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★ 7.0/10•1964•Comedy
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Lt. Anne Morgan and her fellow Waves are posted to the backwater station on Ranakai, much to the displeasure of Commander Adrian. So his South Seas idyll, including gourmet cook, isn't disrupted has Adrian scheming to transfer the women.

StatusCanceled
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 20, 1964

Episodes

E130m

Don't Make Waves

A quartet of WAVES takes over the motorpool on the South Pacific island of Ranakai, with animosity developing immediately.

Sep 20, 1964

E230m

The Non-Permanent Wave

Marion Botnik playfully snaps pictures of the girls violating Navy regulations, but Commander Adrian locks the pictures in a safe so the admiral can see them.

Sep 27, 1964

E330m

Kill 'Em with Kindness

Adrian offers the WAVES delicious, high-calorie foods so that they will be unable to pass the upcoming fitness test.

Jan 4, 1965

E430m

Annie Shoots Down the Cupid

Dissension among the WAVES breaks out after each of them has dated a muscular sailor.

Oct 11, 1964

E530m

Lt. Morgan's Secret Marriage

Adrian's visiting nephew ends up causing more trouble for him than the WAVES.

Oct 25, 1964

E630m

The Great Lipstick War

Adrian cuts off the WAVES' makeup supply in the hopes that they will leave, but Morgan quickly sets up a lipstick still.

Nov 1, 1964

E730m

Adrian Gets Nipped

Adrian and the crew pose as the enemy to frighten the WAVES into leaving the island.

Nov 8, 1964

E830m

The Morale of Molly McGuire

Molly falls in love, so Adrian schedules a psychological test for her in the hopes that the entire motorpool will be shipped stateside.

Nov 15, 1964

E930m

Adrian's Anniversary Waltz

Someone is making off with gourmet food from Adrian's private supply.

Nov 22, 1964

E1030m

Anne Bugs the Enemy

Adrian sabotages the motorpool to get them flagged for inefficiency. Anne fights back by planting a tape recorder in the commander's headquarters in the hope that he will make a damaging admission.

Nov 29, 1964

E1130m

Ranakai Flips Its Wig

The WAVES are tricked by Adrian into thinking that they are victim of a rare tropical disease known as 'galloping baldness'.

Dec 6, 1964

E1230m

My Son, the Egg

Adrian gets the mistaken idea that one of the WAVES is pregnant.

Dec 13, 1964

E1330m

Selma, the Love Trap

Rough-and-ready Selma is too forthright to snare a boyfriend, so the WAVES coach her to be more demure. When Selma goes AWOL, Anne has to cover for her.

Dec 20, 1964

E1430m

The Obstacle Course

The WAVES compete against three trained Marines in running a jungle obstacle course, and end up using their ingenuity to come out ahead.

Dec 27, 1964

E1530m

Behind the Eight Ball

After undergoing involuntary hypnosis, Adrian's attitude toward the WAVES swings wildly between love and hate.

Jan 3, 1965

E1630m

The Stowawaves

The WAVES stow away on a cargo ship and are shocked to see that Adrian is aboard.

Jan 10, 1965

E1730m

The Wolfman Cometh

A war correspondent uses the power of the press to wangle a date with Anne.

Jan 17, 1965

E1830m

Taurus to Aries to Chance

After Roberta destroys Adrian's croquet court while trying to warn him about ominous astrological signs, the other WAVES have to make Adrian believe in astrology to avoid having Roberta court-martialed.

Jan 24, 1965

E1930m

Adrian Goes Gung-Ho

While Anne is on leave, Adrian uses sleep-teaching records to try to get the WAVES to leave. After Anne returns, she tries the same thing on him and plants the idea that he should volunteer for dangerous duty.

Jan 31, 1965

E2030m

The Arrival of Stanley Stubbs

World-famous chef Stanley Stubbs comes to Ranakai after Adrian begs to have him assigned there.

Feb 7, 1965

E2130m

Follow That Pigeon

After spotting coded messages being sent by carrier pigeon, Adrian becomes convinced that the WAVES are guilty of espionage.

Feb 14, 1965

E2230m

Three Little Wishes

Adrian acquires a monkey's paw, unaware of the caveat.

Feb 21, 1965

E2330m

Lieutenant Love, Sir

After calling a Navy hearing to charge the WAVES with inefficiency, Adrian then has them arrested by Brisbane police so they will not be present to defend themselves.

Feb 28, 1965

E2430m

Adrian's Phantom Staff Car

Stanley and Selma allow Adrian's Rolls-Royce staff car to roll off a cliff and into a tree. They have to scramble to limit the consequences.

Mar 7, 1965

E2530m

Adrian Gets the Boot

Adrian orders the WAVES to undergo boot-camp training while continuing with their motorpool duties. The WAVES fight back, faking an order for Adrian to take basic training as well.

Mar 14, 1965

E2630m

Filet on the Hoof

Adrian smuggles a steer onto the island. After discovering that Morgan is allergic to animal hair, he assigns her to fatten up the steer.

Mar 21, 1965

E2730m

The Great Ranakai Mutiny

When the WAVES convince Adrian that he's headed for a nervous breakdown, Ens. Beasley eagerly takes command of the base.

Mar 28, 1965

E2830m

Anne Morgan's Home Movies

Adrian has movies of the WAVES taken during an unguarded moment so he can use them as evidence that they are neglecting their duties.

Apr 4, 1965

E2930m

Witchcraft a Go-Go

Roberta develops extrasensory perception, which causes Adrian to use him to contact his wife, an 18th-century Hawaiian king, Napoleon's cook, and a Chinese emperor who reigned in 6 AD.

Apr 11, 1965

E3030m

Once Upon an Island

During the flight to Brisbane for the WAVES' court-martial, the hatch inadvertently opens, which causes Adrian, the WAVES, Beasley, and Trotter to sail out over the South Pacific.

Apr 18, 1965

E3130m

Miss Ranakai

Adrian stages a beauty contest to create discourse among the WAVES.

Apr 25, 1965

E3230m

Operation Clip-Joint

When Molly needs money for her nephew's operation, Adrian suggests a fund-raising party. He then arranges to raid the party in the company of Admiral Bradford.

May 2, 1965

Actors

Kathleen Nolan

Kathleen Nolan

Lt. Anne Morgan

Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews

Cmdr. Roger Adrian

Dick Sargent

Dick Sargent

Lt. Maxwell Trotter

Sheila James Kuehl

Sheila James Kuehl

Selma Kowalski

Lois Roberts

Molly McGuire

Joan Staley

Joan Staley

Roberta Love

Jimmy Boyd

Jimmy Boyd

Marion Botnik

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