Black Sheep Squadron TV Series Episode Guide
(aka "Baa, Baa Black Sheep")

This page lists information about the 1970s television series "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" -- which was later titled "The Black Sheep Squadron." This WWII-based TV series was inspired by legendary Marine Major "Pappy Boyington" and his squadron of Corsair aces.

An Episode Guide for Baa, Baa Black Sheep
by Alan Morton and George Fergus, with Ben Cressy

In World War II, Marine Corps Major Greg Boyington, nicknamed "Pappy" because of his advanced age for a fighter pilot, collected a squadron of misfits and screwballs who became the terrors of the South Pacific. These fighter pilots were known as "The Black Sheep." The squadron had a dog that was a Bull Terrier named "Meatball."

Black Sheep Squadron Regulars:

• Robert Conrad as Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington 
• Simon Oakland as Brigadier General (later Major General) Thomas W. Moore 
• Dana Elcar as Colonel Thomas A. Lard 
• James Whitmore Jr. as Captain James (Jim) W. Gutterman [ season 1 only ] 
• Dirk Blocker as Lieutenant Jerome (Jerry) Bragg 
• W.K. Stratton as Lieutenant (later Captain) Lawrence (Larry) T. Casey 
• Robert Ginty as Lieutenant Thomas Joseph (T.J.) Wylie [ episodes 1 - 30 ] 
• Joey Aresco as Sergeant John David (Hutch) Hutchinson [ episodes 3 - 17, 22 & 23 ] 
• John Larroquette as Lieutenant Robert (Bob) Anderson [ episodes 15 - 30, recurring otherwise]
• Larry Manetti as Lieutenant Robert (Bob) A. Boyle [ episode 15+, recurring otherwise ] 
• Jeff MacKay as Lieutenant Donald (Don) French [ episode 15+, recurring otherwise ] 
• Red West as Master Sergeant Andrew (Andy) Micklin [ season 2, recurring otherwise ] 
• Jeb Adams as Lieutenant Jeb Pruitt [ episode 31+ ]

Pappy's Lambs:

• Denise DuBarry as Samantha Moore (a.k.a., Samantha Greene -- she used her mom's maiden name) [ episode 31+, recurring otherwise ]
• Nancy Conrad as Lieutenant Nurse Nancy Gilmore [ episode 31+, recurring otherwise ]
• Brianne Leary as Lieutenant Nurse Susan Ames [ episode 31+, recurring otherwise ]
• Kathy McCullem as Lieutenant Nurse Ellie Kovaks [ episode 31+, recurring otherwise ]

Recurring characters on Black Sheep Squadron:

• Katherine Cannon as Lt. Cmdr. Dottie Dixon [ episodes 25 - 32 ]
• Steve Richmond as Cpl. Stanley "Stan" Richards [ season 2 ]

Production credits for Black Sheep Squadron:

A Universal Pictures Production
Executive Producer: Stephen J. Cannell
Associate Producers: Philip De Guere, Donald P. Bellisario
Production Design: John D. Jefferies Sr.