Military service comedies never seem to run out of style and in the late Eisenhower, early Kennedy years a good one was on CBS in Hennesey. Jackie Cooper starred as the doctor in the naval service. It was like MASH a bit except that MASH was during a war and had as many serious shows as comic ones. And the stories were both military and medical.
Jackie Cooper played Chick Hennesey, naval doctor who reported to his Sherman Potter, Admiral Roscoe Karns. Playing the sex symbol of the show was Abby Dalton who was Cooper's nurse and girl Friday. It took three seasons for Cooper to slowly realize that Abby thought he was hot stuff. In matters of the heart Dr. Hennesey was a bit dense. Dalton could have given Hot Lips Houlihan a run for her money.
It was a nice show and one of the first to have a climax of sort. At least we know Cooper got the girl who was chasing him.
Jackie Cooper played Chick Hennesey, naval doctor who reported to his Sherman Potter, Admiral Roscoe Karns. Playing the sex symbol of the show was Abby Dalton who was Cooper's nurse and girl Friday. It took three seasons for Cooper to slowly realize that Abby thought he was hot stuff. In matters of the heart Dr. Hennesey was a bit dense. Dalton could have given Hot Lips Houlihan a run for her money.
It was a nice show and one of the first to have a climax of sort. At least we know Cooper got the girl who was chasing him.