- McKeever and the Colonel
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McKeever and the Colonel Format Comedy Starring Scott Lane; Allyn Joslyn
Jackie Coogan
John McGiverCountry of origin United States No. of episodes 26 Production Running time 30 minutes per episode Broadcast Original channel NBC Original run 1962 – 1963 McKeever and the Colonel is a situation comedy that was broadcast on NBC television in the United States from 1962-1963. Its setting was a Westfield military academy. Dick Powell's Four Star Television produced the series.
Gary McKeever was the name of a student (played by Scott Lane) who was the lead of the series, whilst the Colonel (fully named Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell and played by character actor Allyn Joslyn) in the title referred to the school commandant who was constantly at loggerheads with McKeever.
Jackie Coogan played Sgt. Barnes, a soldier at the school who was sympathetic to McKeever. The program also starred character actor John McGiver.
The guest stars included Walter Coy, formerly the host of the NBC anthology series Frontier.
External links
McKeever and the Colonel at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- American television sitcoms
- NBC network shows
- 1960s American television series
- 1962 television series debuts
- 1963 television series endings
- Television series by Four Star Productions
- Television series by Fox Television Studios
- Military humor in film
- Comedy television series stubs
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