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Ensign O'Toole is a military comedy that aired on NBC from September 23, 1962, to May 5, 1963, with 31-year-old Dean Jones in the title role of a nonchalant United States Navy ensign during the early 1960s. Jones, born in 1931 in Alabama and a Navy veteran of the Korean War, played an officer aboard the fictional U.S. Navy destroyer USS Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Operation: KowanaSeptember 23, 1962—
- S01E02Operation: Model 'T'September 30, 1962—
- S01E03Operation: DaddyOctober 7, 1962—
- S01E04Operation: BenefitOctober 14, 1962—
- S01E05Operation: JinxOctober 21, 1962—
- S01E06Operation: HoldoutOctober 28, 1962—
- S01E07Operation: BirthdayNovember 11, 1962—
- S01E08Operation: Dinner PartyNovember 11, 1962—
- S01E09Operation: MessNovember 18, 1962—
- S01E10Operation: ImpersonationNovember 25, 1962—
- S01E11Operation: HypnosisDecember 2, 1962—
- S01E12Operation: PotomacDecember 9, 1962—
- S01E13Operation: GaslightDecember 16, 1962—
- S01E14Operation: BrooklynDecember 23, 1962—O'Toole must persuade a sailor to reenlist.
- S01E15Operation: SwindleDecember 30, 1962—Chef Nelson doesn't know that he is being conned by his wife to be.
- S01E16Operation: TreasureJanuary 6, 1963—The crew find a message in a bottle which they believe to be a treasure map.
- S01E17Operation: IntrigueJanuary 13, 1963—O' Toole has shore leave in Hong Kong.
- S01E18Operation: PsychologyJanuary 20, 1963—Lieutenant Commander Stoners brother in law, a professor of psychology, visits the ship.
- S01E19Operation: RoyaltyJanuary 27, 1963—
- S01E20Operation: WhodunitFebruary 3, 1963—
- S01E21Operation: CasanovaFebruary 10, 1963—
- S01E22Operation: SouvenirFebruary 17, 1963—A ban is placed on bringing souvenirs aboard so St. John has to hide a cannon he bought.
- S01E23Operation: ArrivederciMarch 5, 1963—O'Toole schemes to host an art exhibition on board for an artist that catches his eye in Rome.
- S01E24Operation: Re-enlistMarch 10, 1963—The Admiral orders Stoner to encourage the crew nearing the end of their tour's to re=enlist.
- S01E25Operation: BoxerMarch 17, 1963—
- S01E26Operation: StowawayMarch 24, 1963—A defector boards the ship while anchored close to the iron curtain.
- S01E27Operation: ArcticMarch 31, 1963—
- S01E28Operation: PhysicalApril 7, 1963—Stoner is concerned his age may affect his impending physical so the crew try to help.
- S01E29Operation: TubbyApril 14, 1963—An overweight member of the crew is told to lose 30 pounds in 30 days or be discharged.
- S01E30Operation: SabotageApril 21, 1963—The crew must expose the man assigned as a saboteur during a training exercise.
- S01E31Operation: ContestApril 28, 1963—The crew miss their liberty in Hollywood after being quarantined.
- S01E32Operation: GeishaMay 5, 1963—
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