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
Mayor Lugatto is running a racket in the form of a “Good Luck Fountain” in the town square. Binghamton sees the fountain and immediately shuts it down. Binghamton is going to a conference and will be gone a few days. McHale wants to help Ensign Parker who is feeling low. So with Binghamton gone, McHale gets the Mayor to reopen the fountain. Parker can now wish for a girl. But when Binghamton returns after the conference is cancelled, he throws the Mayor into jail, pending impeachment proceedings, for reopening the fountain. So, to get the Captain to let the Mayor out of jail and reopen the fountain, McHale and the guys must come up with a plan to convince Binghamton that “The Curse of Voltafiore” has befallen him.
McHale’s Navy Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 30 November 1965.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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