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Season 1

  • S01E01 Oh Captain! My Captain

    • December 1, 1976
    • NBC

    The chauvinistic chief must adjust to the fact that his new commanding officer is a woman.

  • S01E02 Shimokawa Ships Out

    • December 8, 1976
    • NBC

    An enlisted man thinks Sharkey is discriminating against him because he's Japenese.

  • S01E03 The Dear John Letter

    • December 22, 1976
    • NBC

    Chief Robinson suspects that Sharkey is a real ladies man when he accidentally sees a "Dear Jane" letter in the typewriter.

  • S01E04 Goodbye, Dolly

    • December 29, 1976
    • NBC

    The men try to hide an inflatable female doll in the barracks without Sharkey's knowledge.

  • S01E05 Skolnick in Love

    • January 12, 1977
    • NBC

    Shy recruit Skolnick decides to marry a cocktail waitress after a two-day courtship, much to everyone's surprise.

  • S01E06 Mignone's Mutiny

    • January 19, 1977
    • NBC

    Recruit Mignone's unhappiness with the rigors of boot camp spreads to the other men.

  • S01E07 Kowalski, the Somnambulist

    • January 26, 1977
    • NBC

    Recruit Kowalski experiences repeated bouts of sleepwalking, which Sharkey desperately tries to find a cure for, or the young man may face a medical discharge.

  • S01E08 Sunday in Tijuana

    • February 9, 1977
    • NBC

    Sharkey's romantic plans with Natalie are wrecked when his recruits get arrested in Tijuana, Mexico.

  • S01E09 Rodriguez and His Mamacita

    • February 16, 1977
    • NBC

    Recruit Rodriguez is just one of the sailors who get in trouble with Sharkey and the top brass for sneaking women into the barracks.

  • S01E10 Sharkey Boogies on Down

    • February 23, 1977
    • NBC

    Chief Robinson takes Sharkey to a disco to celebrate his 45th birthday.

  • S01E11 Sharkey Finds Peace and Quiet

    • March 2, 1977
    • NBC

    The chaos of barracks life leads Sharkey to dream of moving off-base to his own apartment.

  • S01E12 Sharkey the Marriage Counselor

    • March 9, 1977
    • NBC

    Sharkey attempts to help a fellow sailor with his marital problems.

  • S01E13 Sharkey's Secret Life

    • March 16, 1977
    • NBC

    The recruits are convinced Sharkey is gay after his clandestine meeting with an effeminate toupee salesman.

  • S01E14 The Pizza Party

    • March 23, 1977
    • NBC

    Pruitt plans a pizza party to celebrate the end of boot camp, but does not consult Sharkey.

  • S01E15 A Wino is Loose

    • March 23, 1977
    • NBC

    Sharkey must remove a wino who spent the night in the barracks right before a major inspection.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The New Captain

    • October 21, 1977
    • NBC

    The new Captain proposes to shape up the "Chief with the biggest beer belly," a pretty fair description of the outraged Sharkey.

  • S02E02 Operation: Frisco

    • October 28, 1977
    • NBC

    Being assigned to submarine duty interferes with Sharkey's plans to have fun in San Francisco.

  • S02E03 Sharkey Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    • November 11, 1977
    • NBC

    A case of mistaken identity ensues when Sharkey reports to the base hospital for his routine physical and is mistaken for a mental patient.

  • S02E04 Don't Make Waves

    • November 18, 1977
    • NBC

    Comic chaos ensues as Sharkey's barracks is chosen for an experiment in coed Navy living.

  • S02E05 Natalie's Ultimatum

    • December 2, 1977
    • NBC

    Sharkey' long time girl friend, Natalie, tires of waiting and gives him an ultimatum about marriage in their relationship.

  • S02E06 Sharkey the Actor

    • December 9, 1977
    • NBC

    Sharkey lands the lead in a Navy training film.

  • S02E07 Barracks Baby

    • December 30, 1977
    • NBC

    Sharkey must hide a pregnant Mexican woman from INS officials in this Christmas themed episode.

  • S02E08 Seven-Eleven Sharkey

    • January 6, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey turns to the dice to help recruit Kowalski win back the money for his Mother's trip to Poland that the young man had lost in a craps game

  • S02E09 Forget Pearl Harbor

    • January 13, 1978
    • NBC

    The behavior of a visiting CPO from the Japanese Navy causes Sharkey to think that he may be a spy.

  • S02E10 Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

    • January 27, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey's girl friend, Natalie, accuses him of being insensitive.

  • S02E11 Pruitt's Paradise

    • February 3, 1978
    • NBC

    Pruitt has been showing signs of lethargy and Sharkey suspects it is due to a wild night life.

  • S02E12 Sharkey Meets Pruitt's Sister

    • February 17, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey and the men try to scrounge up a woman to represent their barracks in the Navy's Miss Topside beauty contest.

