Operation Petticoat
Set during World War II, the series follows a Navy officer who commands a pink submarine along with a crew consisting of five Army nurses who have been rescued and a supply officer who is afraid of combat. The show is based on the 1959 film starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. Curtis's daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, portrayed one of the nurses, marking her first recurring role on network television. The series first aired in 1977.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle Part 1Rate
- 1.02Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle Part 2Rate
- 1.03Dooley Is a DaddyRate
- 1.04Operation, OperationRate
- 1.05And Out of the Sea Came a MarineRate
- 1.06A Party for the CaptainRate
- 1.07And Baby Makes 33Rate
- 1.08We've No Business in Show BusinessRate
- 1.09Grey Is BeautifulRate
- 1.10Dear MolumphreyRate
- 1.11On a Clear Day You Can See a BulkheadRate
- 1.12I'm Dreaming of a Pink ChristmasRate
- 1.13Bless You, My SubRate
- 1.14The Instant EnsignRate
- 1.15Down to the Sea in SlipsRate
- 1.16The Best of EnemiesRate
- 1.17General Who?Rate
- 1.18Tostin Times TwoRate
- 1.19Gallardo Joins UpRate
- 1.20In Gossett We TrustRate
- 1.21Matt on a Hot Pink SubRate
- 1.22Claire VoyantRate
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9 unique people credited
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Melinda Naud
as Lt. Dolores Crandall
Jim Varney
as Seaman 'Doom & Gloom' Broom
Richard Brestoff
as Yeoman Hunkle
John Astin
as Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Sherman
Richard Gilliland
as Lt. Nick Holden
Yvonne Wilder
as Major Edna Howard
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Lt. Barbara Duran
Dorrie Thomson
as Lt. Ruth Colfax
Bond Gideon
as Lt. Claire Reid
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