C.P.O. Sharkey - Running Gags

Running Gags

• The 6' 7" Pruitt would often stand right next to the 5' 6" Sharkey to speak to him. Sharkey would find it difficult to speak to Pruitt this way and would make a snide remark about Pruitt's height.

• Lt. Whipple would often lecture Sharkey about something. When he left the room, Sharkey would look in the camera and imitate Whipple's buck-teeth.

• In the second season, Sharkey had a new commander, the tough Capt. Buckner (Richard X. Slattery). Buckner would yell orders in a tirade directly in Sharkey's face making the usually verbose Sharkey speechless.