A lot of you all have requested that I do another F-Troop video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D1J1qq3myxY.htmlsi=ZhbHWGh01c2syTA1 I just uploaded my latest with a more detailed look at the scary F-Troop episodes, especially the one with Vincent Price and all the spooky stuff the cast of F-Troop appeared in.
For some reason, the thing I remember most about watching F-Troop as a kid was the running gag between O'Rourke and Agarn: O'Rourke: "Agarn. I don't know why people say you're dumb." Agarn (after a pause): "Who says I'm dumb!" 😆😂🤣
LOL, that's exactly what I was going to write! "I don't know why everyone thinks you're dumb!" "Thanks, Sarge! .... Waitaminnit, who thinks I'm dumb?!"
Loved F Troop as a kid. I bought the DVDs of both years, still watch it. So many inside jokes, the ink blot tests that Roaring Chicken, used, known as the Roar Chick tests.Paul Lynde as the singing mountie, Harvey Korman as the Prussian balloonist. My wife thought I was nuts since I knew all the words to the theme song ! Thanks for posting.
I've had the great fortune of meeting Larry Storch at the Mid-Atlantic Nostlgia Con . Always a gentleman, always wearing that great hat. Thank you for this look back at this fntastic show.
I got to meet Larry Storch, Soupy Sales and others at the Ocean City NJ DooDah parade, which celebrated comedy greats. Larry used to play sax in Central Park, just for fun. He was friends with Ken Berry to the very end.
One classic actor not named in this video is Edward Everett Horton. He's shown in a couple of the clips, playing the old medicine man. He would have been about 80 years old at that time. As a boomer, we heard his distinct voice as the narrator on Fractured Fairy Tales on the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
Thank you for compiling this collection of scenes. A little guide for those who never had the pleasure, bringing fond memories back for those who did. I loved the show. Larry Storch died last year, age *99!!* Until near the end, he was a regular attendee at various conventions and nostalgia shows. He still loved his Agarn character and loved meeting fans from a show nearly 60 years old. What a literal trooper!
@@maryleone2023 Hadn't known Reba was in musicals. First google I tried said she was dynamite on stage. You're lucky to have experienced it. Something to treasure.
In Australia we got all the US shows of the 60's as we had little local content. I'm 63 and have fond memories of F Troop, get smart and a long list of American comedy shows. There was no swearing just funny. Great actors and writers. This was the America I appreciated for its ability.
As a kid back then, who didn't LOVE F-TROOP ?! That was good funny humor, and had a lot of good dialog with that T V Western feel, just as the programing was still about Cowboys, Indians, with good guys.
MY Uncle Nick was the make up artist for Larry Storch on F Troop. Larry once stopped by my Grandparents home in NJ for Thanksgiving dinner. What a wonderful man.
@@tvcrazyman Yes it was. I still have a black and white photograph of Larry and my Unce sitting in my Uncles makeup chair wearing that hat with the arrow thru it getting last section makeup applied. So cool for the non believers.
There was an episode where a Japanese princess made her way to Fort Courage, I believe to escape an unwanted arranged marriage, but was tracked down by a samurai warrior. Jane disguised herself as the princess, but her cover was blown by, possibly Angarn, who said he knew it was her because of her bow legs. She indignantly shouted, "Who's got bow legs?" I always felt sorry for the stuntman who kept having to fall out of the tower whenever the cannon shot through the supports.
Great job! I loved F Troop when it was new, and I couldn’t count the number of times I’ve seem every episode in syndication. In 1965 (F Troop’s first year), there were still a lot of the great comedy writers who made network Radio so funny, and they did the same for TV in the 1950’s and 1960’s. For the most part, F Troop was hilarious! If you have more footage, make more of these, please!
I bought the 2 season dvd set last year. It’s hilarious and so well written. The tongue in cheek and dry humor references always a belly laugh. The Indian tribe name -where the “heck are we” And fun having all the guest actors making character appearances.
Frank DeKova was not known for comedy when he got the role of chief wild eagle he was mainly known for dramatic roles F Troop, proved that he had a knack for comedy and became a comedy. Legend, thanks to this show.
i was born in '66 so this was a weekday regular. i never liked as much as the other shows at the time. Gilligan, Brady's, The Banana Splits, I Dream of Jeanie. i still enjoyed it. not just as much, but now we have channels like this to further explore and appreciate shows like this.
Thank you for reminding me how well-written, brilliantly performed and outright hilarious this show was! It's one of the first shows I remember seeing on tv as a young kid, and totally fell in love with it; though I was obviously too young to appreciate all the nuance of what was being shown. But I think this show was one of the type that deeply influenced my love of slapstick humor, stereotypical comic characters and brilliantly sly comedy writing.
