Richard X. Slattery

C.P.O. Sharkey (1976-1978) is a satirical look at Navy life at a Navy recruit training station in San Diego, as seen through the expereinces of Chief Petty Officer Steve Sharkey, an acid-tongued, twenty-four-year veteran who wages his own private war against the changes that constitute the new Navy.

The Gallant Men tells the story of an infantry company as it fought its way up the boot of Italy in World War II. The company is led by the determined young captain Jim Benedict. The action is seen through the eyes of a war correspondent, which made this show unique in the genre. The show aired on the same network as Combat, which outlasted it by four years.