Soldaat Meredith Bixby (Jerry Lewis) is zo uit de gratie bij de legerleiding, dat zijn zes weken van basistraining ondertussen al tot 17 maanden is verlengd. Er wordt besloten om hem een speciaal trainingsprogramma te laten volgen, maar dit heeft nog steeds niet de gewenste gevolgen.
Nee, helaas is The Sad Sack nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | George Marshall | Director |
| Writing | Edmund Beloin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nate Monaster | Screenplay |
| Production | Edward R. Morse | Casting |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Camera | Loyal Griggs | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Production | Paul Nathan | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Production | Andrew J. Durkus | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Charles Morton | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | George Baker | Characters |
| Sound | Jim Miller | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Charles O'Curran | Choreographer |
