At Ease (TV series)
| At Ease | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by |
Tom Biener Ron Landry Arthur Julian John Hughes |
| Directed by |
Bob Sweeney Hy Averback Edward H. Feldman |
| Starring |
Jimmie Walker John Vargas Jourdan Fremin Richard Jaeckel Josh Mostel David Naughton George Wyner |
| Theme music composer | Jack Elliott |
| Opening theme | Jack Elliott |
| Composer(s) | Jack Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer |
| Producer(s) |
Hy Averback Jim Mulligan |
| Editor(s) | Samuel E. Beetley |
| Cinematography | Archie R. Dalzell |
| Running time | 24 min. |
| Production company(s) | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Distributor |
Paramount Television Paramount Domestic Television CBS Paramount Television CBS Television Distribution (current as of 2007) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | March 4, 1983 – June 10, 1983 |
At Ease is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March to June 1983. The series features an ensemble cast led by Jimmie Walker.
Synopsis
The series, which has a similar premise to another classic show, Sgt. Bilko, follows the misadventures a pair of conniving GI's, Sgt. Val Valentine and Pfc. Tony Baker, who stationed at Camp Tar Creek, an Army base located in Texas. They attempt to outwit their by-the-books commander, Major Hawkins, and his informant, Cpl. Wessel (who is derisively called "Weasel", by Baker and Valentine), and profit from their hitch in the army.[1]
Cast
- Jimmie Walker - Sgt. Val Valentine
- John Vargas - Cardinel
- Jourdan Fremin - Cpl. Lola Grey
- Richard Jaeckel - Maj. Hawkins
- Josh Mostel - Maxwell
- David Naughton - Pfc. Tony Baker
- George Wyner - Cpl. Wessel
- Jeffrey Bannister - Maurice
Episodes
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Tankful of Dollars" | Hy Averback | Tom Biener, Ron Landry | 4 March 1983 |
| Baker and Valentine are disciplined for on-base gambling. | ||||
| 2 | "Chariots of Fear" | Bob Sweeney | Tom Biener, Ron Landry | 11 March 1983 |
| 3 | "Computer Dating" | Bob Sweeney | Arthur Julian | 18 March 1983 |
| Baker and Valentine plot to use the base's computer as a computer dating service. | ||||
| 4 | "Prairie Moon Over Texas" | Edward H. Feldman | Tom Biener, Ron Landry | 25 March 1983 |
| Baker and Valentine get caught renting Army equipment to a nudist colony. | ||||
| 5 | "Murder on the Tar Creek Express" | * | Tom Biener, Ron Landry | 1 April 1983 |
| Colonel Clapp's new automated security system is sabotaged. | ||||
| 6 | "Love Sick" | * | Tom Biener, Ron Landry | 8 April 1983 |
| Baker pretends to be sick in order to be looked at by a pretty doctor. | ||||
| 7 | "The Marriage of the Figaros" | * | Tom Biener, Ron Landry | 15 April 1983 |
| Baker and Valentine rent the chapel to a couple wanting a military wedding. | ||||
| 8 | "The Ballad of Lucinda Ballard" | Hy Averback | Stephanie Garman, Hollace White | 22 April 1983 |
| Corporal Grey bets Major Hawkins that there has been a American female war hero. | ||||
| 9 | "The Great Computer Robbery" | Bob Sweeney | Arthur Julian | 29 April 1983 |
| After one insult too many, the soldiers get revenge on Major Hawkins by stealing his secret laser device. | ||||
| 10 | "A PFC and a Gentleman" | Bob Sweeney | Arthur Julian | 13 May 1983 |
| Baker plans a romantic evening with Lola, but is ordered on a mission. | ||||
| 11 | "A Tar Creek Sting" | Edward H. Feldman | Tom Biener, Ron Landry | 20 May 1983 |
| The soldiers force Corporal Wessel to help them break up a gambling ring at the saloon. | ||||
| 12 | "Valentine's Day" | Bob Sweeney | Arthur Julian | 27 May 1983 |
| A Texas state police officer comes to the base believing that Valentine is seeing his girlfriend. | ||||
| 13 | "Maxwell's People" | Bob Sweeney | Arthur Julian | 3 June 1983 |
| A Russian spy is working at Tar Creek and the Pentagon thinks one of the soldiers is providing her with information. | ||||
| 14 | "The Tar Creek Chronicles" | Hy Averback | * | 10 June 1983 |
| A former All-American football player arrives at Tar Creek and Colonel Clapp wants to play him against Navy. | ||||
* Unknown