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{{quote|''[[During the War|In World War II]], Marine Corps Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington commanded [[The Squad|a squadron]] of [[Ace Pilot|fighter pilots]]. They were [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|a collection of misfits and screwballs]] [[Misfit Mobilization Moment|who became the terrors]] of the [[World War II|South Pacific]]. They were known as [[Squad Nickname|The Black Sheep]].''|(''Baa Baa Black Sheep opening theme'')}}
[[File:Robert Conrad Baa Baa Black Sheep 1976.JPG|thumb|350px|[[Robert Conrad]] as "Pappy" Boyington]]
[[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]], ''[[Black Sheep Squadron]]'' (the syndication title; it was called ''[[Baa Baa Black Sheep]]'' in its first broadcast run) follows the adventures of a United States Marine fighter squadron (inspired by the [[wikipedia:VMFA-214|Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214]]) based somewhere in the Solomon Islands during [[World War II]]. Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington rode herd on a group of misfits and oddballs who became a crack flying team.
The series ran for two seasons between September 23, 1976 and April 6, 1978, for a total of 36 episodes. (The [[pilot]] was split into two episodes in syndication.)
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* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Bring My Brown Pants]] - Movie star Rod Towers telling a reporter "I need to change my drawers."
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* [[Celebrity Star]] - Peter Frampton
* [[Child Soldier]] - Jeb Pruitt
* [[
* [[Do a Barrel Roll]] - makes for pretty action shots. Subverted with the landing gear malfunctioning on TJ's plane, a barrel roll or flying upside down was the only way he could get the landing gear to retract.
* [[Fan Boy]] - Harachi, who even named his toucan Major Boyington.
* [[Fan Service]] - Pappy's Lambs.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]
* [[Go-Karting
** Pappy and Harachi
** Pappy and Micklin
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* [[Japanese Ranguage]] - Harachi: "Hey Boiintaan! Where you hidiin? Come up and pray!" "You drraahnk! You prane no fry. I sink you chicken! I get you on ground."
* [[Jerkass]]: Micklin
* [[Put
* [[Sitting Duck]]: [[Lampshaded]] in one episode by the narrator while discussing how a new pilot was both very good and ''very'' [[Too Dumb to Live|foolish]]. While the airfield is being strafed, he jumps into a plane and somehow manages to out-turn a Zero and shoot him down while taking off. That is to say, the Narrator lampshaded the trope, explaining it as why most pilots ''don't'' try to take off while actively being strafed, and ''[[Averted]] by the pilot, who manages to succeed despite it.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: The minor-key quote from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_qJjwXhG9E the Whiffenpoof Song sung by an noncomedic offkey male chorus]. These poor little lambs will kill you.
* [[The Squad]]
* [[Stock Footage]]: Actual WWII air combat footage, including [[You Fail History Forever|archived footage of ''German'' warbirds]]. TPTB figured [[Viewers are Morons|nobody would notice]].
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: There was a USMC fighter squadron nick named the Black Sheep and it was lead by
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Japanese characters were played by an unvarying group of Asian actors.
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