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

Ensign Parker is doing gunnery training, but he can not hit the broad side of a barn. Gruber does not just give him a passing score, he gives him the best score on the base. When rough mouth Captain Kittridge (Don “Red” Barry) comes onto base, he brags about the men on his boat. Binghamton now bets Kittridge his sea clock that Parker can shoot better than his man, Ensign Dennison (Edward Mallory). Parker loses and McHale must come up with a plan to stop Binghamton from transferring him out.

McHale’s Navy Series

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

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 31 January 1963.
• Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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