Troop

28. Too Many Cooks Spoil the Troop

Air Date: 1966-03-29

O'Rourke adds things to the cook's food list in order to pad his pockets.

Indian Fever

29. Indian Fever

Air Date: 1966-04-05

Agarn thinks he is crazy when he is the only one to see an Indian.

Johnny Eagle Eye

30. Johnny Eagle Eye

Air Date: 1966-04-12

O'Rourke expects to make money on a young Indian scout in the cavalry sharpshooting contest.

A Fort's Best Friend is Not a Mother

31. A Fort's Best Friend is Not a Mother

Air Date: 1966-04-19

Wilton's mother comes to visit and tries to tell him how to run the fort.

Lieutenant O'Rourke, Front and Center

32. Lieutenant O'Rourke, Front and Center

Air Date: 1966-04-26

O'Rourke enterprises is in trouble when O'Rourke gets promoted to officer.

The Day the Indians Won

33. The Day the Indians Won

Air Date: 1966-05-03

The peaceable Hekawis are ordered to go on the warpath by the Council of Indian Nations.

Will the Real Captain Try to Stand Up?

34. Will the Real Captain Try to Stand Up?

Air Date: 1966-05-10

The town drunk poses as Captain to impress his visiting daughter.

The Singing Mountie

1. The Singing Mountie

Air Date: 1966-09-08

A mountie is after the burglar of Banff, whom he believes is Agarn's look-a-like French Canadian cousin, Lucky Pierre Agarniere.

How to be F Troop Without Really Trying

2. How to be F Troop Without Really Trying

Air Date: 1966-09-15

Everyone except Agarn is transferred, and he must train G Troop whose recruits turn out to be worse than F Troop.

Bye, Bye, Balloon

3. Bye, Bye, Balloon

Air Date: 1966-09-22

A Prussian balloonist comes to the Fort to inspect prospective personnel.

Reach for the Sky, Pardner

4. Reach for the Sky, Pardner

Air Date: 1966-09-29

The bank wants to repossess the saloon when O'Rourke's payroll is stolen, so Agarn and O'Rourke volunteer to guard the next one.

The Great Troop Robbery

5. The Great Troop Robbery

Air Date: 1966-10-06

A phony medicine man tries to blame his thefts on Agarn when Agarn suffers a temporary memory loss.

The West Goes Ghost

6. The West Goes Ghost

Air Date: 1966-10-13

O'Rourke Enterprises takes over a haunted ghost town, expecting to get rich when the railroad comes through.

Yellow Bird

7. Yellow Bird

Air Date: 1966-10-20

The daughter of a mining tycoon, kidnapped and raised by Indians, takes a liking to Wilton.

The Ballot of Corporal Agarn

8. The Ballot of Corporal Agarn

Air Date: 1966-10-27

Agarn is to cast the deciding absentee vote in a hometown election.

Did Your Father Come from Ireland?

9. Did Your Father Come from Ireland?

Air Date: 1966-11-03

O'Rourke's visiting father turns the town into Little Ireland while the Sergeant is on vacation.

For Whom the Bugle Tolls

10. For Whom the Bugle Tolls

Air Date: 1966-11-10

O'Rourke needs to distract a visiting colonel who enjoys bugle calls, but the trouble is that Dobbs is the army's worst bugler.

Miss Parmenter

11. Miss Parmenter

Air Date: 1966-11-17

Wilton's husband-hunting sister goes after Dobbs, and also assists in Wild Eagle's appendectomy.

La Dolce Courage

12. La Dolce Courage

Air Date: 1966-11-24

An Italian suitor challenges Agarn when Agarn goes after his beloved.

Wilton the Kid

13. Wilton the Kid

Air Date: 1966-12-01

Capt. Parmenter's evil twin Kid Vicious has been robbing banks.

The Return of Wrongo Starr

14. The Return of Wrongo Starr

Air Date: 1966-12-08

Wrongo gets mixed up with a goat and some dynamite when Parmenter assigns him as a guard.

Survival of the Fittest

15. Survival of the Fittest

Air Date: 1966-12-15

Parmenter and Agarn go on a wilderness survival test with only a knife, a canteen, and the new Army survival manual.

Bring on the Dancing Girls

16. Bring on the Dancing Girls

Air Date: 1966-12-22

O'Rourke tries to get even with a blackmailer who took over the saloon.

The Loco Brothers

17. The Loco Brothers

Air Date: 1966-12-29

Two renegade Indians trap Parmenter and hold him hostage, but just want some company.

From Karate with Love

18. From Karate with Love

Air Date: 1967-01-05

A samurai is looking for a Japanese girl.

The Sergeant and the Kid

19. The Sergeant and the Kid

Air Date: 1967-01-12

O'Rourke must talk a runaway 10-year-old boy out of joining the cavalry.

What Are You Doing after the Massacre?

20. What Are You Doing after the Massacre?

Air Date: 1967-01-19

A 147-year-old Indian comes back to take over all of America, and begins by trying to starve the troop into surrender.

A Horse of Another Color

21. A Horse of Another Color

Air Date: 1967-01-26

Wilton wants to capture a wild stallion to impress Wrangler Jane, but O'Rourke wants to sell it to the circus..

V is for Vampire

22. V is for Vampire

Air Date: 1967-02-02

A Transylvanian Count that everyone thinks is a vampire is believed responsible for the disappearance of Wrangler Jane.

That's Show Biz

23. That's Show Biz

Air Date: 1967-02-09

Agarn leaves to manage a rock group called the Bedbugs, which is somewhat ahead of its time.

The Day They Shot Agarn

24. The Day They Shot Agarn

Air Date: 1967-02-16

Agarn faces a firing squad after everyone believes he killed Sgt. O'Rourke.

Only One Russian is Coming! Only One Russian is Coming!

25. Only One Russian is Coming! Only One Russian is Coming!

Air Date: 1967-02-23

Agarn's look-a-like Russian Cossack cousin, Dmitri Agarnoff, comes to town and falls for Wrangler Jane, making Wilton jealous.

Guns, Guns, Who's Got the Guns?

26. Guns, Guns, Who's Got the Guns?

Air Date: 1967-03-02

Parmenter goes undercover to find out who is selling guns to the Apaches after a colonel lets him know that someone in F Troop is a traitor.

Marriage, Fort Courage Style

27. Marriage, Fort Courage Style

Air Date: 1967-03-09

Their dreams of what could happen make Agarn and O'Rourke anxious to rescue Parmenter from a marriage broker.

Carpetbagging, Anyone?

28. Carpetbagging, Anyone?

Air Date: 1967-03-16

F Troop faces eviction when a rich carpetbagger comes to town, so they stage an Indian raid to prove they're still needed.

The Majority of Wilton

29. The Majority of Wilton

Air Date: 1967-03-23

When Parmenter catches a cold the day before his examination for promotion to major, his friends rush to his bedside with their homespun remedies.

Our Brave in F Troop

30. Our Brave in F Troop

Air Date: 1967-03-30

Wild Eagle has a toothache, so O'Rourke sneaks him into the Fort to see a visiting dentist, where he has to pretend to be a member of the troop when he attracts the attention of a visiting general.

Is This Fort Really Necessary?

31. Is This Fort Really Necessary?

Air Date: 1967-04-06

An efficiency expert comes to Fort Courage, with the authority to close it down.

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Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

1965-09-14

Episodes

65 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television

Warner Bros. Television