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McHale's Navy

Comedy, War · 1962 · Rated 7.7/10

Last aired: S4 E30, Wally for Congress · 1966-04-12

McHale's Navy follows the wacky schemes of Lt. Cmdr Quinton McHale and his crew to make money, get girls and have a ball. Their nemesis is Captain Binghamton who struggles to rid himself of the headache that PT-73 has become for him. Despite their scheming, conniving, and often lazy and unmilitary ways, McHale's crew is always successful in combat in the end.

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Season 4

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4
E1 War, Italian Style 1965-09-14 · 30 min Binghamton, Carpenter, and the 73 crew are transferred to Voltafiore, Italy. McHale and his men soon run afoul of the mayor, who is is almost as big a conman as they are.
E2 The Bathtub Thief 1965-09-21 · 30 min McHale and the crew must rescue Binghamton when he's captured by a German Patrol while in the act of stealing a bathtub.
E3 Marriage, McHale Style 1965-09-28 · 30 min Mama Giovanni talks McHale into performing a wedding ceremony for her daughter, just  as Binghamton is cracking down on fraternization with the locals.
E4 Guiseppe McHale 1965-10-05 · 30 min McHale's identical Italian cousin helps McHale out, when Binghamton threatens an AWOL charge against him.
E5 A Nip in Time 1965-10-12 · 30 min McHale and the crew are captured by Germans during a souvenir hunting trip to a nearby town, and it's left up to Parker and Fuji to rescue them.
E6 Piazza Binghamtoni 1965-10-19 · 30 min Lugatto helps McHale try to get Parker out of the brig, by convincing Binghamton that he's 'The Great Liberator', and that his statue will be placed in the town square.
E7 The Bald-Headed Contessa 1965-10-26 · 30 min When McHale and the crew are caught having some R&R at the vacated home of Italian royalty, Parker must assume the role of a Contessa, to get them all out of trouble.
E8 Voltafiore Fish-Fry 1965-11-02 · 30 min Mayor Lugatto cons McHale into using the 73 as a fishing boat, with very positive consequences.
E9 A Wine Cellar is Not a Home 1965-11-09 · 30 min Sent to investigate a German shipwreck, McHale and the crew recover a load of antique furniture, which both Binghamton and Harrigan try to confiscate for their own use.
E10 Vino, Vino, Who's Got the Vino? 1965-11-16 · 30 min McHale and the crew stumble across a stash of Voltafiore wine, stolen by the Germans, and McHale devises a plan to return it to its rightful owners, and bag the Germans in the bargain.
E11 The McHale Opera Company 1965-11-23 · 30 min Binghamton jails the 73 crew when he catches them stealing supplies to fix up the Voltafiore Opera House.  So McHale devises a plan to get them out, by convincing Lugatto to star Binghamton in their next production.
E12 The Good Luck Fountain 1965-11-30 · 30 min Binghamton jails Mayor Lugatto for running a scam, with his lucky town fountain, and McHale and the crew cook up a scheme to get him out.
E13 Blitzkrieg at McHale's Beach 1965-12-07 · 30 min Colonel Harrigan claims the beach near McHale's base, for fun in the sun, so McHale, the crew, Binghamton and Carpenter inadvertently join forces to get it back.
E14 Reunion for PT 73 1965-12-14 · 30 min Binghamton thinks he's got the goods on McHale and the crew, when he gets hold of Parker's tape recorder, with audio evidence of some of the guys' escapades.  So, McHale devises a complicated plan to get them off the hook.
E15 The Return of Guiseppe 1965-12-21 · 30 min McHale's identical Italian cousin pays a visit to McHale and crew, but soon becomes involved in a serious case of mistaken identity.
E16 The Boy Scouts of 73 1965-12-28 · 30 min Parker takes 3 Italian juvenile delinquents under his wing, and starts a boy scout troop, leading to some serious complications.
E17 Fire in the Liquor Locker 1966-01-04 · 30 min Eager to comply with General Bronson's civic improvement program, Binghamton confiscates an old fire engine recently found by McHale and his men, unknowing that they've made certain changes to it.
E18 The Fugitive Ensign 1966-01-11 · 30 min Parker goes on the lam, when he thinks that he's murdered Captain Binghamton, and McHale and the crew must rescue him, and get him off the hook.
E19 The Wacky WAC 1966-01-18 · 30 min Complications arise, when McHale and the crew cook up a scheme to help an AWOL Wac Corporal meet up with her boyfriend, before she ships out for North Africa.
E20 La Dolce 73 1966-01-25 · 30 min When he hears that a Congresswoman is coming to Voltafiore, Binghamton tries to nail McHale and the crew, by catching them having a wild party - Which he arranged - On film.
E21 McHale's Country Club Caper 1966-02-08 · 30 min A devious Italian con man dupes Binghamton into building a golf course, using Navy recreation funds, and the Captain must beg for help from McHale and the 73 crew, to get himself out of the predicament.
E22 Secret Chimp 007 1966-02-15 · 30 min When a gypsy's mischievous chimpanzee swipes an important document from Binghamton's desk, he inadvertently helps to crack a German espionage ring.
E23 36-24-73 1966-02-22 · 30 min When a by-the-book Wave Ensign comes to the base, to straighten out Binghamton's books, McHale and the crew enlist her help with a beauty contest they're planning to make some much-needed cash.
E24 My Son, the Skipper 1966-03-01 · 30 min Binghamton cooks up a plan to get rid of the 73 crew, involving shipping McHale out, and making Parker the new skipper of the 73.
E25 Little Red Riding Doctor 1966-03-08 · 30 min When a timid Army psychiatrist comes to Voltafiore to screen navy personnel for battle fatigue, Binghamton schemes to have McHale and his crew shipped back to The States.
E26 Who Was That German I Saw You With? 1966-03-15 · 30 min When a lost German patrol stumbles into McHale's camp, Binghamton, and later Parker are taken prisoner.  But McHale works out a plan, involving a famous magazine photographer, to rescue them.
E27 The McHale Grand Prix 1966-03-22 · 30 min McHale has a Jeep that needs an engine, and the local mechanic has an engine that needs a car, to race in the annual Voltafiore auto race.
E28 An Ensign's Best Friend 1966-03-29 · 30 min Parker becomes involved with a certain female, just as the General is cracking down on fraternization with the locals.
E29 Binghamton, at 20 Paces 1966-04-05 · 30 min Binghamton is delighted, when Parker is challenged to a duel by an Italian Count, whom Parker has disgraced.
E30 Wally for Congress 1966-04-12 · 30 min Binghamton joins the 73 crew, when he learns that a Washington VIP - With a reputation for turning war heroes into politicians - Is coming to Voltafiore for a visit.

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