
Overview
This 1960s sitcom/western followed the bold yet bumbling soldiers of F-Troop at Fort Courage in the days following the Civil War. Led by Captain Parmenter, a naive and wide-eyed soldier promoted to Captain due to an act of accidental heroism, the F-Troop cavalry does its incompetent best to survive in the lawless frontier. Making things easier, Parmenter's second-in-command, the crafty Sgt. O'Rourke, negotiates a deal with the local Hekawi Indians in which the cavalry and the Indians stage mock battles, but actually work together in a mutually profitable Indian souvenir business. The true threat to F-Troop comes from the warlike "Shug" Indians who periodically raid the fort. Bringing a bit of sexpot appeal to the show, sharp-shooting cowgirl Wrangler Jane strives to marry the innocent Captain Parmenter. A lighthearted send-up of the Western genre, F-TROOP, with its irreverent anti-authority attitude, showed its ties to the sixties counterculture, and acted as a precursor to the megahit M*A*S*H.
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Main Cast & Crew:
Forrest Tucker
Larry Storch
Ken Berry
Melody Anderson
James Hampton
Frank DeKova
Bob Steele
Ben Frommer
Don Diamond
Joe Brooks
Details
- Format: DVD (Boxed Set)
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 883929675227
- Genre: TV SHOWS / TV MOVIE
- Rating: NR
- Release Date: May 2019
