McHale's Navy(1962)

series - first aired/released 1962-10-11 - audience 6.7

Comedy, War & Politics

Directed by Earl Bellamy, Frank McDonald, Hollingsworth Morse, Jean Yarbrough, Norman Abbott, Sidney Lanfield, Sidney Miller

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.