- 7.7/10126 votes7.7/10(126)
#1 - Scourge of the West
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 9/14/1965
Private Wilton Parmenter gets promoted after leading a charge against the Confederates and receives an assignment as Fort Courage's new commanding officer.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: Seaman Jacobs, Ed James, James Barnett
- 7.4/1089 votes7.4/10(89)
#2 - Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is Missing
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 9/21/1965
O'Rourke plots to retrieve the cannon he loaned to the Hekawis for use in a festival.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1085 votes7.3/10(85)
#3 - The Phantom Major
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 9/28/1965
A British Major shows the men the advantages of using camouflage to fight Indians.
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1080 votes7.3/10(80)
#4 - Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 10/5/1965
Agarn believes he is dying after his medical report is mixed up with that of his horse.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1096 votes7.2/10(96)
#5 - The Return of Bald Eagle
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 10/12/1965
- 7.4/1077 votes7.4/10(77)
#6 - Dirge for the Scourge
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 10/19/1965
Sam Urp, scourge of the west, comes to Fort Courage for a showdown with Parmenter, the Scourge of the West.
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1082 votes7.4/10(82)
#7 - The Girl From Philadelphia
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 10/26/1965
Wilton's old girlfriend comes to vie for his affection and to persuade him to return to the East.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1081 votes7.5/10(81)
#8 - Old Iron Pants
Season 1 Episode 8
Aired 11/2/1965
O'Rourke Enterprise's tries mail order brides while Parmenter is away at command school.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1078 votes7.7/10(78)
#9 - Me Heap Big Injun
Season 1 Episode 9
Aired 11/9/1965
Agarn leaves the troop to become an Indian, and turns out to be a better Indian than the entire Hekawi tribe.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1071 votes7.4/10(71)
#10 - She's Only a Build in a Girdled Cage
Season 1 Episode 10
Aired 11/16/1965
Dobbs' mother is coming but everyone thinks it is Laura Lee, a dance hall singer to entertain the men.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau, Leslie Goodwins
Writer: Larry Markes
- 7.0/1073 votes7.0/10(73)
#11 - A Gift From the Chief
Season 1 Episode 11
Aired 11/23/1965
Parmenter accidentally saves Wild Eagle's life, and receives a baby as a reward.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: Hal Goldman, Al Gordon
- 7.2/1066 votes7.2/10(66)
#12 - Honest Injun
Season 1 Episode 12
Aired 11/30/1965
A con man muscles his way into O'Rourke Enterprises by selling worthless land as potential gold mines.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: Seaman Jacobs, Ed James
- 7.9/1076 votes7.9/10(76)
#13 - O'Rourke vs. O'Reilly
Season 1 Episode 13
Aired 12/7/1965
A beautiful woman almost drives O'Rourke Enterprises out of business when she opens a saloon across the street.
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1069 votes7.7/10(69)
#14 - The 86 Proof Spring
Season 1 Episode 14
Aired 12/14/1965
Parmenter searches for the Hekawis' whiskey supply, unaware that it is hidden at Fort Courage.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1061 votes7.5/10(61)
#15 - Here Comes the Tribe
Season 1 Episode 15
Aired 12/21/1965
The Chief's daughter is kidnapped by a brave from another tribe looking for a wife, and the troop comes to the rescue.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1063 votes7.6/10(63)
#16 - Iron Horse Go Home
Season 1 Episode 16
Aired 12/28/1965
The Hekawis sell their land to the railroad and move into Fort Courage.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: Seaman Jacobs, Ed James
- 7.8/1070 votes7.8/10(70)
#17 - Our Hero, What's His Name?
Season 1 Episode 17
Aired 1/4/1966
Agarn boasts to a girl he's trying to impress that he killed Geronimo, so Geronimo comes after Agarn.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1066 votes7.4/10(66)
#18 - Wrongo Starr and the Lady in Black
Season 1 Episode 18
Aired 1/11/1966
A famous jinx comes to town and meets a widow whose four husbands have all died mysteriously.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1069 votes7.8/10(69)
#19 - El Diablo
Season 1 Episode 19
Aired 1/18/1966
Agarn's look-a-like Mexican bandit cousin comes to town, and the Corporal must capture him to clear his name.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1060 votes7.4/10(60)
#20 - Go For Broke
Season 1 Episode 20
Aired 1/25/1966
Jane's cousin, an inventor, helps Parmenter win a poker game to replace the pension funds lost by O'Rourke.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1058 votes7.4/10(58)
#21 - The New I.G.
Season 1 Episode 21
Aired 2/8/1966
The new Inspector General plots to wipe out the Hekawis with a rifle he has invented.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1071 votes7.8/10(71)
#22 - Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy
Season 1 Episode 22
Aired 2/15/1966
Agarn is chosen to test a bullet proof vest, but it is stolen when Fort Courage in infiltrated by spies.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1061 votes7.7/10(61)
#23 - The Courtship of Wrangler Jane
Season 1 Episode 23
Aired 2/22/1966
O'Rourke, figuring his operations will be more profitable with Wilton away, plays cupid for Wilton and Jane.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1063 votes7.1/10(63)
#24 - Play, Gypsy, Play
Season 1 Episode 24
Aired 3/1/1966
- 7.4/1060 votes7.4/10(60)
#25 - Reunion for O'Rourke
Season 1 Episode 25
Aired 3/8/1966
Agarn arranges a celebration of O'Rourke's 25 years of service in the Army.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of F Troop Season 1
Every episode of F Troop Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of F Troop Season 1!
F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14,...
Genres:ComedyWestern
Network:ABC
Episodes
34
Avg. Rating
7.5
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S3
S4
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E3
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Scourge of the West" is the best rated episode of "F Troop" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 126 votes. Directed by Charles R. Rondeau and written by Seaman Jacobs, Ed James, James Barnett, it aired on 9/14/1965. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is Missing".