Baa Baa Black Sheep

1 9 7 6 – 1 9 7 8 (USA)
1 x 95 minute episode
35 x 60 minute episodes

Based loosely on the book of the same name by real-world US flying ace, Gregory Boyington, who formed one of the most decorated squadrons of the Pacific war, this series was the story of a squadron of misfit flyers in the South Pacific during World War II.

Squadron 214 was composed of men who had been on the verge of court-martial before Major ‘Pappy’ Boyington (Robert Conrad) provided them with reprieves.

They were general pests and non-conformists who had been charged with everything from fighting with officers to stealing alcohol.

Pappy was the “old man” compared to his men (he was 35), and maintained almost no discipline, ignored all military regulations and did not care at all what his men got up to when they weren’t on missions.

The series was renamed Black Sheep Squadron in the 1977-1978 season and Captain Dottie Dixon (Katherine Cannon) was added to the cast.

Dixon was in charge of the nurses on Vella La Cava, the island where Pappy and his men were based, and four of her nurses became regulars in early 1978. They were christened “Pappy’s Lambs”.

Nurse Nancy was played by Robert Conrads’ real daughter, Nancy Conrad.

Maj Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington 
Robert Conrad
Col. Lard (USMC) 
Dana Elcar
Capt James W Gutterman
James Whitmore Jnr
Lt. Jerry Bragg 
Dirk Blocker
Lt. T.J. Wiley
Robert Ginty
Lt. Bob Anderson 
John Larroquette
Lt. Lawrence Casey 
W.K. Stratton
General Moore
Simon Oakland
Hutch 
Joey Aresco
Lt. Don French 
Jeff MacKay
Lt. Bob Boyle
Larry Manetti
Sgt. Andy Micklin 
Red West
Cpl. Stan Richards 
Steve Richmond
Capt. Tommy Harachi 
Byron Chung
Capt. Dottie Dixon 
Katherine Cannon
Lt. Jeb Pruitt 
Jeb Adams
Nurse Samantha Green
Denise DuBarry
Nurse Ellie 
Kathy McCullen
Nurse Susan 
Brianne Leary
Nurse Nancy Gilmore 
Nancy Conrad