Broadside (TV series)
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Broadside is an American sitcom that aired on ABC
during the 1964-1965 TV season
. The series, produced by McHale's Navy
creator Edward Montagne, starred Kathleen Nolan
, formerly of The Real McCoys
(her character, Lieutenant Morgan, had first appeared on "McHale's Navy" the previous season).
) circa World War II, who found themselves transferred to an island in the South Pacific to run the motor pool in an otherwise all-male environment.
The series starred Kathleen Nolan
, Edward Andrews
, Dick Sargent
, Sheila James
(in her last regular television series role), Lois Roberts
, Joan Staley
, George Furth
, Arnold Stang
and Jimmy Boyd
(whose character was erroneously assigned to the unit based on his having a normally-female first name, Marion). The series ran for just a single season.
American Broadcasting Company
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during the 1964-1965 TV season
1964-65 United States network television schedule
This was the television schedule on all three U.S. TV networks for the fall season beginning in September 1964. This is the first full season in which NBC broadcast more than 50% of its schedule in color, a fact which the network emphasized during its September 19-25 premiere week.CBS and ABC,...
. The series, produced by McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy is an American television sitcom series which ran for 138 half-hour episodes from October 11,1962, to August 31, 1966, on the ABC network. The series was filmed in black and white and originated in a one-hour drama called Seven Against the Sea, broadcast on April 3, 1962...
creator Edward Montagne, starred Kathleen Nolan
Kathleen Nolan
Kathleen Nolan is an American actress. She is sometimes confused with actress Jeanette Nolan. From 1957 to 1962, she played the role of Kate McCoy, a housewife in her late twenties, in the Walter Brennan series The Real McCoys....
, formerly of The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys
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(her character, Lieutenant Morgan, had first appeared on "McHale's Navy" the previous season).
Synopsis
The series centered around the women of the Navy (WAVESWAVES
The WAVES were a World War II-era division of the U.S. Navy that consisted entirely of women. The name of this group is an acronym for "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service" ; the word "emergency" implied that the acceptance of women was due to the unusual circumstances of the war and...
) circa World War II, who found themselves transferred to an island in the South Pacific to run the motor pool in an otherwise all-male environment.
The series starred Kathleen Nolan
Kathleen Nolan
Kathleen Nolan is an American actress. She is sometimes confused with actress Jeanette Nolan. From 1957 to 1962, she played the role of Kate McCoy, a housewife in her late twenties, in the Walter Brennan series The Real McCoys....
, Edward Andrews
Edward Andrews
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, Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent
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, Sheila James
Sheila Kuehl
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(in her last regular television series role), Lois Roberts
Lois Roberts
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, Joan Staley
Joan Staley
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, George Furth
George Furth
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, Arnold Stang
Arnold Stang
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and Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd
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(whose character was erroneously assigned to the unit based on his having a normally-female first name, Marion). The series ran for just a single season.
Cast
- Kathleen Nolan as Lieutenant Anne Morgan
- Edward Andrews as Commander Roger Adrian
- Dick Sargent as Lieutenant Maxwell Trotter
- Jimmy Boyd as Marion Botnik
- George Furth as Ensign Beasley
- Sheila James as Selma Kowalski
- Lois Roberts as Molly Maguire
- Joan Staley as Roberta Love
- Arnold Stang as 1st Class Stanley Stubbs
Season 1
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "Don't Make Waves" | September 20, 1964 |
| 1-2 | "The Non-Permanent Wave" | September 27, 1964 |
| 1-3 | "Kill 'Em with Kindness" | October 4, 1964 |
| 1-4 | "Annie Shoots Down the Cupid" | October 11, 1964 |
| 1-5 | "Lt. Morgan's Secret Marriage" | October 25, 1964 |
| 1-6 | "The Great Lipstick War" | November 1, 1964 |
| 1-7 | "Adrian Gets Nipped" | November 8, 1964 |
| 1-8 | "The Morale of Molly McGuire" | November 15, 1964 |
| 1-9 | "Adrian's Anniversary Waltz" | November 22, 1964 |
| 1-10 | "Anne Bugs the Enemy" | November 29, 1964 |
| 1-11 | "Ranakai Flips Its Wig" | December 6, 1964 |
| 1-12 | "My Son, the Egg" | December 13, 1964 |
| 1-13 | "Selma, the Love Trap" | December 20, 1964 |
| 1-14 | "The Obstacle Course" | December 27, 1964 |
| 1-15 | "Behind the Eight Ball" | January 3, 1965 |
| 1-16 | "The Stowawaves" | January 10, 1965 |
| 1-17 | "The Wolfman Cometh" | January 17, 1965 |
| 1-18 | "Taurus to Aries to Chance" | January 24, 1965 |
| 1-19 | "Adrian Goes Gung-Ho" | January 31, 1965 |
| 1-20 | "The Arrival of Stanley Stubbs" | February 7, 1965 |
| 1-21 | "Follow That Pigeon" | February 14, 1965 |
| 1-22 | "Three Wishes" | February 21, 1965 |
| 1-23 | "Lieutenant Love, Sir" | February 28, 1965 |
| 1-24 | "Adrian's Phantom Staff Car" | March 7, 1965 |
| 1-25 | "Adrian Gets the Boot" | March 14, 1965 |
| 1-26 | "Filet on the Hoof" | March 21, 1965 |
| 1-27 | "The Great Ranakai Mutiny" | March 28, 1965 |
| 1-28 | "Anne Morgan's Home Movies" | April 4, 1965 |
| 1-29 | "Witchcraft a Go-Go" | April 11, 1965 |
| 1-30 | "Once Upon an Island" | April 18, 1965 |
| 1-31 | "Miss Ranakai" | April 25, 1965 |
| 1-32 | "Operation Clip-Joint" | May 2, 1965 |