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
McHale and the crew take in Kim Su (Cherylene Lee), a young orphan girl, and go out of their way to make a happy home for her on their island. But their quiet behaviour arouses Binghamton’s suspicions, and he uses the situation to have the 73 crew sized up as possible “Section Eights” by some visiting psychiatrists. When Binghamton hears that a little girl is missing, he believes McHale and crew kidnapped her. McHale finds a couple to adopt Kim Su, but Binghamton wants to send her back to the Orphan Ship. The psychiatrists help McHale change Binghamton’s mind.
McHale’s Navy Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 23 May 1963.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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