CTVA
The Classic TV
Archive - US Comedy Series
The People's
Choice (1955-58)
Hennesey
(1959-62)
Hennesey
Episode Guide compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
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HENNESEY
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Jackie Cooper Productions, Inc.
The Hennesey Company, Inc.
Outlet Productions, Inc.
for
CBS (Mondays 10:00 pm EST)
Produced by Jackie Cooper
Created by Don McGuire
Emcee, S.A., Coire
US Service Comedy 1959-62 96 episodes x 30 min bw
starring Jackie Cooper
3 May 2011
Jackie Cooper
(1922-2011) (Dies Age 88)
as
Lt. Charles J. "Chick" Hennesey
with:
Abby Dalton
as Nurse Martha Hale (1959-62)
Roscoe Karns as Capt. Walter Shafer (1959-62)
Henry Kulky as Chief Max Bronsky (1959-62)
James Komack as Dr. Harvey Spencer Blair III
(Navy Dentist) (1959-62)
Herb Ellis
as Dr. Dan Wagner (1960-62)
Robert Gist as Dr. Owen King (1960)
Arte Johnson as Seaman Shatz (1959-62)
Frank Gorshin - then - Norman Alden as
Seaman (Seymour?) Pulaski (1960-62)
Meg Wyllie as Mrs. Shafer (1959-62)
Harry Holcombe as William Hale (Martha's father?)
Premise:
Comedy adventures around a naval doctor at a San Diego base.
Music by Sonny Burke
################## Hennesey ##################
############# season 1 1959-60 ###############
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CBS Mondays 10:00 pm Eastern
1.01 [--] HENNESEY (pilot episode)
Prod. no. 1500-1
28Sep59 CBS
Guest cast:
Frank Gorshin ........ shore patrolman
Norman Alden ......... shore patrolman
Gene Reynolds ........ Bob
Synopsis:
Following the completion of his medical education, Charles J. "Chick"
Hennesey reports to the naval base at San Diego to assume his post as a
Navy doctor.
1.02 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY MEETS HONEYBOY JONES
Prod. no. 1500-3
5Oct59 CBS
Guest cast:
Bobby Darin .......... Honeyboy Jones
Frank Gorshin ........ Pulaski (recurring)
Norman Alden ......... Herman
Synopsis:
Honeyboy Jones, a young entertainer is unhappy about life in the Navy. His
behavior puts him in line for a bad-conduct discharge.
1.03 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY MEETS HARVEY SPENCER BLAIR III
Prod. no. 1500-4
12Oct59 CBS
Guest cast:
James Komak ............ Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Ross Ford ............. Flying Officer
Raymond Bailey ........ Admiral
Synopsis:
Harvey Spencer Blair III arrives at the base to begin his duties as a Navy
dentist. It soon becomes apparent that the young dentist is more interested
in girls than in Navy routine.
1.04 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY AND PEYTON PLACE
Prod. no. 1500-2
19Oct59 CBS
Synopsis 1:
Author Ruth Thomas is planning to write a novel about the Navy. She decides to
join the WAVES to get her information
first-hand.
Synopsis 2:
A pretty blonde author who joins the navy to write an inside story, succumbs to
the charm of Chick Hennesey
and tones down her allegations. [TA]
1.05 [--] Hennesey: SHORE PATROL
Prod. no. 1500-7
26Oct59 CBS
(CBS re-run 23May60)
Guest cast:
Frank Gorshin .......... Pulaski (recurring)
Larry Storch ........... Sylvester
Hal Baylor ............. Herman
Stafford Repp .......... Dennis
Probably the correct synopsis:
Chick gets a routine assignment at the Shore Patrol station. Then
the fleet lands.
(also see ep #61 "Shore Patrol Revisited")
1.06 [--] Hennesey: PORK CHOPS AND APPLE SAUCE
Prod. no. 1500-8
2Nov59 CBS
Synopsis:
A memo from the Admiral orders all base officers examined for physical
fitness. Hennesey prescribes a rigid diet for the officers, not knowing
that the Admiral is accustomed to a richer diet.
[--] 09Nov59 - pre-empted for a
"Du Pont Show of the Month" special: "I, Don Quixote"
starring Lee J. Cobb.
1.7 [--] Hennesey: HARVEY BLAIR RETURNS (copyright title)
a.k.a THE RETURN OF HARVEY SPENCER BLAIR (broadcast title)
Prod. no. 1500-12 (copyright date 16Nov59)
16Nov1959 CBS (possibly postponed until 14Dec1959) [TA]
Guest Cast:
Steve Roberts .......... Commander Wilkes
James Komak ............ Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Dentist Harvey Spencer Blair goes on a wild spree and buzzes the base hospital.
The Navy Commander, aghast
at Blair's antics, decides to take drastic action.
Synopsis 2:
The escapades of Harvey Spencer Blair, Chick's irrepressible friend, irritate
Captain Shafer. The
senior medical officer finally loses patience and orders Blair to duty on Guam.
Synopsis 3 (Chicago Tribune):
Doc Hennesey is perturbed when his friend, Harvey Spencer Blair, gets himself in
trouble when he goes on
a binge, which includes buzzing an airplane over the base hospital. [RF]
1.08 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY MEETS MRS. HORATIO GRIEF
Prod. no. 1500-11
23Nov59 CBS
Guest cast:
Harriett MacGibbon ....... Mrs. Grief
Richard Bakalyan ......... Harry Benson
Nelson Welch ............. the butler
Synopsis 1:
Hennesey is assigned to help Mrs. Horatio Grief conduct the annual Navy Relief
Fund drive on the base. Mrs. Grief is
a dowager with a hearty dislike for medical people.
Synopsis 2:
Chick Hennesey draws the unenviable assignment of having to work with Mrs.
Horatio Grief, a fleet admiral's brittle
and caustic widow who heads the annual relief fund drive for the naval base.
