McHale's Navy 1962
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What is McHale's Navy?
McHale's Navy is a World War II television comedy series. The series follows the adventures of the crew of a U.S.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1962
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 138
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 11, 1962
- Last aired
- Apr 12, 1966
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Comedy, War & Politics
- Updated
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McHale's Navy is a World War II television comedy series. The series follows the adventures of the crew of a U.S. Navy Reserve PT Boat stationed in the Southwest Pacific. The crew, known as the "Family," consists of diverse individuals with unique personalities and skills, including a con man and amateur magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated family man, a guitar-playing and moonshine-making good ol' boy, and a cook. The series features the leadership of an experienced South Pacific Sea Dog, who has been commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve.
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Should you watch it?
“A seasoned sea dog leads a motley crew of misfits aboard a PT boat in the Pacific.”
Reasons to watch
- diverse crew personalities
- humorous naval setting
Keep in mind
- fictionalized military depiction
Watch it if you enjoy classic sitcoms featuring eccentric characters in wartime settings.
The series features lighthearted comedic situations set against a World War II backdrop.
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Cast
Bob Hastings
Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Ernest Borgnine
Quinton McHale
Joe Flynn
Captain Wallace B. Binghamton
Tim Conway
Ensign Charles Parker
Carl Ballantine
Lester Gruber
Gary Vinson
George Christopher
Billy Sands
'Tinker' Bell
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Edson Stroll
Virgil Edwards ☻
John Wright
Willy Moss ☻
Yoshio Yoda
Fuji Kobiaji
Gavin MacLeod
Happy
Roy Roberts
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Season 1 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 An Ensign for McHale Mytharc Oct 11, 1962
- E2 A Purple Heart for Gruber Core Oct 18, 1962
- E3 McHale and His Seven Cupids Core Oct 25, 1962
- E4 PT 73, Where Are You? Core Nov 1, 1962
- E5 Movies Are Your Best Diversion Core Nov 8, 1962
- E6 Operation Wedding Party Core Nov 15, 1962
- E7 Who Do the Voodoo? Core Nov 22, 1962
- E8 Three Girls on an Island Core Nov 29, 1962
- E9 McHale's Paradise Motel Core Dec 6, 1962
- E10 The Battle of McHale's Island Core Dec 20, 1962
- E11 The Day They Captured Santa Claus Core Dec 27, 1962
- E12 Beauty and the Beast Core Jan 3, 1963
- E13 The Captain's Mission Core Jan 10, 1963
- E14 Send Us a Hero Core Jan 17, 1963
- E15 The Captain Steals a Cook Core Jan 24, 1963
- E16 The Ensign Gets a Zero Core Jan 31, 1963
- E17 The Big Raffle Core Feb 7, 1963
- E18 One of Our Engines Is Missing Core Feb 14, 1963
- E19 The Natives Get Restless Core Feb 21, 1963
- E20 The Confidence Game Core Feb 28, 1963
- E21 Six Pounds from Paradise Core Mar 7, 1963
- E22 Washing Machine Charlie Core Mar 14, 1963
- E23 Nippon Nancy Calling Core Mar 21, 1963
- E24 One Enchanted Weekend Core Mar 28, 1963
- E25 The Mothers of PT 73 Core Apr 4, 1963
- E26 H.M.S. 73 Core Apr 11, 1963
- E27 A Wreath for McHale Core Apr 18, 1963
- E28 Portrait of a Peerless Leader Core Apr 25, 1963
- E29 Instant Democracy Core May 2, 1963
- E30 Camera, Action, Panic Core May 9, 1963
- E31 Alias Captain Binghamton Core May 16, 1963
- E32 Parents Anonymous Core May 23, 1963
- E33 McHale's Millions Core May 30, 1963
- E34 The Hillbillies of PT 73 Core Jun 6, 1963
- E35 The Monster of McHale's Island Mytharc Jun 13, 1963
- E36 Uncle Admiral Mytharc Jun 27, 1963
Season 2 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Day the War Stood Still Mytharc Sep 17, 1963
- E2 The Binghamton Murder Plot Core Sep 24, 1963
- E3 McHale and His Schweinhunds Core Oct 1, 1963
- E4 Is There a Doctor in the Hut? Core Oct 8, 1963
- E5 To Binghamton with Love Core Oct 15, 1963
- E6 Have Kimono, Will Travel Core Oct 22, 1963
- E7 Today I Am a Man! Core Oct 29, 1963
- E8 Jolly Wally Core Nov 5, 1963
- E9 Scuttlebutt Core Nov 12, 1963
- E10 The August Teahouse of Quint McHale Core Nov 19, 1963
- E11 French Leave for McHale Core Nov 26, 1963
- E12 The Happy Sleepwalker Core Dec 3, 1963
- E13 A Letter for Fuji Core Dec 10, 1963
- E14 My Ensign, the Lawyer Core Dec 17, 1963
- E15 Orange Blossom for McHale Core Dec 24, 1963
- E16 Creature from McHale's Lagoon Core Dec 31, 1963
