McHale's Navy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: McHale's Navy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, War
• Premiere date: 1962-10-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 6269
• IMDb ID: tt0055689
• TVDB ID: 77664

Cast and credited roles

• Ernest Borgnine — Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale
• Tim Conway — Ensign Charles Beaumont Parker
• Joe Flynn — Captain Wallace "Wally" Burton Binghamton U.S.N.R.
• Gary Vinson — Quartermaster George "Christy" Christopher
• John Wright — Radioman Willy Moss
• Billy Sands — Motor Machinist Mate Harrison James "Tinker" Bell
• Edson Stroll — Gunner's Mate Virgil Edwards
• Carl Ballantine — Torpedoman's Mate Lester Gruber
• Yoshio Yoda — Seaman 3rd Class Fuji Kobiaji
• Bob Hastings — Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter
• Gavin MacLeod — Seaman Joseph "Happy" Haines

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1962-10-11; final listed air date 1963-06-27; episode order: 36.
• Season 2: premiered 1963-09-17; final listed air date 1964-05-19; episode order: 36.
• Season 3: premiered 1964-09-15; final listed air date 1965-06-01; episode order: 36.
• Season 4: premiered 1965-09-14; final listed air date 1966-04-12; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from McHale's Navy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.