6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
Overview
The Wackiest Ship in the Army is an American comedy series that aired for one season on NBC between September 19, 1965, and April 17, 1966. Produced by Harry Ackerman and Herbert Hirschman, the series is loosely based on the 1960 film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
The Wackiest Ship in the Army is an American comedy series that aired for one season on NBC between September 19, 1965, and April 17, 1966. Produced by Harry Ackerman and Herbert Hirschman, the series is loosely based on the 1960 film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a wartime comedy-drama centered on an unconventional secret mission during WWII. Its primary focus on adventure, humor, and the ingenuity of its characters, rather than explicit ideological promotion, leads to a neutral rating.
This 1960 film features a predominantly white and male cast, consistent with the era and its WWII setting, without any explicit efforts toward diverse representation. The narrative focuses on a military mission, presenting traditional identities in a neutral to positive light, and does not incorporate DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'The Wackiest Ship in the Army' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative, set during World War II, focuses on a mismatched crew and their comedic misadventures, without incorporating any elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it engage with gender identity in its narrative. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of transsexual individuals is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1965 TV series is an adaptation of the 1960 film of the same name. Key characters, such as Lt. Rip Crandall and Capt. McClung, maintain their established male gender across both iterations. No characters from the source material were portrayed as a different gender in the show.
The 1965 TV series is an adaptation of the 1960 film. Analysis of the main and recurring characters in both the film and the series reveals no instances where a character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race in the adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
5.5
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