McHale's Navy

(1962)•

6.6

An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of the Torpedo Patrol (PT) Boat #73 stationed at the U.S. Naval Installation on the island of Taratupa in the Southwest Pacific. The 73 'Family' included, among others, a con man and amateur Magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated Family man, a guitar-playing, moonshine-making Tennessee good ol' boy, and even a deserter from the Japanese Navy, who was an excellent cook.

Seasons

138

Episodes

Ended

Status

October 11, 1962

First Aired

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Networks: ABC

Genres: Comedy, War & Politics

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Season 1

36 episodes • 1962

#	Episode	Air Date
1	An Ensign for McHale	Oct 11, 1962
2	A Purple Heart for Gruber	Oct 18, 1962
3	McHale and His Seven Cupids	Oct 25, 1962
4	PT 73, Where Are You?	Nov 1, 1962
5	Movies Are Your Best Diversion	Nov 8, 1962
6	Operation Wedding Party	Nov 15, 1962
7	Who Do the Voodoo?	Nov 22, 1962
8	Three Girls on an Island	Nov 29, 1962
9	McHale's Paradise Motel	Dec 6, 1962
10	The Battle of McHale's Island	Dec 20, 1962
11	The Day They Captured Santa Claus	Dec 27, 1962
12	Beauty and the Beast	Jan 3, 1963
13	The Captain's Mission	Jan 10, 1963
14	Send Us a Hero	Jan 17, 1963
15	The Captain Steals a Cook	Jan 24, 1963
16	The Ensign Gets a Zero	Jan 31, 1963
17	The Big Raffle	Feb 7, 1963
18	One of Our Engines Is Missing	Feb 14, 1963
19	The Natives Get Restless	Feb 21, 1963
20	The Confidence Game	Feb 28, 1963
21	Six Pounds from Paradise	Mar 7, 1963
22	Washing Machine Charlie	Mar 14, 1963
23	Nippon Nancy Calling	Mar 21, 1963
24	One Enchanted Weekend	Mar 28, 1963
25	The Mothers of PT 73	Apr 4, 1963
26	H.M.S. 73	Apr 11, 1963
27	A Wreath for McHale	Apr 18, 1963
28	Portrait of a Peerless Leader	Apr 25, 1963
29	Instant Democracy	May 2, 1963
30	Camera, Action, Panic	May 9, 1963
31	Alias Captain Binghamton	May 16, 1963
32	Parents Anonymous	May 23, 1963
33	McHale's Millions	May 30, 1963
34	The Hillbillies of PT 73	Jun 6, 1963
35	The Monster of McHale's Island	Jun 13, 1963
36	Uncle Admiral	Jun 27, 1963

Season 2

36 episodes • 1963

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Day the War Stood Still	Sep 17, 1963
2	The Binghamton Murder Plot	Sep 24, 1963
3	McHale and His Schweinhunds	Oct 1, 1963
4	Is There a Doctor in the Hut?	Oct 8, 1963
5	To Binghamton with Love	Oct 15, 1963
6	Have Kimono, Will Travel	Oct 22, 1963
7	Today I Am a Man!	Oct 29, 1963
8	Jolly Wally	Nov 5, 1963
9	Scuttlebutt	Nov 12, 1963
10	The August Teahouse of Quint McHale	Nov 19, 1963
11	French Leave for McHale	Nov 26, 1963
12	The Happy Sleepwalker	Dec 3, 1963
13	A Letter for Fuji	Dec 10, 1963
14	My Ensign, the Lawyer	Dec 17, 1963
15	Orange Blossom for McHale	Dec 24, 1963
16	Creature from McHale's Lagoon	Dec 31, 1963
17	A Medal for Parker	Jan 7, 1964
18	The Balloon Goes Up	Jan 14, 1964
19	Who'll Buy My Sarongs?	Jan 21, 1964
20	Evil-Eye Parker	Jan 28, 1964
21	The Great Impersonation	Feb 4, 1964
22	Urulu's Paradise West	Feb 11, 1964
23	Dear Diary	Feb 18, 1964
24	Babette Go Home	Feb 25, 1964
25	The Novocain Mutiny	Mar 3, 1964
26	Stars Over Taratupa	Mar 10, 1964
27	Comrades of PT 73	Mar 17, 1964
28	Return of Big Frenchy	Mar 24, 1964
29	Alias PT 73	Mar 31, 1964
30	The Rage of Taratupa	Apr 7, 1964
31	Ensign Parker, E.S.P.	Apr 14, 1964
32	The McHale Mob	Apr 21, 1964
33	Carpenter in Command	Apr 28, 1964
34	Marryin' Chuck	May 5, 1964
35	The Dart Gun Wedding	May 12, 1964
36	A Da-Da for Christy	May 19, 1964

