Hennesey is an American military sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962. The series, which aired for three seasons, stars Jackie Cooper in the title role.
Cooper played Navy doctor Lt. Charles "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton as Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale. They were assigned to the hospital at the San Diego U.S. Naval Station. The show often featured guest stars, including Charles Bronson, Marty Ingels, Jack Cassidy, Soupy Sales, Mickey Roo...
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Hennesey is an American military sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962. The series, which aired for three seasons, stars Jackie Cooper in the title role.
Cooper played Navy doctor Lt. Charles "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton as Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale. They were assigned to the hospital at the San Diego U.S. Naval Station. The show often featured guest stars, including Charles Bronson, Marty Ingels, Jack Cassidy, Soupy Sales, Mickey Rooney and Frank Gorshin.
The series was notable for an extremely catchy theme tune (by Sonny Burke), a jazzy hornpipe played by tuba and piccolo. Hennesey was also innovative for being the first series to employ what has since become a standard device in television: beginning the dialog and action of each episode during the opening credits.
Cooper starred in, produced and directed the series, drawing upon his real-life experience as a World War II Navy veteran and his continuing service for many years as an officer in the Naval Reserve. He was a...
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