F Troop (1965–1967)
Plot
The end of the Civil War was near when quite accidentally, A hero who sneezed abruptly seized retreat and reversed it to victory; His medal of honor pleased and thrilled his proud little family group. While pinning it on some blood was spilled and so it was planned he'd command F Troop! Where Indian fights are colorful sights and nobody takes a lickin' When pale-face and red-skin both turn chicken; When drilling and fighting get them down they know their morale can't droop. As long as they all relax in town, before they resume with a bang and a boom, F Troop!
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Scourge of the WestPrivate Wilton Parmenter gets promoted after leading a charge against the Confederates and receives an assignment as Fort Courage's new commanding officer. - 02
Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is MissingO'Rourke plots to retrieve the cannon he loaned to the Hekawis for use in a festival. - 03
The Phantom MajorA British Major shows the men the advantages of using camouflage to fight Indians.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Season's bestScourge of the WestSeptember 14, 1965Private Wilton Parmenter gets promoted after leading a charge against the Confederates and receives an assignment as Fort Courage's new comm - S01E02
Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is MissingSeptember 21, 1965O'Rourke plots to retrieve the cannon he loaned to the Hekawis for use in a festival. - S01E03
The Phantom MajorSeptember 28, 1965A British Major shows the men the advantages of using camouflage to fight Indians. - S01E04
Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the TroopsOctober 5, 1965Agarn believes he is dying after his medical report is mixed up with that of his horse. - S01E05
The Return of Bald EagleOctober 12, 1965A renegade Indian tries to go straight but finds he can't. - S01E06
Dirge for the ScourgeOctober 19, 1965Sam Urp, scourge of the west, comes to Fort Courage for a showdown with Parmenter, the Scourge of the West. - S01E07
The Girl From PhiladelphiaOctober 26, 1965Wilton's old girlfriend comes to vie for his affection and to persuade him to return to the East. - S01E08
Old Iron PantsNovember 2, 1965O'Rourke Enterprise's tries mail order brides while Parmenter is away at command school. - S01E09
Me Heap Big InjunNovember 9, 1965Agarn leaves the troop to become an Indian, and turns out to be a better Indian than the entire Hekawi tribe. - S01E10
She's Only a Build in a Girdled CageNovember 16, 1965Dobbs' mother is coming but everyone thinks it is Laura Lee, a dance hall singer to entertain the men. - S01E11
A Gift From the ChiefNovember 23, 1965Parmenter accidentally saves Wild Eagle's life, and receives a baby as a reward. - S01E12
Honest InjunNovember 30, 1965—A con man muscles his way into O'Rourke Enterprises by selling worthless land as potential gold mines. - S01E13
O'Rourke vs. O'ReillyDecember 7, 1965—A beautiful woman almost drives O'Rourke Enterprises out of business when she opens a saloon across the street. - S01E14
The 86 Proof SpringDecember 14, 1965—Parmenter searches for the Hekawis' whiskey supply, unaware that it is hidden at Fort Courage. - S01E15
Here Comes the TribeDecember 21, 1965—The Chief's daughter is kidnapped by a brave from another tribe looking for a wife, and the troop comes to the rescue. - S01E16
Iron Horse Go HomeDecember 28, 1965—The Hekawis sell their land to the railroad and move into Fort Courage. - S01E17
Our Hero, What's His Name?January 4, 1966—Agarn boasts to a girl he's trying to impress that he killed Geronimo, so Geronimo comes after Agarn. - S01E18
Wrongo Starr and the Lady in BlackJanuary 11, 1966—A famous jinx comes to town and meets a widow whose four husbands have all died mysteriously. - S01E19
El DiabloJanuary 18, 1966—Agarn's look-a-like Mexican bandit cousin comes to town, and the Corporal must capture him to clear his name. - S01E20
Go For BrokeJanuary 25, 1966—Jane's cousin, an inventor, helps Parmenter win a poker game to replace the pension funds lost by O'Rourke. - S01E21
The New I.G.February 8, 1966—The new Inspector General plots to wipe out the Hekawis with a rifle he has invented. - S01E22
Spy, Counterspy, Counter CounterspyFebruary 15, 1966—Agarn is chosen to test a bullet proof vest, but it is stolen when Fort Courage in infiltrated by spies. - S01E23
The Courtship of Wrangler JaneFebruary 22, 1966—O'Rourke, figuring his operations will be more profitable with Wilton away, plays cupid for Wilton and Jane. - S01E24
Play, Gypsy, PlayMarch 1, 1966—Gypsies come and invade Fort Courage. - S01E25
Reunion for O'RourkeMarch 8, 1966—Agarn arranges a celebration of O'Rourke's 25 years of service in the Army. - S01E26
Captain Parmenter, One Man ArmyMarch 15, 1966—The men learn that they are not legally enlisted so they leave and Wilton is forced to man the fort alone. - S01E27
Don't Ever Speak to Me AgainMarch 22, 1966—Just before the troop is to be cited for high morale, a fight breaks out. - S01E28
Too Many Cooks Spoil the TroopMarch 29, 1966—O'Rourke adds things to the cook's food list in order to pad his pockets. - S01E29
Indian FeverApril 5, 1966—Agarn thinks he is crazy when he is the only one to see an Indian. - S01E30
Johnny Eagle EyeApril 12, 1966—O'Rourke expects to make money on a young Indian scout in the cavalry sharpshooting contest. - S01E31
A Fort's Best Friend is Not a MotherApril 19, 1966—Wilton's mother comes to visit and tries to tell him how to run the fort. - S01E32
Lieutenant O'Rourke, Front and CenterApril 26, 1966—O'Rourke enterprises is in trouble when O'Rourke gets promoted to officer. - S01E33
The Day the Indians WonMay 3, 1966—The peaceable Hekawis are ordered to go on the warpath by the Council of Indian Nations. - S01E34
Will the Real Captain Try to Stand Up?May 10, 1966—The town drunk poses as Captain to impress his visiting daughter.
