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
Christy, PT-73 Quartermaster risks being AWOL, when in a desperate attempt to be with his little daughter on her second birthday, he tries to hitch a ride on a bomber bound for his home town of San Diego. Major complications develop when, as the result of a letter from Gruber and the guys to Fleet Command, Christy is chosen as the Navy’s “Father of the Year” and will be sent to the states. Parker pretends to be Christy. Christy winds up getting bumped off the flight. Now the boys have to figure out how to switch Christy for Parker. Leonard Stone appears as Colonel “Black Jack” Cooper.
McHale’s Navy Series
You can find a full index and overview of McHale’s Navy here.
Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 15 December 1964.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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