F Troop

Gleefully incorrect, politically speaking. It makes fun of Indians, white people, gay people, military discipline, handicapped people (there's a near-blind guy as the fort's lookout), capitalism, the Beatles, and plenty more.

I remember watching F Troop and to me it was a very funny satire of the Old West that took place in the post Civil War era. The first season theme song with vocals did a great job in explaining the premise on how Parmenter became captain of F Troop.

Probably the funniest line in the history of TVOccurred when Wild Eagle threatens to go on the warpath. Capt.

This TV series was absolutely brilliant! I remember rushing home from school to watch it.

F Troop was one of the best of the stupid high-concept sitcoms of the time when I was growing up and seriously in need of Cathode-Ray parenting. Like Goldilocks, Gilligan's Island was too stupid, and The Munsters and Bewitched weren't stupid enough, but F Troop was just right (as was the Addams Family, Get Smart and oh yes, Green Acres.

Though it only lasted for 65 episodes F Troop has become a TV comedy legend. The cavalry here is certainly not the cavalry that John Ford idealized in his westerns.

"I think we're lost. Where the heck are we?

I bought the first season after buying a six episode sampler. F Troop was one of my favourites when it first aired in the mid sixties.

It is funny, but Ken Berry & Melody Patterson are the feature couple love interest & serious characters on this show. The comedy is carried by Larry Storch & Forrest Tucker plus an assortment of loonier characters.