Hennesey

Hennesey
	Jackie Cooper as Hennesey
Genre	Comedy-drama
Created by	Don McGuire
Starring	Jackie Cooper; Abby Dalton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	96
Production
Executive producers	Jackie Cooper; E.W. Swackhamer
Producer	Jackie Cooper
Running time	24–26 minutes
Production companies	Hennesey Productions; Jackie Cooper Productions; Outlet Productions (in association with the CBS Television Network)
Distributor	NBC Films; (1964-1966); CBS Films; Viacom; Paramount Television; CBS Paramount Television; CBS Television Distribution (current)
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 28, 1959 –; September 17, 1962

Hennesey is an American military comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962, starring Jackie Cooper and Abby Dalton.

Jackie Cooper and Abby Dalton (1960)

Guest star Yvonne Craig (1960)

Cooper played a United States Navy physician, Lt. Charles W. "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton as Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale. In the story line, they are assigned to the hospital at the U.S. Naval Station in San Diego, California.

Extended cast

Jackie Cooper as Lt. (later Lt. Commander) Charles "Chick" Hennesey, M.D.
Abby Dalton as Lt (JG) Martha Hale, R.N.
Roscoe Karns as Capt. (later Rear Admiral) Walter Shafer
Henry Kulky as Chief Petty Officer Max Bronski
James Komack as Harvey Spencer Blair, III, D.D.S.
Arte Johnson as Seaman Shatz
Herb Ellis as Dr. Dan Wagner
Robert Gist as Dr. Owen King
Stephen Roberts as Commander Wilker
Harry Holcombe as William Hale
Ted Fish as Chief Branman
Frank Gorshin as Seaman Pulaski
Norman Alden also as Seaman Pulaski

Episodes

Season 1: 1959–60

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
1	1	"Hennessey"	Hy Averback	Don McGuire	September 28, 1959 (1959-09-28)
Series pilot.
2	2	"Hennesey Meets Honeyboy Jones"	TBA	Don McGuire	October 5, 1959 (1959-10-05)
3	3	"Hennesey Meets Harvey Spencer Blair III"	TBA	Don McGuire	October 12, 1959 (1959-10-12)
4	4	"Hennesey and Peyton Place"	TBA	TBA	October 19, 1959 (1959-10-19)
5	5	"Shore Patrol"	Don McGuire	TBA	October 26, 1959 (1959-10-26)
6	6	"Pork Chops and Apple Sauce"	Gene Reynolds	Hugh King	November 2, 1959 (1959-11-02)
7	7	"The Baby Sitter"	Robert Butler	TBA	November 16, 1959 (1959-11-16)
8	8	"Hennesey Meets Mrs. Horatio Grief"	TBA	TBA	November 23, 1959 (1959-11-23)
9	9	"Hennesey Goes Home"	TBA	TBA	November 30, 1959 (1959-11-30)
10	10	"Hennesey and the Lady Doctor"	Robert Butler	Don McGuire	December 7, 1959 (1959-12-07)
11	11	"Harvey Blair Returns"	Gene Reynolds	Don McGuire	December 14, 1959 (1959-12-14)
12	12	"The Christmas Show"	TBA	TBA	December 21, 1959 (1959-12-21)
13	13	"The Matchmaker"	TBA	TBA	December 28, 1959 (1959-12-28)
14	14	"More of Harvey Spencer Blair"	TBA	TBA	January 4, 1960 (1960-01-04)
15	15	"Space Man"	TBA	Richard Baer	January 11, 1960 (1960-01-11)
16	16	"Hennesey Joins the Marines"	Gene Reynolds	Don McGuire	January 18, 1960 (1960-01-18)
17	17	"Hennesey Meets Fuji"	Robert Butler	Hugh King	January 25, 1960 (1960-01-25)
18	18	"Hello, Cobra Leader"	Don McGuire	TBA	February 1, 1960 (1960-02-01)
19	19	"Hennesey and the Ancient Vehicle"	TBA	TBA	February 8, 1960 (1960-02-08)
20	20	"Dr. Blair Again"	TBA	TBA	February 15, 1960 (1960-02-15)
21	21	"The Annapolis Man"	TBA	TBA	February 22, 1960 (1960-02-22)
22	22	"Hennesey Meets Mr. Wilkins"	TBA	TBA	February 29, 1960 (1960-02-29)
23	23	"Senior Nurse"	TBA	Richard Baer	March 14, 1960 (1960-03-14)
24	24	"Scarlet Woman in White"	TBA	Richard Baer	March 21, 1960 (1960-03-21)
25	25	"Angel Face"	TBA	Richard Baer	March 28, 1960 (1960-03-28)
26	26	"What Is Dr. Blair?"	TBA	TBA	April 4, 1960 (1960-04-04)
27	27	"We're Glad It's You"	TBA	TBA	April 11, 1960 (1960-04-11)
28	28	"Calling Dr. King"	TBA	Richard Baer	April 18, 1960 (1960-04-18)
29	29	"Which One Is Wagner?"	TBA	Richard Baer	April 25, 1960 (1960-04-25)
30	30	"Big Brother"	TBA	Richard Baer	May 2, 1960 (1960-05-02)
31	31	"Bonjour, Mr. Hennesey"	TBA	TBA	May 9, 1960 (1960-05-09)
32	32	"Goodbye, Dr. Blair"	TBA	TBA	May 16, 1960 (1960-05-16)

