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Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep

Episode aired Sep 18, 1964
1h

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General Savage believes that Gallagher, part of a military family, is too quick to abort missions at the first sign of engine trouble. Savage rides Gallagher hard, assigning him a crew of sl... Read allGeneral Savage believes that Gallagher, part of a military family, is too quick to abort missions at the first sign of engine trouble. Savage rides Gallagher hard, assigning him a crew of slackers and misfits and ordering Gallagher to paint the name "Leper Colony" on his plane. G... Read allGeneral Savage believes that Gallagher, part of a military family, is too quick to abort missions at the first sign of engine trouble. Savage rides Gallagher hard, assigning him a crew of slackers and misfits and ordering Gallagher to paint the name "Leper Colony" on his plane. Gallagher turns his crew into an efficient outfit but he despises Savage and wants to do an... Read all

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8.4/10

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Trivia
This is the first appearance of Paul Burke as Joe Gallagher, who would return in the later season one episode End of the Line (1965) before becoming the series' lead character in seasons two and three.

Goofs
In the final scene General Savage's stars are misplaced on his uniform. They are pinned way up the epaulets near his neck. They should be placed in the center of the epaulets.

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9/10

Not 100% original...but excellent.

The plot to this first episode of the television version of "12 O'Clock High" was taken from the original movie, a decade and a half earlier. It is a subplot within the film of a hard luck pilot who seems too quick to abort missions. As a result, is commanding officer is furious and assigns his a crew of misfits and renames the plane 'The Leper Colony' in order to try to shame them into fighting harder.

While this episode is clearly NOT very original, it was handled so well I didn't mind. Extremely well written and well acted....an auspicious, albeit safe, beginning to this series.