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
After running into Jerry Colonna in New Caledonia, McHale and the guys talk the bug-eyed, moustachioed comic into making an unscheduled stop for a show on Taratupa. But when they learn that the base does not qualify for a Special Services show, they must make some special arrangements for an “epidemic” at the base hospital. Meanwhile, Captain Binghamton is being drilled by a medical Admiral named Henshaw (Tyler McVey). It seems that Henshaw has read some records and believe that some of the men at Taratupa are faking sickness. Binghamton orders Carpenter to have the hospital cleared. But, this is at the same time McHale is trying to fill the beds for the Colonna show. Henshaw makes a surprise inspection and McHale has to explain why they were trying to fill the beds.
McHale’s Navy Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 13 April 1965.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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