[TA]
1.09 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY GOES HOME
Prod. no. 1500-5
30Nov59 CBS
Guest Cast:
J. Pat O'Malley .......... Dr. Hardy
Ricky Allen .............. Freddie
Synopsis:
Chick Hennesey gets his first three-day pass. At home he hears disturbing
talk about old Dr. Hardy, the man who influenced Chick to become a doctor.
1.10 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY AND THE LADY DOCTOR
Prod. no. 1500-9
07Dec59 CBS Mon (rebroadcasat 30Jan63)
Guest cast:
Phyllis Coates ........... Dr. Patricia Granger [RF]
Synopsis 1:
Psychologist Patricia Granger enlists Hennesey's aid on a research project.
Martha uncovers a startling motive behind
the lady psychologist's work. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Lt. Hennesey is puzzled when a female psychologist wants to find out what makes
navy men tick. [TA]
1.11 [--] Hennesey: THE BABY SITTER
Prod. no. 1500-06 (copyright date 14Dec59)
14Dec59 CBS (according to the Chicago Tribune) [TA]
Synopsis 1:
While treating one of Seaman Walker's children, Hennesey is asked to stay with
the children until the
babysitter arrives. [TA]
(Syndicated re-run 01Jun64, WECT-6, Wilmington, Monday 9:30pm)
Synopsis 2 (Chicago Tribune):
Doc Hennesey puts in one of his roughest days in the navy when he answers a sick
call at the home of a
seaman and finds he must treat an 18-month-old baby girl. [TA]
1.12 Hennesey: THE CHRISTMAS SHOW
Prod. no. 1500-14
21Dec59 CBS Mon (rebroadcast 19Dec1960)
Guest Cast:
Bartlett Robinson .. Commander Jenkins
Arlen Stuart ....... Nurse Kelly
Herb Ellis ......... Dr. Wagner
Joseph Corey ....... Tony
Ursula McGowan ..... Wave
Rudy Solari ........ Sailor
Howie Storm ........ Sailor
Synopsis:
Chick is unable to take a Christmas leave and decides to organize a choral
group to entertain patients at the base hospital. But Commander Jenkins
refuses to sanction the plan.
1.13 [--] Hennesey: THE MATCHMAKER
Prod. no. 1500-17
28Dec59 CBS
Guest cast:
Sue Randall ............ Linda
Dallas Mitchell ........ Dan Johnson
Synopsis:
Shafer tries to arrange a romance between his attractive daughter and
Hennesey.
1.14 [--] Hennesey: MORE OF HARVEY SPENCER BLAIR
Prod. no. 1500-19
4Jan60 CBS (Network rerun 20Jun60)
Guest Cast:
James Komak ............ Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Harvey Spencer Blair again raises Captain Shafer’s blood pressure. Blair not
only manages to interpret Navy regulations
in his own manner, but he manages to charm the admiral’s wife in the process.
Synopsis 2:
Chick Hennesey has to soothe his commanding officer when his navy dentist friend
hypnotizes an admiral's wife. [RF]
1.15 [--] Hennesey: SPACE MAN
Prod. no. 1500-18
11Jan60 CBS
Guest cast:
Bob Hastings .......... Bolt
Roscoe Karns .......... Shafer
Henry Kulky ........... Max
Barry McGuire ......... Brockaway
Synopsis:
Hennessey and another Navy doctor, Lt. William Bolt, are chosen to give
tests to applicants for a space project. Chick finds that Blot is bitter
because his Navy hitch has interrupted his career as a neurosurgeon.
1.16 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY JOINS THE MARINES
Prod. no. 1500-10
18Jan60
Guest cast:
Ken Lynch ............. Col. Michael Crockett
Henry Kulky ........... Max
William Idelson ....... Mac
William Fawcett ....... Ezra Green
Frederick Ford ........ Marine Captain
Glen Holtzman ......... Marine Lieutenant
Synopsis 1:
Hennesey is told to report to a Marine unit and fill in for Dr. Johnson for
three days. Chick prepares to leave,
believing that it will be a routine assignment.
Synopsis 2:
Chick is assigned to a Marine unit on combat maneuvers and finds he must aid not
only a farmer's cow, but
also a tough Marine colonel with a bad leg. [TA]
1.17 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY MEETS FUJI _aka_ HENNESEY MEETS TOJO
Prod. no. 1500-13
25Jan60 CBS
Guest cast:
Jimmy Murphy ......... Peabody
Fuji ................. himself
Harry Landers ........ Tolliver
Synopsis 1:
Seaman Peabody's mother complains that a petty officer is picking on her boy.
Captain Shaffer assigns Hennesey the task
of smoothing over the situation. Chick gets a Japanese wrestler named Fuji to
teach Peabody judo.
Synopsis 2:
Chick Hennesey has to contend with his senior medical officer, the admiral, a
congressman, and a seaman's
doting mother. [TA]
1.18 [--] Hennesey: HELLO, COBRA LEADER
Prod. no. 1500-22
1Feb60 CBS
Guest cast:
Alan Dexter ........... Lt. Henry Ross
Ken Patterson ......... Commander Williams
John Newton ........... Mr. Stevens
Synopsis:
Dr. Chick Hennesey receives orders to travel by helicopter to a
desolated area and treat a young girl suffering from appendicitis.
Hessessey finds that his pilot is nearsighted and the helicopter is ready
for the junk pile.
1.19 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY AND THE ANCIENT VEHICLE
Prod. no. 1500-21
8Feb60 CBS (Repeated 6Jun60)
Guest Cast:
Charles Meredith ....... Admiral
William Idelson ........ Marine
Jolene Brand ........... Wave
Synopsis 1:
Surprised when he wins an automobile in a contest, Chick discovers that Dr.
Wagner had entered his name. Everyone
except Captain Shafer is delighted when the car turns out to be an early
replica.