Season 3

36 episodes • 1964

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Ghosts of 73	Sep 15, 1964
2	Lester, the Skipper	Sep 22, 1964
3	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War	Sep 29, 1964
4	McHale, the Desk Commando	Oct 6, 1964
5	McHale's Floating Harem	Oct 13, 1964
6	Laugh, Captain, Laugh	Oct 20, 1964
7	Will the Alligator Take the Stand?	Oct 27, 1964
8	The British Also Have Ensigns	Nov 10, 1964
9	Senator Parker, Suh!	Nov 17, 1964
10	Fountain of Youth	Nov 24, 1964
11	The Great Eclipse	Dec 1, 1964
12	McHale and His Jet Set	Dec 8, 1964
13	Christy Goes Traveling	Dec 15, 1964
14	The Missing Link	Dec 22, 1964
15	Fuji's Big Romance	Dec 29, 1964
16	The Stool Parrot	Jan 5, 1965
17	The PT 73 Follies	Jan 12, 1965
18	The Truth Hurts	Jan 19, 1965
19	The Late Captain Binghamton	Jan 26, 1965
20	McHale's Floating Laundromat	Feb 2, 1965
21	All Chiefs and No Indians	Feb 9, 1965
22	Pumpkin Takes Over	Feb 16, 1965
23	The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker	Feb 23, 1965
24	The Return of Maggie	Mar 2, 1965
25	Send This Ensign to Camp	Mar 9, 1965
26	By the Numbers, Paint	Mar 16, 1965
27	Chuckie Cottontail	Mar 23, 1965
28	The Great Necklace Caper	Mar 30, 1965
29	Will the Real Admiral Please Stand Up?	Apr 6, 1965
30	Hello, McHale? Colonna!	Apr 13, 1965
31	Rumble on Taratupa	Apr 20, 1965
32	All Ahead, Empty	Apr 27, 1965
33	The Vampire of Taratupa	May 4, 1965
34	Birth of a Salesman	May 11, 1965
35	A Star Falls on Taratupa	May 18, 1965
36	Make Room for Orvie	Jun 1, 1965

Season 4

30 episodes • 1965

#	Episode	Air Date
1	War, Italian Style	Sep 14, 1965
2	The Bathtub Thief	Sep 21, 1965
3	Marriage, McHale Style	Sep 28, 1965
4	Guiseppe McHale	Oct 5, 1965
5	A Nip in Time	Oct 12, 1965
6	Piazza Binghamtoni	Oct 19, 1965
7	The Bald-Headed Contessa	Oct 26, 1965
8	Voltafiore Fish-Fry	Nov 2, 1965
9	A Wine Cellar Is Not a Home	Nov 9, 1965
10	Vino, Vino, Who's Got the Vino?	Nov 16, 1965
11	The McHale Opera Company	Nov 23, 1965
12	The Good Luck Fountain	Nov 30, 1965
13	Blitzkrieg at McHale's Beach	Dec 7, 1965
14	Reunion for PT 73	Dec 14, 1965
15	The Return of Guiseppe	Dec 21, 1965
16	The Boy Scouts of 73	Dec 28, 1965
17	Fire in the Liquor Locker	Jan 4, 1966
18	The Fugitive Ensign	Jan 11, 1966
19	The Wacky WAC	Jan 18, 1966
20	La Dolce 73	Jan 25, 1966
21	McHale's Country Club Caper	Feb 8, 1966
22	Secret Chimp 007	Feb 15, 1966
23	36-24-73	Feb 22, 1966
24	My Son, the Skipper	Mar 1, 1966
25	Little Red Riding Doctor	Mar 8, 1966
26	Who Was That German I Saw You With?	Mar 15, 1966
27	The McHale Grand Prix	Mar 22, 1966
28	An Ensign's Best Friend	Mar 29, 1966
29	Binghamton, at 20 Paces	Apr 5, 1966
30	Wally for Congress	Apr 12, 1966

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