F Troop - The Complete First Two Seasons 1&2 (1965)

F Troop is set at Fort Courage, Kansas, a fictional Army outpost in the West, in 1865, the year the Civil War ended. The commanding officer at Fort Courage is the gallant but chronically clumsy and accident-prone Captain Wilton Parmenter (Ken Berry), the descendant of a long line of military leaders. He is awarded the Medal of Honor after accidentally instigating the final charge at Appomattox: he is meant to call "retreat", but he sneezes just as he is about to speak and his troops mistake this for the order "Charge!" His superiors soon realize his ineptitude and post him to remote Fort Courage, a dumping ground for the least useful or trustworthy soldiers.

There are positive messages underneath all the wonderful foolishness

There are positive messages in these fine shows underneath all the wonderful foolishness.

For one thing, the power of kindness. Everybody is kind to one another. Captain Parmenter is kind to all of his men, including the lowest ranks. He's kind to the town drunk and to the gunfighter who wants to kill him. He even tames the angry renegade Bald Eagle with kindness. In turn, O'Rourke, Agarn, and Dobbs are always kind to him ("Are you all right, sir?") and his men watch out for him.

Parmenter is brave. He always leads the charge and faces every problem. He does his duty and pushes the others to do theirs. He tries to do the right thing. He keeps going, no matter what happens. And he *does* succeed in his job of keeping the peace in the area. (He just doesn't understand why.)

Wild Eagle doesn't kowtow to the white men. They come to him for help and advice. He keeps the pressure up on O'Rourke and outsmarts him regularly. The chief uses his intelligence, shrewdness, and drive for the good of the people he leads. He, too, is successful... his tribe is prosperous and at peace.

O'Rourke's crooked schemes fail, his noncom club warehouse regularly going up in flames. However, his kindly schemes succeed.

Lots of messages in this show.
May 27, 2008

f-troop memories

these are the shows i remember from my childhood. the dvd's were delivered promptly and i am enjoying them. April 28, 2008

Good clean FUN

F Troop is a good mix of history and the U.S. military of old.In other words a true dipiction of how the west was fun. February 17, 2008

FUNNY THEN. FUNNY NOW!

Fns of the show from the 60's will love to remember it and anyone looking for something funny and non PC will love this. The quality of the acting and writing is high and because there were only 2 series made it doesn't wear out its welcome. Fun for all ages. The indians weren't real indians but hey the cowboys weren't real cowboys either! They were all real comedians though! September 16, 2007

Cheaper Separately

The show is funny but it is $10 cheaper to buy seasons 1 and 2 separately. What is the advantage of buying this complete set? Anyway F Troop was hilarious and Jane was cute. Way ahead of the great comedy Blazing Saddles. Don Rickles as Bald Eagle is worth the first season alone. Many episodes showcase great comdic actors like Harvey Korman as a German officer introducing balloning to the American Cavalry. If you are young look for reruns, then you will want the DVDs. September 13, 2007

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