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

Colonel Harrigan wants to take over McHale’s beach for himself. He goes to Binghamton and tells him that General Bronson is to make a visit to check on the moral of the officers. If things are not going well then Binghamton will be shipped off to North Africa. Binghamton is going to have to move McHale’s crew into his building and pretend that the two are getting along splendidly. McHale and his crew do not want to be in town and Binghamton does not really want the crew at his residence. When they find out Harrigan made the whole thing up, McHale and the Captain, independently, think of a similar plan to get back at him. But it becomes a mess when the two plans are staged at the same time.

McHale’s Navy Series

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

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 07 December 1965.
• Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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