CPO Sharkey
1976 · Comedy · 2 Seasons · 37 Episodes ·
C.P.O. Sharkey (1976-1978) is a satirical look at Navy life at a Navy recruit training station in San Diego, as seen through the expereinces of Chief Petty Officer Steve Sharkey, an acid-tongued, twenty-four-year veteran who wages his own private war against the changes that constitute the new Navy.
Episodes
1. Oh Captain! My CaptainThe chauvinistic chief must adjust to the fact that his new commanding officer is a Wave.
2. Shimokawa Ships OutAn enlisted man thinks Sharkey is discriminating against him because he's Japenese.
3. The Dear John LetterSharkey tries to help a recruit write a break up letter but is called away before finishing the task. Robinson sees the unfinished note and assumes that his buddy Sharkey is suffering heartbreak.
4. Goodbye DollyThe men try to hide an inflatable female doll in the barracks without Sharkey's knowledge.
5. Skolnick in LoveThe shy Skolnick begins a whirlwind romance with a cocktail waitress, raising questions from those around him.
6. Mignone's MutinyWhen Sharkey learns one of his recruits is using a hair dryer he confiscates it. But he learns that the men are upset and want the hair dryer returned.
7. Kowalski, the SomnamulistKowalski's sleepwalking leaves his facing a discharge, but Sharkey may be the one to blame.
8. Sunday in TijuanaA trip to the Tijuana bullfights sees the recruits being thrown in jail, as well as the officers coming to retrieve them.
9. Rodriguez and His MamacitaThe recruits try to hide Rodriguez's girlfriend after she unexpectedly shows up amid a crackdown on hookers sneaking onto the base.
10. Sharkey Boogies on DownIt's Sharkey's birthday and is disappointed that he only gets gag gifts. Sharkey is persuaded to head to the local disco to cheer up and finds himself popular on the dance floor.
11. Sharkey Finds Peace and QuietAfter continual interruptions, Sharkey gets an apartment off base.
12. Sharkey the Marriage CounselorRecruit Plunkett has been in a foul mood after since his marriage ended and it's affecting morale. Sharkey decides the antidote is to arrange double dates for himself and Plunkett which leads to troubles.
13. Sharkey's Secret LifeMisunderstandings leave the men thinking Sharkey is gay.
14. The Pizza PartySharkey seems to relish denying the men a celebration after the completion of boot camp. But when the food and other party favors arrive Sharkey is forced to reluctantly reconsider.
15. A Wino is LooseWhen a homeless drunk enters the barracks and makes himself at home, Sharkey is livid. And nothing that the men do dislodges the man from his comfy quarters.
