McKeever and the Colonel

McKeever and the Colonel is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from September 23, 1962 to June 16, 1963 on Sunday nights at 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time.^[1] Its setting was a fictional military academy known as Westfield. Dick Powell's Four Star Television produced the series.

McKeever and the Colonel
Allyn Joslyn as Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell.
Created by	R.S. Allen Harvey Bullock
Written by	R.S. Allen Harvey Bullock Max Wilk Arthur Marx Albert Lewin Burt Styler Harvey Helm Bob Marcus
Starring	Scott Lane Allyn Joslyn Jackie Coogan Elisabeth Fraser John McGiver John Eimen
Composers	Herschel Burke Gilbert Joseph Mullendore
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer	Tom McKnight
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Production company	Four Star-Harlen
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 23, 1962 (1962-09-23) – June 16, 1963 (1963-06-16)

Synopsis

Gary McKeever (played by Scott Lane) was the lead character, a likable but mischievous cadet. He often found himself in trouble with the camp commandant, the pompous Colonel Harvey T. Blackwell (played by character actor Allyn Joslyn). Jackie Coogan played Sgt. Barnes, a down-to-earth school staffer who was more sympathetic to McKeever. The program also starred Elisabeth Fraser as the school nurse Miss Warner, character actor John McGiver as well as child actor John Eimen as Monk.^[2]

Other media

Dell Comics published three issues of a McKeever and the Colonel comic book.

Milton Bradley came out with a Bamboozle board game based on the series.

Halco Toys, a division of the J. Halpern Company issued a tie-in set containing a belt with canteen, toy automatic pistol, holster and hand grenade.

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"General McKeever"	Norman Abbott	Max Wilk	September 23, 1962 (1962-09-23)
2	"The Army Mule"	Unknown	Unknown	September 30, 1962 (1962-09-30)
3	"TV or Not TV"	Unknown	Unknown	October 7, 1962 (1962-10-07)
4	"Straight and Narrow"	Unknown	Unknown	October 14, 1962 (1962-10-14)
5	"The Mascot"	Unknown	Unknown	October 28, 1962 (1962-10-28)
6	"The Cookie Crumbles"	Don Weis	Burt Styler & Al Lewin	November 4, 1962 (1962-11-04)
7	"By the Book"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1962 (1962-11-11)
8	"The Bugle Sounds"	Unknown	Unknown	November 18, 1962 (1962-11-18)
9	"Blackwell's Stand"	Norman Abbott	Unknown	November 25, 1962 (1962-11-25)
10	"McKeever and the Celestial Bells"	Norman Abbott	Unknown	December 2, 1962 (1962-12-02)
11	"Hand in Glove"	Unknown	Unknown	December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
12	"Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"	Don Weis	Burt Styler & Al Lewin	December 16, 1962 (1962-12-16)
13	"Happy Birthday, Colonel"	Unknown	Unknown	December 23, 1962 (1962-12-23)
14	"For Dear Old Westfield"	Unknown	Unknown	December 30, 1962 (1962-12-30)
15	"Too Many Sergeants"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 1963 (1963-01-06)
16	"McKeever's Astronaut"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1963 (1963-01-20)
17	"The Neighbor"	Norman Abbott	Unknown	January 27, 1963 (1963-01-27)
18	"Love Comes to Westfield"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Al Lewis & Burt Styler	February 10, 1963 (1963-02-10)
19	"The Big Charade"	Jeffrey Hayden & Don Weis	Unknown	February 17, 1963 (1963-02-17)
20	"The Old Grad"	Jeffrey Hayden	Story by : Harvey Helm & Bob Marcus Teleplay by : Ray Allen	March 3, 1963 (1963-03-03)
21	"All Quiet on the Westfield Front"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Unknown	March 10, 1963 (1963-03-10)
22	"Feat of Clay"	Unknown	Unknown	March 17, 1963 (1963-03-17)
23	"Make Room for Mother"	Unknown	Unknown	March 24, 1963 (1963-03-24)
24	"Project Walkie-Talkie"	Unknown	Unknown	March 31, 1963 (1963-03-31)
25	"Blackwell, the Retread"	Unknown	Max Wilk	April 7, 1963 (1963-04-07)
26	"McKeever Meets Munroe"	Unknown	Unknown	April 14, 1963 (1963-04-14)