Ensign O'Toole (1962)

Name: Ensign O'Toole
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dean Jones, Jack Mullaney, Harvey Lembeck, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Albertson

Comedy

Ensign O'Toole is a military comedy that aired on NBC from September 23, 1962, to May 5, 1963, with 31-year-old Dean Jones in the title role of a nonchalant United States Navy ensign during the early 1960s. Jones, born in 1931 in Alabama and a Navy veteran of the Korean War, played an officer aboard the fictional U.S. Navy destroyer USS Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (119 votes)
Episode average: 6.4 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1962)

6.42 avg 25 episodes 6.3 → 3.5 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Operation: Kowana	6.3	8
2	Operation: Model T	6.8	7
4	Operation: Benefit	6.8	16
5	Operation: Jinx	7.1	14
6	Operation: Holdout	6.5	9
7	Operation: Birthday	6.2	9
8	Operation: Dinner Party	6.8	9
9	Operation: Mess	6.4	9
11	Operation: Hypnosis	6.4	8
12	Operation Potomac	7.0	9
13	Operation: Gaslight	7.0	8
14	Operation: Brooklyn	7.2	9
15	Operation: Swindle	6.7	8
16	Operation: Treasure	6.8	8
17	Operation: Intrigue	6.6	11
18	Operation: Psychology	6.2	7
19	Operation Royalty	6.2	7
20	Operation: Whodunit	6.7	11
23	Operation: Arrivederci	6.0	8
26	Operation: Stowaway	5.5	9
27	Operation: Arctic	7.3	10
29	Operation: Tubby	6.0	7
30	Operation: Sabotage	6.2	7
31	Operation Contest	6.4	12
32	Operation: Geisha	3.5	12