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*The Army Show*
The Army Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	J.J. Wall
Written by	Peter Aronson; Caroline Case;
Directed by	John Ferraro; Rob Schiller;
Starring	John Sencio; Toby Huss; David Anthony Higgins; Harold Sylvester; Ivana Miličević; Craig Anton; Brian Posehn;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Floating Cork Productions; Castle Rock Entertainment;
Original release
Network	The WB
Release	September 13 –; December 13, 1998

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The Army Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB, first shown on September 13 and ended its run on December 13, 1998. The plot follows an army sergeant, played by David Anthony Higgins, who must take charge of a group of soldiers at Fort Bendix, Florida, while hiding his profitable schemes from his higher class officers.

Cast

David Anthony Higgins as Sgt. David Hopkins
John Sencio as John Caesar
Harold Sylvester as Colonel John Henchy
Victor Togunde as Ozzie Lee
Craig Anton as Lt. Branford Handy
Toby Huss as Rusty Link
Ronnie Kerr as Romeo
Ivana Miličević as Pvt. Lana Povac

Content

The show is about a former hacker named John Caesar (John Sencio) who joins the United States Army instead of going to prison, and is enlisted at a fictional military complex known as Fort Bendix.^[1] The camp is under the supervision of master sergeant David Hopkins (David Anthony Higgins). After an official from The Pentagon visits the camp and finds the recruits misbehaving, the show then deals with the recruits' attempts to keep the camp open.^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Rob Schiller	J.J. Wall	September 13, 1998 (1998-09-13)
2	"The New Captain"	Unknown	Unknown	September 20, 1998 (1998-09-20)
3	"Fantasy Camp"	Rob Schiller	Chris Henchy	September 27, 1998 (1998-09-27)
4	"Shipping Out"	Rob Schiller	J.J. Wall	October 4, 1998 (1998-10-04)
5	"The Military Ball"	Rob Schiller	David Raether	October 11, 1998 (1998-10-11)
6	"I'll See Your Five and Raise You an Eddie"	Rob Schiller	Caroline Case	October 18, 1998 (1998-10-18)
7	"Have I Got a Deal for You"	Brian K. Roberts	Joe Keyes	October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)
8	"Area 52"	Rob Schiller	Maryanne Melloan	November 1, 1998 (1998-11-01)
9	"Eddie Goes to College"	Brian K. Roberts	Caroline Case	November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)
10	"An Officer and a Gentleman"	Brian K. Roberts	Will Forte	November 15, 1998 (1998-11-15)
11	"J. Paul Caesar"	John Ferraro	Peter Aronson & Chris Henchy	November 22, 1998 (1998-11-22)
12	"The Visitor"	John Ferraro	J.J. Wall	December 6, 1998 (1998-12-06)
13	"Paymaster"	Rob Schiller	David Raether & Maryanne Melloan	December 13, 1998 (1998-12-13)

Critical reception

Anthony Shoemaker of the Dayton Daily News wrote that "This extremely stupid sitcom surrounding a band of misfits at a forgotten Army compound is one of the worst television programs I have seen."^[2]

References

^ Boedeker, Hal (September 12, 1998). "The WB's 'Army Show' is a loser". Orlando Sentinel. ProQuest 279212930. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Shoemaker, Anthony (September 13, 1998). "'The Army Show' deserves the boot". Dayton Daily News. ProQuest 254130907. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

External links

The Army Show at epguides.com

[1] Boedeker, Hal (September 12, 1998). "The WB's 'Army Show' is a loser". Orlando Sentinel. ProQuest 279212930. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

[dayton-2] Shoemaker, Anthony (September 13, 1998). "'The Army Show' deserves the boot". Dayton Daily News. ProQuest 254130907. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

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-The show is about a former [[hacker]] named John Caesar ([[John Sencio]]) who joins the [[United States Army]] instead of going to prison, and is enlisted at a fictional military complex known as Fort Bendix.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/279212930 | title=The WB's 'Army Show' is a loser | publisher=Orlando Sentinel | date=September 12, 1998 | accessdate=May 22, 2022| id={{ProQuest|279212930}} }}</ref> The camp is under the supervision of [[master sergeant]] David Hopkins ([[David Anthony Higgins]]). After an official from [[The Pentagon]] visits the camp and finds the recruits misbehaving, the show then deals with the recruits' attempts to keep the camp open.<ref name="dayton">{{cite web | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/254130907 | title='The Army Show' deserves the boot | publisher=Dayton Daily News | date=September 13, 1998 | accessdate=May 22, 2022| id={{ProQuest|254130907}} }}</ref>
+The show is about a former [[hacker]] named John Caesar ([[John Sencio]]) who joins the [[United States Army]] instead of going to prison, and is enlisted at a fictional military complex known as Fort Bendix.<ref>{{cite news |first=Hal |last=Boedeker |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/09/12/the-wbs-army-show-is-a-loser/ |title=The WB's 'Army Show' is a loser |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=September 12, 1998 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |id={{ProQuest|279212930}} }}</ref> The camp is under the supervision of [[master sergeant]] David Hopkins ([[David Anthony Higgins]]). After an official from [[The Pentagon]] visits the camp and finds the recruits misbehaving, the show then deals with the recruits' attempts to keep the camp open.<ref name="dayton">{{cite news |first=Anthony |last=Shoemaker |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/254130907 |title='The Army Show' deserves the boot |newspaper =[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=September 13, 1998 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |id={{ProQuest|254130907}} }}</ref>
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