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Hennesey

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Hennesey
Jackie Cooper as Hennesey
GenreComedy drama
Created byDon McGuire
StarringJackie Cooper
Abby Dalton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes96
Production
Executive producersJackie Cooper
E.W. Swackhamer
ProducerJackie Cooper
Running time24–26 minutes
Production companiesHennesey Productions
Jackie Cooper Productions
Outlet Productions (in association with the CBS Television Network)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 28, 1959 (1959-09-28) –
September 17, 1962 (1962-09-17)
Guest star Yvonne Craig (1960)

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

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

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Episodes

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Season 1: 1959–60

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Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
11"Hennessey"Hy AverbackDon McGuireSeptember 28, 1959 (1959-09-28)
22"Hennesey Meets Honeyboy Jones"UnknownDon McGuireOctober 5, 1959 (1959-10-05)
33"Hennesey Meets Harvey Spencer Blair III"UnknownDon McGuireOctober 12, 1959 (1959-10-12)
44"Hennesey and Peyton Place"UnknownUnknownOctober 19, 1959 (1959-10-19)
55"Shore Patrol"Don McGuireUnknownOctober 26, 1959 (1959-10-26)
66"Pork Chops and Apple Sauce"Gene ReynoldsHugh KingNovember 2, 1959 (1959-11-02)
77"The Baby Sitter"Robert ButlerUnknownNovember 16, 1959 (1959-11-16)
88"Hennesey Meets Mrs. Horatio Grief"UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 1959 (1959-11-23)
99"Hennesey Goes Home"UnknownUnknownNovember 30, 1959 (1959-11-30)
1010"Hennesey and the Lady Doctor"Robert ButlerDon McGuireDecember 7, 1959 (1959-12-07)
1111"Harvey Blair Returns"Gene ReynoldsDon McGuireDecember 14, 1959 (1959-12-14)
1212"The Christmas Show"UnknownUnknownDecember 21, 1959 (1959-12-21)
1313"The Matchmaker"UnknownUnknownDecember 28, 1959 (1959-12-28)
1414"More of Harvey Spencer Blair"UnknownUnknownJanuary 4, 1960 (1960-01-04)
1515"Space Man"UnknownRichard BaerJanuary 11, 1960 (1960-01-11)
1616"Hennesey Joins the Marines"Gene ReynoldsDon McGuireJanuary 18, 1960 (1960-01-18)
1717"Hennesey Meets Fuji"Robert ButlerHugh KingJanuary 25, 1960 (1960-01-25)
1818"Hello, Cobra Leader"Don McGuireUnknownFebruary 1, 1960 (1960-02-01)
1919"Hennesey and the Ancient Vehicle"UnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 1960 (1960-02-08)
2020"Dr. Blair Again"UnknownUnknownFebruary 15, 1960 (1960-02-15)
2121"The Annapolis Man"UnknownUnknownFebruary 22, 1960 (1960-02-22)
2222"Hennesey Meets Mr. Wilkins"UnknownUnknownFebruary 29, 1960 (1960-02-29)
2323"Senior Nurse"UnknownRichard BaerMarch 14, 1960 (1960-03-14)
2424"Scarlet Woman in White"UnknownRichard BaerMarch 21, 1960 (1960-03-21)
2525"Angel Face"UnknownRichard BaerMarch 28, 1960 (1960-03-28)
2626"What Is Dr. Blair?"UnknownUnknownApril 4, 1960 (1960-04-04)
2727"We're Glad It's You"UnknownUnknownApril 11, 1960 (1960-04-11)
2828"Calling Dr. King"UnknownRichard BaerApril 18, 1960 (1960-04-18)
2929"Which One Is Wagner?"UnknownRichard BaerApril 25, 1960 (1960-04-25)
3030"Big Brother"UnknownRichard BaerMay 2, 1960 (1960-05-02)
3131"Bonjour, Mr. Hennesey"UnknownUnknownMay 9, 1960 (1960-05-09)
3232"Goodbye, Dr. Blair"UnknownUnknownMay 16, 1960 (1960-05-16)