Synopsis 2:
Chick Hennesey is surprised when he wins a 1901 automobile in a contest he can't
remember entering. [TA]
1.20 [--] Hennesey: DR. BLAIR AGAIN
Prod. no. 1500-20
15Feb60 CBS
Guest Cast:
James Komak ............ Harvey Blair (recurring)
Synopsis:
Harvey Spencer Blair manages to get himself in hot water again by
assuring the admiral's wife that he can get various Hollywood stars to
appear at a find-raising drive.
1.21 [--] Hennesey: THE ANNAPOLIS MAN
Prod. no. 1500-15
22Feb60 CBS
Guest cast:
Roy Wright ............. Commander
Synopsis:
Smarting from a defeat at the hands of a Marine baseball team, Shafer
connives to get even by making sure that the regular Navy scores
impressively in the regional exam for Annapolis. He orders Hennesey to
find the brightest Navy enlisted man to take the test.
1.22 [--] Hennesey: HENNESEY MEETS MR. WILKINS
Prod. no. 1500-25
29Feb60 CBS
Guest cast:
Raymond Greenleaf ....... Mr. Wilkins
Lonie Blackman .......... Miss Lane
Rudy Solari ............. sailor
Synopsis:
It looks as though Shafer has forgotten his annual reunion with an old
corpsman. Covering for Shafer, Hennesey and Martha pass up the Admiral's
party to visit the old man.
[--] 7Mar60 - pre-empted for a
"Playhouse 90" special: "Tomorrow" starring Richard Boone & Kim Stanley
1.23 [--] Hennesey: SENIOR NURSE
Prod. no. 1500-24
14Mar60 CBS
Guest cast:
Harriet MacGibbon ....... Clara Carpenter
Diane Strom ............ Joan
Jolene Brand ........... Gloria
Della Sharman .......... Barbara
Synopsis:
The senior nurse of the medical staff is pretty rough on her nurses.
Hennesey and Shafer decide to find out what's bothering her.
1.24 [--] Hennesey: SCARLET WOMAN IN WHITE
Pord. no. 1500-23
21Mar60 CBS
Yvonne Craig ............ Harriet Barnes
Alice Backes ............ Ethel Peterson
Synopsis:
There's standing room only in ward C. Chick finds one reason: the gorgeous
new nurse.
1.25 [--] Hennesey: ANGEL FACE
Prod. no. 1500-16
28Mar60 CBS
Guest cast:
Robert Gist ............. King
Synopsis 1:
Plastic surgeon Owen King has done wonders with a burned seaman.
Synopsis 2:
Chick admires the artistic operating technique of a plastic surgeon who builds a
new face for a badly burned seaman. [TA]
1.26 [--] Hennesey: WHAT IS DR. BLAIR?
Prod. no. 1500-28
4Apr60 CBS
Guest cast:
King Calder ............. "Iron Mike" Crockett
James Komak ............ Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Dr. Blair is making Hennesey's life miserable again. He's set against a transfer
to field duty with the Marines.
Synopsis 2:
Navy dentist Harvey Spencer Blair is ordered to field duty with the Marines.
[TA]
1.27 [--] Hennesey: WE'RE GLAD IT'S YOU
Prod. no. 1500-29
11Apr60 CBS
Synopsis:
Shafer may be a great medic, but he's no hero. A TV producer, however,
thinks he is - and decides to present his life story.
1.28 [--] Hennesey: CALLING DR. KING
Prod. no. 1500-27
18Apr60 CBS
Guest cast:
Herb Ellis ........... Dr. Dan Wagner (recurring)
Robert Gist .......... Dr. Owen King (recurring)
Alan Reed Jr. ........ Roy Thomas
Kasey Rogers ......... Elizabeth Ann Larkin
Synopsis:
Chick is "Calling Dr. King" for another miracle of plastic surgery. But
King has other plans - he's giving up medicine for art.
1.29 [--] Hennesey: WHICH ONE IS WAGNER?
Prod. no. 1500-26
25Apr60 CBS
Guest cast:
Herb Ellis ........... Dr. Dan Wagner (recurring)
Lonie Blackman ....... Gloria
Diane Strow .......... nurse
Synopsis:
Dr. Dan Wagner has been on Shafer's staff for two years, but Shafer is
positive he never met him - a fact that may get Chick, who is Wagner's
supervisor, into hot water.
1.30 [--] Hennesey: BIG BROTHER
Prod. no. 1500-30
2May60 CBS
Guest cast:
Bert Metcalfe ......... Lt. Joe Alberts
Walter Reed ........... Cmdr. Frank Alberts
Forrest Compton ....... Lieutenant Hillman
Synopsis:
Chick tries to patch up a conflict between two Navy doctors. But the
rivalry isn't professional, it's personal: the medics are brothers.
1.31 [--] Hennesey: BONJOUR, MR. HENNESEY
Prod. no. 1500-31
9May60 CBS
Guest:
Forrest Compton ........ Dr. McIntosh
Toni Gerry ............. Miss Hamilton
Synopsis:
Chick and a doctor from the Marines are rivals for the honor of
representing the state department at a medical symposium in Paris. Chick's
French is pathetic. The Marine speaks like a native.
1.32 [--] Hennesey: GOODBYE, DR. BLAIR
Prod. no. 1500-32
16May60 CBS Mon
Guest Cast:
James Komak ............ Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Synopsis:
Dr. Blair is back on the base and, as usual, the madcap dentist is a
thorn in Shafer's side. This time Blair is armed - with a jet-propelled
dental drill of his own invention.
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Network Summer Re-Runs (23May60 - 18Jul60)
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23May60 - rerun of "Shore Patrol" (first aired 26Oct59)
30May60 - rerun of "Hennesey Meets Honeyboy Jones"
06Jun60 - rerun of "Hennesey and the Ancient Vehicle"
13Jun60 - rerun of "Space Man"
20Jun60 - rerun of "More of Harvey Spencer Blair"
27Jun60 - rerun of "Hennesey And Peyton Place"
04Jul60 - Re-run of "Which One Is Wagner?" (first aired 25Apr60)
11Jul60 - pre-empted for the Democratic National Convention
18Jul60 - rerun of "Senior Nurse"
25Jul60 - pre-empted for the Republican National Convention
01Aug60 - start of "New Comedy Showcase" (Summer replacement series).
