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The Worst Episodes of Baa Baa Black Sheep

Every episode of Baa Baa Black Sheep ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Baa Baa Black Sheep!

The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.

Genres:Action & AdventureDramaWar & Politics
Network:NBC

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Baa Baa Black Sheep" is "The Fastest Gun", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Fastest Gun" aired on 3/22/1977 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Flying Misfits".

  • The Fastest Gun
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #1 - The Fastest Gun

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/22/1977

    When Pappy has engine trouble during the mission, a lone Japanese fighter challenges the ace pilot to a dangerous duel in the sky.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flying Misfits
    7.2/10 125 votes

    #2 - Flying Misfits

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1976

    Maverick WW2 Marine aviator forms his own fighter squadron.

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: N/A

  • Poor Little Lambs
    7.2/10 87 votes

    #3 - Poor Little Lambs

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1977

    Twenty-four hours before a planned Marine attack, Pappy and two of his pilots are shot down over a targeted island occupied by enemy soldiers, missionaries, and orphans.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Devil in the Slot
    7.4/10 68 votes

    #4 - Devil in the Slot

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/1977

    Gutterman breaks under pressure of a hostile air attack, and a mechanic sees his opportunity to takeover the planes...and the men.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Little Bit of England
    7.4/10 76 votes

    #5 - A Little Bit of England

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/1978

    One of the Black sheep has his plane damaged and tries to make for an island known as England. He comes down between Japanese forces and an English coast watcher and the race is on to save him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Small War
    7.5/10 94 votes

    #6 - Small War

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1976

    While on patrol Pappy is accidentally shot down by T.J. He hits the silk and winds up on a Japanese occupied island. The squadron's morale hits rock bottom while he is MIA and Jim is unsure of his abilities to command. Pappy soon discovers he is not the only one trying to survive on the hostile island.

    Director: Walter Doniger

    Writer: Philip DeGuere Jr.

  • Prisoners of War
    7.5/10 98 votes

    #7 - Prisoners of War

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1976

    During an early morning strafing attack by Japanese Zeros Pappy manages to shoot one down. After taking the pilot prisoner they begin to discover it's hard to hate him. He has lived in the U.S. and speaks perfect English and begins to warm up to the Squadron. But what Pappy really wants to know is what the sonar device was doing in his plane and what his mission has to do with the Japanese task force which is on the move.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cat's Whiskers
    7.5/10 87 votes

    #8 - The Cat's Whiskers

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1976

    Boyington is looking at facing the court martial Lard has been after, but with the war at a stand still for no apparent reason, Boyington finds out why and plans a mission to bring good graces upon the Black Sheep.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Mission Over Sengai
    7.5/10 78 votes

    #9 - The Last Mission Over Sengai

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1977

    Friendly fire or fatal strafing? That's the question facing a military court when Pappy is accused by a new Black Sheep pilot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wolves in the Sheep Pen
    7.5/10 70 votes

    #10 - Wolves in the Sheep Pen

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/1978

    A group of Army pilots arrive at the base. Naturally there is friction between the groups of fliers. Ultimately the friction leads to an opportunity no one can pass up to complete one of the most important missions of the wa

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Up for Grabs
    7.6/10 88 votes

    #11 - Up for Grabs

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1976

    General MacArthur is visiting everyone in the Pacific and Boyington's men are his next stop. On the day he is suppose to arrive, some Japanese soldiers show up and take everyone captive, with the intent to grab MacArthur. But fortunately Wiley and Casey went fishing so they weren't captured. So they must try and find a way to stop them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • New Georgia on My Mind
    7.6/10 90 votes

    #12 - New Georgia on My Mind

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1976

    A marine Colonel arrives on the island and informs Boyington that he and his squad are going to join him on a raid. Boyington is not pleased when he learns that the Colonel is taking command of his squad so he goes to General Moore who tells him to suck it up. And things between the marines and the black sheep get tense. And when the Colonel pushes them too far, Boyington snaps.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hotshot
    7.6/10 71 votes

