McHale's Navy Season 1

(1962) October - June | # of Episodes : 36

Ratings

6.7

7.5

Series Details

Seasons: 4

Total Episodes: 138

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Networks: ABC

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Oct 11, 1962

Recent Air Date: Apr 12, 1966

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: TV-G

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Production Companies: Universal Television Entertainment

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Synopsis

This is a list of episodes from the first season of McHale's Navy.

Main Cast

Ernest Borgnine

Quinton McHale

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Joe Flynn

Captain Wallace B. Binghamton

Age : 49 | Popularity : 39%

Tim Conway

Ensign Charles Parker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Carl Ballantine

Lester Gruber

Age : 92 | Popularity : 43%

Gary Vinson

George Christopher

Age : 47 | Popularity : 28%

Billy Sands

'Tinker' Bell

Age : 73 | Popularity : 32%

Edson Stroll

Virgil Edwards

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Episodes

Episode 1

11 October 1962 - An Ensign for McHale

Ensign Charles Parker reports for duty as the new Executive Officer of the PT 73, to a not-so-warm welcome from McHale and The Crew. But McHale is soon impressed by the Ensign, and persuades the boys to shape up, so that Parker can stay on as XO.

Episode 2

18 October 1962 - A Purple Heart for Gruber

Lester Gruber has been given the job of laundering Captain Binghamton's uniforms. When a Japanese sub fires on the PT 73, the uniforms are destroyed, and Lester's finger is scratched, prompting him to put in for a Purple Heart.

Episode 3

25 October 1962 - McHale and His Seven Cupids

McHale decides that what Ensign Parker really needs is a girl friend. He convinces Parker that he is suffering from an advanced case of battle fatigue so that he can be sent to the hospital, where McHale hopes that he will find Nurse Casey Brown to his liking.

Episode 4

01 November 1962 - PT 73, Where Are You?

Binghamton grants McHale and the 73 Crew a week's liberty in New Caledonia, but they must postpone their trip, when the 73 turns up missing, and they have to scheme to get a replacement.

Episode 5

08 November 1962 - Movies Are Your Best Diversion

When McHale and his men are assigned the duty of averting a Japanese attack on a US convoy, they use the soundtracks of movies starring John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, and Errol Flynn to confuse the enemies.

Episode 6

15 November 1962 - Operation Wedding Party

McHale tries to figure out a way for Christy and his true love, Lt. Gloria Winters, to get married, even though it is against regulations for an officer to marry an enlisted man. But the lovebirds have even more problems: Binghamton schedules maneuvers on the evening of the wedding, and the Japanese schedule an all-out battle.

Episode 7

22 November 1962 - Who Do the Voodoo?

Chief Urulu demands monetary compensation from the Navy, for destroying the coconut trees on his island, and puts a curse on Binghamton, when he refuses to pay.

Episode 8

29 November 1962 - Three Girls on an Island

A plane with the Singing Tyler Sisters aboard is forced down with engine trouble on a deserted island. McHale and The 73 Crew are sent to pick them up, with more than their rescue on their minds, but wind up being quite disappointed.

Episode 9

06 December 1962 - McHale's Paradise Motel

Binghamton sends McHale and The 73 Crew on a recon mission to a supposedly deserted island, where they make a â€˜Home away from home' to enjoy themselves, away from the base. But, the U.S. Navy, as well as the Japanese, become suspicious, when they observe unusual activity on the island.

Episode 10

20 December 1962 - The Battle of McHale's Island

McHale and the boys cook up a scheme to keep Binghamton from building a new Officer's Club on McHale's island.

Episode 11

27 December 1962 - The Day They Captured Santa Claus

Mchale decides for Christmas he and the crew of PT-73 will pay a visit to the Sister Monique and the children dressed up in a Santa Claus outfit and elf outfits. Mchale would parachute from a plane first and meet the kids and PT-73 would follow a little while after. Mchale jumps in his Santa outfit but when he lands he finds the island was overtaken by Japanese and was captured. Mchale as usual cons he's why through the itterogation and he claims that a new secret weapon is on it's way, just then PT-73 arrives singing Christmas carrols and dressed in elf outfits. The Japanese commander becomes scared fearing that this was some kind new of physcological warfare and he surrenders.

Episode 12

03 January 1963 - Beauty and the Beast

A Photo Journalist for the Office of War Information â€“ An extremely unpleasant person, with whom McHale is familiar â€“ Is sent to Taratupa to do a story on PT Boats and their Crews. Through a case of mistaken identity, McHale and the boys are stuck with her, and must scheme to try to get rid of her.

Episode 13

10 January 1963 - The Captain's Mission

Binghamton's reputation as a â€˜desk jockey' brings on a desire for some real combat experience, so, while McHale is away at New Caledonia, he assumes command of the 73, and goes out looking for action, with disappointing results.

Episode 14

17 January 1963 - Send Us a Hero

A U.S. Congresswoman comes to Taratupa, to find a War Hero to take on a Stateside War Bond tour, and Parker and the boys help McHale to get chosen for the job, thinking that they will be going along.

Episode 15

24 January 1963 - The Captain Steals a Cook

Another of Gruber's shady enterprises backfires, when Binghamton gets a taste of the delicious Polynesian cuisine that Fuji has been cooking up, for sale to the base personnel.

Episode 16

31 January 1963 - The Ensign Gets a Zero

Complications arise, when Gruber falsifies Parker's gunnery score to keep Parker from being shipped out.

Episode 17

07 February 1963 - The Big Raffle

Christy finds out he's about to become a Father, so, while McHale is away in New Caledonia, Parker and the boys come up with a plan to raise money for expenses.

