‘F Troop’ Actress Melody Patterson Dies at 66

variety ^ | august 21, 2015

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TV actress Melody Patterson, best known for playing Wrangler Jane on “F Troop,” died Thursday at the age of 66. Patterson died in a nursing home after multiple organ failure, according to reports.

In addition to her starring role on “F Troop” from 1965-1967, Patterson appeared on other television shows of the era including “The Monkees,” “Adam-12” and “Green Acres.” She was also in a handful of episodes of “Hawaii Five-O,” which featured her husband at the time, James MacArthur.

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Melody Patterson

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Melody Patterson (died at 66...in a nursing home!)

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Good show. It rates right up there with “Mister Ed” and “Car 54 Where are you?”

Lol! You being tongue-in-cheek?

I thought it was better than either of those two.

[Political Junkie Too]

There is also Pat Priest (Marilyn Munster), who is 79.

-PJ

[Slyfox]

Nope, those are some of my favorite shows.

The thing is in all those shows there are more memorable lines and skits than can be found in an of the reality shows we have today.

I sure do miss good writing.

The only show that comes close today is Big Bang Theory.

[going hot]

For ten dolla, two braves bite dust!

[GreyFriar]

Those of us who are their ages are “getting nervous” now too.

[catfish1957]

Green Acres is maybe the most underrated of '60's comedy TV. show There was a lot of deep underlying humor buried in what was on the surface a cornpone comedy.

I think Henning was experimenting, and it worked to perfrecton.

[Defiant]

Who was the almost blind cannon-man? Vanderbilt?

Duffy? Or was that the bugler?

[blueunicorn6]

A very beautiful woman.

Rest In Peace.

F-Troop was a hoot.

Larry Storch is a comedic genius. One of the funniest people ever.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Have you notice that they don’t play the theme song with words anymore, just the melody..............

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I remember some of the lyrics were “paleface and redskin”. Too politically incorrect for these times.

Next they will censor the Flintstones theme song about having “a gay old time”.

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Green Acres is maybe the most underrated of '60's comedy TV. show There was a lot of deep underlying humor buried in what was on the surface a cornpone comedy.

Totally agree. You could tell that the writers had some first-hand knowledge or experience of these little southern farm communities. So many subtle references to things that only someone who actually lived it would know.

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The only show that comes close today is Big Bang Theory.

Sorry, totally lost me on this part. From the little bits and pieces I've seen of it, it seems to be nearly as stupid and weird a show as Modern Family, which is complete garbage, non-funny, and simply awful.

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Who was the almost blind cannon-man? Vanderbilt?--cva66snipe

Yes, Trooper Vanderbilt. He, as blind-as-a-bat he was, also manned the lookout tower. Lol! Actor was Joe Brooks.

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Duffy? Or was that the bugler?--Defiant

Yes, Duffy was the bugler. Actor was Bob Steele.

[fieldmarshaldj]

None of us knew.

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Full cast, including everyone who ever appeared on the show.

ie, Don Rickles once played an indian called “Bald Eagle”. Lol!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058800/fullcredits

[fieldmarshaldj]

Melody was an adorable cutie-pie. As was Yvonne Craig.

[Political Junkie Too]

Dobbs was the bugler, played by James Hampton. Duffy survived the Alamo, and Vanderbilt was the German translator who spoke no English.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Sorry...

Dobbs was the bugler, played by James Hampton. Duffy survived the Alamo, and Vanderbilt Hoffenmueller was the German translator who spoke no English. Vanderbilt was the blind lookout.

-PJ

[ClarenceThomasfan]

I just bought the DVD of F-Troop Season 1 at Walmart for 10 bucks. What a cute show. So sorry to hear of Janie’s passing. May she rest in peace.

I don’t under stand why the captain didn’t want her after she practically threw herself at him in episode after episode.