Black Sheep Squadron Five the Hard Way (Season 1, Episode 16)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Black Sheep Squadron

Five the Hard Way (Season 1, Episode 16)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When French's father pressures his son to become an ace pilot by downing a fifth plane, Pappy takes a stand against the overeager newspaper publisher.

Director

Jackie Cooper

Writers

Stephen J. Cannell (created for television by) | Ken Pettus (written by)

Producer

Alex Beaton

Composers

Pete Carpenter | Mike Post

Cinematographer

Edward R. Plante

Editor

Jerry Dronsky

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 1, 1977

Release date

Feb 1, 1977 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Conrad Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington See fewer	Jingle All the Way (1996)
Simon Oakland Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore (credit only) Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore (credit only) See fewer	Psycho (1960)
Dana Elcar Col. Thomas A. Lard Col. Thomas A. Lard See fewer	The Sting (1973)
James Whitmore Jr. Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman See fewer	Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Dirk Blocker 1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg 1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg See fewer	Poltergeist (1982)
W.K. Stratton 1st Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey 1st Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey See fewer	Machete (2010)
Robert Ginty 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley See fewer	The Exterminator (1980)
John Larroquette 2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson 2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson See fewer	Night Court (1984)
Larry Manetti Lt. Bob Boyle Lt. Bob Boyle See fewer	Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Jeff MacKay 1st Lt. Donald French 1st Lt. Donald French See fewer	Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Kenneth Mars Harold French Harold French See fewer	What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Frederick Herrick Carter Carter See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Douglas Dirkson Gorman Gorman See fewer	Footloose (1984)
Jim Galante Cline Cline See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (II) (1985)