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Summer Replacement Series: "New Comedy Showcase" (from 01Aug60)
(collection of pilots not picked up by the network)
CBS Mondays 10:00pm
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################## Hennesey ##################
############# season 2 1960-61 ###############
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CBS Mondays 10:00 pm
2.01 [33] Hennesey: HAIL TO THE CHIEF
Prod. no. 1500-35
3Oct60 CBS
Synopsis:
An opening for a chief pharmacist's mate occurs in the outfit, and
everyone expects Max to apply - so why doesn't he?
2.02 [34] Hennesey: TELL IT TO THE CHAPLAIN
Prod. no. 1500-34
10Oct60 CBS
Guest cast:
Cecil Kellaway ......... Admiral Robertson
Alice Backes ........... Miss Dobbs
Norman Alden ........... Krauss
Synopsis:
Hennesey's been ordered to examine Admiral Robertson, but the ailing
chaplain is afraid his health will be the cause of an enforced retirement.
Everywhere that Hennesey looks, the Admiral's one step ahead.
2.03 [35] Hennesey: HENNESEY à la GUNN
Prod. no. 1500-33
17Oct60 CBS
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson ......... Ogrodowski
Diane Strom ............. Helen Hall
Johnny Seven ............ Charlie Hall
Synopsis:
Drugs are being stolen from the base hospital and a naval intelligence
man named Ogrodowski is assigned to the case. He wants Chick to help him
find the thief.
2.04 [36] Hennesey: THE MARRIAGE OF DR. BLAIR
Prod. no. 1500-37
24Oct60 CBS
Guest cast:
James Komack ........... Harvey Spencer Blair III (recurring)
Joan Marshall .......... Consuelo Maddox
Synopsis:
Harvey Spencer Blair III is back on the base - and in his usual hot
water. This time a gal named Consuelo Maddox claims to be his wife.
2.05 [37] Hennesey: THE CAPTAIN'S DILEMMA
Prod. no. 1500-36
31Oct60 CBS
Guest cast:
Meg Wyllie ............. Mrs. Shafer
Bill Mullikin, Barry McGuire ..... Sailors
Marty Ingels, Ralph Votrain ...... Patients
Synopsis:
Captain Shafer is still a first-rate doctor. But he's come up with a
mistaken diagnosis and he's got the idea that he's through.
Question:
Can anyone out therefore confirm that Barry McGuire
who was featured in this episode is the same Barry McGuire who
had a no. 1 hit in 1965 with "Eve of Destruction",
and was a member of The New Christy Minstrels having hits
"Green, Green" and "Saturday Night" in 1963?
Feedback: Re: Barry McGuire, actor
From: Mike Stidham Sent: 21 August 2010
To: ctva@hotmail.co.uk
The question was asked on the "Hennesey" page whether or not the Barry McGuire
who appeared
in two episodes was the same person as the folksinger who recorded "Eve of
Destruction".
According to IMDB, the actor Barry McGuire and the singer Barry McGuire are two
different people.
McGuire the singer's own webpage seems to back this up, as it mentions that he
was busy in the folk
music scene during the time when the other Barry McGuire was quite busy as a
character actor. [MS]
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[--] 7Nov60 CBS
Pre-empted for a political ad (with Vice President Richard M. Nixon &
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge).
07Nov60 - Originally, "Hennesey" was to be pre-empted by a Republican ad (Vice
President Richard M. Nixon
with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge). But newspapers printed on the day of the
broadcast list "Hennesey" at
10pm (no episode details), with the Republican ad moved to 10:30pm. [TA]
Note 1: For 7Nov60, TV Guide lists the political ad at 10pm Eastern. This
pre-emption is also listed in the
New York Times and Chicago Tribune's weekly listings (published on Saturday or
Sunday). But on the day of the
broadcast, both papers list Hennesey at 10pm Eastern. [TA]
Note 2: Different episodes listed for 14Nov60 depending upon source. "Hennesey
and the Submarine" & "Miss San Diego Navy" ) [TA]
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2.6 [38] Hennesey: MISS SAN DIEGO NAVY
Prod. no. 1500-39
CBS airdate: 7Nov60 or 14Nov60 (Listed as 14Nov60 in the Chicago Tribune and TV
Guide)
Guest cast:
Howard Petrie ......... Admiral Wright
Jenne Baird ........... Sandy Hall
Dixie Attley .......... Jo Ann Adams
Synopsis 1:
One of Hennesey's dreams comes true: he's assigned as a judge of the Naval base
beauty contest. And Max is
also one of the judges - so Martha thinks she's got the contest in the bag.
Synopsis 2 (Chicago Tribune):
Chick Hennesey's dream assignment as judge of a naval base beauty contest
becomes a dilemma when he learns
that Nurse Martha Hale is one of the contestants. [TA]
2.7 [39] Hennesey: HENNESEY AND THE SUBMARINE
Prod. no. 1500-40
CBS airdate: 7Nov60 or 14Nov60 (Listed as 14Nov60 in the New York Times)
Synopsis 1 (New York Times):
Hennesey narrowly escapes sea duty on a submarine.
Synopsis 2:
Hennesey is assigned to submarine duty, but he backs out. The reason:
claustrophobia. [RF]
(rebroadcast 15Apr64 WHEC-TV CBS Rochester NY, 7pm ET)
[--] 21Nov60 - pre-empted for the CBS documentary
"Tomorrow: The Big City 1980" hosted by Garry Moore. (9:30pm-10:30pm Eastern)
2.08 [40] Hennesey: COME HOME, DR. ROGERS
Prod. no. 1500-45
28Nov60 CBS
Guest cast:
Eddie Ryder ........... Rogers
Synopsis:
Shafer wants a former Navy doctor named Johnny Rogers, a good man,
back in the service. Hennesey gets the job of selling Rogers on the
idea.
