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C.P.O. Sharkey
Overview
C.P.O. Sharkey is an American sitcom which aired from 1976 to 1978 on NBC.
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Seasons
Season 1 (1976)
No overview available.
15 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Oh Captain! My Captain
1976-12-01The chauvinistic chief must adjust to the fact that his new commanding officer is a Wave.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Shimokawa Ships Out
1976-12-08An enlisted man thinks Sharkey is discriminating against him because he's Japenese.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: The Dear John Letter
1976-12-22Sharkey tries to help a recruit write a break up letter but is called away before finishing the task. Robinson sees the unfinished note and assumes that his buddy Sharkey is suffering heartbreak.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Goodbye Dolly
1976-12-29The men try to hide an inflatable female doll in the barracks without Sharkey's knowledge.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Skolnick in Love
1977-01-12The shy Skolnick begins a whirlwind romance with a cocktail waitress, raising questions from those around him.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Mignone's Mutiny
1977-01-19When Sharkey learns one of his recruits is using a hair dryer he confiscates it. But he learns that the men are upset and want the hair dryer returned.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Kowalski, the Somnamulist
1977-01-26Kowalski's sleepwalking leaves his facing a discharge, but Sharkey may be the one to blame.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Sunday in Tijuana
1977-02-09A trip to the Tijuana bullfights sees the recruits being thrown in jail, as well as the officers coming to retrieve them.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Rodriguez and His Mamacita
1977-02-16The recruits try to hide Rodriguez's girlfriend after she unexpectedly shows up amid a crackdown on hookers sneaking onto the base.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: Sharkey Boogies on Down
1977-02-23It's Sharkey's birthday and is disappointed that he only gets gag gifts. Sharkey is persuaded to head to the local disco to cheer up and finds himself popular on the dance floor.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Sharkey Finds Peace and Quiet
1977-03-02After continual interruptions, Sharkey gets an apartment off base.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Sharkey the Marriage Counselor
1977-03-09Recruit Plunkett has been in a foul mood after since his marriage ended and it's affecting morale. Sharkey decides the antidote is to arrange double dates for himself and Plunkett which leads to troubles.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: Sharkey's Secret Life
1977-03-16Misunderstandings leave the men thinking Sharkey is gay.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 14: The Pizza Party
1977-03-23Sharkey seems to relish denying the men a celebration after the completion of boot camp. But when the food and other party favors arrive Sharkey is forced to reluctantly reconsider.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 15: A Wino is Loose
1977-03-23When a homeless drunk enters the barracks and makes himself at home, Sharkey is livid. And nothing that the men do dislodges the man from his comfy quarters.
Runtime: 30 min
Season 2 (1977)
No overview available.
22 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The New Captain
1977-10-21The new captain proposes to shape up ""the chief with the biggest beer belly,"" a pretty fair description of the outraged Sharkey.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Operation Frisco
1977-10-28Sharkey's plans with Natalie are complicated by tests aboard a submarine.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Sharkey Flies over the Cuckoo's Nest
1977-11-11A checkup at the hospital leads to misunderstandings the leave Sharkey viewed as a severe mental patient.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Don't Make Waves
1977-11-18Sharkey butts heads with a commander of a group of Waves that move into the barracks, and conspires to bring her down.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Natalie's Ultimatum
1977-12-02Sharkey wrestles with proposing to Natalie or risking losing her after she gives an ultimatum.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Sharkey the Actor
1977-12-09Sharkey is chosen to star in a naval training documentary.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Barracks Baby
1977-12-30The sudden appearance of a heavily-pregnant woman sends the men in panic, as a congresswoman targeting the base to shutdown is set to arrive for an important inspection.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Seven-Eleven Sharkey
1978-01-06When Sharkey goes to con men to get Kolwoski's money back, he is tricked into high-stakes gambling.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Forget Pearl Harbor
1978-01-13Sharkey suspects a visiting Japanese CPO is a spy.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
1978-01-27Sharkey sets out to find a way to be nice and learn how to say "I love you" to Natalie.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Pruitt's Paradise
1978-02-03When it's found that Pruitt is in a love triangle he confides to Sharkey that he doesn't know which girl to choose.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Sharkey Meets Pruitt's Sister
1978-02-17Sharkey and the men try to scrounge up a woman to represent their barracks in the Navy's Miss Topside beauty contest.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: Sharkey's Back Problem
1978-02-17When Sharkey hurts his back he's afraid it will cost him a chance at being CPO of the Year, leading to comedic situations.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 14: It Happened One Night
1978-03-03Sharkey and Koch are in hot water when they innocently spend a night together in his quarters.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 15: Tell It to the Marines
1978-03-10Fighting between the marines and navy escalates toward a boxing match between Sharkey and a marine sergeant.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 16: Sharkey and the South American Way
1978-03-17The men host a visiting South American navy man whose clashes lead to a scheduled duel with Sharkey.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 17: Punk Rock Sharkey
1978-03-24Sharkey ventures into a punk-rock night spot to stop a fight, and comes out with a loose filling and the affections of a teen-age runaway.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 18: Pruitt, the Russian Flu-Carrier
1978-03-31When the Russian flu sweeps through the barracks, Sharkey is desperate to be free of being stranded with Pruitt.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 19: Captain's Right Hand Man
1978-04-07Sharkey takes over as Capt. Buckner's personal aide, but sees the men quickly embrace their new CPO.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 20: Fear of Flying
1978-04-14When Sharkey is given an assignment that involves flying, Robinson tries to cure him of his fear of flying.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 21: The Even Couple
1978-04-21To accommodate their dating lives, Sharkey and Robinson decide to share an apartment in town.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 22: The Used-Car Caper
1978-04-28Sharkey goes up against a shady used car salesman to get the recruits' money back after being sold a clunker.
Runtime: 30 min
