Operation Petticoat
Created by Paul King, Joseph Stone
On ABC
A lighthearted military sitcom built on the absurdist premise of a pink submarine crewed by misfits, prioritizing ensemble comedy and camaraderie over war's stakes.
Based on the 1959 WWII comedy of the same name; during the Second World War, a Navy officer commands a pink sub with a crew of five rescued Army nurses and a combat-phobic supply officer.
Essence
Ensemble
John Astin
Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman
Yvonne Wilder
Maj. Edna Howard
Richard Gilliland
Lt. Nick Holden
Richard Brestoff
Yeoman Alvin Hunkle
Melinda Naud
Lt. Dolores Crandall
Jamie Lee Curtis
Lt. Barbara Duran
Dorrie Thomson
Lt. Ruth Colfax
Bond Gideon
Lt. Claire Reid
Jim Varney
Seaman Broom
Randolph Mantooth
Lt. Mike Bender
Jo Ann Pflug
Lt. Katherine O'Hara
Fred Kareman
Doplos
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