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 upset about losing his civilian job after the war and is looking to get on the good-side of a firm so that when the war is over he has a good job. Lieutenant Whitworth (Steve Franken) gets assigned to the base. Whitworth is in charge of the largest life insurance company on the mainland. Binghamton is bending over backwards to impress Whitworth so that he can be a salesman after the war. Whitworth tells Binghamton that if he can sell a policy to all the 73 crew then he will hire him as an agent. But the Captain’s high-pressure sales tactics prompt McHale and the guys to work up a plan to get back at him.

McHale’s Navy Series

You can find a full index and overview of McHale’s Navy here.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 11 May 1965.
• Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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