F Troop: The Phantom Major

Air Date

September 28, 1965

Production Code

Unknown

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• Stars

  • Ken Berry Captain Wilton Parmenter
  • Melody Patterson Wrangler Jane Angelica Thrift
  • Frank DeKova Chief Wild Eagle
  • Forrest Tucker Sergeant Morgan O'Rourke
  • Larry Storch Corporal Randolph Agarn

• Guest Cast

  • Willis Bouchey Col. Herman Saunders
  • John Holland Col. Leslie Willoughby
  • Bernard Fox Maj. Bently Royce
  • Bella Bruck Old Squaw

• Directors

  • Leslie Goodwins Director

• Writers

  • Arthur Julian Writer

• Recurring Roles

  • Bob Steele Trooper Duffy
  • James Hampton Trooper Hannibal Dobbs
  • Joe Brooks Trooper Vanderbilt
Episode Cast and Crew Details

• F Troop would use camouflage again (as an exercise) in the final episode, "Is This Fort Really Necessary?" [edit]
• Hannibal Dobbs' middle name is revealed as Shirley. [edit]
• Sergeant O'Rourke's full name, according to the pay roster, is Morgan Sylvester O'Rourke. [edit]

• Guest star Bernard Fox is best known as recurring character Doctor Bombay in the sitcom, Bewitched. [edit]

• (While looking for disguised troopers, Agarn suspects an Indian squaw.)
  Agarn: Is that you Duffy?
  Wild Turkey: My name Wild Turkey.
  Agarn: See you at Thanksgiving. [edit]
• Capt. Parmenter: (reading note stuck to the fake tree trunk Major Royce was wearing) Old Hekawi saying: You never can fool Indian with sap in tree. [edit]
• Wild Eagle: Our tribe very brave warriors. Except for one thing.
  O'Rourke: What's that?
  Wild Eagle: We faint a lot. [edit]

• The visiting British major's name is Bently Royce, a mixture of Bentley Motors and Rolls-Royce, two of the most prestigous British manufacturers of motor cars. Bentley was Rolls-Royce's most serious competitor in the UK luxury car market, so Rolls bought out Bentley in 1931 -- when Bentley had financial problems -- in order to control its competition. [edit]