3.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
McKeever and the Colonel (1962)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.7
Overview
McKeever and the Colonel is an American situation comedy that was broadcast on NBC television in the United States from 1962-1963. Its setting was a Westfield military academy. Dick Powell's Four Star Television produced the series. Gary McKeever was the name of a student who was the lead of the series, whilst the Colonel in the title referred to the school commandant who was constantly at loggerheads with McKeever. Jackie Coogan played Sgt. Barnes, a soldier at the school who was sympathetic to McKeever. The program also starred character actor John McGiver. The guest stars included Walter Coy, formerly the host of the NBC anthology series Frontier.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
McKeever and the Colonel is an American situation comedy that was broadcast on NBC television in the United States from 1962-1963. Its setting was a Westfield military academy. Dick Powell's Four Star Television produced the series. Gary McKeever was the name of a student who was the lead of the series, whilst the Colonel in the title referred to the school commandant who was constantly at loggerheads with McKeever. Jackie Coogan played Sgt. Barnes, a soldier at the school who was sympathetic to McKeever. The program also starred character actor John McGiver. The guest stars included Walter Coy, formerly the host of the NBC anthology series Frontier.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a sitcom centered on apolitical comedic situations arising from the clash between military discipline and individual mischief, without promoting a specific political ideology.
This 1960s sitcom features a traditional cast without explicit diversity initiatives or recasting of roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive portrayal of traditional identities, consistent with its genre and time period.
Secondary
The sitcom 'McKeever and the Colonel' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a cadet's comedic escapades at a military academy, consistent with typical family-friendly programming of its era, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
McKeever and the Colonel is an original 1962 television series. All its characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canon or historical record from which a character's gender could have been changed.
McKeever and the Colonel is an original television series from 1962. Its characters were created for the show and thus had no prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be altered, precluding any race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
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Critic Ratings
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