  • S02E13 Sharkey's Back Problem

    • February 17, 1978
    • NBC

    Sudden back pains lead Sharkey to worry that he will be ineligable for the "CPO of the Year" competition.

  • S02E14 It Happened One Night

    • March 3, 1978
    • NBC

    A bomb scare in the female recruits barracks forces them to be housed in Sharkey's building.

  • S02E15 Tell It to the Marines

    • March 10, 1978
    • NBC

    Visiting Marines cause havoc at the training base as their behavior tests the patience of Sharkey and the other sailors.

  • S02E16 Sharkey and the South American Way

    • March 17, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey must instruct a visiting South American sailor in the ways of the United States Navy.

  • S02E17 Punk Rock Sharkey

    • March 24, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey 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.

  • S02E18 Pruitt, the Russian Flu-Carrier

    • March 31, 1978
    • NBC

    Pruitt infects Sharkey and most of the recruit company with Russian flu and Sharkey is overwhelmed by home-spun remedies.

  • S02E19 Captain's Right-Hand Man

    • April 7, 1978
    • NBC

    Much to both of their chagrins, Captain Buckner is forced to make Sharkey his personal aide.

  • S02E20 Fear of Flying

    • April 14, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey reveals that he has a fear of flying and is terrifed at an upcoming flight he is required to take because of Navy business.

  • S02E21 The Even Couple

    • April 21, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey moves off-base into an apartment in order to spice up his social life. His plan backfires when the recruits all show up just before a "last chance" date with Natalie.

  • S02E22 The Used-Car Caper

    • April 28, 1978
    • NBC

    Sharkey must come to the rescue when his recruits are swindled by a sleazy car salesman into buying a lemon.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Sharkey and Carson

    • NBC

    Clip from The Tonight Show where Johnny Carson surprises Don Rickles on the set of CPO Sharkey.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Sharkey Cast Reunion

    • NBC

    Sharkey Cast Reunion Las Vegas, 2015 with Don Rickles, Harrison Page, David Lansberg, Tom Ruben and Barry Pearl

  • SPECIAL 0x3 The Many Sides of Don Rickles

    • September 17, 1970
    • NBC

    Don Rickles' first one hour prime-time ABC network television-comedy-variety special featured show guests Don Adams, Robert Goulet and Harvey Korman.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

    • December 12, 1972
    • NBC

    A comedy special featuring the master of insults, Don Rickles. In this special, Johnny Carson does the introduction and Rickles goes into the crowd, offering his unique mix of put-downs and one-liners. While parading through the throng, Rickles comes upon Tim Conway and McLean Stevenson taking in the show. A series of sketches follow. The first, set on a couple's Hawaiian honeymoon, features Anne Meara as a new bride who only wants love, with Rickles as the husband who can only think of his mother. The next sketch is a take-off of an awards ceremony, where the honors go to people in the medical profession. Carroll O'Connor, Don Adams, and Bob Newhart make special appearances during this skit. The third sketch takes place at the United Nations building, on a night many delegates from different countries are attending a conference. Rickles plays a security officer with a hot temper, with Harvey Korman as his somewhat sympathetic boss. The final sketch finds the newleyweds again, this time in Las Vegas, attending a show starring Don Rickles. The insults go out to both of them.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Mr. Warmth

    • January 18, 1975
    • NBC

    In this uncut TV special from January 18, 1975, Don Rickles instructs John Wayne in the art of joke telling; plus fun sketches The Radio Show and The Airport Lounge. Rickles jokes, sings, dances, acts and expands the comedy horizons of the typical variety show format. Featuring special guest stars Jack Klugman, Dean Martin, Bob Newhart, Frank Sinatra, Helen Reddy, Rip Taylor and more!

  • SPECIAL 0x6 RICKLES

    • November 19, 1975
    • NBC

    In this uncut TV special from November 19, 1975, Don Rickles does a dramatic performance with Jack Klugman from Inherit the Wind; plus fun sketches I'm a Nice Guy and Gates of Heaven. Rickles jokes, sings, dances and expands the comedy horizons of the typical variety show format. Featuring special guest stars Jack Klugman, James Caan, Jack Palance, Don Adams, Michael Caine, Bobby Riggs, Michelle Lee, Michael Caine, Otto Preminger, Jose Ferrer, Jack Palance, Joe Lewis and Many More

  • SPECIAL 0x7 TV Land Awards

    • April 26, 2009
    • NBC

    Don Rickles receives the Legend Award presented by Jimmy Kimmel at the seventh annual TV Land Awards

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Don's Talk Spot

    • NBC

    Outtake that Never made it into Don's Special "Mr. Warmth"

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Outtakes

    • NBC

    Don talking to audience before show

  • SPECIAL 0x10 Goodnights

    • NBC

    Outtake of Don saying Goodnight to the audience

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Dean Martin Intro

    • NBC

    Dean Martin is introduced by Bob Newhart