Episode 18

14 February 1963 - One of Our Engines Is Missing

The 73's engines are dying, and Binghamton uses the situation as an excuse to have McHale and his Crew reassigned. So McHale and the boys must scheme, to try to make the 73 healthy again.

Episode 19

21 February 1963 - The Natives Get Restless

Some local natives â€“ Who depend on McHale and his men for their income â€“ Are up in arms over Binghamton's having made their village off-limits to McHale and his Crew. But Binghamton must re-establish good relations with them, for the upcoming inspection tour of The Undersecretary Of The Navy.

Episode 20

28 February 1963 - The Confidence Game

Parker requests a transfer, when he feels he's not getting the respect he deserves. So, to change his mind, and build up his self-confidence, McHale puts him in charge of an important test mission.

Episode 21

07 March 1963 - Six Pounds from Paradise

The Navy has issued a directive stating that all overweight Combat Officers will be shipped out, and, when Binghamton goes all out to see that McHale goes over the weight limit, the boys cook up a plan to keep him with them.

Episode 22

14 March 1963 - Washing Machine Charlie

A pesky Japanese Pilot â€“ Whom the base personnel have dubbed â€˜Washing Machine Charlie' â€“ Is wreaking havoc, with his daily strafing runs on Taratupa, and McHale and the 73 Crew have an incentive to bring him down.

Episode 23

21 March 1963 - Nippon Nancy Calling

When a Japanese radio announcer broadcasts details about Captain Binghamton that only someone close to him would know, Binghamton immediately suspects McHale and The 73 Crew, and enlists Parker's aid in nailing the traitor.

Episode 24

28 March 1963 - One Enchanted Weekend

Lovely Yvette Gerard has invited Parker to join her for a weekend at her island home. When Binghamton denies him leave, McHale works up a plan for Parker to have a â€˜working vacation' on the island, which winds up with an unexpected bonus.

Episode 25

04 April 1963 - The Mothers of PT 73

Trouble ensues, when Parker inadvertently invites three of the 73 Crew's Mothers â€“ Including his own â€“ To visit Taratupa for Mother's Day.

Episode 26

11 April 1963 - H.M.S. 73

Binghamton schemes to get McHale chosen for a Liaison Officer's position, in Sydney, Austrailia. But, when McHale finds out that he will be going alone, and for the duration, he and his crew cook up a plan to get him off the hook.

Episode 27

18 April 1963 - A Wreath for McHale

McHale and the 73 Crew are missing, and presumed dead, and Binghamton uses the situation for attention from a visiting War Correspondent.

Episode 28

25 April 1963 - Portrait of a Peerless Leader

A Naval Personnel Officer is coming to check out McHale for a stateside training position. Binghamton leads McHale and his crew to believe that the Officer is coming to check out Binghamton for a promotion, and transfer, so they shape up, so that Leadbottom will ship out. But, when McHale finds out the real reason for the Officer's visit, he and his crew cook up a plan, to get him off the hook.

Episode 29

02 May 1963 - Instant Democracy

Gruber does some shady trading with Chief Urulu involving Navy property, and McHale is arrested, and threatened with court martial. But Binghamton drops the charges, when he finds he needs help from Urulu and his tribe.

Episode 30

09 May 1963 - Camera, Action, Panic

A Combat Photographer comes to Taratupa, to film a P.T. crew in action. But trouble erupts, when Gruber swipes the Photographer's movie camera, for a little private enterprise. McHale and the 73 crew then have to scheme, to cover their own behinds, as well as the Photographer's.

Episode 31

16 May 1963 - Alias Captain Binghamton

The 73 gets a new crew member, who turns out to be a trouble-maker. McHale and the 73 crew cook up a wild plan to get rid of him, but, when their plan backfires, they find themselves in hot water again. So, they turn to their new Crewman, and use his special physical qualities to their advantage.

Episode 32

23 May 1963 - Parents Anonymous

McHale and the 73 crew return from a mission, to find that a young Asian orphan girl has taken up residence on their island. They decide to keep her on the island, and go all out to make a happy home for her, and to keep her a secret from Binghamton. But Binghamton becomes suspicious, when he observes the crew's unusual behavior.

Episode 33

30 May 1963 - McHale's Millions

The 73 Crew investigates the crash site of a Japanese transport plane, which is loaded with 4 million dollars' worth of American currency. McHale convinces the boys that the bills are counterfeit, and, later, Gruber trades the supposedly phony money to Urulu, for some island trinkets. But when they find out that the money is real, McHale and The Crew must scheme to get it back.

Episode 34

06 June 1963 - The Hillbillies of PT 73

Willy is devastated when he gets a letter from his best girl “ Back home, in the hills of Tennessee“ Informing him that she's marrying another man. So, McHale and the 73 Crew go all out to pick up his spirits. But Captain Binghamton wants everyone on their best behavior for the upcoming inspection tour of a certain budget-conscious V.I.P.

Episode 35

13 June 1963 - The Monster of McHale's Island

A Navy transport plane develops engine trouble, and is forced down at Taratupa. One of it's passengers is an Admiral's Son, and a strict, by-the-book disciplinarian, as well as a spoiled brat. Binghamton sees to it that the kid is quartered on McHale's island, where he and his â€˜Little black book' cause quite a bit of trouble for McHale and his Crew. But McHale is soon fed up with the brat, and takes matters into his own hands.

Episode 36

27 June 1963 - Uncle Admiral

An Admiral from Naval Operations “ Who just happens to be a ranking member of the Promotions Board“ Is stopping in, briefly, at Taratupa, and Captain Binghamton dreams of Admiral's stars, especially when he learns that the Admiral has a very close relative stationed on Taratupa.

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