Season 2: 1960–61

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
33	1	"Hail to the Chief"	Don McGuire	Richard Baer (t)	October 3, 1960 (1960-10-03)
34	2	"Tell It to the Chaplain"	Don McGuire	Richard Baer	October 10, 1960 (1960-10-10)
35	3	"Hennesey à la Gunn"	Don McGuire	Don McGuire	October 17, 1960 (1960-10-17)
36	4	"The Marriage of Dr. Blair"	TBA	TBA	October 24, 1960 (1960-10-24)
37	5	"The Captain's Dilemma"	TBA	Richard Baer	October 31, 1960 (1960-10-31)
38	6	"Miss San Diego Navy"	TBA	TBA	November 14, 1960 (1960-11-14)
39	7	"Hennesey and the Submarine"	TBA	TBA	November 21, 1960 (1960-11-21)
40	8	"Come Home, Dr. Rogers"	TBA	TBA	November 28, 1960 (1960-11-28)
41	9	"Harvey's Horse"	TBA	TBA	December 5, 1960 (1960-12-05)
42	10	"The Underfed Fullback"	TBA	Richard Baer	December 12, 1960 (1960-12-12)
43	11	"The Reunion"	TBA	Richard Baer	December 26, 1960 (1960-12-26)
44	12	"The Hat"	TBA	Richard Baer	January 2, 1961 (1961-01-02)
45	13	"The Stutterer"	TBA	Richard Baer	January 9, 1961 (1961-01-09)
46	14	"The Promotion"	TBA	Richard Baer	January 16, 1961 (1961-01-16)
47	15	"The Specialist"	TBA	Richard Baer	January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)
48	16	"Harvey Spencer Blair and His Electric Money Machine"	Don McGuire	Don McGuire	January 31, 1961 (1961-01-31)
49	17	"Hennesey vs. Crandall"	TBA	Richard Baer	February 6, 1961 (1961-02-06)
50	18	"Join the Navy, Please"	TBA	TBA	February 13, 1961 (1961-02-13)
51	19	"The Apartment"	TBA	Don McGuire	February 20, 1961 (1961-02-20)
52	20	"Max Remembers Papa"	TBA	Richard Baer	February 27, 1961 (1961-02-27)
53	21	"The Novelist"	TBA	TBA	March 6, 1961 (1961-03-06)
54	22	"Harvey's Doll"	TBA	James Komack	March 13, 1961 (1961-03-13)
55	23	"The Wedding"	TBA	TBA	March 27, 1961 (1961-03-27)
56	24	"The Green-Eyed Monster"	James Komack	Richard Baer	April 3, 1961 (1961-04-03)
57	25	"Admiral and Son"	TBA	Richard Baer	April 10, 1961 (1961-04-10)
58	26	"The Nogoodnik"	TBA	Richard Baer	April 17, 1961 (1961-04-17)
59	27	"Harvey's Pad"	TBA	Richard Baer	April 24, 1961 (1961-04-24)
60	28	"The Patient Vanishes"	TBA	Richard Baer	May 1, 1961 (1961-05-01)
61	29	"Shore Patrol Revisited"	TBA	TBA	May 8, 1961 (1961-05-08)
62	30	"A Star Is Born"	TBA	TBA	May 15, 1961 (1961-05-15)
63	31	"His Honor, Dr. Blair"	Don McGuire	Don McGuire	May 22, 1961 (1961-05-22)
64	32	"The Signover"	TBA	TBA	June 5, 1961 (1961-06-05)

