Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow

The Schooner Bay Historical Society decides to place a statue of a local hero in the town square. The president of the society, Miss Elvira Grover takes it upon herself to choose the person without the voting of the other members, and decides upon her ancestor--Captain Horatio Figg, a supposed hero of the Mexican War who died at sea. The Captain is overcome with rage at this choice, which Carolyn takes for jealousy because he himself was not picked. Not so he says, at least not in part, Captain Figg was a coward who demanded to be put off the ship, fled from all combat and actually returned to Schooner Bay and died there. Carolyn, who is writing an article on Figg, tells the Captain she must have proof of his accusations. Triumptly, the Captain takes her to Figg's gravestone, situated in the pet cemetary on the old Figg homestead but he can not prove that the seaman's medals were fakes or that he was not hero at the Battle of Vera Cruz. Carolyn takes the historical society to vie

Writing:
  • Jean Holloway

Stars:
Release Date: 1968-09-21
Seasons: 1 2
TMDb: 6.4/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 25

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Pilot
Episode 1 - Pilot
Haunted Honeymoon
Episode 2 - Haunted Honeymoon
Treasure Hunt
Episode 3 - Treasure Hunt
The Ghost Hunter
Episode 4 - The Ghost Hunter
Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
Episode 5 - Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
Vanessa
Episode 6 - Vanessa
The Real James Gatley
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The Monkey Puzzle Tree
Episode 10 - The Monkey Puzzle Tree
Captain Gregg's Whiz-Bang
Episode 11 - Captain Gregg's Whiz-Bang
Madeira, My Dear?
Episode 12 - Madeira, My Dear?
Love is a Toothache
Episode 13 - Love is a Toothache
Mister Perfect
Episode 14 - Mister Perfect
Dear Delusion
Episode 15 - Dear Delusion
Dog Gone!
Episode 16 - Dog Gone!
A Pain in the Neck
Episode 17 - A Pain in the Neck
Strictly Relative
Episode 18 - Strictly Relative
Chowderhead
Episode 19 - Chowderhead
It's a Gift
Episode 20 - It's a Gift
Buried on Page One
Episode 21 - Buried on Page One
Make Me a Match
Episode 22 - Make Me a Match
Jonathan Tells it Like it Was
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The Medicine Ball
Episode 24 - The Medicine Ball
Son of the Curse
Episode 25 - Son of the Curse
The Music Maker
Episode 26 - The Music Maker