2.09 [41] Hennesey: HARVEY'S HORSE
Prod. no. 1500-46
5Dec60 CBS
Synopsis:
Dr. Blair buys a race horse that's well past its prime, and tells
everyone it can't lose. Sure enough, the old nag wins its first race.
2.10 [42] Hennesey: THE UNDERFED FULLBACK
Prod. no. 1500-44
12Dec60 CBS
Guest cast:
John Considine ......... Al Doniger
Robert Foulk ........... Moose Miller
Stafford Repp .......... Marine
Synopsis:
Al Doniger, star fullback for the base football team, refuses to show up
for practice. He has decided he doesn't like either the coach or the Navy.
[--] 19Dec60 CBS - Repeat of #1.12 "The Christmas show"
(from 21Dec59)
2.11 [43] Hennesey: THE REUNION
Prod. no. 1500-47
26Dec60 CBS
Guest cast:
Bernard Kates .......... Cy Marsh
Eddie Firestone ........ Marty Dubrow
Marge Redmond .......... Cynthia Marsh
Ursula McGowan ......... Gloria
Synopsis:
Hennesey says he'll pass up the Captain's New Year's party this year. The
reason: He's going to meet two old service buddies he hasn't seen in years.
2.12 [44] Hennesey: THE HAT
Prod. no. 1500-42
2Jan61
(probably the correct synopsis)
Guest cast:
Chris Robinson ......... Larry Stander
Synopsis:
In a theater lobby, Hennesey and Martha get into a rhubarb with a couple of
young punks. The management orders the ruffians to leave. They do - with
Chick's hat.
2.13 [45] Hennesey: THE STUTTERER
Prod. no. 1500-43
9Jan61 CBS Mon
Guest cast: [RF]
Richard Evens .......... Seaman Tierney
Joseph Perry ........... Pete Day
Rudy Solari ............ Spence
Sheldon Allman ......... Rocco
Synopsis:
Seaman Tierney has a speech problem and it isn't helped by the taunts
of a couple of fellow tars named Day and Spence. [TA]
2.14 [46] Hennesey: THE PROMOTION
Prod. no. 1500-48
16Jan61 CBS Monday 10:00pm
Guest cast:
Robert Hastings ......... Ensign Seaton
Sheldon Allman .......... Commander
Bill Peterson ........... Yeoman
Marilyn Gustafson ....... Wave
Synopsis #1:
Hennesey calls Washington about a promotion for Captain Shafer. The call
brings to the base an eager public relations officer who thinks he can
promote the promotion with Madison Avenue tactics.
Synopsis #2:
At Hennesey's request, an eager public-relations officer has decided to
help Captain Shafer win a promotion - by using Madison Avenue tactics.
(CBS re-run 16Jul62)
2.15 [47] Hennesey: THE SPECIALIST
Prod. no. 1500-50
23Jan61 CBS
Guest cast:
Robert Culp .............. Steven Gray
Aneta Corsaut ............ Mrs. Vaughn
Marty Ingel .............. patient
Len Lesser ............... Chief Petty Officer
Synopsis:
"The Specialist" is a handsome, poised orthopedic surgeon named Steven
Gray. Hennesey wishes he had some of Gray's apparent qualities.
2.16 [48] Hennesey: HARVEY SPENCER BLAIR AND HIS ELECTRIC MONEY MACHINE
Prod. no. 1500-56
31Jan61 CBS
Guest Cast:
James Komak ............ Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Synopsis:
Dr. Blair has invented this wacky machine - which brings a Treasury
Department counterfeit agent to the base.
2.17 [49] Hennesey: HENNESEY VS. CRANDALL
Prod. no. 1500-51
6Feb61 CBS
(probably the correct synopsis)
Guest cast:
Jean Allison .............. Dr. Leslie Crandall
Synopsis:
Dr. Leslie Crandall is a visiting pediatrician. She's to give lectures at
the hospital, and Hennesey has to attend them. But there's no rapport
between Chick and the attractive doctor.
2.18 [50] Hennesey: JOIN THE NAVY, PLEASE
Prod. no. 1500-49
13Feb61
Synopsis:
Shafer commands Hennesey to go to a medical school to recruit Navy
doctors. He invites four students to the base hospital.
2.19 [51] Hennesey: THE APARTMENT
Prod. no. 1500-53
20Feb61 CBS
Guest Cast:
Ellen Corby ............... Mrs. Hammer
Joey Faye ................. phone man
Synopsis:
Chick never liked life in the officers' quarters, and now he's permitted
to move. His idea of what a bachelor apartment would be like failed to
allow for a nosy landlady.
2.20 [52] Hennesey: MAX REMEMBERS PAPA
Prod. no. 1500-52
27Feb61 CBS Mon
Guest Cast:
Vladimir Sokoloff .......... Pap Bronsky
Norm Alden ................. young man
Lillian Adams .............. Mrs. Kilcheck
Synopsis:
Bronsky's father comes to the base for a few days. Worried because his
grown son hasn't married yet, Papa Bronsky decides to find Max a wife.
2.21 [53] Hennesey: THE NOVELIST
Prod. no. 1500-55
6Mar61 CBS
Guest Cast:
Milton Frome ............... David Rathbone
Synopsis:
Hennesey decides to write the great American novel. Dr. Dan Wagner takes a
look at the outline, tells Chick it will make a great movie, and says he'll
be Chick's agent - for the usual percentage.
2.22 [54] Hennesey: HARVEY'S DOLL
Prod. no. 1500-54
13Mar61 CBS
Synopsis:
"Harvey's Doll" is a replica of Shafer, and Blair is having fun tossing
it around and sticking pins in it. Then Shafer starts complaining about
having pains and dizzy spells. James Komack, who plays Blair, also wrote
the script for this show.
[--] 20Mar61 CBS
Pre-empted for the drama "Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life"
starring Ingrid Bergman
2.23 [55] Hennesey: THE WEDDING
Prod. no. 1500-59
27Mar61 CBS airdate, Monday 10:00pm
Guest cast:
Alan Reed ............... Lou
Marge Redmond ........... Eva
Synopsis:
Navy chief Lou Rocco is engaged to WAVE Eva Jackson, and Shafer plans a big
celebration for them. Hennesey thinks they'd prefer a quieter affair.
