I really enjoyed this program when it came out in 1976. It always vaguely reminded of me of Welcome Back Kotter. You have the joker with the heart of gold in Sharkey;and his crew his made-up a stereotypical misfits that we can all identify with. Sadly, as the show progressed, the scripts became more and predictable. We knew exactly how each character was going to react towards CPO Sharkey's tirade. One can't also fail to notice that Don Rickles was a bit to old for the part. He was pretty overweight to be allowed to stay in the military. Having said all of this, i am enjoying the reruns that I'm seeing on television now.
Review of CPO Sharkey
