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
Gruber and the guys find that there is money to be made in the lucrative German war souvenir market. The guys, McHale, and Colonel Harrigan are all captured by a German patrol during a souvenir-hunting trip to an off-limits town. Parker and Fuji collaborate on a clever plan to rescue their comrades. Bart Burns appears as the Motor Pool Sergeant. James Frawley appears as the German Non-commissioned officer (NCO).
McHale’s Navy Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 12 October 1965.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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