- E17 A Medal for Parker Core Jan 7, 1964
- E18 The Balloon Goes Up Core Jan 14, 1964
- E19 Who'll Buy My Sarongs? Core Jan 21, 1964
- E20 Evil-Eye Parker Core Jan 28, 1964
- E21 The Great Impersonation Core Feb 4, 1964
- E22 Urulu's Paradise West Core Feb 11, 1964
- E23 Dear Diary Core Feb 18, 1964
- E24 Babette Go Home Core Feb 25, 1964
- E25 The Novocain Mutiny Core Mar 3, 1964
- E26 Stars Over Taratupa Core Mar 10, 1964
- E27 Comrades of PT 73 Core Mar 17, 1964
- E28 Return of Big Frenchy Core Mar 24, 1964
- E29 Alias PT 73 Core Mar 31, 1964
- E30 The Rage of Taratupa Core Apr 7, 1964
- E31 Ensign Parker, E.S.P. Core Apr 14, 1964
- E32 The McHale Mob Core Apr 21, 1964
- E33 Carpenter in Command Core Apr 28, 1964
- E34 Marryin' Chuck Core May 5, 1964
- E35 The Dart Gun Wedding Mytharc May 12, 1964
- E36 A Da-Da for Christy Mytharc May 19, 1964
Season 3 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Ghosts of 73 Mytharc Sep 15, 1964
- E2 Lester, the Skipper Core Sep 22, 1964
- E3 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War Core Sep 29, 1964
- E4 McHale, the Desk Commando Core Oct 6, 1964
- E5 McHale's Floating Harem Core Oct 13, 1964
- E6 Laugh, Captain, Laugh Core Oct 20, 1964
- E7 Will the Alligator Take the Stand? Core Oct 27, 1964
- E8 The British Also Have Ensigns Core Nov 10, 1964
- E9 Senator Parker, Suh! Core Nov 17, 1964
- E10 Fountain of Youth Core Nov 24, 1964
- E11 The Great Eclipse Core Dec 1, 1964
- E12 McHale and His Jet Set Core Dec 8, 1964
- E13 Christy Goes Traveling Core Dec 15, 1964
- E14 The Missing Link Core Dec 22, 1964
- E15 Fuji's Big Romance Core Dec 29, 1964
- E16 The Stool Parrot Core Jan 5, 1965
- E17 The PT 73 Follies Core Jan 12, 1965
- E18 The Truth Hurts Core Jan 19, 1965
- E19 The Late Captain Binghamton Core Jan 26, 1965
- E20 McHale's Floating Laundromat Core Feb 2, 1965
- E21 All Chiefs and No Indians Core Feb 9, 1965
- E22 Pumpkin Takes Over Core Feb 16, 1965
- E23 The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker Core Feb 23, 1965
- E24 The Return of Maggie Core Mar 2, 1965
- E25 Send This Ensign to Camp Core Mar 9, 1965
- E26 By the Numbers, Paint Core Mar 16, 1965
- E27 Chuckie Cottontail Core Mar 23, 1965
- E28 The Great Necklace Caper Core Mar 30, 1965
- E29 Will the Real Admiral Please Stand Up? Core Apr 6, 1965
- E30 Hello, McHale? Colonna! Core Apr 13, 1965
- E31 Rumble on Taratupa Core Apr 20, 1965
- E32 All Ahead, Empty Core Apr 27, 1965
- E33 The Vampire of Taratupa Core May 4, 1965
- E34 Birth of a Salesman Core May 11, 1965
- E35 A Star Falls on Taratupa Mytharc May 18, 1965
- E36 Make Room for Orvie Mytharc Jun 1, 1965
Season 4 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 War, Italian Style Mytharc Sep 14, 1965
- E2 The Bathtub Thief Core Sep 21, 1965
- E3 Marriage, McHale Style Core Sep 28, 1965
- E4 Guiseppe McHale Core Oct 5, 1965
- E5 A Nip in Time Core Oct 12, 1965
- E6 Piazza Binghamtoni Core Oct 19, 1965
- E7 The Bald-Headed Contessa Core Oct 26, 1965
- E8 Voltafiore Fish-Fry Core Nov 2, 1965
- E9 A Wine Cellar Is Not a Home Core Nov 9, 1965
- E10 Vino, Vino, Who's Got the Vino? Core Nov 16, 1965
- E11 The McHale Opera Company Core Nov 23, 1965
- E12 The Good Luck Fountain Core Nov 30, 1965
- E13 Blitzkrieg at McHale's Beach Core Dec 7, 1965
- E14 Reunion for PT 73 Core Dec 14, 1965
- E15 The Return of Guiseppe Core Dec 21, 1965
- E16 The Boy Scouts of 73 Core Dec 28, 1965
- E17 Fire in the Liquor Locker Core Jan 4, 1966
- E18 The Fugitive Ensign Core Jan 11, 1966
- E19 The Wacky WAC Core Jan 18, 1966
- E20 La Dolce 73 Core Jan 25, 1966
- E21 McHale's Country Club Caper Core Feb 8, 1966
- E22 Secret Chimp 007 Core Feb 15, 1966
- E23 36-24-73 Core Feb 22, 1966
- E24 My Son, the Skipper Core Mar 1, 1966
- E25 Little Red Riding Doctor Core Mar 8, 1966
- E26 Who Was That German I Saw You With? Core Mar 15, 1966
- E27 The McHale Grand Prix Core Mar 22, 1966
- E28 An Ensign's Best Friend Core Mar 29, 1966
- E29 Binghamton, at 20 Paces Mytharc Apr 5, 1966
- E30 Wally for Congress Mytharc Apr 12, 1966
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the main character?
The main character is Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale.
Where is the crew stationed?
The crew is stationed at a U.S. Naval installation on the island of Taratupa.
What kind of vessel do they operate?
The crew operates Torpedo Patrol Boat number 73.
What is the composition of the crew?
The crew includes various colorful individuals, including a con man, a cook, and a guitar player.
When is the series set?
The series is set during World War II.
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