Season02
- S02E01
The Singing MountieSeptember 8, 1966—A mountie is after the burglar of Banff, whom he believes is Agarn's look-a-like French Canadian cousin, Lucky Pierre Agarniere. - S02E02
How to be F Troop Without Really TryingSeptember 15, 1966—Everyone except Agarn is transferred, and he must train G Troop whose recruits turn out to be worse than F Troop. - S02E03
Bye, Bye, BalloonSeptember 22, 1966—A Prussian balloonist comes to the Fort to inspect prospective personnel. - S02E04
Reach for the Sky, PardnerSeptember 29, 1966—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. - S02E05
The Great Troop RobberyOctober 6, 1966—A phony medicine man tries to blame his thefts on Agarn when Agarn suffers a temporary memory loss. - S02E06
The West Goes GhostOctober 13, 1966—O'Rourke Enterprises takes over a haunted ghost town, expecting to get rich when the railroad comes through. - S02E07
Yellow BirdOctober 20, 1966—The daughter of a mining tycoon, kidnapped and raised by Indians, takes a liking to Wilton. - S02E08
The Ballot of Corporal AgarnOctober 27, 1966—Agarn is to cast the deciding absentee vote in a hometown election. - S02E09
Did Your Father Come from Ireland?November 3, 1966—O'Rourke's visiting father turns the town into Little Ireland while the Sergeant is on vacation. - S02E10
For Whom the Bugle TollsNovember 10, 1966—O'Rourke needs to distract a visiting colonel who enjoys bugle calls, but the trouble is that Dobbs is the army's worst bugler. - S02E11
Miss ParmenterNovember 17, 1966—Wilton's husband-hunting sister goes after Dobbs, and also assists in Wild Eagle's appendectomy. - S02E12
La Dolce CourageNovember 24, 1966—An Italian suitor challenges Agarn when Agarn goes after his beloved. - S02E13
Wilton the KidDecember 1, 1966—Capt. Parmenter's evil twin Kid Vicious has been robbing banks. - S02E14
The Return of Wrongo StarrDecember 8, 1966—Wrongo gets mixed up with a goat and some dynamite when Parmenter assigns him as a guard. - S02E15
Survival of the FittestDecember 15, 1966—Parmenter and Agarn go on a wilderness survival test with only a knife, a canteen, and the new Army survival manual. - S02E16
Bring on the Dancing GirlsDecember 22, 1966—O'Rourke tries to get even with a blackmailer who took over the saloon. - S02E17
The Loco BrothersDecember 29, 1966—Two renegade Indians trap Parmenter and hold him hostage, but just want some company. - S02E18
From Karate with LoveJanuary 5, 1967—A samurai is looking for a Japanese girl. - S02E19
The Sergeant and the KidJanuary 12, 1967—O'Rourke must talk a runaway 10-year-old boy out of joining the cavalry. - S02E20
What Are You Doing after the Massacre?January 19, 1967—A 147-year-old Indian comes back to take over all of America, and begins by trying to starve the troop into surrender. - S02E21
A Horse of Another ColorJanuary 26, 1967—Wilton wants to capture a wild stallion to impress Wrangler Jane, but O'Rourke wants to sell it to the circus.. - S02E22
V is for VampireFebruary 2, 1967—A Transylvanian Count that everyone thinks is a vampire is believed responsible for the disappearance of Wrangler Jane. - S02E23
That's Show BizFebruary 9, 1967—Agarn leaves to manage a rock group called the Bedbugs, which is somewhat ahead of its time. - S02E24
The Day They Shot AgarnFebruary 16, 1967—Agarn faces a firing squad after everyone believes he killed Sgt. O'Rourke. - S02E25
Only One Russian is Coming! Only One Russian is Coming!February 23, 1967—Agarn's look-a-like Russian Cossack cousin, Dmitri Agarnoff, comes to town and falls for Wrangler Jane, making Wilton jealous. - S02E26
Guns, Guns, Who's Got the Guns?March 2, 1967—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. - S02E27
Marriage, Fort Courage StyleMarch 9, 1967—Their dreams of what could happen make Agarn and O'Rourke anxious to rescue Parmenter from a marriage broker. - S02E28
Carpetbagging, Anyone?March 16, 1967—F Troop faces eviction when a rich carpetbagger comes to town, so they stage an Indian raid to prove they're still needed. - S02E29
The Majority of WiltonMarch 23, 1967—When Parmenter catches a cold the day before his examination for promotion to major, his friends rush to his bedside with their homespun rem - S02E30
Our Brave in F TroopMarch 30, 1967—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 tr - S02E31
Is This Fort Really Necessary?April 6, 1967—An efficiency expert comes to Fort Courage, with the authority to close it down.
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