McHale’s Navy (1963): SO1E15 – The Captain Steals a Cook

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.…

Andrew Marshall

19/02/2022

1–2 minutes

Comedy, Military TV Series, US Navy, World War Two

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

Gruber has been selling Fuji’s Polynesian dishes to the Taratupa personnel. Trouble develops when Binghamton, having sampled the delicious food, insists that McHale send his cook over to prepare dinner for visiting Admiral Striker (Frank Ferguson). McHale sends Tinker hoping that he will make a bad enough meal that Binghamton will send him back. When that fails, McHale comes up with another solution. Paul Smith appears as a Commander.

McHale’s Navy Series

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

Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 24 January 1963.
Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
Running Time: 60 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.