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 is informed that his sick bay is over-run with men faking an illness. He wants all the wards cleared out. Fuji has a bad toothache, and McHale and the crew must figure out a way to get him in to the dentist during an inspection tour by the Fleet Medical Officer, Admiral Harris (Paul Bryar). Parker poses as a patient and tries to get Fuji some medicine for the pain. When that doesn’t work, they try to disguise Fuji and bring him in. In the end, both Binghamton and Fuji lose a tooth, but in different ways. Sandra Gould appears as a nurse.
McHale’s Navy Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 03 March 1964.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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