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High Jinx (1)

Episode Number: 5    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Tuesday October 5, 1976    Prod Code: 46202
TV Rated: Not Rated (most likely TV-PG or TV-14)
Pappy snares himself an ace who just happens to an Admiral's son. Gutterman flew with the pilot before and tells Pappy the man is a jinx. Pappy tells Gutterman to keep it to himself, there's no such thing as jinxes, however the rest of the squadron finds out anyway from other sources. When things start to go wrong they blame the new ace. Gutterman who begins to see how wrong their thinking has been tries to befriend the pilot...but its too late. He informs Gutterman that he can't take that kind of hatred again and he's getting out one way or another. When the squadron is attacked by zeroes he disobeys orders and engages. He's shot down and dies. Upon return to Vella la Cava the now sober squadron finds gifts awaiting for them - their newest pilot had contacted his father and had new flight jackets made for all of them. Their remorse at they way they treated him comes too late...

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Writer: Ken Pettus
Director: John Peyser
Star: Joey Aresco (John David "Hutch" Hutchinson),  Jeb Adams (Jeb Pruitt),  Red West (Sgt. Andy Micklin),  Byron Chung (Capt. Tommy Harachi),  Denise Dubarry (Lt. Samantha Greene - Nurse),  James Whitmore Jr. (Capt. James "Jim" W. Gutterman),  Robert Conrad (Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington),  Simon Oakland (Gen. Thomas Moore),  Dana Elcar (Col. Thomas Lard),  W.K. Stratton (Lt. Larwence "Larry" Casey),  John Larroquette (2nd Lt. Robert "Bob" Anderson),  Larry Manetti (Lt. Robert "Bobby" Boyle),  Jeff MacKay (Lt. Donald "Don" French),  Robert Ginty (Lt. T. Joseph "T.J." Wiley),  Dirk Blocker (Lt. Jerome "Jerry" Bragg)
Guest Star: Donald Petrie (Lt. Doug Rafferty),  Richard Rasof (Lt. Deke Stubbins),  Phil Simms (II) (Squimm),  Frank Parker (Commander),  Walt Davis (Sergeant),  Tim Haldeman (Sailor)

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Lt. Deke Stubbins (Richard Rasof) dies in this episode. (edit)
Lt. Doug Rafferty (Donald Petrie) also dies in this episode. (edit)

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Goof: The Universal Newsreel copyright at the episode's beginning is 1939 (MCMXXXIX). This date is incorrect based upon the time frame of the series. It should be 1943. (edit)

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