McHale's Navy
| McHale's Navy | |
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Front to back: McHale, Binghamton, Parker, Fuji, Carpenter, Tinker, Virgil, Christy, Willy, Gruber.
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| Created by | Edward J. Montagne |
| Starring |
Ernest Borgnine Tim Conway Joe Flynn Bob Hastings Gary Vinson Carl Ballantine |
| Theme music composer | Axel Stordahl |
| Composer(s) |
Axel Stordahl Cyril Mockridge Jack Elliott (composer) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 138 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Edward J. Montagne Si Rose (1964-66) |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Sto-Rev-Co Productions Revue Studios (1962-63) Universal TV (1963-66) |
| Distributor |
Universal Television NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 11, 1962 – April 12, 1966 |
Sto-Rev-Co Productions
McHale's Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC television network. The series was filmed in black and white and originated from an hour drama entitled Seven Against the Sea, broadcast on April 3, 1962. The series is scheduled to be removed as of January 2, 2017, from American television on the channel Antenna TV. The last 2 episodes aired December 30, 2016; no return to Antenna TV is known.
The ABC series spawned three feature films: McHale's Navy (1964), a sequel McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965), and a much later 1997 sequel-remake of the original series.
Academy Award-winning dramatic actor Ernest Borgnine first appeared as Quinton McHale in a one-shot drama called "Seven Against the Sea", which aired as an episode of Alcoa Premiere in 1962, an ABC dramatic anthology also known as Fred Astaire's Premiere Theatre and hosted by Fred Astaire, who introduced television audiences to the Quinton McHale character. It is considered the pilot show for the series.
During World War II, Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (Borgnine) is the commanding officer of the U.S. Navy PT boat, PT-73, stationed at the Pacific island base Taratupa. In the late spring of 1942, the Japanese heavily bomb the island, destroying the base. Only 18 of 150 naval aviators and marines on the base survive. With Japanese patrols in the region too heavy for a Navy rescue mission, McHale and his men survive by hiding on the island. Assisted by the native tribes whom they befriend, the sailors live a pleasant island existence. After months of leisurely life, strait-laced, by-the-book Annapolis graduate Lieutenant Durham (Ron Foster) parachutes onto the island. His job is to assume duties as McHale's executive officer and help him get the base on Taratupa back into action.
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