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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569807747
Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 06, 2006
Running Time: 667 minutes
Sales Rank: 3199
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 08, 1965
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Product Description:
After accidentally leading a cavalry charge into victory Private Wilton Parmenter becomes a hero and is given command of Fort Courage. Here his group of cavalrymen bumble through fighting their enemies and working with the local Hekawi Indians to sell items to tourists.Running Time: 866 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. UPC: 012569807747 Manufacturer No: 80774
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F-Troop belongs to the ranks of television's great military slacker comedies, including Sgt. Bilko and McHale's Navy. Ken Berry was promoted from bit player to leading man with his role as clueless and clumsy ('I fall down a lot') Wilton Parmenter, who is put in charge of the frontier post Fort Courage after a display of inadvertent Civil War heroism. 'He's the pigeon we always dreamed of,' enthuses Sgt. O'Rourke (Forrest Tucker), who runs 'O'Rourke Enterprises' with his sidekick Corporal Agarn (Larry Storch). Most episodes involve O'Rourke and Agarn's get-rich schemes that ultimately backfire. The show's great (albeit politically incorrect) comic conceit is the Hekawis, the decidedly un-bloodthirsty Indian tribe who makes tourist souvenirs, not war. 'We invent peace pipe,' proclaims Chief Wild Eagle (Frank DeKova), whose broken English and anachronistic vernacular (similar to Joey Bishop in Texas Across the River) provide most of each episode's biggest--and, in these more enlightened times, guiltiest--laughs.
F's troupe also includes Melody Patterson as Wrangler Jane, who has a hankerin' for 'Will' ('I told you, Jane, not in front of the men'), James Hampton as bungling bugler Dobbs, Joe Brooks as nearsighted look-out Vanderbilt, cowboy star Bob Steele as gung-ho Alamo survivor Duffy, and venerable character actor (and Rocky and Bullwinkle's 'Fractured Fairy Tales' narrator) Edward Everett Horton as Hekawi medicine man Roaring Chicken. Among the more memorable guest appearances include Zsa Zsa Gabor as a gypsy who attempts to fleece Agarn in 'Play, Gypsy, Play,' and Don Rickles (!) as Chief Wild Eagle's excitable, warlike son in 'The Return of Bald Eagle.' The episode, 'Reunion for O'Rouke,' contains the classic bit about how the Hekawis got their name. F-Troop debuted in 1965 and lasted but two seasons. It broke no television ground and was never nominated for an Emmy. A single-disc compilation of six episodes is also available, but Baby Boomers who remember F-Troop fondly will want to enlist for a full season. It's old school, flat-out funny. -–Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Classic comedy from the 60"s
I already had several episodes i bought from cloumbia house on tape but wanted the dvds.I watched the show when i was young and just loved it.It always made me laugh.The only complaint i have is the set i got had one episode that was very spotty.It was the one with zsa zsa gabor playing a gypsy.I dont know what happened as all the other ones were just great.I had the set for awhile before i opened it and it was to late to return it so i will have to live with it.It was only about 3 or 4 minutes of the episode so no big deal.Now i check everything i buy right away to be sure they are ok.
Rating:  - They don't make shows like this anymore!
There were a lot of excellent television series produced in the 1960's. However, I can't think of another comedy series based in the late 1860's.
F-Troop's basic premise is keeping the aloof Capt. Parmenter out of the illicit business dealings of Sergeant O'Rourke, and Corporal Agarn, who are in business with the local Indian tribe, the Hekawis. The Hekawis are perceived to be a threat to the town, hence Fort Courage and F-Troop being there.
The real value is in the casting. The casting director for F-Troop is a genius (except for the fact that Melody Patterson was 16 years old at the time, hard to believe I know). Forrest Tucker as Sgt. O'Rourke, Larry Storch as Cpl. Agarn, Ken Berry as Capt. Parmenter, and Frank DeKova as Chief Wild Eagle all excel in their roles. The guest stars are also enjoyable, especially seeing them now after many have gone on to greater things.
My only criticism of the show is the slapstick physical humor gets a bit old after a while, but that doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the series. Capt. Parmenter must have a perpetual inner ear issue to fall over so frequently!
I rented this at the library and ordered it from Amazon after seeing the first few episodes. The first episode is very funny. If you like the first episode, you are good to go with the series. I highly recommend this series!
Rating: - great
thanks for everything very happy with the transaction very highly recomended to do business with
Rating: - excellent
we love f-troop. very clean comical family oriented comedy. too bad they dont know how to make clean, funny comedy anymore. these are the safest things to put in and enjoy with the family. i wished f-troop had more seasons.
Rating: - F Troop, watch and laugh
F Troop has been a favorite for a long time. I was delighted to find it available on DVD. It is timeless humor, enjoyable over and over.
The cast was great, Hard to believe the female lead, Melody Anderson, was only 16 at the series start! One thing nice about the older TV series is that they don't cover up the dialog with dumb songs. F Troop - The Complete First Two Seasons 1&2
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