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McHale's Navy: Season 1

36 episodes Premiered Oct 11, 1962 Updated Jul 23, 2026

McHale's Navy is a World War II television comedy series that aired from 1962-1966 on ABC. The show stars Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, a South Pacific Sea Dog who was commissioned into the U.S. Navy Reserve. The series features a cast of characters, although specific details about the cast are not provided in the available sources. McHale's Navy was a part of the 1962-1966 television series of the

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McHale's Navy is a World War II television comedy series that aired from 1962-1966 on ABC. The show stars Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, a South Pacific Sea Dog who was commissioned into the U.S. Navy Reserve. The series features a cast of characters, although specific details about the cast are not provided in the available sources. McHale's Navy was a part of the 1962-1966 television series of the same title, with Ernest Borgnine being the only member of the series' cast to appear in the 1997 film adaptation. The show is classified as a comedy and war series, and was broadcast with a TV-G rating.

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Episodes

S1·E1

An Ensign for McHale

Oct 11, 1962 · 30 min

Ensign Charles Parker reports for duty as the new Executive Officer of the PT 73, to a not-so-warm welcome from McHale and The Crew. But McHale is soon impressed by the Ensign, and

S1·E2

A Purple Heart for Gruber

Oct 18, 1962 · 30 min

Lester Gruber has been given the job of laundering Captain Binghamton's uniforms. When a Japanese sub fires on the PT 73, the uniforms are destroyed, and Lester's finger is scratch

S1·E3

McHale and His Seven Cupids

Oct 25, 1962 · 30 min

McHale decides that what Ensign Parker really needs is a girl friend. He convinces Parker that he is suffering from an advanced case of battle fatigue so that he can be sent to the

S1·E4

PT 73, Where Are You?

Nov 1, 1962 · 30 min

Binghamton grants McHale and the 73 Crew a week's liberty in New Caledonia, but they must postpone their trip, when the 73 turns up missing, and they have to scheme to get a replac

S1·E5

Movies Are Your Best Diversion

Nov 8, 1962 · 30 min

When McHale and his men are assigned the duty of averting a Japanese attack on a US convoy, they use the soundtracks of movies starring John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, and Errol Flynn

S1·E6

Operation Wedding Party

Nov 15, 1962 · 30 min

McHale tries to figure out a way for Christy and his true love, Lt. Gloria Winters, to get married, even though it is against regulations for an officer to marry an enlisted man. B

S1·E7

Who Do the Voodoo?

Nov 22, 1962 · 30 min

Chief Urulu demands monetary compensation from the Navy, for destroying the coconut trees on his island, and puts a curse on Binghamton, when he refuses to pay.

S1·E8

Three Girls on an Island

Nov 29, 1962 · 30 min

A plane with the Singing Tyler Sisters aboard is forced down with engine trouble on a deserted island. McHale and The 73 Crew are sent to pick them up, with more than their rescue

S1·E9

McHale's Paradise Motel

Dec 6, 1962 · 30 min

Binghamton sends McHale and The 73 Crew on a recon mission to a supposedly deserted island, where they make a ‘Home away from home' to enjoy themselves, away from the base. But,

S1·E10

The Battle of McHale's Island

Dec 20, 1962 · 30 min

McHale and the boys cook up a scheme to keep Binghamton from building a new Officer's Club on McHale's island.

S1·E11

The Day They Captured Santa Claus

Dec 27, 1962 · 30 min

Mchale decides for Christmas he and the crew of PT-73 will pay a visit to the Sister Monique and the children dressed up in a Santa Claus outfit and elf outfits. Mchale would parac

S1·E12

Beauty and the Beast

Jan 3, 1963 · 30 min

A Photo Journalist for the Office of War Information – An extremely unpleasant person, with whom McHale is familiar – Is sent to Taratupa to do a story on PT Boats and their Cr

S1·E13

The Captain's Mission

Jan 10, 1963 · 30 min

Binghamton's reputation as a ‘desk jockey' brings on a desire for some real combat experience, so, while McHale is away at New Caledonia, he assumes command of the 73, and goes o

S1·E14

Send Us a Hero

Jan 17, 1963 · 30 min

A U.S. Congresswoman comes to Taratupa, to find a War Hero to take on a Stateside War Bond tour, and Parker and the boys help McHale to get chosen for the job, thinking that they w

S1·E15

The Captain Steals a Cook

Jan 24, 1963 · 30 min

Another of Gruber's shady enterprises backfires, when Binghamton gets a taste of the delicious Polynesian cuisine that Fuji has been cooking up, for sale to the base personnel.

S1·E16

The Ensign Gets a Zero

Jan 31, 1963 · 30 min

Complications arise, when Gruber falsifies Parker's gunnery score to keep Parker from being shipped out.

