McHale's Navy

The Best Episodes of McHale's Navy

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  1. 7.8/10(76 votes)

    #1 - The Day They Captured Santa Claus

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    S1:E11

    Mchale decides for Christmas he and the crew of PT-73 will pay a visit to the Sister Monique and the children dressed up in a Santa Claus outfit and elf outfits. Mchale would parachute from a plane first and meet the kids and PT-73 would follow a little while after. Mchale jumps in his Santa outfit but when he lands he finds the island was overtaken by Japanese and was captured. Mchale as usual cons he's why through the itterogation and he claims that a new secret weapon is on it's way, just then PT-73 arrives singing Christmas carrols and dressed in elf outfits. The Japanese commander becomes scared fearing that this was some kind new of physcological warfare and he surrenders.

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  2. 7.8/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Portrait of a Peerless Leader

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    S1:E28

    A Naval Personnel Officer is coming to check out McHale for a stateside training position. Binghamton leads McHale and his crew to believe that the Officer is coming to check out Binghamton for a promotion, and transfer, so they shape up, so that Leadbottom will ship out. But, when McHale finds out the real reason for the Officer's visit, he and his crew cook up a plan, to get him off the hook.

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  3. 7.8/10(70 votes)

    #3 - Alias Captain Binghamton

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    S1:E31

    The 73 gets a new crew member, who turns out to be a trouble-maker. McHale and the 73 crew cook up a wild plan to get rid of him, but, when their plan backfires, they find themselves in hot water again. So, they turn to their new Crewman, and use his special physical qualities to their advantage.

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  4. 7.6/10(72 votes)

    #4 - The Big Raffle

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    S1:E17

    Christy finds out he's about to become a Father, so, while McHale is away in New Caledonia, Parker and the boys come up with a plan to raise money for expenses.

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  5. 7.6/10(68 votes)

    #5 - One Enchanted Weekend

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    S1:E24

    Lovely Yvette Gerard has invited Parker to join her for a weekend at her island home. When Binghamton denies him leave, McHale works up a plan for Parker to have a ‘working vacation' on the island, which winds up with an unexpected bonus.

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  6. 7.6/10(58 votes)

    #6 - The Mothers of PT 73

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    S1:E25

    Trouble ensues, when Parker inadvertently invites three of the 73 Crew's Mothers – Including his own – To visit Taratupa for Mother's Day.

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  8. 7.6/10(42 votes)

    #7 - 36-24-73

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    S4:E23

    A regulation-quoting lady Ensign tries to help McHale and the Crew make some much-needed money, by providing the participants for a beauty contest, and winds up helping them bag a German submarine, in the bargain.

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  9. 7.5/10(77 votes)

    #8 - PT 73, Where Are You?

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    S1:E4

    Binghamton grants McHale and the 73 Crew a week's liberty in New Caledonia, but they must postpone their trip, when the 73 turns up missing, and they have to scheme to get a replacement.

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  10. 7.5/10(75 votes)

    #9 - Who Do the Voodoo?

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    S1:E7

    Chief Urulu demands monetary compensation from the Navy, for destroying the coconut trees on his island, and puts a curse on Binghamton, when he refuses to pay.

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  11. 7.5/10(66 votes)

    #10 - The Battle of McHale's Island

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    S1:E10

    McHale and the boys cook up a scheme to keep Binghamton from building a new Officer's Club on McHale's island.

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  12. 7.5/10(62 votes)

    #11 - One of Our Engines Is Missing

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    S1:E18

    The 73's engines are dying, and Binghamton uses the situation as an excuse to have McHale and his Crew reassigned. So McHale and the boys must scheme, to try to make the 73 healthy again.

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  13. 7.5/10(60 votes)

    #12 - Six Pounds from Paradise

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    S1:E21

    The Navy has issued a directive stating that all overweight Combat Officers will be shipped out, and, when Binghamton goes all out to see that McHale goes over the weight limit, the boys cook up a plan to keep him with them.

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  14. 7.5/10(62 votes)

    #13 - A Wreath for McHale

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    S1:E27

    McHale and the 73 Crew are missing, and presumed dead, and Binghamton uses the situation for attention from a visiting War Correspondent.

