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Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

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Operation Petticoat

1977- 1979

2 Seasons

33 Episodes

6.9(30 votes)

Ended

Comedy

War & Politics

Overview

Based on the 1959 WWII comedy of the same name; during the Second World War, a Navy officer commands a pink sub with a crew of five rescued Army nurses and a combat-phobic supply officer.

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

Universal Television

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Melinda Naud

Lt. Dolores Crandall

Jim Varney

Jim Varney

Seaman Broom

Randolph Mantooth

Randolph Mantooth

Lt. Mike Bender

Jo Ann Pflug

Jo Ann Pflug

Lt. Katherine O'Hara

Fred Kareman

Doplos

Scott McGinnis

Scott McGinnis

Seaman Dixon

Robert Hogan

Robert Hogan

Lt. Commander Sam Haller

Warren Berlinger

Warren Berlinger

Chief Engineer Stanley Dobritch

Hilarie Thompson

Hilarie Thompson

Lt. Betty Wheeler

Creative team

Created by: Paul King
Joseph Stone

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