12 O'Clock High - Season 1 - Eps 1: Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep
Captain Joe Gallagher aborts twice in a row bringing him to the attention of General Savage. Savage feels that Gallagher has a chip on his shoulder and is not pulling his weight and assigns him a new plane ""The Leper Colony "" . He tells Gallagher he is going to get a crew of malcontents, ""a co-pilot who is all thumbs, a navigator who can't find his feet, a bombardier who could not hit his plate with a fork"". Gallagher applies for a transfer, but Harvey delays it. Gallagher will have to turn them into a crew. Captain Gallagher is tough on his crew but they start to perform well and after 5 missions, Savage says they have earned the right to change the name. They all decide to keep it, but Gallagher's transfer has come through and he still wants out. Before he goes he wants in on a special 2 plane mission. Savage agrees and they complete the mission but Gallagher's airplane is hit and co-pilot Blake wounded. He can not abandon the aircraft so he gets it home safe. Savage promotes him to
About 12 O'Clock High
Title: 12 O'Clock High
First Air Date: 1964-09-18
Last Air Date: 1967-01-13
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 20 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 78
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.
Cast
Paul Burke
Colonel Joe Gallagher
Frank Overton
Major Harvey Stovall
Chris Robinson
T/Sgt. Alexander "Sandy" Komansky
Barney Phillips
Major "Doc" Kaiser
Andrew Duggan
Brigadier/Major General Ed Britt
Robert Dornan
Lieutenant/Captain Fowler