Season 3: 1961–62

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
65	1	"The Gossip-Go-Round"	Jackie Cooper	Richard Baer, James Komack	September 25, 1961 (1961-09-25)
66	2	"The Holdout"	Jackie Cooper	Richard Baer	October 2, 1961 (1961-10-02)
67	3	"Welcome Home, Dr. Blair"	Jackie Cooper	James Komack	October 9, 1961 (1961-10-09)
68	4	"The Cohen Mutiny"	TBA	Don McGuire	October 16, 1961 (1961-10-16)
69	5	"My Daughter, the Nurse"	TBA	Richard Baer	October 23, 1961 (1961-10-23)
70	6	"Aunt Sarah"	TBA	Richard Baer	October 30, 1961 (1961-10-30)
71	7	"Get Me Clyde Dingle"	TBA	TBA	November 13, 1961 (1961-11-13)
72	8	"Professional Sailor"	Jackie Cooper	Richard Baer	November 20, 1961 (1961-11-20)
73	9	"Aloha, Dr. Hennesey"	TBA	Richard Baer	November 27, 1961 (1961-11-27)
74	10	"Remember Pearl Harbor?"	Jackie Cooper	Richard Baer	December 4, 1961 (1961-12-04)
75	11	"The Sightseers"	TBA	Richard Baer	December 11, 1961 (1961-12-11)
76	12	"Going Home"	TBA	Richard Baer	December 18, 1961 (1961-12-18)
77	13	"Santa Hits Harvey"	TBA	Richard Baer	December 25, 1961 (1961-12-25)
78	14	"The Man in the Crow's Nest"	TBA	Richard Baer	January 1, 1962 (1962-01-01)
79	15	"Hysteresis Synchronous Can Be Fun"	TBA	TBA	January 8, 1962 (1962-01-08)
80	16	"Harvey and the Ring"	TBA	Richard Baer	January 15, 1962 (1962-01-15)
81	17	"Little Girl"	TBA	TBA	January 22, 1962 (1962-01-22)
82	18	"Tight Quarters"	TBA	TBA	January 29, 1962 (1962-01-29)
83	19	"Close Enough for Jazz"	TBA	TBA	February 5, 1962 (1962-02-05)
84	20	"Patti's Tune"	TBA	TBA	February 12, 1962 (1962-02-12)
85	21	"The Hobby"	TBA	TBA	February 19, 1962 (1962-02-19)
86	22	"Harvey's Pills"	TBA	TBA	February 26, 1962 (1962-02-26)
87	23	"The Bicep Caper"	TBA	TBA	March 5, 1962 (1962-03-05)
88	24	"The Old Pro"	TBA	TBA	March 12, 1962 (1962-03-12)
89	25	"Big Bertha"	TBA	Richard Baer	March 19, 1962 (1962-03-19)
90	26	"Buttons and Bones"	TBA	TBA	March 26, 1962 (1962-03-26)
91	27	"No Down Payment"	TBA	TBA	April 2, 1962 (1962-04-02)
92	28	"The Best Man"	TBA	TBA	April 9, 1962 (1962-04-09)
93	29	"Calling Doctor Good-Deed"	TBA	TBA	April 13, 1962 (1962-04-13)
94	30	"Hennesey Meets Soupy Sales"	Jackie Cooper	James Komack	April 23, 1962 (1962-04-23)
95	31	"Martha"	TBA	TBA	April 30, 1962 (1962-04-30)
96	32	"I Thee Wed"	TBA	Richard Baer	May 7, 1962 (1962-05-07)

Guest stars

Abby Dalton with guest star Charles Bronson

Actor and singer Bobby Darin was cast in the second episode (October 5, 1959) as "Honeyboy Jones". That same week Darin became famous with his version of the song, "Mack the Knife"[1]

Prior to being cast as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, child actor Ron Howard played "Walker", a little boy temporarily left in Hennesey's care in the 1959 episode "The Baby Sitter". Gary Hunley, another child actor, appeared in the same episode.

Charles Bronson, en route to a long film career, was cast twice as Lt. Cmdr. Steve Ogrodowski, a Navy intelligence officer.

Don Rickles was cast in the 1961 episode "Professional Sailor" as CPO Ernie Schmidt. From 1976 to 1978, Rickles played the lead with the same rank in the NBC military sitcom, C.P.O. Sharkey.

Bandleader Les Brown and His Band of Renown and comedian Soupy Sales appeared in separate episodes as themselves.

Other guest stars:

Production notes

The series theme tune by Sonny Burke was a jazzy hornpipe played by tuba and piccolo. Hennesey was also innovative for being the first series to employ what has since become a standard device in television: beginning the dialog and action of each episode during opening credits.

Cooper starred in, produced, and directed the series, drawing upon his real-life experience as a World War II Navy veteran and his continuing service for many years as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve. He was a former child actor who starred in the Our Gang comedies of the early 1930s and then moved into feature films.

Beginning in 1960, scriptwriter Richard Baer wrote thirty-eight of Hennesey's episodes, which earned him an Emmy nomination.[2]

For the series finale, "I, Thee Wed", broadcast on May 7, 1962, characters Chick and Martha were married following their series-long romance.

References

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"Writer Richard Baer dies at 79". Variety. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-22.

External links

Hennesey at IMDb
Hennesey at TV.com

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[var-2] "Writer Richard Baer dies at 79". Variety. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-22.