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Boyington"s Bstrds Podcast

Steve Cloutier & Dave Brodbeck

A Podcast About the TV Show Black Sheep Squadron

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Episode 26 - Special Episode, 1978 in Television

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2025/11/15

It's between seasons 4 and 5 of Rockford.It's between seasons 1 and 2 of Baa Baa Black Sheep.That means it's 1978!We decided to invite a couple of our friends on to tap about 1978 in tv, includingBest Episode Ever's Anthony Marco and the70s Detectives'Jeff Andrews.Boy NBC sucked then.Lots of stuff sucked then.Jon reminds us that WKRP did start then!Habs won the cup, so there's that.Mostly we just hope you liked our little trip down memory lane. Might be another soon, before moving on to Season 5 of

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Episode 25 - Season 1 Wrap Up

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2025/10/31

Hey, we finished season 1! So here are our thoughts.Here are the best episodes.Here are the worst episodes.Here are the best guest stars.We might even get Jon's thoughts! (Those thoughts essentially tuned out as 'I dunno, planes are cool').Look, I write these things before we start, and usually I have notes, but we're just going to talk about season 1 ok.I'll miss Hutch.The show transitioned about half way through and got a tad serious, which we both like. mp3 download

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Episode 24 - Neither Dave Nor Steve are the Fastest Gun

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2025/10/10

Mundane title, but I'll take it.Season finale!The director, Phillip DeGuerre, took some neat chances this week.Micklin is taking over from Hutch.Steve and I talk a bit about the idea of 'knights of the air'.What's with captain sgt. Bilko?Efficiency experts are now called industrial organizational psychologists.I love Hirachi throwing 'rice ball' back at Pappy.TJ reads Japanese as well as he flies.'You got American chocolate?''You got Japanese rice wine?'mp3 download

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Episode 23 - Last One For Dave and Steve

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2025/09/12

It's a play on the title of the episode as usual, not some retirement announcement...This might be, at least to me, the best episode of the series. It is certainly the best episode of season 1.To quote Steve 'once you get Red West, the character of Hutch is unnecessary, Joey Aresco is gone.'Muted Micklin is a bit different, I liked it.Indeed, Red West showed a side of his acting I didn't know existed.Col. Lard does what he can here, as does Gen. Moore.Doug the DJ who did coke on WKRP was one of the

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Episode 22 - S*T*E*V*E and D*A*V*E welcome D*A*N to...

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2025/08/15

Is this a good title? Look, I've had worse.Oh yeah, welcome Dan, of Six Million Dollar Man fame. (Also, don't tell anyone, but Dan is kinda sorta famous).The WASPS were real, they were amazing, and they were brave. They were finally recognized as veterans in 1977. Thirty seven WASPS died in the line of duty.They were not military pilots, so their commander in the episode could not be a major.The second half of the season has dealt with things more seriously. Still, everything is solved by men, but

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Episode 21 - Poor Little Dave and Steve

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2025/07/04

I like this title.Nice performances by guest stars this week, especially Soon-Tek Oh. We're both big fans.OH look, an episode with a crash an a nun, I think Dan and I have covered an episode like this.'I am not French, I'm Swiss'. So was my grandfather, he fought Nazis and Japanese fascists, just saying...Sorrel Booke is another great guest star this week.Nice use of footage from 'Operation Petticoat' in this one, but you do see some pink sub at the end, which kind of both gives it away and takes

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Episode 20 - Steve and Dave Have Trouble at Fort Apache

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2025/05/30

It's that time of the month again. Wait, that sounds bad...Lots of use of stock footage this week, much of it over Europe.The B17 was not that big a deal in the Pacific theatre.Inter service rivalry is a thing.So general Moore just leaves....Col Lard working together with Pappy, as much as he can, is a nice twist.There's still this sense that everything can be cured with a fistfight, though, I suppose that sort of dispute resolution kind of comes to mind when your job is trying to make sure some

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Episode 19 - Dave and Steve Fly One Last Mission Over...

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2025/05/02

Easy title this time. Oh, it's a reference to the title of the episode, don't worry, we aren't going anywhere.It's directed by Jackie Cooper, and Mills Watson is guest starring, it's going to be good.Many 70s character actors in this one.This one says some stuff about PTSD and propaganda which I think is pretty great. Indeed, the back half of season 1 had quite a few serious plots.All military or military adjacent shows need a court martial episode.BTW, a court martial means you are charged and

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Episode 18 - Steve the Dave Way

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2025/02/21

New contender for worst title ever!This one is fun because the actors are given the opportunity to, you know, act.Jeff MacKay was really good in this episode. Indeed, as noted this one was full of very strong performances.It's a Jackie Cooper directed outing, so it will be good.The importance of war propaganda cannot be overstated.The hair still bugs me.This is one of the best episodes of the season.Communalism vs individualism.Kenneth Mars was a lot of fun in this one.Whenever we mention 'Mr

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Episode 17 - Dave and Steve in the Slot

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2025/01/10

That may sound, umm, odd, but it only refers to the title of the episode!RED WEST!We also get Tommy Hirachi, Pappy's nemesis in the show (not so much in real life).Some real exploration of Gutterman's PTSD.Ginty's best work of the series so far.Wait, you can't solve everything with a punch?OK, well you can solve some things.I am warming up to Col. Lard.This is a crossover episode with WKRPAndy Micklin is basically a walking trope and Steve and I don't care.mp3 download