    #13 - Hotshot

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/1978

    An army pilot is attached to the Black Sheep squadron in an effort to allow him to be the top scoring ace against the Japanese. His directness and competitiveness soon leads him into conflict with the men he is flying with.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and War
    7.7/10 81 votes

    #14 - Love and War

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1976

    Nothing is fair in love or war when Bragg and Casey both fall for the same pretty nurse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Five the Hard Way
    7.7/10 84 votes

    #15 - Five the Hard Way

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trouble at Fort Apache
    7.7/10 79 votes

    #16 - Trouble at Fort Apache

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1977

    A new experimental bomber has two generals giving conflicting orders and, unfortunately, Pappy is stuck in the middle.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hawk Flies on Sunday
    7.7/10 77 votes

    #17 - The Hawk Flies on Sunday

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/28/1977

    The Black Sheep squadron are in direct competition with an army squadron. The winner of the contest will get the opportunity to fly an extremely dangerous and important mission.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Forbidden Fruit
    7.7/10 79 votes

    #18 - Forbidden Fruit

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/1978

    A new recruit joins the squadron and the commander has extreme doubts about his age. After a series of encounters it is obvious the young man is an extremely talented flyer and is welcomed into the squadron with open arms.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Anyone for Suicide?
    7.8/10 89 votes

    #19 - Anyone for Suicide?

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1976

    Boyington, just recovered from malaria, gets no volunteers for a dangerous mission after Doc Lindsay tells the Black Sheep to ground Pappy or he'll send him stateside. Pappy decides to fly the mission anyway, with four strangers. After bad weather keeps the replacements from flying in, the mission is scrubbed. To get back into Pappy's good graces, the Black Sheep decide to fly with Pappy, but the mission doesn't go as planned.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Show Must Go On... Sometimes
    7.8/10 64 votes

    #20 - The Show Must Go On... Sometimes

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/23/1978

    The Japanese are bombing LaCava and they damage the runway. Boyington then asks Lard if he can get some SesBees to repair the runway. Lard tells him if he can find one, he'll authorize it. He does. When he goes to see the man in charge, he says he has too much to do. But when Boyington tells him that a USO show will be visiting the island, he agrees. It seems that while he was at Lard's office, he heard of a USO show coming so he has Casey find out if they can come to the island. But when he calls he is told they are not coming.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Best Three Out of Five
    7.9/10 111 votes

    #21 - Best Three Out of Five

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1976

    While in temporary command, Lard uses his powers to cut the supply lines to the Black Sheep, in order to have their unit shut down for no combat activity, but Boyington finds a way around that and all the Black Sheep are on leave. Things go awry when Boyington and crew return and finds the man Boyington stole the Corsairs from, now in charge of the 214.

    Director: Lawrence Doheny

    Writer: N/A

  • The Meatball Circus
    7.9/10 104 votes

    #22 - The Meatball Circus

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1976

    The navy whisks Boyington and other squadron leaders away and tells them to pick five men for a top secret mission where five men from each will have fly until out of gas and ditch in the ocean, hoping to be picked up. Angered, Boyington comes up with an alternate plan and enlists the help of his flying meatball circus. But Boyington isn't sure what is more dangerous, flying a mission over multiple Japanese carriers, or his men butting heads with professionally dressed, by-the-book Navy men.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The 200 Pound Gorilla
    7.9/10 76 votes

    #23 - The 200 Pound Gorilla

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/21/1977

    Sgt Micklin receives a promotion but 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ten'll Get You Five
    7.9/10 73 votes

    #24 - Ten'll Get You Five

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/18/1978

    The island is visited by a number of politicians on a fact finding mission. The pilot flying them is a serious black market operator. And soon horse trading among the men gets out of hand.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Presumed Dead
    8.0/10 100 votes

    #25 - Presumed Dead

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1976

    Presumed dead, flying ace Charles Dobson is found afloat on a raft at sea, after being released by the Japanese. The Meatheads try to unlock the secret to why the Japanese have set up shop with anti-aircraft batteries overnight on an island seemingly with no importance. Dobson's strange behavior brings about suspicion in Boyington.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A