12 O'Clock High · SEASON 1

Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep

Episode 1 · 1964-09-18

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Episode overview

Captain Joe Gallagher aborts twice in a row bringing him to the attention of General Savage. Savage feels that Gallagher has a chip on his shoulder and is not pulling his weight and assigns him a new plane ""The Leper Colony "" . He tells Gallagher he is going to get a crew of malcontents, ""a co-pilot who is all thumbs, a navigator who can't find his feet, a bombardier who could not hit his plate with a fork"". Gallagher applies for a transfer, but Harvey delays it. Gallagher will have to turn them into a crew. Captain Gallagher is tough on his crew but they start to perform well and after 5 missions, Savage says they have earned the right to change the name. They all decide to keep it, but Gallagher's transfer has come through and he still wants out. Before he goes he wants in on a special 2 plane mission. Savage agrees and they complete the mission but Gallagher's airplane is hit and co-pilot Blake wounded. He can not abandon the aircraft so he gets it home safe. Savage promotes him to

Season 1 episodes

1. Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep1964-09-18 2. Follow the Leader1964-09-25 3. The Men and the Boys1964-10-02 4. The Sound of Distant Thunder1964-10-16 5. The Climate of Doubt1964-10-23 6. Pressure Point1964-10-30 7. Decision1964-11-06 8. The Hours Before Dawn1964-11-13 9. Appointment at Liege1964-11-20 10. Interlude1964-11-27 11. Here's to Courageous Cowards1964-12-04 12. Soldiers Sometimes Kill1964-12-11 13. The Suspected1964-12-18 14. An Act of War1964-12-25 15. Those Who Are About to Die1965-01-01 16. In Search of My Enemy1965-01-08 17. The Albatross1965-01-15 18. The Lorelei1965-01-22 19. Faith, Hope and Sergeant Aronson1965-01-29 20. To Heinie, with Love1965-02-05 21. The Clash1965-02-12 22. The Ticket1965-02-26 23. The Trap1965-03-05 24. The End of the Line1965-03-12 25. The Threat1965-03-19 26. Mutiny at Ten Thousand Feet1965-03-26 27. The Mission1965-04-02 28. The Cry of Fallen Birds1965-04-09 29. V for Vendetta1965-04-16 30. P.O.W. (1)1965-04-23 31. P.O.W. (2)1965-04-30 32. The Hero1965-05-07