McKeever and the Colonel

Overview

McKeever and the Colonel is an American 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 who was the lead of the series, whilst the Colonel 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.

Created by Harvey Bullock

Network

• NBC

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Scott Edmund Lane

  Gary McKeever

  26 eps

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  Jackie Coogan

  Sgt. Barnes

  26 eps

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  Allyn Joslyn

  Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell

  26 eps

Themes

• military
• military academy
• sitcom

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