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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 23, 1962

Last aired

April 14, 1963

Episodes

26

Network

NBC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Four Stars Productions,Harlen

Creator

Harvey Bullock