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  15. 7.5/10(66 votes)

    #14 - Parents Anonymous

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    S1:E32

    McHale and the 73 crew return from a mission, to find that a young Asian orphan girl has taken up residence on their island. They decide to keep her on the island, and go all out to make a happy home for her, and to keep her a secret from Binghamton. But Binghamton becomes suspicious, when he observes the crew's unusual behavior.

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  16. 7.5/10(63 votes)

    #15 - Uncle Admiral

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    S1:E36

    An Admiral from Naval Operations “ Who just happens to be a ranking member of the Promotions Board“ Is stopping in, briefly, at Taratupa, and Captain Binghamton dreams of Admiral's stars, especially when he learns that the Admiral has a very close relative stationed on Taratupa.

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  17. 7.5/10(54 votes)

    #16 - McHale, the Desk Commando

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    S3:E4

    Binghamton fakes an illness, and checks into the base hospital, appointing McHale as temporary Base Commander, to face an unscheduled inspection by a tough Admiral. But Binghamton's plan backfires, when McHale and The Crew manage to make it through the inspection, and turn the tables on The Captain.

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  18. 7.4/10(71 votes)

    #17 - Operation Wedding Party

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    S1:E6

    McHale tries to figure out a way for Christy and his true love, Lt. Gloria Winters, to get married, even though it is against regulations for an officer to marry an enlisted man. But the lovebirds have even more problems: Binghamton schedules maneuvers on the evening of the wedding, and the Japanese schedule an all-out battle.

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  19. 7.4/10(72 votes)

    #18 - Three Girls on an Island

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    S1:E8

    A plane with the Singing Tyler Sisters aboard is forced down with engine trouble on a deserted island. McHale and The 73 Crew are sent to pick them up, with more than their rescue on their minds, but wind up being quite disappointed.

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  20. 7.4/10(68 votes)

    #19 - McHale's Paradise Motel

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    S1:E9

    Binghamton sends McHale and The 73 Crew on a recon mission to a supposedly deserted island, where they make a ‘Home away from home' to enjoy themselves, away from the base. But, the U.S. Navy, as well as the Japanese, become suspicious, when they observe unusual activity on the island.

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  21. 7.4/10(68 votes)

    #20 - The Captain's Mission

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    S1:E13

    Binghamton's reputation as a ‘desk jockey' brings on a desire for some real combat experience, so, while McHale is away at New Caledonia, he assumes command of the 73, and goes out looking for action, with disappointing results.

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  22. 7.4/10(62 votes)

    #21 - Washing Machine Charlie

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    S1:E22

    A pesky Japanese Pilot – Whom the base personnel have dubbed ‘Washing Machine Charlie' – Is wreaking havoc, with his daily strafing runs on Taratupa, and McHale and the 73 Crew have an incentive to bring him down.

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  23. 7.4/10(63 votes)

    #22 - Nippon Nancy Calling

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    S1:E23

    When a Japanese radio announcer broadcasts details about Captain Binghamton that only someone close to him would know, Binghamton immediately suspects McHale and The 73 Crew, and enlists Parker's aid in nailing the traitor.

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  24. 7.4/10(59 votes)

    #23 - H.M.S. 73

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    S1:E26

    Binghamton schemes to get McHale chosen for a Liaison Officer's position, in Sydney, Austrailia. But, when McHale finds out that he will be going alone, and for the duration, he and his crew cook up a plan to get him off the hook.

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  25. 7.4/10(60 votes)

    #24 - Camera, Action, Panic

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    S1:E30

    A Combat Photographer comes to Taratupa, to film a P.T. crew in action. But trouble erupts, when Gruber swipes the Photographer's movie camera, for a little private enterprise. McHale and the 73 crew then have to scheme, to cover their own behinds, as well as the Photographer's.

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  26. 7.4/10(62 votes)

    #25 - The Hillbillies of PT 73

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    S1:E34

    Willy is devastated when he gets a letter from his best girl “ Back home, in the hills of Tennessee“ Informing him that she's marrying another man. So, McHale and the 73 Crew go all out to pick up his spirits. But Captain Binghamton wants everyone on their best behavior for the upcoming inspection tour of a certain budget-conscious V.I.P.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Day They Captured Santa Claus" is the best rated episode of "McHale's Navy". It scored 7.8/10 based on 76 votes. Directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Larry Markes, it aired on 12/27/1962. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Portrait of a Peerless Leader".