McHale's Navy
(1962)
Run Time: 30 min
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Sound: Mono
Producer: Sto-Rev-Co Productions
Genre
- Comedy
- War
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 138
Overview
McHale's Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962 to April 12, 1966 on the ABC television network. The series was filmed in black and white and originated from an hour drama entitled Seven Against the Sea, broadcast on April 3, 1962. The ABC series spawned three feature films: McHale's Navy (1964); a sequel, McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965); and a much later 1997 sequel-remake of the original series.
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Ernest Borgnine
Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale
Gary Vinson
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Gavin MacLeod
Joseph "Happy" Haines, seaman
Joe Flynn
Captain Wallace Burton Binghamton ("Old Leadbottom")
Tim Conway
Ensign Charles Parker
Yosio Yoda
Fuji Kobiaji, cook, seaman 3rd class, Japanese POW
1.
War, Italian Style
McHale, the 73 crew, Fuji, greedy Captain Binghamton, and Lieutenant Carpenter have all been transferred to a base in the little coastal town of Voltafiore, Italy, and soon find themselves dealing with the town's crooked, money-hungry Mayor Lugatto (Jay Novello) and his assistant Dino Baroni (Dick Wilson). From claiming a whiplash from a door hitting him, to creating an accident with the PT 73, this mayor has his hands into everything. But when Fuji makes the trip to Italy and the mayor accidentally comes across him, the mayor believes he will receive an cash award from Binghamton by turning in the Japanese spy. McHale has to come up with something quick.
2.
The Bathtub Thief
Binghamton is in the middle of a bubble-bath from a tub that he confiscated as a spoil of war. After some mishap, the tub rolls into the street and right against Colonel Harrigan's jeep. Now the Colonel wants the spoil of war and he confiscates Binghamton's tub. But, Binghamton steals it back. Meanwhile, in search of a hot shower, McHale, Parker, Gruber, and Tinker are trapped by a German patrol behind enemy lines, and must masquerade as an Italian family in order to save themselves, as well as the Captain and Lieutenant Carpenter. Henry Beckman joins the cast as recurring character Colonel Harrigan.
3.
Marriage, McHale Style
Binghamton inadvertently angers the local Italians after he selfishly forbids their fraternization with Naval personnel, but reluctantly must quickly make amends with them in order to please a certain VIP, due soon for a visit. So he reluctantly allows McHale and the townsfolk to throw a big wedding bash for a young Italian woman and her fianc??a soldier in the Italian Army.
4.
Giuseppe McHale
During his absence from the base against orders, McHale is spared an AWOL charge with help from his Italian cousin (Ernest Borgnine in a dual role), who happens to bear a very strong family resemblance to his American counterpart.
5.
A Nip in Time
Gruber and the guys find that there is money to be made in the lucrative German war souvenir market, and after they, McHale, and Colonel Harrigan are all captured by a German patrol during a souvenir-hunting trip to an off-limits town, Parker and Fuji collaborate on a clever plan to rescue their comrades.
6.
Piazza Binghamtoni
After greedy Binghamton throws Parker into the brig under several unfair charges, McHale and Mayor Lugatto must cooperate in a plan to turn the glory-hungry Binghamton into "The Great Liberator" as part of a plan to get the Ensign out of the slammer. John Gallaudet appears as Admiral Laurence.
7.
The Bald-Headed Contessa
After both Binghamton and Harrigan catch McHale and the guys having some unauthorized R&R in the home of an Italian Contessa, they have no choice but to go along with the plan of having Parker pose as the Contessa, in order to try to fool General Bronson (Simon Scott) and keep everyone out of trouble.
8.
Voltafiore Fish-Fry
After General Bronson cracks down on wartime profiteering, Mayor Lugatto tricks McHale into going into the fishing business with him, a situation which, quite unintentionally, works out to the good for McHale and the crew, but very much not-so-good for Binghamton and Lugatto.
9.
A Wine Cellar Is Not a Home
Fed up with their less-than-pleasant accommodations, McHale and the guys move to an abandoned wine cellar, and furnish it with some luxurious furniture found during a mission. But after first greedy Binghamton, then Harrigan, impound their furnishings for their own use, McHale and the guys must come up with a scheme to get it back and keep it.
10.
Vino, Vino, Who's Got the Vino?
Binghamton is determined to get hold of a stash of stolen rare wine, for a gift to the General; Mayor Lugatto wants the wine for its cash value; and McHale and the crew just want to see that it is returned to its rightful owners, and to get back at the Germans who stole it in the first place.
11.
The McHale Opera Company
Mayor Lugatto wants the town's opera house back in business, and McHale wants his crew out of jail. So they cooperate in a plan to accomplish both, by having Binghamton sing the lead in the opera company's season-opener, despite the Captain's painfully obvious lack of talent.
12.
The Good Luck Fountain
Binghamton throws Mayor Lugatto into jail, pending impeachment proceedings, for running a racket in the form of a "Good Luck Fountain" in the town square. So, to get the Captain to let the Mayor out of jail and reopen the fountain, McHale and the guys must come up with a plan to convince Binghamton that "The Curse of Voltafiore" has befallen him.
13.
