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 trying to build a work-out area for the men to impress the General. But when Colonel Harrigan confiscates the equipment it looks like Harrigan is the one that is going to get on the General’s good side. Binghamton decides to now build the General a golf course. Con-artist Guido Panzini (Pat Harrington Jr.) happens to overhear Binghamton. For the small fee of $1000, Guido will build him one that will really impress the General. Binghamton pays him the amount out of the Naval recreation fund. Thanks to McHale, Binghamton finds out that Guido is a con-artist. But by then Guido has already fled the area with the money. Binghamton enlists the aid of McHale and the 73 crew in not only getting the money back, but making a fool out of Harrigan as well.

McHale’s Navy Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 08 February 1966.
• Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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