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Episode 16 - Steve is Dave's Deadliest Enemy of All

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2024/11/29

Once I committed to this naming convention for part 1, part 2's title was a gimme.I think that Robert Conrad really showed some range here.I don't want to, however, hear his kissing noises.Rabaul was certainly an important base for the Japanese.It was eventually just bypassed.The use of Tora Tora Tora footage was really good in this one.What's the deal with Bobby Boyle's hair?I love Gutterman, but sometimes I want to yell at him.Nurses still in their civvy uniforms..Part 2 was better than Part 1,

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Episode 15 - Dave is Steve's Deadliest Enemy of All

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2024/10/18

It's a two parter, so next time it will be how Steve is my deadliest enemy.The New Britain campaign and strikes on Bougainville were a thing.Oh yeah, here is a link to the documentary about the 214 Steve talked about.Fighter sweeps were too.So we have some actual historical accuracy here!Nurses are great, if you are an officer.Also, why are the nurses in civilian nursing uniforms?James Whitmore Jr. kills it in this one, but Robert Conrad shows some chops too.Patterson the red shirt...mp3

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Episode 14 - Steve and Dave are the Uni Biz Warriors

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2024/09/13

Long trip for this title. I apologize in advance.Wait, what did you pay for the podcast? Nothing. I retract my apology.JAMES DARREN! I love Jimmy Darren. I loved him in the Time Tunnel, I loved him in DS9, and he plays 'movie star' really well. Of course Jimmy died on Sept 3. If you get a chance, check out the interview with him on the Shuttlepod podcast. It's excellent.Hollywood stars did joined the armed forces, as did pro athletes etc.Who? Oh, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Glenn Miller, you know,

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Episode 13 - Dave and Steve

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2024/08/09

Easy title this month.This one is about bullying, and hit home for both of us (you'd never guess the two of us would be bullied, no, kids love weird kids who read a lot...)I like that it focusses a lot on Larry.I like that it focusses a lot on Jerry.Look, I like these guys.Wartime romances were a real thing. They were often intense, and often a bad idea. A lot of guys came home to babies that couldn't have been theirs, and a lot of couples generally had kids outside of marriage, which was not as

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BOPNUS EPISODE - We Have the Technology - Episode 0

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2024/07/23

No this isn't about Pappy or French or Lard or even WW2.It's not even about Hirachi or Micklin.I did talk about Baa Baa Black Sheep in the podcast though!This is from a new podcast I'm doing with my brother Dan! It's called 'We Have the Technology' and it's about the classic 70s show the Six Million Dollar Man.Every month or so Dan and I will talk about a couple of episodes. You know, like with Steve, except Dan isn't Steve as much as he's Dan Brodbeck, recordist.We talked toys.We talked bad

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Episode 12 - Steve and Dave are the Cat's Whiskers

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2024/07/12

Better title this month I think.Hey this one has not one, but two made up islands!The 'well if we could just get a mission we won't get court martialled' trope continues. (Also, is it martialled or martialed?). OK, turns out it must be the double l one right?This one was broadcast on December 7, 1976. You may not know this, but, a pretty big thing happened on December 7, 1941, just saying.I don't put my feet up on my desk much, but if Admiral Nimitz says it's a good idea I will start.I really liked

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Episode 11 - Dave and Steve on My Mind

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2024/06/07

This one has some great 70s guest stars.The New Georgia campaign actually happened!Pappy and the Black Sheep don't seem to get that in wartime the whole thing doesn't revolve around you.The lack of military discipline in the show can usually be overlooked, but Steve and I are pretty sure enlisted men don't talk to officers like they do in this episode.Coastwatchers were a real thing, JFK knew that. Oh so does Peter Frampton.Generally this one was supposed to make me hate the marine raiders, but,

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Episode 10 - Anyone For Steve and Dave?

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2024/05/10

I wonder if this episode title would be used today.We get Pappy drinking aftershave in this one!Come to think of it, I shouldn't have used an exclamation point there, like, am I excited about alcohol use disorder?Classic military movie trope of volunteers only in this one.Classic military movie trop of drawing lots.Whitmore Jr is really good in this one as usual.The USS Princeton was a real carrier.Those extra guys are a bunch of Dales.Pappy is horrible. in the one.The Fraser strait on the other

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Episode 9 - Dave and Steve are Up For Grabs

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2024/04/12

Obligatory title comment, this one is not one of my better ones.Hey this one has a date!Douglas MacArthur was really good at being MacArthur.George Takei!This one is stupid fun.Nobody would have been that calm, on either side.There's a magic B25 in this episode that changes livery.There's stock footage from Tora Tora Tora in this one, and there's of course a Tor Tora Tora connection in this one.Hey, also, directed by Ivan Dixon!mp3 download

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Episode 8 - A Steve and Dave Circus

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2024/03/15

Not a bad title this month.Repeat this with me, there was no Christmas Island campaign.I wonder if what Pappy proposes is technically a war crime.Some great stuff about carrier operations this week. That guy is in a dumb looking shirt and hat for a reason.US Navy vs USMC rivalry is a real thing. Inter service rivalries are in general in every country with armed forces.We get some proper toxic masculinity this week.We both love Gutterman.We also get the 'flying misfits vs the US armed forces' this

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