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 has received word from the General to put a stop to all fraternising with the local women. The Captain also orders all dogs in town must now have a license. Meanwhile, concerned about Parker’s unusual behaviour, McHale and the guys investigate his situation. They follow him to a house where he meets a beautiful girl. So they think he is seeing the girl. But Parker is actually just walking her dog Angelina. It all comes to a head when Binghamton comes in to arrest Parker for violating the fraternising rule. But when he finds out that Angelina is having babies, he knows he has him on more charges than one. That is, until Colonel Harrigan finds out the babies are puppies.
McHale’s Navy Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 29 March 1966.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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