McHale's Navy: Season 1
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
Season overview
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.
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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