2.24 [56] Hennesey: THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER
3Apr61 CBS airdate, Monday 10:00pm
Guest Cast:
Sue Randall .............. Gloria Landis
Bernard Kates ............ Congressman Bilgore
Synopsis:
Chick was expecting to spend the weekend dating Martha, but she and her pal
Gloria have planned a ski trip to the mountains instead. What's worse,
Gloria's fiance is bringing another man along for Martha.
2.25 [57] Hennesey: ADMIRAL AND SON
no. 1500-57
10Apr61 CBS airdate, Monday 10:00pm
Guest cast:
William Schallert ......... Junior
Synopsis:
Admiral Shafer’s son has received orders to go to Japan, and Junior is all
excited about his transfer. But then the admiral hears that Junior's wife
is expecting a baby.
2.26 [58] Hennesey: THE NOGOODNIK
17Apr61 CBS Monday 10:00pm
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson ........... Lt. Cdr. Steve Ogrodowski [RF]
Alan Reed Jr. ............. Pierce
Synopsis:
Seaman Pierce, charged with stealing from the ship's store, is wounded
while trying to escape from the brig. Dr. Hennesey's detective instincts
are aroused when Pierce claims he's innocent. [TA]
2.27 [59] Hennesey: HARVEY'S PAD
24Apr61 CBS
Guest Cast:
James Komack ............. Dr. Harvey Spencer Blair (recurring)
Jackie Jackler ........... Candy Cotton
Louise Glenn ............. Joan Zelinsky
Synopsis:
Chick is dead tired and wants to spend the weekend enjoying pure peace
and quiet. Harvey Spencer Blair has just what the doctor ordered: a beach
cottage at Malibu.
2.28 [60] Hennesey: THE PATIENT VANISHES
1May61 CBS Monday 10:00pm
Guest cast:
Karl Lucas .............. Chief Kowalski
Sandra White ............ Miss Bell
Eddie Ryder ............. Commander Hoy
Marty Ingels, Ralph Votrian ......... patients
Claude Johnson .......... Seaman Glenn
Synopsis:
Chick begins to think he's losing his grip. A patient he's sure he admitted
to the hospital is nowhere to be found. The search for the missing man
quickens when Admiral Shaffer gives Chick until nightfall to find him - or
else.
2.29 [61] Hennesey: SHORE PATROL REVISITED
8May61 CBS orig. airdate
guest cast:
Mickey Rooney ........... Winslow
Stafford Repp ........... Dennis
Ken Berry ............... Ensign Mayberry
Nancy Asch .............. Mrs. Ross
Synopsis #1:
Hennesey's about to sneak off for an evening ball game when
he's assigned to duty with the shore patrol. Things are pretty quiet around
the SP office, until sailor Richard Winslow is dragged in - with his
saxophone.
Synopsis #2:
Chick is assigned to shore duty again. This time a sailor
carrying a saxophone arrives to disturb Chick's peace.
2.30 [62] Hennesey: A STAR IS BORN
15May61 CBS
Guest cast:
Jean Byron .............. Gloria Grayson
Synopsis:
An accident injures movie star Gloria Grayson while she's making a picture
in San Diego. Shafer offers her Hennesey's medical services - and she
offers Hennesey a part in the movie.
2.31 [63] Hennesey: HIS HONOR, DR. BLAIR
22May61 CBS
**episode description unavailable**
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Network Summer Re-Runs (29May61, 12Jun61 - 03Jul61)
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29May61 [--] Re-run of "Hail to the Chief" (first aired 3Oct60)
2.32 [64] Hennesey: THE SIGNOVER (new episode)
5Jun61 CBS original network airdate
Synopsis:
Hennesey's tour of duty is coming to an end. And he makes it clear that
he can hardly wait to become a civilian again. This doesn't go over so well
with his navy friends - even Max snubs him.
12Jun61 - Re-run
19Jun61 - Re-run
26Jun61 - Re-run of "The Green-Eyed Monster" (first aired 3Apr61)
03Jul61 - Re-run
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Summer Replacement Series: Glenn Miller Time (10Jul61 - 11Sep61)
CBS Mondays 10:00pm
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################## Hennesey ##################
############# season 3 1961-62 ###############
############## (final season) ################
CBS Mondays 10:00 pm
3.01 [65] Hennesey: THE GOSSIP-GO-ROUND
25Sep61 CBS
Guest cast:
Harvey Corman ......... Dr. Don Spright
Norm Alden ............ Pulaski (recurring)
Karl Lukas ............ Franks
Synopsis:
Hennesey is spending a lot of time at the typewriter, and soon the
word gets around that he's writing a Broadway show. Actually, Chick is
trying to do a medical paper - but once the rumor gets started, no one
believes him.
3.02 [66] Hennesey: THE HOLDOUT
2Oct61 CBS
Guest cast:
Gregory Irving ........ Nicky Rocco
Arch Johnson .......... Lou Rocco
Synopsis:
"The Holdout" is a young patient named Nicky Rocco, who refuses to join
in a birthday party at the base hospital children's ward. Hennesey sets out
to learn the reason for the boy's refusal.
3.03 [67] Hennesey: WELCOME HOME, DOCTOR BLAIR [UCLA]
9Oct61 CBS
a Jackie Cooper Productions, Inc.
film-The Hennesey Company
Written by James Komack.
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Director of Photography, Harry Wolf
Film Editor, Larry Heath
music, Sonny Burke.
Guest Cast:
James Komak ............ Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Freeman Lusk ........... Admiral Maddox
Steve Marlo ............ lieutenant
Bill Bixby ............. intern
June Palmer ............ nurse
Synopsis:
Dentist Harvey Spencer Blair III signs on for another Navy hitch. He
won't be getting his inheritance for a number of years, and even a
millionaire has to make a living somehow.
