Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike.
CreatorGene Roddenberry
A Million Miles From Clary
Sep 14, 1963
Stew Sallaway, champion goldbrick at Clary High, could always depend on his buddy Bill Rice to get him out of a jam. Now Stew is a Marine private, and his ailing father asks Rice to have the boy to his platoon.
Cool of the Evening
Sep 21, 1963
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The Proud and the Angry
Sep 28, 1963
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Two-Star Giant
Oct 5, 1963
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A Very Private Affair
Oct 12, 1963
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To Take Up Serpents
Oct 19, 1963
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A Touching of Hands
Oct 26, 1963
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Captain Thomson
Nov 2, 1963
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Instant Wedding
Nov 9, 1963
Rice is pressed upon by a friend to look after his girl in advance of a year-long posting in the far east without leave. She demands they marry right away, and it falls on Rice to quickly put together a formal Marine wedding ceremony.
A Troubled Image
Nov 16, 1963
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Fall From A White Horse
Nov 30, 1963
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Alert
Dec 14, 1963
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The Art of Discipline
Dec 21, 1963
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The Alien
Dec 28, 1963
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O'Rourke
Jan 4, 1964
An ex Marine who is also a journalist is assigned to Rice's unit to do an article on the modern Marine core. Rice quickly discovers not is all as it should be in the situation.
Gone the Sun
Jan 18, 1964
Rice returns to his home town to aid in the burial of a Marine killed in a training accident. He has to deal with the grieving family of the boy as well as the changes that have occurred since he has been away.
Between Music and Laughter
Jan 25, 1964
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Interlude
Feb 1, 1964
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Capp's Lady
Feb 8, 1964
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Green Water Green Flag
Feb 15, 1964
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To Set It Right
Feb 22, 1964
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In the Highest Tradition
Feb 29, 1964
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Tour of Duty
Mar 7, 1964
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Lament for a Dead Goldbrick
Mar 14, 1964
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Man with an Edge
Mar 21, 1964
Rice loses his girlfriend to a Naval Academy football All-American, who also happens to be the nephew of the colonel.
Operation: Actress
Mar 28, 1964
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Mother Enemy
Apr 4, 1964
A young sergeant is being evaluated for officer training, but unexpectedly it's revealed that his mother is a communist agent and she's in town to pitch a rabble-rousing speech at a rally where she will denounce the Marine Corps for not immediately elevating his rank, against his wishes. It falls on Rice to determine what will be done with the sergeant.
The War Called Peace
Apr 11, 1964
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To Kill a Man
Apr 18, 1964
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