European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse As co Sharkey think of sir in dodger dugout a Way to Call someone a hockey puck without getting him Don Rickles the master of the putdown joins the Navy by Sid Schapiro sets new York Bureau median Don Rickles has joined the for with up to his Hes starring in the title role of the no ctr situation comedy co playing a chief Petty officer who is As much the butt of the humor As he is the Tough taskmaster with a Barb for everyone who gets in his in this weekly half hour now in its second Rickles apparently has found a to Job to match his abrasive per co Sharkey has More potential than Rickles earlier to series Abc and lbs since it allows him to be an freewheeling character who can alternately be sarcastic and the 51yearold master of the putdown can now let go with the sem serious smirks and outland ish comments that have taken him to the top As a night club entertainer in demanding Las As co a Mearold Navy Rickles has a Bunch of Builtin prejudices typical Rickles us Sharp with and add Tongue is aimed not so Roach at people this but at the new which he thinks is too As he pots it with window and a Pri vate head for every and then cracks Shtok of Loiles All nothing at it will sound like a submarine attack the new episodes Are even stronger than last seasons which enjoyed a steady ratings the interplay Between Rickles and his new Veteran character actor Richard adds a new comic dimension to the a former new York plays capt a Stem commander capable of puncturing the ego of the punctilious chief Petty of Sharkey continues to get but also some Good natured harassment from sidekick also a played by Harrison portrayed by Jon Athan is Back heckling Sharkey with his by Chebook Peter Isacksen returns As Drill instructor a 6 foot7 Seaman who is a frequent source of frustration and a foil for who is involved with training recruits at the san Diego naval training when the series second season got under it ended months of doubt and suspense for the we had been taping shows in front of an audience for eight weeks but the network haunt Given us a regular time Isacksen and As weeks turned into months without any some of us began to wonder if we would Ever get Back on he credited re cites with keeping up the casts if Don had he never told Don was the Isacksen considers it a compliment when insulted by nicknamed big Moose on the Isacksen recalled the Day he first walked shyly into reversal and its so Nice to meet Rickles sized him up quickly and sit you dumb Moose i immediately Felt said Don makes you fed secure when be insults when be Doest you wonder what you did tabbed the Sultan of insult and the Mer chant of wants to be preferably every week on his own to i have a Good feeling about this Rickles said its about the Best Chance Ive had on that May be a surprising statement from someone who owes much of his stardom to the where Hes racked to an impressive collection of hilarious moments on such pro Grams As Johnny Carsons to Nihof Dean mar urts celebrity and his own makes co Sharkey special for Rickles fit hat its his own weedy Friday night series and it offers him an Opportunity to be both an actor and a its a Idee after i started As an i studied at the american Academy of dramatic arts in new then i got this great image As warmth and never gota he has appeared in a number of but Seldom in a starring in heroes co starring with Clint Donald Sutherland and Telly i had some great he everyone to your guns and fire fire it didst exactly set the world on and in run run deep with Clark i got to All hands to Battle i did six Beach party but the Sand kept getting in my when youre a comedian and your image is its hard to get some producer to give you a youre known As a youre on the screen you killed my wife and someone in the audience is comes the insult of has made Fame and Fortune by decapitating his fellow performers with a flick of his he came up with one of his most famous tines in Las Anthony Quinn was in the said i thought you were a great when i a roasted Beverly youre a big Slob w who Frank Sina but who enjoys a great popularity inside the show business can Tsaketas Well As dish it at Sinatra for intr five ago at the Sahara in Las he finally got Back at my a Page 14 the stars and stripes
