Seasons & episodes
1 season · 32 episodes
Episode 01
Don't Make Waves
A quartet of WAVES takes over the motorpool on the South Pacific island of Ranakai, with animosity developing immediately.
Episode 02
The Non-Permanent Wave
Marion Botnik playfully snaps pictures of the girls violating Navy regulations, but Commander Adrian locks the pictures in a safe so the admiral can see them.
Episode 03
Kill 'Em with Kindness
Adrian offers the WAVES delicious, high-calorie foods so that they will be unable to pass the upcoming fitness test.
Episode 04
Annie Shoots Down the Cupid
Dissension among the WAVES breaks out after each of them has dated a muscular sailor.
Episode 05
Lt. Morgan's Secret Marriage
Adrian's visiting nephew ends up causing more trouble for him than the WAVES.
Episode 06
The Great Lipstick War
Adrian cuts off the WAVES' makeup supply in the hopes that they will leave, but Morgan quickly sets up a lipstick still.
Episode 07
Adrian Gets Nipped
Adrian and the crew pose as the enemy to frighten the WAVES into leaving the island.
Episode 08
The Morale of Molly McGuire
Molly falls in love, so Adrian schedules a psychological test for her in the hopes that the entire motorpool will be shipped stateside.
Episode 09
Adrian's Anniversary Waltz
Someone is making off with gourmet food from Adrian's private supply.
Episode 10
Anne Bugs the Enemy
Adrian sabotages the motorpool to get them flagged for inefficiency. Anne fights back by planting a tape recorder in the commander's headquarters in the hope that he will make a damaging admission.
Episode 11
Ranakai Flips Its Wig
The WAVES are tricked by Adrian into thinking that they are victim of a rare tropical disease known as 'galloping baldness'.
Episode 12
My Son, the Egg
Adrian gets the mistaken idea that one of the WAVES is pregnant.
Episode 13
Selma, the Love Trap
Rough-and-ready Selma is too forthright to snare a boyfriend, so the WAVES coach her to be more demure. When Selma goes AWOL, Anne has to cover for her.
Episode 14
The Obstacle Course
The WAVES compete against three trained Marines in running a jungle obstacle course, and end up using their ingenuity to come out ahead.
Episode 15
Behind the Eight Ball
After undergoing involuntary hypnosis, Adrian's attitude toward the WAVES swings wildly between love and hate.
Episode 16
The Stowawaves
The WAVES stow away on a cargo ship and are shocked to see that Adrian is aboard.
Episode 17
The Wolfman Cometh
A war correspondent uses the power of the press to wangle a date with Anne.
Episode 18
Taurus to Aries to Chance
After Roberta destroys Adrian's croquet court while trying to warn him about ominous astrological signs, the other WAVES have to make Adrian believe in astrology to avoid having Roberta court-martialed.
Episode 19
Adrian Goes Gung-Ho
While Anne is on leave, Adrian uses sleep-teaching records to try to get the WAVES to leave. After Anne returns, she tries the same thing on him and plants the idea that he should volunteer for dangerous duty.
Episode 20
The Arrival of Stanley Stubbs
World-famous chef Stanley Stubbs comes to Ranakai after Adrian begs to have him assigned there.
Episode 21
Follow That Pigeon
After spotting coded messages being sent by carrier pigeon, Adrian becomes convinced that the WAVES are guilty of espionage.
Episode 22
Three Little Wishes
Adrian acquires a monkey's paw, unaware of the caveat.
Episode 23
Lieutenant Love, Sir
After calling a Navy hearing to charge the WAVES with inefficiency, Adrian then has them arrested by Brisbane police so they will not be present to defend themselves.
Episode 24
Adrian's Phantom Staff Car
Stanley and Selma allow Adrian's Rolls-Royce staff car to roll off a cliff and into a tree. They have to scramble to limit the consequences.
Episode 25
Adrian Gets the Boot
Adrian orders the WAVES to undergo boot-camp training while continuing with their motorpool duties. The WAVES fight back, faking an order for Adrian to take basic training as well.
Episode 26
Filet on the Hoof
Adrian smuggles a steer onto the island. After discovering that Morgan is allergic to animal hair, he assigns her to fatten up the steer.
Episode 27
The Great Ranakai Mutiny
When the WAVES convince Adrian that he's headed for a nervous breakdown, Ens. Beasley eagerly takes command of the base.
Episode 28
Anne Morgan's Home Movies
Adrian has movies of the WAVES taken during an unguarded moment so he can use them as evidence that they are neglecting their duties.
Episode 29
Witchcraft a Go-Go
Roberta develops extrasensory perception, which causes Adrian to use him to contact his wife, an 18th-century Hawaiian king, Napoleon's cook, and a Chinese emperor who reigned in 6 AD.
Episode 30
Once Upon an Island
During the flight to Brisbane for the WAVES' court-martial, the hatch inadvertently opens, which causes Adrian, the WAVES, Beasley, and Trotter to sail out over the South Pacific.
Episode 31
Miss Ranakai
Adrian stages a beauty contest to create discourse among the WAVES.
Episode 32
Operation Clip-Joint
When Molly needs money for her nephew's operation, Adrian suggests a fund-raising party. He then arranges to raid the party in the company of Admiral Bradford.
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