S1·E17

The Big Raffle

Feb 7, 1963 · 30 min

Christy finds out he's about to become a Father, so, while McHale is away in New Caledonia, Parker and the boys come up with a plan to raise money for expenses.

S1·E18

One of Our Engines Is Missing

Feb 14, 1963 · 30 min

The 73's engines are dying, and Binghamton uses the situation as an excuse to have McHale and his Crew reassigned. So McHale and the boys must scheme, to try to make the 73 healthy

S1·E19

The Natives Get Restless

Feb 21, 1963 · 30 min

Some local natives – Who depend on McHale and his men for their income – Are up in arms over Binghamton's having made their village off-limits to McHale and his Crew. But Bing

S1·E20

The Confidence Game

Feb 28, 1963 · 30 min

Parker requests a transfer, when he feels he's not getting the respect he deserves. So, to change his mind, and build up his self-confidence, McHale puts him in charge of an impor

S1·E21

Six Pounds from Paradise

Mar 7, 1963 · 30 min

The Navy has issued a directive stating that all overweight Combat Officers will be shipped out, and, when Binghamton goes all out to see that McHale goes over the weight limit, th

S1·E22

Washing Machine Charlie

Mar 14, 1963 · 30 min

A pesky Japanese Pilot – Whom the base personnel have dubbed ‘Washing Machine Charlie' – Is wreaking havoc, with his daily strafing runs on Taratupa, and McHale and the 73 Cr

S1·E23

Nippon Nancy Calling

Mar 21, 1963 · 30 min

When a Japanese radio announcer broadcasts details about Captain Binghamton that only someone close to him would know, Binghamton immediately suspects McHale and The 73 Crew, and e

S1·E24

One Enchanted Weekend

Mar 28, 1963 · 30 min

Lovely Yvette Gerard has invited Parker to join her for a weekend at her island home. When Binghamton denies him leave, McHale works up a plan for Parker to have a ‘working vaca

S1·E25

The Mothers of PT 73

Apr 4, 1963 · 30 min

Trouble ensues, when Parker inadvertently invites three of the 73 Crew's Mothers – Including his own – To visit Taratupa for Mother's Day.

S1·E26

H.M.S. 73

Apr 11, 1963 · 30 min

Binghamton schemes to get McHale chosen for a Liaison Officer's position, in Sydney, Austrailia. But, when McHale finds out that he will be going alone, and for the duration, he a

S1·E27

A Wreath for McHale

Apr 18, 1963 · 30 min

McHale and the 73 Crew are missing, and presumed dead, and Binghamton uses the situation for attention from a visiting War Correspondent.

S1·E28

Portrait of a Peerless Leader

Apr 25, 1963 · 30 min

A Naval Personnel Officer is coming to check out McHale for a stateside training position. Binghamton leads McHale and his crew to believe that the Officer is coming to check out

S1·E29

Instant Democracy

May 2, 1963 · 30 min

Gruber does some shady trading with Chief Urulu involving Navy property, and McHale is arrested, and threatened with court martial. But Binghamton drops the charges, when he finds

S1·E30

Camera, Action, Panic

May 9, 1963 · 30 min

A Combat Photographer comes to Taratupa, to film a P.T. crew in action. But trouble erupts, when Gruber swipes the Photographer's movie camera, for a little private enterprise. M

S1·E31

Alias Captain Binghamton

May 16, 1963 · 30 min

The 73 gets a new crew member, who turns out to be a trouble-maker. McHale and the 73 crew cook up a wild plan to get rid of him, but, when their plan backfires, they find themsel

S1·E32

Parents Anonymous

May 23, 1963 · 30 min

McHale and the 73 crew return from a mission, to find that a young Asian orphan girl has taken up residence on their island. They decide to keep her on the island, and go all out

S1·E33

McHale's Millions

May 30, 1963 · 30 min

The 73 Crew investigates the crash site of a Japanese transport plane, which is loaded with 4 million dollars' worth of American currency. McHale convinces the boys that the bills

S1·E34

The Hillbillies of PT 73

Jun 6, 1963 · 30 min

Willy is devastated when he gets a letter from his best girl “ Back home, in the hills of Tennessee“ Informing him that she's marrying another man. So, McHale and the 73 Crew go a

S1·E35

The Monster of McHale's Island

Jun 13, 1963 · 30 min

A Navy transport plane develops engine trouble, and is forced down at Taratupa. One of it's passengers is an Admiral's Son, and a strict, by-the-book disciplinarian, as well as a

S1·E36

Uncle Admiral

Jun 27, 1963 · 30 min

An Admiral from Naval Operations “ Who just happens to be a ranking member of the Promotions Board“ Is stopping in, briefly, at Taratupa, and Captain Binghamton dreams of Admiral's