Blitzkrieg at McHale's Beach
After Colonel Harrigan cons Binghamton into moving the 73 crew into town so that Harrigan can take over McHale's beach, McHale and Binghamton carry out similar but conflicting plans to get back at the Colonel.
14.
Reunion for PT 73
Binghamton has the evidence he needs to court martial McHale and the 73 crew, and has summoned the Judge Advocate General to present it. McHale and the crew must then execute a very complicated plan to get Binghamton to reveal the whereabouts of the evidence, so that they can get rid of it before the JAG arrives. Note: Gruber holds up a newspaper saying that the Brooklyn Dodgers blew another pennant and predicted they'd win in 1951, which, in real life, they didn't.
15.
The Return of Giuseppe
After McHale defies Binghamton's orders and travels to a nearby town to attend his little cousin's birthday party, Binghamton tries to nail him on a desertion charge. But McHale manages to stay out of trouble when he and his look-alike Italian cousin, Giuseppe, assume each other's identities long enough to fool greedy Binghamton and General Grayson.
16.
The Boy Scouts of 73
Parker tries, unsuccessfully, to set three young Italian thieves on the straight and narrow with some good old-fashioned Boy Scout training. But after McHale and the Crew are arrested and jailed for the gang's crimes, the boys set out to help their Scoutmaster and his crew, and wind up nailing Binghamton in the bargain.
17.
Fire in the Liquor Locker
Gruber and the guys find a way to both make and deliver their homemade liquor when they build a mobile distillery in an old fire engine. But their scheme goes sour when Binghamton confiscates the old engine for the new Voltafiore Volunteer Fire Department, formed as a part of his new civic improvement program.
18.
The Fugitive Ensign
Parker takes it on the lam after an accident with a machine gun has him thinking that he's killed the Captain. After the furious Binghamton orders an all-out search for Parker and offers a sizeable reward for his capture, McHale and the boys must first find him, then cook up a complicated plan to get him out of trouble.
19.
The Wacky WAC
After Binghamton arrests an AWOL WAC Corporal and jails her on suspicion of espionage, Parker must play the part of a WAC MP, as part of McHale's plan to free her and reunite her with her boyfriend before her unit ships out to North Africa.
20.
La Dolce 73
Binghamton devises a scheme to make McHale and the 73 crew look bad in the eyes of a visiting Congresswoman (Elvia Allman). But after McHale and the guys scheme their way out of the jam, Binghamton must then cooperate with them in order to get himself out of a tough situation with the Congresswoman and get back at Harrigan at the same time.
21.
McHale's Country Club Caper
When Binghamton loses $1000 of Navy money to an Italian con man (Pat Harrington Jr.) for the construction of a new golf course, he enlists the aid of McHale and the 73 crew in not only getting the money back, but making a fool out of Colonel Harrigan as well.
22.
Secret Chimp 007
After learning that German spies are operating in the area, Binghamton arrests McHale and Parker for espionage, thinking that they are working with a mischievous chimp who has stolen an important document. Kent McCord (credited as Kent McWhirter) appears as the courier.
23.
36-24-73
A regulation-quoting lady ensign (Maura McGiveney) tries to help McHale and the crew make some much-needed money by providing the participants for a beauty contest, and winds up helping them bag a German submarine in the bargain. In the meantime, she and Mr. Parker develop a mutual attraction to one another.
24.
My Son, the Skipper
Thinking that McHale has been shipped out ? and fed up with the power-drunk Parker ? Gruber, Virgil, Tinker, Christy, and Willy all put in for transfers. But when they find out that McHale's absence is only temporary, Parker and the crew must come up with a plan to get the Captain to tear up the transfer papers.
25.
Little Red Riding Doctor
In the midst of the town's 500th anniversary celebration, Binghamton tries to arrange to have a visiting psychiatrist (Don Knotts) declare the 73 crew unfit for duty, forcing McHale (the newly crowned "King of the Festival") to come up with a plan to keep his crew together and turn the tables on the captain.
26.
Who Was That German I Saw You With?
During an attempt to impress a famous war correspondent (Herb Vigran), Binghamton is taken prisoner by a German patrol who have disguised themselves as American sailors. After Parker is also captured, McHale and the guys come to the rescue, and wind up having their picture on the cover of a popular magazine. James Frawley appears as the German Sergeant.
27.
The McHale Grand Prix
McHale and the crew have a jeep that needs an engine; a local race driver has an engine that needs a car; the Army wants to get hold of one of the Germans' new staff cars ? and all three are accomplished during the town's annual Grand Prix auto race.
28.
An Ensign's Best Friend
Concerned about Parker's unusual behavior, McHale and the guys investigate his situation, and are a bit shocked when they find that he's involved with a cute young thing named Angelina, who happens to be in a family way.
29.
Binghamton, at 20 Paces
A trigger-happy Italian count (David Opatoshu) challenges Parker to a duel, and while McHale and the guys try to help him out of the situation, Binghamton tries to use it as a way to get rid of both Parker and McHale.
30.
Wally for Congress
A big-shot Washington political boss (Stanley Adams) ? with a reputation for turning war heroes into politicians ? is about to pay a visit, and Binghamton must quickly change from a "desk jockey" into a fearless, battle-hardened commander in order to try to become the boss's next project after the war.