Introduction

McHale’s Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from 11 October 1962 to 12 April 1966 on the ABC television network.

The series was filmed in black and white and originated from a one-hour drama titled “Seven Against the Sea”, broadcast on 03 April 1962. The ABC series spawned three feature films: McHale’s Navy (1964); a sequel, McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force (1965); and a 1997 sequel-remake of the original series. A documentary, McHale’s Navy: The Crew Remembers, was aired in 2007.

Producer Edward Montagne set up a female version of McHale’s Navy entitled Broadside, which ran for 32 episodes in the 1964-1965 ABC season.

Background

Binghamton has the two PT commanders, McHale and Carpenter, in a meeting to discuss a female war correspondent, Patricia Brent, that will be doing a story on PT boats. Gruber has already met a fine looking lady that was picking up film for the trip aboard the PT boat. Gruber thought that this women was Patricia Brent and made a point to comment to the other guys about how beautiful this women looked. When the real Patricia Brent is assigned to the 73 crew, they find her to be a foul mouth, homely woman that is a constant pain for everyone. McHale and the boys must work up a plan to get rid of her.

McHale’s Navy Series

You can find a full index and overview of McHale’s Navy here.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 03 January 1963.
• Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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