Does anyone know what this show was about? I've never seen it nor do I remember anything about it.

If I recall right it was about a group of army nurses on board a
submarine that was commanded by John Astin.It was on so
long ago that I'm not quite sure if that is correct,but I think it
is.

The show was based on the 1959 movie with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.

Set during WW2, the show followed the misadventures of a sub crew (with some nurses and plenty of double entendres) aboard a pink colored submarine.
John Astin was the star for the first season (1977) but just about the entire cast was changed in the second season, in an attempt to keep the ratings afloat. Ha! Little pun there...

Anyway, the show was canned after two seasons.

A little trivia, a really young Jamie Lee Curtis was one of the nurses in the first season.

i saw one episode of it. it was good.

I have the dvd Operation Petticoat.. I never knew they made it as a show!!! The movie is hilarious though. I dont think anyone could replace Cary Grants part nor Tony Curtis's part though.

How long did the show last because it seems like a short-lived show to me??

Originally posted by EricIdlefan
How long did the show last because it seems like a short-lived show to me??

It was short-lived. Maybe only one season or so, starting in 1977.

The show lasted one low rated season with the original cast, and the second season with the new cast lasted only four episodes.

Did it have anything to do with Petticoat Junction?

Did it have anything to do with Petticoat Junction?


Nope. Not at all.

The show was based on the 1959 movie with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.

Set during WW2, the show followed the misadventures of a sub crew (with some nurses and plenty of double entendres) aboard a pink colored submarine.
John Astin was the star for the first season (1977) but just about the entire cast was changed in the second season, in an attempt to keep the ratings afloat. Ha! Little pun there...

Anyway, the show was canned after two seasons.

A little trivia, a really young Jamie Lee Curtis was one of the nurses in the first season.
some more trivia; "Opperation Petticoat" was the first movie Tony Curtis made after his daughter-Jamie Lee Curtis-was born.

THe show was launched with a two hour pilot (rare for a sitcom) that was a near total remake of the original 1959 Cary Grant-Tony Curtis movie. John Astin had Grant's role as Commander Matt Sherman, and Richard Gilliland in the Tony Curtis role of wheeler-dealer supply officer Nick Holden. Not only did Jamie Lee Curtis appear in the show, she played the part of the nurse that her father had romanced in the original movie (played by Dina Merrill).

The show's total overhaul in its brief second season has always been one of the more puzzling things to me since you had both male leads (Astin and Gilliland) axed in favor of Robert Hogan and Randolph Mantooth (Emergency). Of the nurses, only Melinda Naud as the well-endowed Lieutenant Crandall returned from the first season, and the only crewmen from the first season who made it to year two were Jim Varney (later to gain fame as Ernest in the 1980s and 90s) as Seaman "Doom and Gloom" Broome, and Richard Brestoff as Yeoman Hunkle (the character played by Gavin MacLeod in the original movie).

Perhaps the primary cause of the series Operation Petticoat's running out of gas, is that once the movie is run, the story is told. This does not mean that a sequel or a prequel cannot be made, and good ones.

I have wracked my brain (say very little) trying to recall a series that survived from a movie: Other than M*A*S*H.

I have wracked my brain (say very little) trying to recall a series that survived from a movie: Other than M*A*S*H.

The Odd Couple

I have wracked my brain (say very little) trying to recall a series that survived from a movie: Other than M*A*S*H.

Stargate
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Teen Wolf (live action version)
In The Heat Of The Night

And though new(er), both Bates Motel and Ash vs The Evil Dead have had high ratings.

Of the nurses, only Melinda Naud as the well-endowed Lieutenant Crandall returned from the first season


She is the only thing I remember about the show.

Probably not an accident.

I was no older than 10 , probably younger, when I used to watch Petticoat Junction, and most of the episodes had dialogue that I did not understand.
I liked the beginning theme song and the scenes of the old-fashioned train going through the tracks to the small town.
But I think that the only episode I ever fully understood was the one in which the dog Benji ran away because he thought no one loved him and the dog encounters a wandering hobo who gives him some awful stew to eat and tells the dog to get used to it . Then just when the hobo is about to hop a train to a different town, and tells the dog to hurry up or stay behind Benji decides that he rather be home and just goes back and Uncle Joe and the others are glad to see him and end up treating him like a baby, putting him in a crib to make him feel wanted.

BTW I think that this episode was one in which one of the major female characters had already had a baby whereas at the very earliest episodes, she was not a mother yet.

It might be a point at which the show "Jumped The Shark" before the term was ever invented.

Again, I am not too clear since I watched Petticoat Junction when I was a pre-teen. Can anyone let me know how accurate my descriptions are here?

I was no older than 10 , probably younger, when I used to watch Petticoat Junction, and most of the episodes had dialogue that I did not understand.
I liked the beginning theme song and the scenes of the old-fashioned train going through the tracks to the small town.
But I think that the only episode I ever fully understood was the one in which the dog Benji ran away because he thought no one loved him and the dog encounters a wandering hobo who gives him some awful stew to eat and tells the dog to get used to it . Then just when the hobo is about to hop a train to a different town, and tells the dog to hurry up or stay behind Benji decides that he rather be home and just goes back and Uncle Joe and the others are glad to see him and end up treating him like a baby, putting him in a crib to make him feel wanted.

BTW I think that this episode was one in which one of the major female characters had already had a baby whereas at the very earliest episodes, she was not a mother yet.

It might be a point at which the show "Jumped The Shark" before the term was ever invented.

Again, I am not too clear since I watched Petticoat Junction when I was a pre-teen. Can anyone let me know how accurate my descriptions are here?

Wrong board for this post.

Wrong board for this post.

To tell you the truth I don't know how my post got here. I thought I was posting on the Petticoat Junction thread.

I will have to move it.

that's ok; we forgive you. LOL

that's ok; we forgive you. LOL

:yeahthat

Perhaps the primary cause of the series Operation Petticoat's running out of gas, is that once the movie is run, the story is told. This does not mean that a sequel or a prequel cannot be made, and good ones.
No, the primary cause was that it was bad. How it lasted even as long as it did is a mystery to me. There were some episodes on YouTube some time back. When I watched one, I didn't see or hear anything even vaguely funny. In terms of other sitcoms of the era, it made The Ropers look like a masterpiece.

Edited to add: I actually watched this during its network run and it wasn't funny then, either. The movie was a lot funnier, and that was supposed to be mainly drama rather than comedy.

I have wracked my brain (say very little) trying to recall a series that survived from a movie: Other than M*A*S*H.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Alice
Courtship of Eddie's Father
Highlander

The Odd Couple

true but that was never a big hit; in fact it was nearly cancelled at the end of each of its 5 seasons.

I never had a chance to watch the series. Apparently, I did not miss much. Pulled the cable a decade ago and do not have the tolerance for the big computer rat (msft).

true but that was never a big hit; in fact it was nearly cancelled at the end of each of its 5 seasons.

None of the ABC Friday night lineup at the time were big hits. Regardless, they all had five-season runs, even though some of them were shuffled off to other nights toward the end. Ironically, your statement could apply to the very show you take your user name from.

It was about Operation Petticoat, of course.

It was about Operation Petticoat, of course.

Never knew it was connected to Green Acres

Never knew it was connected to Green Acres

Petticoat Junction was, Operation Petticoat was not.