Series
Mister Roberts
Comedy
Mister Roberts is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 17, 1965 to April 8, 1966. Based on the best selling novel, 1948 play, and the 1955 film of the same name, the series stars Roger Smith in the title role and Richard X. Slattery as the ship's captain.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Bookser's Honeymoon17 Sept 1965 · 30mThe Captain revokes shore leave after someone crushes a cigar in his beloved plant.
- 2Liberty24 Sept 1965 · 30mThe Captain sinks a washtub planted by Pulver thinking it was a Japanese submarine.
- 3Physician, Heal Thyself11 Oct 1965 · 30mRoberts finds Doc at the end of the sick call line, depressed because he feels unneeded. Roberts gets Pulver to fake an appendix attack. Doc examines Pulver and decides to operate.
- 4The Conspiracy8 Oct 1965 · 30mRoberts is stunned to find that a beautiful woman is part of the cargo he is suppose to load on board.
- 5Old Rustysides15 Oct 1965 · 30mCongressman Cooper visits the Reluctant intending to make it a bond selling shrine in the U.S., due to the heroic exploits Pulver wrote about that were published in his hometown newspaper.
- 6Lover, Come Forward22 Oct 1965 · 30mThe Captain is in an unusually good mood and is granting all sections liberty when they dock in Azalia. Pulver, Roberts and Doc discover Captain Morton is in love with a woman named Leona.
- 7The Captain's Party29 Oct 1965 · 30mPulver pretends his girlfriend is royalty in order to explain why she is on board the ship.
- 8Happy Birthday, To Who?5 Nov 1965 · 30mCaptain Morton forces the crew to watch the movie The Crawling Glob With the Bedroom Eyes every night even though a musical with girls in bathing suits is available. When Roberts learns it's the Captain's birthday, he gets the crew to throw the Captain a party in an attempt to soften him up.
- 9Love at 78 RPM12 Nov 1965 · 30mFrustrated at not being able to get a transfer Roberts has been snapping at the men. Doc diagnoses it as an acute attack of self pity. The crew is preoccupied with finding a phonograph and needle to listen to recently received records from wives and girlfriends.
- 10Don't Look Now But Isn't That The War?19 Nov 1965 · 30mRoberts orders a reduction gear installed for the Reluctant which will give it the speed it needs to allow it to join a convoy headed to combat. The new part causes some damage which at first is misinterpreted as being hit by the enemy. The gun crew directed by Pulver shoots down their radio tower while firing at a zero.
- 11Which Way Did The War Go?26 Nov 1965 · 30mA Japanese pilot helps the crew when they get stuck in the middle of the ocean.
- 12Getting There Is Half The Fun3 Dec 1965 · 30mThe Captain asks for Roberts' help in creating a story to cover-up the fact that the crew screwed up a mission.
- 13Dear Mom10 Dec 1965 · 30mPulver writes his mother a letter describing Robert's desire to see action and the conditions aboard the reluctant asking her to help get Roberts transferred. Her Senate connections come through - with a transfer for Pulver.
- 14The Reluctant Mutiny17 Dec 1965 · 30mRoberts's transfer finally comes through, but the Captain plans to block it.
- 15Rock-A-Bye Reluctant24 Dec 1965 · 30mThe ship accidentally leaves port with a pregnant woman in the sickbay.
- 16Carry Me Back to Cocoa Island31 Dec 1965 · 30mCaptain Morton puts Doc and Roberts in charge of his ailing palm tree, an outstanding cargo achievement award from the Admiral. They discover Pulver has been feeding it hot creamed chipped beef. Seaman Insigna has received a Dear John letter from Alice, a red cross worker on Cocoa Island. In order to meet Alice's sexy co-worker Rosemary Pulver tells the Captain there is a plant doctor on Cocoa Island.
- 17The Replacement7 Jan 1966 · 30mRoberts gets a transfer, but must stay when his replacement proves to be inept.
- 18Black and Blue Market14 Jan 1966 · 30mCaptain Morton is visiting Admiral Wetherby. Mr. Roberts, Doc and most of the crew is on liberty, so that leaves Pulver in charge of the Reluctant. He gives medical supplies to a pretty lieutenant without permission. Roberts refuses to help him get them back until he finds out Pulver signed his name.
- 19The World's Greatest Lover21 Jan 1966 · 30mPulver is tongue-tied around the woman he's infatuated with.
- 20Eight In Every Port28 Jan 1966 · 30mThe Reluctant has orders to make contact and maintain good relations with the natives of Namu atoll whose young men were taken away by the Japanese. Captain Morton angrily orders them off the ship but then sends Roberts, Doc and Pulver to make amends.
- 21The Super Chief4 Feb 1966 · 30mNew CWO Al Briggs is granted permission from Captain Morton to take over Roberts's and Pulver's cabin. Briggs uses secret information he knows about the Captain's past to implement poker, horse racing bets, shuffleboard and other activities on the Reluctant.
- 22The Doctor's Dilemma11 Feb 1966 · 30mDoc must gain the favor of Beulah Cronk, the lady who owns an island on which the Navy wants to place observation posts.
- 23The Reluctant Draggin'18 Feb 1966 · 30mThe crews of the Reluctant and the AK-627 brawl during liberty and damage the Hula Haven to the amount of $680. Each crew has raised $200 so a boxing match is held to determine who pays the balance.
- 24#*@% The Torpedoes!25 Feb 1966 · 30mThe ship must transfer three USO girls and the Captain orders them to stay out of sight. Pulver gets permission for the girls to do their act for the crew. Roberts spots the periscope of a two-man Japanese submarine watching the girls do their show and tells Pulver to keep the girls dancing until the patrol bomber he requested arrives.
- 25A Turn For The Nurse4 Mar 1966 · 30mWhile in port because the Captain needs his appendix removed the Port Commander decides the Reluctant cannot be idle that long and says if a mission comes up they will have to accept it and the Captain may be reassigned. Roberts comes up with a plan for Morton to keep his command while trying to patch things up with Ann Crothers.
- 26Son of Eight In Every Port11 Mar 1966 · 30mThe crew returns to the island of Namu to take a survival test.
- 27Unwelcome Aboard18 Mar 1966 · 30mRoberts sees a girl pass by Doc's porthole. Then Ensign Pulver sees her in his locker. Doc diagnoses an hallucination as the crew is overdue for liberty but she turns out to be a real, live stowaway who wants to work her way to New Caledonia.
- 28Undercover Cook25 Mar 1966 · 30mSeaman Herbert Miller's arrival is highly anticipated as he is the first Navy classified cook to serve aboard the Reluctant, except he can't cook. Captain Morton invites Admiral Morrison over for a meal. Roberts, Pulver and Doc cook it, giving Miller the credit who is immediately transferred by the Admiral to his flag ship.
- 29In Love And War1 Apr 1966 · 30mRoberts and Pulver are in Sydney, Australia to vie for a role in the new Alice Blue movie. D'Angelo, Manion and Reber try to give Roberts an inside track with some movie magazine information.
- 30Captain, My--Captain?8 Apr 1966 · 30mA German spy who is a dead ringer for the Captain is planted on the ship.
Details
- First aired
- 17 Sept 1965
- Last aired
- 8 Apr 1966
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 30
- Votes
- 3 on TMDB
Cast
Roger SmithDouglas Roberts
Richard X. SlatteryJohn Morton- SSteve HarmonPulver
- GGeorge IvesDoc