Season 2: 1960–61

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Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
331"Hail to the Chief"Don McGuireRichard Baer (t)October 3, 1960 (1960-10-03)
342"Tell It to the Chaplain"Don McGuireRichard BaerOctober 10, 1960 (1960-10-10)
353"Hennesey à la Gunn"Don McGuireDon McGuireOctober 17, 1960 (1960-10-17)
364"The Marriage of Dr. Blair"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 1960 (1960-10-24)
375"The Captain's Dilemma"UnknownRichard BaerOctober 31, 1960 (1960-10-31)
386"Miss San Diego Navy"UnknownUnknownNovember 14, 1960 (1960-11-14)
397"Hennesey and the Submarine"UnknownUnknownNovember 21, 1960 (1960-11-21)
408"Come Home, Dr. Rogers"UnknownUnknownNovember 28, 1960 (1960-11-28)
419"Harvey's Horse"UnknownUnknownDecember 5, 1960 (1960-12-05)
4210"The Underfed Fullback"UnknownRichard BaerDecember 12, 1960 (1960-12-12)
4311"The Reunion"UnknownRichard BaerDecember 26, 1960 (1960-12-26)
4412"The Hat"UnknownRichard BaerJanuary 2, 1961 (1961-01-02)
4513"The Stutterer"UnknownRichard BaerJanuary 9, 1961 (1961-01-09)
4614"The Promotion"UnknownRichard BaerJanuary 16, 1961 (1961-01-16)
4715"The Specialist"UnknownRichard BaerJanuary 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)
4816"Harvey Spencer Blair and His Electric Money Machine"Don McGuireDon McGuireJanuary 31, 1961 (1961-01-31)
4917"Hennesey vs. Crandall"UnknownRichard BaerFebruary 6, 1961 (1961-02-06)
5018"Join the Navy, Please"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 1961 (1961-02-13)
5119"The Apartment"UnknownDon McGuireFebruary 20, 1961 (1961-02-20)
5220"Max Remembers Papa"UnknownRichard BaerFebruary 27, 1961 (1961-02-27)
5321"The Novelist"UnknownUnknownMarch 6, 1961 (1961-03-06)
5422"Harvey's Doll"UnknownJames KomackMarch 13, 1961 (1961-03-13)
5523"The Wedding"UnknownUnknownMarch 27, 1961 (1961-03-27)
5624"The Green-Eyed Monster"James KomackRichard BaerApril 3, 1961 (1961-04-03)
5725"Admiral and Son"UnknownRichard BaerApril 10, 1961 (1961-04-10)
5826"The Nogoodnik"UnknownRichard BaerApril 17, 1961 (1961-04-17)
5927"Harvey's Pad"UnknownRichard BaerApril 24, 1961 (1961-04-24)
6028"The Patient Vanishes"UnknownRichard BaerMay 1, 1961 (1961-05-01)
6129"Shore Patrol Revisited"UnknownUnknownMay 8, 1961 (1961-05-08)
6230"A Star Is Born"UnknownUnknownMay 15, 1961 (1961-05-15)
6331"His Honor, Dr. Blair"Don McGuireDon McGuireMay 22, 1961 (1961-05-22)
6432"The Signover"UnknownUnknownJune 5, 1961 (1961-06-05)

Season 3: 1961–62

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Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
651"The Gossip-Go-Round"Jackie CooperRichard Baer,
James Komack
September 25, 1961 (1961-09-25)
662"The Holdout"Jackie CooperRichard BaerOctober 2, 1961 (1961-10-02)
673"Welcome Home, Dr. Blair"Jackie CooperJames KomackOctober 9, 1961 (1961-10-09)
684"The Cohen Mutiny"UnknownDon McGuireOctober 16, 1961 (1961-10-16)
695"My Daughter, the Nurse"UnknownRichard BaerOctober 23, 1961 (1961-10-23)
706"Aunt Sarah"UnknownRichard BaerOctober 30, 1961 (1961-10-30)
717"Get Me Clyde Dingle"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 1961 (1961-11-13)
728"Professional Sailor"Jackie CooperRichard BaerNovember 20, 1961 (1961-11-20)
739"Aloha, Dr. Hennesey"UnknownRichard BaerNovember 27, 1961 (1961-11-27)
7410"Remember Pearl Harbor?"Jackie CooperRichard BaerDecember 4, 1961 (1961-12-04)
7511"The Sightseers"UnknownRichard BaerDecember 11, 1961 (1961-12-11)
7612"Going Home"UnknownRichard BaerDecember 18, 1961 (1961-12-18)
7713"Santa Hits Harvey"UnknownRichard BaerDecember 25, 1961 (1961-12-25)
7814"The Man in the Crow's Nest"UnknownRichard BaerJanuary 1, 1962 (1962-01-01)
7915"Hysteresis Synchronous Can Be Fun"UnknownUnknownJanuary 8, 1962 (1962-01-08)
8016"Harvey and the Ring"UnknownRichard BaerJanuary 15, 1962 (1962-01-15)
8117"Little Girl"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1962 (1962-01-22)
8218"Tight Quarters"UnknownUnknownJanuary 29, 1962 (1962-01-29)
8319"Close Enough for Jazz"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1962 (1962-02-05)
8420"Patti's Tune"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 1962 (1962-02-12)
8521"The Hobby"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 1962 (1962-02-19)
8622"Harvey's Pills"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 1962 (1962-02-26)
8723"The Bicep Caper"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1962 (1962-03-05)
8824"The Old Pro"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 1962 (1962-03-12)
8925"Big Bertha"UnknownRichard BaerMarch 19, 1962 (1962-03-19)
9026"Buttons and Bones"UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 1962 (1962-03-26)
9127"No Down Payment"UnknownUnknownApril 2, 1962 (1962-04-02)
9228"The Best Man"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 1962 (1962-04-09)
9329"Calling Doctor Good-Deed"UnknownUnknownApril 13, 1962 (1962-04-13)
9430"Hennesey Meets Soupy Sales"Jackie CooperJames KomackApril 23, 1962 (1962-04-23)
9531"Martha"UnknownUnknownApril 30, 1962 (1962-04-30)
9632"I Thee Wed"UnknownRichard BaerMay 7, 1962 (1962-05-07)

Guest stars

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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.

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Production notes

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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 38 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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  1. ^ "The Number Ones: Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife"". stereogum.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ^ "Writer Richard Baer dies at 79". Variety. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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