As a 24year naval veteran, cpo sharkey had pretty much seen and heard it all. Sharkey passes the time treating the members of his motley crew with hilarious jabs and insults, all while avoiding the wrath of his stern bosses lieutenant whipple and captain buckner. My dad passed away in 2015 and don rickles, while he. I know rickles brand of ethnic insult humor is offputting to a. Sharkey ventures into a punkrock night spot to stop a fight, and comes out with a loose filling and the affections of a teenage runaway. Sharkey and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.
Navy cpo chief petty officer otto sharkey, stationed at the san diego naval base to lead a group of seaman. Cpo sharkey tv series 1976 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Which means for a brief moment in time, the united states government owned a whorehouse. Cpo sharkey actually helped in launching my career in the us navy, which spanned nearly 30 years. The complete first season don rickles stars as the title character in the first season of c.
The complete season 1 tv season, time life, dvd the first season of this nbc sitcom starring don rickles ran from december 1976 to march 1977 and included just 15 episodes, all of which can be found in this 3disc set. In march 1978, the dickies made a guest appearance on don rickles sitcom cpo sharkey. After serving in the navy during wwii in reallife, the legendary don rickles found a perfect vehicle for his inimitable brand of comedy with cpo sharkey, a satirical look at navy life which ran on nbc for two seasons and 37 episodes 197678. As tv shows go, the illconceived and illfated mrs columbo really takes the cake when it comes to alienating audiences. Rickles character, cpo sharkey, was politically incorrect before the term existed. Thanks very much for the dvds of such a great tv series.
Back in the 90s, the irs took over the mustang ranch brothel in nevada. In the opening credits, cpo sharkey is wearing his dress blues with gold stripes, in the opening of the first episode, when chief sharkey is reenlisting, he is shown with red stripes. With a diverse group of seamen under his command of all races and creeds, rickles has no shortage of targets to fire his quips at in this shortlived, but very ricklesesque tv. Tame, but the insult humor and rude humor can seem abrasive sex.
A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series c. For two seasons 1976 1978 and 37 episodes, don rickles brought his distinctive brand of comedy to nbc television as the star of cpo sharkey. The sharptongued rickles is perfect as the 24year navy veteran officer who cant seem to stay out of hot water while whipping up new recruits into shape. The series, set at a navy recruit training station in san diego, presents a satirical look at navy life as seen through the expereinces of chief petty officer otto sharkey, an acidtongued, twentyfouryear veteran who wages his own private war against the changes that constitute the new navy. Sharkey tv show was a 30 minute comedy series on nbc about a navy chief petty officer who was responsible for making sailors out of new recruits. But columbo featured enough terrific characters to have pulled off some wonderful spinoff series. Don rickles recalls his cpo sharkey days the new york. The complete season 1 enlist for high seas hilarity and military madness with don rickles classic u. The legend of korra s01e12 endgame the legend of korra s01e12. The legendary comedian with his equally acclaimed acidtongue struts his stuff as the u. Today were looking at the best episodes of cpo sharkey 19761978, nbc, a don rickles sitcom that has just been released in full this past year. Sharkey is an american sitcom television series, created by aaron ruben, that aired on. In the complete season 2 finds sharkey trying to cope with two new characters. Created by aaron ruben, the show drew comparisons to the phil silvers show, mchales navy, and gomer pyle, u.
Nbcs 197678 sitcom cpo sharkey is as close as master insult comic don rickles got to a having a tv series to fit his brilliantly acerbic talents. For two seasons 19761978 and 37 episodes, don rickles brought his distinctive brand of comedy to nbc television as the star of cpo sharkey. The first season of his 197678 tv series cpo sharkey was recently released on dvd. Its hard to believe what tv got away with in the 70s, and cpo sharkey deserved more than a twoseason run. Sharkey don rickles and robinson harrison page hope to improve their love lives by moving off base. But it s new commanding officer captain buckner who makes sharkey s life a living hell. The series was the first american primetime tv series to have a punk rock themed episode, with san fernando valley punk rock band, the dickies, making a guest appearance. I was a big fan of the sitcom when it originally aired. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Cleveland, ohio television critics and programming pundits who compiled top 10 lists before the last week of 2017 overlooked something. The second season ran for a full 22 episodes during the 19771978 season. My dad wasnt much for watching television, but this show was one that he watched. Scorpion season 1 episode 12 s01e12 dominoes full episode s01e12 se01ep12 01x12.
Finally have all episodes of cpo sharkey on vhs sitcoms. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. The sitcom cpo sharkey debuted on nbc in late 1976, starring famous insult comedian don rickles known to modern audiences as the voice of mr. Cpo sharkey rickles is in charge of training recruits at a naval boot camp. Sharkey moves offbase into an apartment in order to spice up his social life. Sharkey, a comedy about soldiers at a naval recruitment center. Gold stripes were earned by having 12 continuous years of good conduct.
Don rickles, aggressively caustic comedian dubbed mr. One gets the impression that the suits at nbc never had a lot of faith in the don rickles program cpo sharkey. Raw recruit apadoca likes to tawk and sharkey cant find the off button. Navy cpo chief petty officer otto sharkey, stationed at the san diego naval base to lead a. A starstruck sharkey gives himself the full glamour treatment, complete with toupee, mudpack facials and padded shoulders, when he is cast as the everyday cpo by a documentary film crew. In the first season, sharkey s first name was never revealed until in one episode, he referred to himself as seymour. The complete season 1 presents the first time rickles got picked up for 15 episodes as the star. Sharkey must come to the rescue when his recruits are swindled by a sleazy car salesman into buying a lemon. Were still in the summer slowdown as the broadcast networks prepare for their fall season in just a few short weeks, but were here with news about the grinder, new seasons of american dad. The abbreviated first season fifteen episodes of cpo sharkey is scheduled to be released in a threedisc collection from timelife on may 19th, and i was fortunate enough to get a gander at the set courtesy of the generosity from michael krause at foundry communications.
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