Appreciate it! I first found the show when I was a kid on re-runs back in the 80's. They showed it and the Rifleman back to back right after school and I ended up being a big fan of both shows.
The comedy came from a broad slice of writers and appealed to all ages. In one episode, there's two story-lines, as usual, and scenes kept returning to O'Rourke and Agarn being stalked by two homely spinsters, almost desperate old maids. Every time their interaction in the saloon was shown, my mum & dad (who went hungry as kids in the depression) would laugh loudly. Eventually I, being about 10, asked about the humour I was missing, ''what's so funny?". My mum answered "They're keeping their hats on" (Agarn & O'Rouke), poor manners indoors. Me- "why"? Still laughing, mum dad together- "So they won't have to kiss them!" Obviously funny to them, raised in a time when near everyone wore hats, and everyone knew the various mores, rules and etiquette. And that point, so easily understood and appreciated by that generation, sailed right over my head, as it would if I first saw it today. Humour for all ages.
In an interview available here on RU-vid, Larry Storch said that when they were getting ready to film “F Troop”, he was told: “Think Bilko!”, “Think Bilko!”, referring to Phil Silvers conniving character.
I had a tree house when I was 5 years old and my dad painted "F-Troop" on one side of it. We lived out in the country and my oldest brother took liberties with providing "realistic" bullet holes in the side with his 30-30 and shotgun...while we waited at a safe distance.
@@indiathylane2158 The tree is still there, it's a massive Mesquite tree now. There is still one 6X6 board (as of 2019) attached, but it's now probably 30' off the ground where before is was maybe 10 or 12 feet. The land is still sort of in my family, although several times removed through marriage and divorce. I still talk to the current residents once a year or so.
@@indiathylane2158 She sent me a pic, I don't remember what part of the base it made up but the supports were all 6X6's secured with 1/2" bolts through the tree. My dad was in the Army, he built it to last, some part of it certainly did. Mesquites are pretty flexible trees, the tree house survived many central Texas storms, probably a hurricane or three in the '60's and '70's. When I graduated HS in 1978 only the base was left.
Also, one year we were driving through Arizona, and there was a sign saying this way to the fort used to film F Troop, with a bugler blowing his bugle next to it. However, we did not stop. Had to be in the late 60s or early 70s.
My favorite story of the series is between Melody Patterson and Ken Berry. Melody tried out for the part when she was 16 and turned 17 before filming. Ken, being in his forties, came up with the line, "not in front of the men" so he would never have to kiss her that first season. It stuck through both seasons. There was always someone nearby when Jane wanted a kiss.
Watching both series with crappy reception and not being very perceptive as a kid, I never picked up her youth. Only read last year she was 17 in S1. Wow! Some of the references were double-entendre, fairly risque for the time. Melody lied about her age when applying. No wonder they had a chaperone.
I know exactly how the natives got their name, and it's funny AF! "I didn't inhale!" OMG, I didn't think I could love F Troop even more! There was one disturbing scene for me on F Troop. Corporal Dobbs is being punished for something, so they have him tied up, spread eagled, on the ground by ropes attached to stakes. I remember how shocked and upset I was, 'cause Dobbs was a gentle soul.
We always thought the “F” in F Troop was a little rude and therefore hilarious 😂😂😂. I still say “with a boom and a bang F Troop” in any ridiculous situation.
Nice post ! Anything f troop ish is great stuff. I watched it as it originally aireed. on your One of out canons is missing, i heard a familiar voice. I didnt know his name, but his voice was unmistakeable- Edward Everett Horton, who had done voice work on cartoons around 1960. Your post helped me id him. thanks again!
What a great show. I loved it! It's too bad it ran for such a short time. By the way, Melody Patterson (Wrangler Jane) was married to James MacArthur (Danno from Hawaii 5-0) at one time.
Tell those of us that loved F Troop,,, more of the before and after.......I got mom and dad to stop at the F Troop amusement site when it was an attraction in the late 60's....
I really liked F Troop, and I really liked the actors. I would appreciate a video about what the actors did beside F Troop. (And I remember James Hampton from 'The Longest Yard'.)
It may be cool to have scenes of Roaring Chicken and his "wisdom", Larry Storch playing alternate roles - the Burglar of Banff-ff-ff, for example. All the clips of Storch referencing Passaic NJ, scenes of Duffy reliving the Alamo.
