Ensign O'Toole
Encyclopedia
Ensign O'Toole is a military
comedy
that aired on NBC
from September 23, 1962, to May 5, 1963, with 31-year-old Dean Jones
in the title role of a nonchalant Navy
ensign
during the early 1960s. Jones, born in 1931 in Alabama
and a Navy veteran of the Korean War
, played an officer aboard the destroyer
U.S.S. Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean
. The Applebys crew included:
, two book
s by William Lederer
, who served as a consultant
on the series. Though there was no second season of production, Ensign O'Toole was repeated on NBC through September 15, 1963, and it was rebroadcast once more by ABC
in the 1963—1964 season.
The USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754)
, which was launched on October 3, 1944 and commissioned on February 3, 1945, was used to portray the Appleby. On June 3, 1969, the Evans was cut in half in a collision
with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. The bow sank almost immediately, and the stern was sunk as a target in Subic Bay
, Philippines
.
Ensign O'Toole was aired opposite CBS's long-running Lassie at the 7 p.m. Eastern time slot on Sundays. ABC that season aired repeats of Robert Young
's Father Knows Best
in the same time slot.
, South Korea
, the Arctic
, the South Pacific, and its home port, San Diego
, California
. The opening episode entitled "Operation Kowana" introduces the cast. The sailors are given shore leave
with a stern warning to mind their behavior when they land in the Japan
ese port of Kowana.
The second episode, "Operation Model T", which aired on September 30, 1962, O'Toole (who had no first name on the program) buys a Model T on a French
island
in the South Pacific and camouflages it in pieces aboard the ship. After reaching California, O'Toole has the car reassembled, and an admiral
, who is an antique car collector, sees it on the dock and thus foils the ensign's plans.
In the third episode, October 7, 1962, entitled "Operation Daddy", O'Toole has to assemble emergency leave papers for Seaman White, whose wife in Omaha
, Nebraska
, is about to give birth.
In "Operation Benefit" (October 14, 1962), while the Appleby was in Korea, Ensign O'Toole and the crew put on the "Foster Father's Follies" show to raise money to adopt Korean orphan
s. The Kim Sisters provided the entertainment. Dick Powell
(1904–1963), owner of Four Star Television
, which produced the series, guest starred in the episode. At the time of his appearance, Powell had fewer than three months to live.
Soupy Sales
guest starred in "Operation Jinx" on October 21, 1962, as Seaman Jerome J. Johnson. Chief Nelson warns of trouble because Johnson is believed to be a bad-luck omen.
In "Operation Holdout" on October 28, 1962, the crew found four stranded soldiers, two American
and two Japanese, who think World War II
is still underway.
Harry Morgan
(born 1915), later Colonel
Sherman T. Potter on CBS's M*A*S*H*, appeared in "Operation Mess" on November 18, 1962. O'Toole is puzzled why the crew is grumbling about the food when Charlie was previously known as a superior chef
.
In "Operation Potomoc" on December 9, 1962, with guest star Richard Eastham
, O'Toole tries to determine why someone sent him a dress while the ship is in port near Washington, D.C.
The unsolicited gift inspired lots of ribbing from his fellow crew members. Eventually, O'Toole learns the dress was for a female naval officer with the same name assigned to the same installation.
"Operation Gaslight" on December 16, 1962, featured Steven Franken
, Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
, in CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
, as Ensign Bender, a by-the-book sailor from the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis
, Maryland
. O'Toole decides to "initiate" Bender by convincing him that he has contracted an unusual nautical disease.
In "Operation Swindle" on December 30, 1962, Rosemary De Camp, who played the sister of Bob Cummings in an earlier NBC comedy series, guest starred as a Southern belle who strips Chief Nelson of his bank book.
"Operation Intrigue" on January 13, 1963, is set in Hong Kong, then a British
colony
. O'Toole volunteered to help Scotland Yard
find a jewel thief by going undercover.
