

1977–1979 · ABC · Ended
Operation Petticoat was a comedy series that aired on ABC from 1977-1979.Based on the 1959 film of the same name, the series follows the misadventures of the fictional U. S. Navy submarine, USS Sea Tiger, a pink submarine, which patrolled the South Pacific with the mission to rescue downed airmen and sink ships when possible..
This series has ended.
Last aired
S02E10 · Hail to the Chief
1979-06-22
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1978-09-18 · 30 min
The Hunkle-Crandall Affair
1978-09-25 · 30 min
Matters of Honor
1978-10-19 · 30 min
Cram Course
1978-10-16 · 30 min
Don't Drink the Shimbakka
1979-06-01 · 30 min
You Owe Me One
1979-06-29 · 30 min
Sub-Down
1979-06-15 · 30 min
Big Deal on Kaloa Street
1978-10-09 · 30 min
Talent Show
1979-06-08 · 30 min
Hail to the Chief
1979-06-22 · 30 min

Yvonne Wilder
Major Edna Howard
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