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Black Sheep Squadron - Episode Guide

Season 1

Flying Misfits (1)

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1976

Flying Misfits (1)

Major Greg Boyington, upset with his new desk job, goes against regulations and forms a fighter squadron using pilots thrown out of other squadrons for disciplinary reasons.

Flying Misfits (2)

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1976

Flying Misfits (2)

Pappy continues cutting corners to find a home base for his new squadron, absconding with a bunch of planes due for repairs that can barely fly.

Best Three Out of Five

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1976

Best Three Out of Five

Colonel Lard tries to shut down the squadron by cutting off their supplies.

Small War

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1976

Small War

Major Boyington is shot down and lands on a Japanese held island where he meets up with an Australian sailor. Major Boyington discovers the Australian is willing to wait until the allies arrive, which presents Boyington with a conflict since he want to return to the fight.

High Jinx

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1976

High Jinx

Pappy snares himself an ace who just happens to an Admiral's son. Gutterman flew with the pilot before and tells Pappy the man is a jinx. Pappy tells Gutterman to keep it to himself, there's no such thing as jinxes, however the rest of the squadron finds out anyway from other sources. When things start to go wrong they blame the new ace. Gutterman who begins to see how wrong their thinking has been tries to befriend the pilot...but its too late. He informs Gutterman that he can't take that kind of hatred again and he's getting out one way or another. When the squadron is attacked by zeroes he disobeys orders and engages. He's shot down and dies. Upon return to Vella la Cava the now sober squadron finds gifts awaiting for them - their newest pilot had contacted his father and had new flight jackets made for all of them. Their remorse at they way they treated him comes too late...

Prisoners of War

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1976

Prisoners of War

A Japanese fighter pilot has been shot down and captured by the Blacksheep Squadron to discover that he was raised in the United States. Torn between the two cultures, he doesn't really know where his loyalties should lie.

Presumed Dead

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1976

Presumed Dead

A Navy pilot has been rescued from sea, but little do they know that he's been brainwashed by the Japanese in order to do a secret mission for them.

The Meatball Circus

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1976

The Meatball Circus

With a squadron of captured Japanese planes, Pappy leads a mission to destroy a Japanese Aircraft Carrier

Up for Grabs

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1976

Up for Grabs

The Black Sheep's survival depends on two of their pilots who are off fishing when the Japanese launch a commando raid against Vella La Cava.

Anyone for Suicide?

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1976

Anyone for Suicide?

Everyone thinks that Pappy's bout with malaria has caused him to go insane when he proposes a suicide mission starting with a dead-stick landing on a Japanese-held island.

New Georgia on My Mind

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1976

New Georgia on My Mind

The Black Sheep are ousted from their quarters when a Marine paratroop battalion takes over their island to use as a training area for an upcoming strike.

The Cat's Whiskers

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1976

The Cat's Whiskers

Pappy decides to make an unauthorized attack against a seemingly impregnable Japanese radar station in order to generate good PR, which can be used to avoid his impending court martial.

Love and War

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1976

Love and War

The squadron is granted a few days of rest and relaxation at Espiritos Marcos. There Jerry Bragg runs into Annie, an old acquaintance from his home town. She is a nurse that has just been stationed in the South Pacific. He introduces her to the rest of the guys and she seems to have the eye for Larry. An air raid alarm goes off and while trying to find shelter, Jerry and Annie find themselves drenched by sprinklers. Annie takes Jerry back to her quarters so that they can get dried off. They kiss and Jerry asks to see her again the next night. Annie only agrees to the date if he can find a date for her friend and she suggests Larry. Bragg reluctantly agrees and manages to convince Larry to join him in this double date.

W*A*S*P*S

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1977

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Season 2

The 200 Pound Gorilla

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1977

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When Sgt Micklin receives a promotion he seems very resistant to the idea. Pappy needs him to accept the new position so the chronic issues with ammunition for the Black Sheep squadron can be resolved.

Hotshot

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1978

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