"Operation Royalty" on January 27, 1963, offers Dennis Cross
in the role of the "Captain of the Guard".
In "Operation Stowaway" on March 24, 1963, Nita Talbot
appears as Grapunia, a young girl who stows away on the Appleby, and the crew goes overboard to win her favor.
In "Operation Tubby" on April 14, 1963, Stubby Kaye
(1918–1997) guest starred as Tubby Mason, a compulsive eater on the verge of being discharged from the Navy for obesity
. He is ordered to go on a crash diet.
The final episode, "Operation Geisha", has Jack Carter
as a con man
who must return money to an irate victim. He and a partner open a reverse geisha house.
After Ensign O'Toole, Dean Jones starred in numerous Walt Disney
film
s from 1965–1977.
Military
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comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from September 23, 1962, to May 5, 1963, with 31-year-old Dean Jones
Dean Jones (actor)
Dean Carroll Jones is an American actor. Jones is best known for his light-hearted leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977, most notably The Love Bug.-Early years:...
in the title role of a nonchalant Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
ensign
Ensign
An ensign is a national flag when used at sea, in vexillology, or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office in heraldry...
during the early 1960s. Jones, born in 1931 in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
and a Navy veteran of the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
, played an officer aboard the destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
U.S.S. Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. The Applebys crew included:
- Jack MullaneyJack MullaneyJack Mullaney was an American actor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mullaney acted in several television series and films throughout his career....
(1929–1984) as 33-year-old LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Rex St. John, wealthy, handsome, and ambitious but vain
- Jay C. FlippenJay C. FlippenJay C. Flippen is an American character actor who often played police officers or weary criminals in many films of the 1940s/'50s....
(1899–1971) as the cantankerous Chief Petty OfficerChief Petty OfficerA chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards.-Canada:"Chief Petty Officer" refers to two ranks in the Canadian Navy...
Homer Nelson
- Jack AlbertsonJack AlbertsonJack Albertson was an American character actor dating to vaudeville. A comedian, dancer, singer, and musician, Albertson is perhaps best known for his roles as Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure , Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Amos Slade in the 1981 animated film The Fox...
(1907–1981), as Lieutenant CommanderLieutenant CommanderLieutenant Commander is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander...
Virgil Stone, the ship's executive officer who delivered orders from the ship's unseen captain, heard only over speakers
- Harvey LembeckHarvey LembeckHarvey Lembeck was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl. Rocco Barbella on The Phil Silvers Show in the late 1950s, and as the stumbling, overconfident outlaw biker Eric Von Zipper in the beach party movie series during the 1960s...
(1923–1982), earlier on Phil SilversPhil SilversPhil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedy actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah." He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S...
's Sergeant Bilko series, portrayed Seaman Gabby Di Julio
- Beau BridgesBeau BridgesLloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...
(born 1941), son of Lloyd BridgesLloyd BridgesLloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. was an American actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. Bridges is best known for his role of Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt, the most-popular syndicated American TV series in 1958...
, as Seaman Howard Spicer
- Robert Sorrells (born 1930) as Seaman Claude White
- John McGiverJohn McGiverJohn Irwin McGiver was a character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975....
(1913–1975), a popular character actorCharacter actorA character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
who later starred on CBS's Many Happy ReturnsMany Happy Returns (TV series)Many Happy Returns is a situation comedy television series that ran on CBS for twenty-six episodes, from September 21, 1964 to April 12, 1965, under the sponsorship of General Foods.-Cast:The show starred character actor John McGiver...
, appeared as Stoner's brother-in-law, the psychologistPsychologistPsychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
Arthur Ainsley, who argued that the ship's crew was unhappy and hiding deep-seated depressionDepression (mood)Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
.
Series background
Ensign O'Toole was based on All the Ships at Sea and Ensign O'Toole and MeEnsign O'Toole and Me
Ensign O'Toole and Me is the title of a semi-autobiographical novel by William Lederer. The book was loosely adapted to television in the 1962—1963 NBC Four Star Television series Ensign O'Toole, starring Dean Jones in the title role and featuring Jack Mullaney, Jay C. Flippen, Harvey...