Contents:
Commercials: Kent cigarettes. [UCLA]
3.04 [68] Hennesey: THE COHEN MUTINY
16Oct61 CBS 10:00pm
Guest Cast:
Mark Todd .............. Cohen
Milton Frome ........... Commander Sipple
Roland LaStarza ........ shore patrolman
Synopsis:
Hennesey finds himself in the legal world when he's assigned as
defense counsel for Seaman Herbert Cohen in a court-martial. Since he can't
get out of the assignment, he reluctantly starts to investigate Cohen's
side of the story.
3.05 [69] Hennesey: MY DAUGHTER, THE NURSE
23Oct61 CBS
Guest cast:
Harry Holcombe .......... William Hale
Rosemary La Planche ..... Betty Hale
Synopsis:
Now that his daughter Martha is engaged to Hennesey, William Hale comes to
the Navy base to give Chick the Once-over.
3.06 [70] Hennesey: AUNT SARAH
30Oct61 CBS
Guest cast:
Gertrude Berg ........... Sarah Green
Arte Johnson ............ Seymour Shatz (recurring?)
Shary Layne ............. Lab Technician.
Synopsis:
In "Aunt Sarah," Gertrude Berg apears as Sarah Green, the role she plays
in her own series "Mrs. G. Goes to College." Mrs. Green comes to the Naval
base on important business - she's worried about her nephew Seymour's hay
fever.
[--] 6Nov61 CBS - pre-empted for an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
TV Guide:
An episode from this series ("Dick Van Dyke") is seen at this time tonight
only. "Hennesey" will be back in this time period next week.
3.07 [71] Hennesey: GET ME CLYDE DINGLE
13Nov61 CBS
Synopsis:
Because Martha doesn't believe in speculation, Hennesey is forced to
dabble in the stock market via clandestine phone calls. [TA]
(Synopsis from 15Jan70 syndicated re-run, WCCB-18, Charlotte, NC)
3.08 [72] Hennesey: PROFESSIONAL SAILOR
20Nov61 CBS
Guest cast:
Don Rickles ............. Ernie Schmidt
Chief Petty Officer Ernie Schmidt has spent 24 years in the Navy, and
he plans to re-enlist for six more.
3.09 [73] Hennesey: ALOHA, DOCTOR HENNESEY
27Nov61 CBS
Guest cast:
Shelly Manne ............ radioman
Ann Guilbert ............ waitress
Synopsis:
Chick wants to take advantage of some temporary duty in Hawaii, and
Martha says he can go. But then the sailing time arrives and Martha
exercises the womanly prerogative of changing her mind. [TA]
3.10 [74] Hennesey: REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR?
4Dec61 CBS airdate, Monday 10:00pm Eastern
Guest cast:
Bernard Kates ............ Captain Harris
Roy Barcroft ............. Admiral Stacey
Synopsis:
Chick and Martha on leave in Honolulu, are invited to observe Pearl Harbor
Day by boarding the fleet commander's launch for a visit to the scene of
the attack.
3.11 [75] Hennesey: THE SIGHTSEERS
11Dec61 CBS
Guest Cast:
Sterling Mossman ........... Keller
Synopsis:
Martha wants to see the sights of Hawaii, and Hennesey has worked out a
detailed itinerary. At the top of his list is a restaurant he wants to
visit - recommended by Max.
3.12 [76] Hennesey: GOING HOME
18Dec61 CBS
guest cast:
Ed Nelson ............... Commander Pete Judson
Barry Cahill ............ Chief Petty Officer
Arthur Lyman ............ Sailor
Eddie Sherman ........... Sailor
Synopsis:
Chick and Martha, who are about to end their stay in Hawaii, pay a visit to
one more point of interest. [RF]
3.13 [77] Hennesey: SANTA HITS HARVEY
25Dec61 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Herb Ellis ............ Dr. Dan Wagner (recurring)
Hoke Howell ........... Dr. Kasanoff
Synopsis:
The hospital staff is getting ready for it's annual Christmas party.
Naturally, Admiral Shafer has the top job - he's Santa Claus. [RF]
3.14 [78] Hennesey: THE MAN IN THE CROW'S NEST
1Jan62 CBS
Guest Cast:
Roland LaStarza
Synopsis:
Former heavyweight boxer Roland LaStarza appears in this episode. New
Year's Day is often rough, especially if, like Hennesey, you're
recuperating from a party.
3.15 [79] Hennesey: HYSTERESIS SYNCHRONOUS CAN BE FUN
8Jan62 CBS
Guest Cast:
James Lydon ........... Marvin Himmelstein
Yvonne Othon .......... waitress
Synopsis:
Chick has bought an elaborate hi-fi for Admiral Shafer. The set is
covered with dials and switches - and some day Chick may figure out
which one of them turns it on.
3.16 [80] Hennesey: HARVEY AND THE RING
15Jan62 CBS
Guest Cast:
William Schallert ...... Conrad Musk
Robert Gibbons ......... Waxey
Synopsis:
Harvey Spencer Blair offers to help Chick find the right engagement ring
for his fiancée Martha. But Hennesey begins to have his doubts about
helpful Harvey when a con man named Waxey tries to make a deal with him a
short time later.
3.17 [81] Hennesey: LITTLE GIRL
22Jan62 CBS
Guest cast:
Karen Balkin ........... Karen
Synopsis:
Martha encounters a young girl named Karen who somehow managed to find her
way into the base hospital dispensary. Her natural reaction is to return
the girl to her home, but that may not be easy: Karen's from Texas.
3.18 [82] Hennesey: TIGHT QUARTERS
29Jan62 CBS
Guest Star:
Sammy Davis, Jr. ........ Cannonball Pipper
Synopsis 1:
Usually under fire from all sides, Chick finds himself under water when Admiral
Shafer assigns him to temporary
submarine duty. He develops a slight case of claustrophobia at first, but soon
forgets it because of an incident
involving Navy frogman Cannonball Pipper.
