Hennesey (1959)

Name: Hennesey
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8
Cast: Abby Dalton, Jackie Cooper, James Komack, Norman Alden, Henry Kulky

Comedy

Hennesey is an American military sitcom/drama television series with Jackie Cooper in the title role that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962. Cooper played a United States Navy physician, Lt. Charles J. "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton as Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale. In the story line, they are assigned to the hospital at the U.S. Naval Station in San Diego, California.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (267 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1959)

7.40 avg 5 episodes 8.1 → 7.0 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Hennesey Meets Honeyboy	8.1	9
6	Pork Chops and Apple Sauce	7.3	8
10	Hennesey and the Lady Doctor	7.0	8
16	Hennesey Joins the Marines	7.6	7
17	Hennesey Meets Fuji	7.0	7