, two book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
s by William Lederer
William Lederer
William Julius Lederer, Jr. was an American author.-Biography:He was a US Naval Academy graduate in 1936. His first appointment was as the junior officer of a river gunboat on the Yangtze River....
, who served as a consultant
Consultant
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on the series. Though there was no second season of production, Ensign O'Toole was repeated on NBC through September 15, 1963, and it was rebroadcast once more by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
in the 1963—1964 season.
The USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754)
USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754)
USS Frank E. Evans , an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, was named in honor of General Frank Evans, a leader of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I...
, which was launched on October 3, 1944 and commissioned on February 3, 1945, was used to portray the Appleby. On June 3, 1969, the Evans was cut in half in a collision
Melbourne–Evans collision
The Melbourne-Evans collision was a collision between the light aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy and the destroyer of the United States Navy . On 3 June 1969, the two ships were participating in SEATO exercise Sea Spirit in the South China Sea...
with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. The bow sank almost immediately, and the stern was sunk as a target in Subic Bay
Subic Bay
Subic Bay is a bay forming part of Luzon Sea on the west coast of the island of Luzon in Zambales, Philippines, about 100 kilometers northwest of Manila Bay. Its shores were formerly the site of a major United States Navy facility named U.S...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
Ensign O'Toole was aired opposite CBS's long-running Lassie at the 7 p.m. Eastern time slot on Sundays. ABC that season aired repeats of Robert Young
Robert Young (actor)
Robert George Young was an American television, film, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father of Father Knows Best and as physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. .-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Young was the son of an Irish immigrant father...
's Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best is an American radio and television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by writer Ed James in the 1940s.-Radio:...
in the same time slot.
Selected episodes
During its tour of duty, the Appleby anchored in numerous ports: Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, the Arctic
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
, the South Pacific, and its home port, San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The opening episode entitled "Operation Kowana" introduces the cast. The sailors are given shore leave
Shore leave
Shore leave is the leave that professional sailors get to spend on dry land. It is culturally infamous for its excess. Sailors without family obligations and with basic lodging needs provided aboard ship may spend their wages for the journey in a brief period of extravagance ashore and return to...
with a stern warning to mind their behavior when they land in the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese port of Kowana.
The second episode, "Operation Model T", which aired on September 30, 1962, O'Toole (who had no first name on the program) buys a Model T on a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the South Pacific and camouflages it in pieces aboard the ship. After reaching California, O'Toole has the car reassembled, and an admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
, who is an antique car collector, sees it on the dock and thus foils the ensign's plans.
In the third episode, October 7, 1962, entitled "Operation Daddy", O'Toole has to assemble emergency leave papers for Seaman White, whose wife in Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, is about to give birth.
In "Operation Benefit" (October 14, 1962), while the Appleby was in Korea, Ensign O'Toole and the crew put on the "Foster Father's Follies" show to raise money to adopt Korean orphan
Orphan
An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan...
s. The Kim Sisters provided the entertainment. Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss.Despite the same last name he was not related to William Powell, Eleanor Powell or Jane Powell.-Biography:...
(1904–1963), owner of Four Star Television
Four Star Television
Four Star Television, also called Four Star International, was an American television production company. Founded in 1952 as Four Star Productions by prominent Hollywood actors Dick Powell, David Niven, Ida Lupino, and Charles Boyer, the company produced many well-known shows of the early days of...
, which produced the series, guest starred in the episode. At the time of his appearance, Powell had fewer than three months to live.
Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales was an American comedian, actor, radio-TV personality and host, and jazz aficionado. He was best known for his local and network children's television show, Lunch with Soupy Sales; a series of comedy sketches frequently ending with Sales receiving a pie in the face, which became his...
guest starred in "Operation Jinx" on October 21, 1962, as Seaman Jerome J. Johnson. Chief Nelson warns of trouble because Johnson is believed to be a bad-luck omen.
