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Ensign O'Toole

The show follows the misadventures of Ensign O'Toole, a playful and cunning officer on the destroyer Appleby, as he frequently pulls pranks and shirks his responsibilities to outdo his rival, Lt. Rex St. John, with the help of his loyal and willing crewmates.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Operation: Kowana

1. Operation: Kowana

Aired: Sep 23, 1962

Thanks to a misunderstanding in language, a Kowanan native believes he's won ...

Episode 2 Operation: Model T

2. Operation: Model T

Aired: Sep 30, 1962

After St. John accidentally ruins a French Caledonian doctor's Model T while ...

Episode 3 Operation: Daddy

3. Operation: Daddy

Aired: Oct 7, 1962

Just as he's needed to type multiple reports, expectant father Seaman White i...

Episode 4 Operation: Benefit

4. Operation: Benefit

Aired: Oct 14, 1962

Trying to raise funds to sponsor all the girls in a Korean orphanage, the cre...

Episode 5 Operation: Jinx

5. Operation: Jinx

Aired: Oct 21, 1962

When a sailor with a reputation of being a jinx is assigned to the Appleby, t...

Episode 6 Operation: Holdout

6. Operation: Holdout

Aired: Oct 28, 1962

17 years after the end of WWII there are still soldiers stuck on an island th...

Episode 7 Operation: Birthday

7. Operation: Birthday

Aired: Nov 11, 1962

The crew wants to buy a watch for Chief Nelson as a birthday gift but they do...

Episode 9 Operation: Mess

9. Operation: Mess

Aired: Nov 18, 1962

Cook suddenly can't fix anything that the crew can eat, creating turmoil on t...

Episode 11 Operation: Hypnosis

11. Operation: Hypnosis

Aired: Dec 2, 1962

When O'Toole hypnotizes St. John into becoming a by-the-book officer and the ...

Episode 12 Operation Potomac

12. Operation Potomac

Aired: Dec 9, 1962

O'Toole begins receiving gifts from a secret admirer and in the beginning he'...

Episode 13 Operation: Gaslight

13. Operation: Gaslight

Aired: Dec 16, 1962

Ensign Clifford Bender, a Congressman's son, arrives fresh from Annapolis and...

Episode 14 Operation: Brooklyn

14. Operation: Brooklyn

Aired: Dec 23, 1962

O'Toole must get Seaman Di Julio, who promised his parents he'd return to Bro...

Episode 15 Operation: Swindle

15. Operation: Swindle

Aired: Dec 30, 1962

Chief Nelson is in love and hearing wedding bells, so much so that he fails t...

Episode 16 Operation: Treasure

16. Operation: Treasure

Aired: Jan 6, 1963

When the crew comes across a message in a bottle, they're sure they've discov...

Episode 17 Operation: Intrigue

17. Operation: Intrigue

Aired: Jan 13, 1963

While in Hong Kong, O'Toole gets mixed up with unscrupulous tailors, Scotland...

Episode 19 Operation Royalty

19. Operation Royalty

Aired: Jan 27, 1963

When the Appleby hosts the admiral of the Taburuan navy, they're surprised to...

Episode 20 Operation: Whodunit

20. Operation: Whodunit

Aired: Feb 3, 1963

When the last reel of a murder mystery goes missing, the crew pools its effor...

Episode 22 Operation: Souvenir

22. Operation: Souvenir

Aired: Feb 17, 1963

While anchored in Japan, Stoner places a ban in bringing souvenirs on board. ...

Episode 24 Operation: Re-enlist

24. Operation: Re-enlist

Aired: Mar 10, 1963

Admiral Hornsby orders Commander Stoner to encourage men on the USS Applebee ...

Episode 25 Operation: Boxer

25. Operation: Boxer

Aired: Mar 17, 1963

Because of DeJulio's lack of experience with the signal lamp, O'Toole challen...

Episode 26 Operation: Stowaway

26. Operation: Stowaway

Aired: Mar 24, 1963

While at anchor off the coast of the Soviet Union, the Appleby is boarded by ...

Episode 27 Operation: Arctic

27. Operation: Arctic

Aired: Mar 31, 1963

While stationed in sub-freezing Arctic waters, the crew starts to go stir crazy.

Episode 28 Operation: Physical

28. Operation: Physical

Aired: Apr 7, 1963

Cmdr. Stoner worries that his age will have a negative impact on his upcoming...

Episode 29 Operation: Tubby

29. Operation: Tubby

Aired: Apr 14, 1963

The crew tries to help an overweight seaman (Stubby Kaye) lose pounds.

Episode 30 Operation: Sabotage

30. Operation: Sabotage

Aired: Apr 21, 1963

In a training exercise, the crew of the Appleby must expose the one who is as...

Episode 31 Operation Contest

31. Operation Contest

Aired: Apr 28, 1963

A mishap with a tanning lamp leads the crew to be quarantined for measles and...

Episode 32 Operation: Geisha

32. Operation: Geisha

Aired: May 5, 1963

Lt. St. John's friend comes up with a new money making idea. O'Toole convince...

Info about Ensign O'Toole

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Comedy