If I'm not mistaken, the Burglar of Banff-ff-ff was Paul Lynde, who was disguised as an RCMP officer looking for the Burglar and trying to convince the people at Fort Courage that the Burglar was Agarn to cover his own tracks. Then later character actor Don Kent shows up as the real Mountie that Lynde is pretending to be.
G'day Crazyman, Thank you so much for making this video on F Troop. As a teenager back when it started, I thought this really was something special. If you set aside a lot of the nostalgia; there was some pretty ordinary TV in the era of F Troop, like the mid-60s to the mid-70s and beyond. F Troop was kind of like the 'Casablanca' of half-hour TV. It was improbable but the outstanding scripts, direction and a truly talented ensemble cast with great guest stars just clicked in a big way. It's hard to pick a favourite but I would have to go for Larry Storch's Cpl Agarn. Perhaps because Larry was such a versatile actor, I think the writers loved his Agarn character and gave him the lion's share of killer one-liners. Speaking of which, I'll never forget the episode when Agarn turns to Sgt O'Rourke and pleads, "Oh, Sarge! It's hard to make friends with someone who's yelling kill, kill, kill!" Ken Berry was also excellent as the out of touch Captain who sees no evil in anyone. Berry himself had the natural agility of an Olympic gymnast along with his flare for comedy. Even Melody Patterson, was much more than just the female romantic interest. I remember, way back when I first read that Melody was a mere teenager when the show began. She played her role with strength and her own style of comic talent. In truth, however, it's so difficult to pick a favourite in this amazing and large troupe of actors that fitted together like a multi-talented jig-saw puzzle. I'd first seen Forrest Tucker in many 'straight' Westerns and was genuinely impressed with his comic ability. Yes, please give us more about F Troop, there are still so many back stories attached to all of the cast, like one of my all-time favourites of the real Golden Age of Hollywood, Edward Everett Houghton whose unique voice took me back to the days of the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. So, thanks again for this hilarious 'stumble' through my favourite TV show of that other golden era. Cheers, Bill H.
F Troop was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I met James Hampton at "Spirit of the Cowboy" in McKinney, TX several years ago. Thanks for posting the video.
It used to come on in the afternoon as a re-run when I was a kid, right before or after the Rifleman. They used to rotate all the old shows in the afternoon after school slots back then.
The Hekowe were my favorite part of the show.The joke is an old on burlesque joke from long before the show. With the ending "Where the fukawe?" The legendary character actor Edward Everett Sloane as Roaring Chicken.
0:58 In the pilot episode the narrator is William Conrad who was also the narrator for _The Fugitve_ TV series. In fact, what he is saying is nearly word-for-word what he says at the beginning of _The Fugitive_ episodes, about "Fate moving its huge hand." Good stuff!
I remember seeing interviews with Forrest Tucker and he'd lways mention wanting to get F Troop renewed for television. Sadly, it never happened and unfortunately he died from lung cancer at 67.
Fort Courage was also the name of a tourist draw in Houck Arizona, along I-40. Fort Courage, besides having a facsimile cavalry fort, also had a restaurant and a (Continental Trailways/Greyhound) bus stop. If you were making the trip from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, Fort Courage was a must to at least stretch your legs and maybe buy an overpriced drink and/or snack. Being that the interstate system in the US was nearing completion in the late 1960's and the show ran from 1965 to 1967, it was an interesting piece of marketing to have a facsimile cavalry fort on a very deserted stretch of I-40. The restaurant has long since been shuttered and the fort is now in ruins but the memories remain. I remember, as a kid, seeing the fort and excitedly thinking that it had been the location of the show (but also wondering why they filmed in the middle of nowhere). If you have ever seen the Pixar movie Cars (and also F Troop), I would heavily advise to take a trip on I-40 through Arizona and see the amazing art deco structures that you saw in Cars as well as the remains of Fort Courage.
I did like this F troop episode. corporal Duffy would talk about when he was at the Alamo with Davy Crockett… that was absolutely true. Bob Steele, was in the silent movie “Davy Crockett At The Fall of The Alamo, 1921, Silent movie.
Bob Steele was a popular Western action star way back when. He was kind of on the smallish side, but his characters were always feisty guys who kicked ass in saloon fight scenes.
There were a lot of one-off F Troop guest stars of note: Cliff "Charley Weaver" Arquette (as General Sam Courage, the fort's namesake), Harvey Korman, Don Rickles, Paul Lynde...way too many to count. Hey, what about the episode where a rock 'n' roll group comes to Fort Courage?
In the pilot episode the narrator is William Conrad who was at the time, producing and directing his own feature films at Warner Brothers and went on to star as a cannon the 1970s