Synopsis 2:
Sammy Davis Jr. portrays a navy frogman whose misadventures aboard a submarine
puts Chick to one of the severest
tests of his medical career. [TA]
3.19 [83] Hennsey: CLOSE ENOUGH FOR JAZZ
5Feb62 CBS Monday 10:00pm
Guest Cast:
Les Brown and his band ...... themselves
Bill Peterson ......... officer
Howard Wright ......... captain
Eddie Quillan ......... ticket taker
Kay Reid .............. girl singer
Marty Ingels .......... the waiter
Synopsis:
Martha has been pleading with Chick to take her dancing, and finally he
agrees. They arrive at a nightclub where the Les Brown band is appearing
- and Chick finds that one of his old friends is playing trumpet with
the band.
3.20 [84] Hennesey: PATTI'S TUNE
12Feb62
Guest cast:
Jaye P. Morgan ......... Patti Maxwell
Don Penney ............. Lt. Alexander
Synopsis:
Chick’s colleague, Lt. Bob Alexander, is a jazz buff. The lieutenant
invites Chick to a party where Patti Maxwell, queen of the jazz
vocalists, is going to perform. Jaye P. Morgan sings "Just for Me", an
original number written by series regular James Komack.
3.21 [85] Hennesey: THE HOBBY
19Feb62 CBS
Guest cast:
Stacy King ............. Capt. Marian Jordan
Robert Elston .......... Seaman Incardona
Byron Morrow ........... Admiral Donneley
Synopsis:
Chick decides to use his evening hours to improve his culture quotient.
First step: sign up for a painting class.
3.22 [86] Hennesey: HARVEY'S PILLS
26Feb62 CBS
Guest Cast:
James Komack ........... Dr. Harvey Blair (recurring)
Portland Mason ......... Yvette Fandlebusch
Synopsis:
Hennesey's pal, Harvey Spencer Blair, claims he has developed a new
pill. Pop one in your mouth - and suddenly movie starlets start appearing
from nowhere.
3.23 [87] Hennesey: THE BICEP CAPER
5Mar62 CBS
Synopsis:
Chick, who once fought on the same card with Barney Ross as an enlisted man in
World War II, pulls his boxing gloves
out of mothballs to enter the ring again to participate in the President's
physical fitness program. [TA]
3.24 [88] Hennesey: THE OLD PRO
12Mar62 CBS
Guest Cast:
Bill Zuckert ........... Spike O'Donnell
Vivi Janiss
Synopsis 1:
Chick is surprised when he sees his old high school football coach as a patient.
Synopsis 2:
Chick encounters his ex-high school football coach as a hospital patient with a
serious psychological and
physical problem. [TA]
3.25 [89] Hennesey: BIG BERTHA
19Mar62 CBS
Guest cast:
Yvonne Othon ........... Bertha
Synopsis 1:
Wave hospital corpsman Bertha Bartosik really loves her work and throws herself
into it with lots of enthusiasm
Synopsis 2:
Chick attempts to work a transformation in a WAVE corpsman whose boisterousness*
has caused breakage costs to soar
in the hospital ward. [TA]
3.26 [90] Hennesey: BUTTONS AND BONES
26Mar62 CBS
Guest cast:
Jack Carter ........... John Norton Jones
Howard Wright ......... man
Henry Beckman ......... manager
Synopsis:
Chick feels he could use some additional poise and enrolls in a speech
class. He's sure of it when he gets a load of fellow classmate John Norton
Jones who has been turned into a super-confident type by the course.
3.27 [91] Hennesey: NO DOWN PAYMENT
2Apr62 CBS
Synopsis:
Chick decides to use reverse psychology in the hope it will win his adamant
fiancee over to his plan to build
instead of buy a home for their future married life. [TA]
3.28 [92] Hennesey: THE BEST MAN
9Apr62 CBS
Guest Cast:
Brad Trumbull ......... corpsman
Terry Hope ............ nurse
Mort Thompson ......... aide
Michael Barrier ....... Lieutenant
Synopsis:
Rumor has it that Admiral Shafer is slated for a promotion to the Navy
Surgeon General's Office in Washington. Shafer refuses to comment on the
possibility.
3.29 [93] Hennesey: CALLING DOCTOR GOOD-DEED
16Apr62 CBS airdate Monday 10:00pm
Guest Cast:
Adrienne Marden ........ Mrs. Kovler
Roxanne Arlen .......... Selma
Synopsis:
Hennesey likes to think of his tendency for helping people with their
personal problems as just another form of aid. But Admiral Shafer doesn't:
He says it's just plain meddling - and tells Hennesey to cut it out.
3.30 [94] Hennesey: HENNESEY MEETS SOUPY SALES
23Apr62 CBS airdate Monday 10:00pm
Guest Cast:
Soupy Sales ............ himself
Anthony Montenaro Jr. ... Petey
Marie Worsham ........... the nurse
Paul Rhone .............. the monitor man
Synopsis:
Soupy is slated to perform at the Base Hospital, and Hennesey goes to get
him at the studio. While there, he gets something else - a pie in the face.
3.31 [95] Hennesey: MARTHA
30Apr62 CBS 10:00pm
Synopsis 1:
Hennesey becomes concerned about Martha's recent behavior: seems she's
been suffering from lapses of memory.
Synopsis 2:
Nurse Hale's mysterious lapses of memory and her persistent headaches send
Hennesey into a huddle with
Admiral Shafer, who offers a surprising diagnosis of her behavior. [TA]
3.32 [96] Hennesey: I THEE WED (final episode of "Hennesey")
7May62 CBS Monday 10:00pm
(CBS re-run 17Sep62)
Guest cast:
Jack Cassidy ........... the Chaplain
John Newton ............ the license clerk
Harry Holcombe ......... William Hale (Martha's Father?)
Synopsis:
Chick's three-year courtship of nurse Martha Hale (Abby Dalton) reaches a happy
climax: he and Martha get married.
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