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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 2 - Best Three Out of Five
    7.3/10(140 votes)

    #1 - Best Three Out of Five

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown

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  2. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 21 - W*A*S*P*S
    7.3/10(97 votes)

    #2 - W*A*S*P*S

    S1:E21

    The battle of the sexes lands on the frontline when a Woman's Airforce Pilots squad arrives at the base.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 12 - Love and War
    7.4/10(96 votes)

    #3 - Love and War

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 17 - Five the Hard Way
    7.5/10(78 votes)

    #4 - Five the Hard Way

    S1:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 13 - A Little Bit of England
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    #5 - A Little Bit of England

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 4 - High Jinx
    7.6/10(106 votes)

    #6 - High Jinx

    S1:E4

    The Japanese have a new special modified armored Zero with the best Japanese pilots in the air. If Pappy or any of his men come up against them they are to disengage and get home. This doesn't sit well with Pappy or the rest of the squadron. Pappy pulls strings and has newly 'returned to service' Ace pilot Doug Rafferty assigned to his squadron. His father is an Admiral...but Jim remembers him from previous missions and believes him to be a jinx. Pappy won't have this kind of superstitious talk going around and tells Jim to keep his mouth shut.

    Director:John Peyser
    Writer:Ken Pettus

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  7. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 6 - Presumed Dead
    7.6/10(108 votes)

    #7 - Presumed Dead

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 1 - Flying Misfits
    7.7/10(503 votes)

    #8 - Flying Misfits

    S1:E1

    Maverick WW2 Marine aviator forms his own fighter squadron.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 13 - The War Biz Warrior
    7.7/10(95 votes)

    #9 - The War Biz Warrior

    S1:E13

    A movie hero discovers war is different than the way it is portrayed on film when he is sent on a combat mission in order to improve morale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 19 - Trouble at Fort Apache
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #10 - Trouble at Fort Apache

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 7 - Forbidden Fruit
    7.7/10(88 votes)

    #11 - Forbidden Fruit

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 10 - Hotshot
    7.7/10(76 votes)

    #12 - Hotshot

    S2:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 9 - Anyone for Suicide?
    7.8/10(96 votes)

    #13 - Anyone for Suicide?

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 11 - The Cat's Whiskers
    7.8/10(98 votes)

    #14 - The Cat's Whiskers

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 20 - Poor Little Lambs
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    #15 - Poor Little Lambs

    S1:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 3 - The Hawk Flies on Sunday
    7.8/10(88 votes)

    #16 - The Hawk Flies on Sunday

    S2:E3

    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:Robert Conrad
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 4 - Wolves in the Sheep Pen
    7.8/10(77 votes)

    #17 - Wolves in the Sheep Pen

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 10 - New Georgia on My Mind
    7.9/10(98 votes)

    #18 - New Georgia on My Mind

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 18 - The Last Mission Over Sengai
    7.9/10(95 votes)

    #19 - The Last Mission Over Sengai

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 11 - The Show Must Go On... Sometimes
    7.9/10(71 votes)

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

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 12 - Sheep in the Limelight
    7.9/10(72 votes)

    #21 - Sheep in the Limelight

    S2:E12

    The squadron save a transport plane under attack from the Japanese only to find later the wife of the president of the United States was on board. The subsequent publicity becomes overwhelming.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 3 - Small War
    8.0/10(124 votes)

    #22 - Small War

    S1:E3

    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.

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  23. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 1 Episode 8 - Up for Grabs
    8.0/10(114 votes)

    #23 - Up for Grabs

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 2 - The 200 Pound Gorilla
    8.0/10(85 votes)

    #24 - The 200 Pound Gorilla

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Baa Baa Black Sheep Season 2 Episode 6 - Ten'll Get You Five
    8.0/10(82 votes)

    #25 - Ten'll Get You Five

    S2:E6

    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:Robert Conrad
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Best Three Out of Five" is the worst rated episode of "Baa Baa Black Sheep". It scored 7.3/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Lawrence Doheny and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/1976. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "W*A*S*P*S".