In "Operation Holdout" on October 28, 1962, the crew found four stranded soldiers, two American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and two Japanese, who think World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
is still underway.
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan is an American actor. Morgan is well-known for his roles as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H , Pete Porter on both Pete and Gladys and December Bride , Detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet , and Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey...
(born 1915), later Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Sherman T. Potter on CBS's M*A*S*H*, appeared in "Operation Mess" on November 18, 1962. O'Toole is puzzled why the crew is grumbling about the food when Charlie was previously known as a superior chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
.
In "Operation Potomoc" on December 9, 1962, with guest star Richard Eastham
Richard Eastham
Richard Eastham, born as Dickinson Swift Eastham , was an American actor of stage, film, and television and a concert singer known for his deep baritone voice.-Tombstone Territory:...
, O'Toole tries to determine why someone sent him a dress while the ship is in port near Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
The unsolicited gift inspired lots of ribbing from his fellow crew members. Eventually, O'Toole learns the dress was for a female naval officer with the same name assigned to the same installation.
"Operation Gaslight" on December 16, 1962, featured Steven Franken
Steven Franken
Steven Franken, sometimes spelled Stephen Franken is an American actor who has appeared on screen and television for a half century. He is the cousin of Al Franken.-Career:...
, Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
Chatsworth T. Osborne, Jr., is the millionaire dilettante in 35 of the 142 episodes of CBS's situation comedy series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. The character, played by Steven Franken, was introduced midway through the first season and returned as a recurring character in the second, third,...
, in CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and some episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, that also inspired the 1953 film The Affairs of Dobie Gillis with Debbie...
, as Ensign Bender, a by-the-book sailor from the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
at Annapolis
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. O'Toole decides to "initiate" Bender by convincing him that he has contracted an unusual nautical disease.
In "Operation Swindle" on December 30, 1962, Rosemary De Camp, who played the sister of Bob Cummings in an earlier NBC comedy series, guest starred as a Southern belle who strips Chief Nelson of his bank book.
"Operation Intrigue" on January 13, 1963, is set in Hong Kong, then a British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
colony
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
. O'Toole volunteered to help Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, UK. It derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became...
find a jewel thief by going undercover.
"Operation Royalty" on January 27, 1963, offers Dennis Cross
Dennis Cross
Dennis Cross was an American actor who was the lead star of the syndicated television series The Blue Angels, fictional stories of daredevil United States Navy pilots which aired from 1960-1961...
in the role of the "Captain of the Guard".
In "Operation Stowaway" on March 24, 1963, Nita Talbot
Nita Talbot
Nita Talbot is an American actress. Talbot was a leading lady who spent the first decade or so of her career playing "slick chicks" and sharp-witted career girls, but is perhaps best known for her role as Marya, the White Russian spy in the 1960s sitcom, Hogan's Heroes, as well as Sheila Fine in...
appears as Grapunia, a young girl who stows away on the Appleby, and the crew goes overboard to win her favor.
In "Operation Tubby" on April 14, 1963, Stubby Kaye
Stubby Kaye
Stubby Kaye was an American comic actor. He was born Bernard Kotzin in New York City on the last day of the First World War, at West 114th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan to first generation Jewish-Americans originally from Russia and Austria...
(1918–1997) guest starred as Tubby Mason, a compulsive eater on the verge of being discharged from the Navy for obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
. He is ordered to go on a crash diet.
The final episode, "Operation Geisha", has Jack Carter
Jack Carter (comedian)
Jack Chakrin , known by his professional name of Jack Carter, is a Jewish-American comedian, actor and host. Brooklyn Born Carter had long-running comedy act similar to fellow rapid pace contemporaries Milton Berle and Morey Amsterdam...
as a con man
Confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
who must return money to an irate victim. He and a partner open a reverse geisha house.
After Ensign O'Toole, Dean Jones starred in numerous Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s from 1965–1977.