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
Fuji is tired of always being left behind when the boys go out to party. They agree to take him out one time. Binghamton must put on a show of good will toward the local natives in order to please George Gregory (John Archer), a visiting V.I.P. But, his plan is complicated by Fuji’s love affair with Sulani, the native Chief’s lovely daughter. Maloco, Sulani’s very jealous boyfriend, is out to get even and disrupts a party given for the natives and Gregory at the base.
McHale’s Navy Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 29 December 1964.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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