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The Best Episodes of McHale's Navy

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...

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  1. Background image for McHale, the Desk Commando
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #1 - McHale, the Desk Commando

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #2 - The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker

    S3:E23

    After the guys swipe Binghamton's dictation machine, Parker is nailed for the crime, while in the process of returning it, and The Captain throws him into the brig, pending Court Martial. Parker must then work with McHale and the boys in a complicated plan to try to make Binghamton drop the charges, by making him think he's losing his mind.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for A Star Falls on Taratupa
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #3 - A Star Falls on Taratupa

    S3:E35

    In response to a letter from Gruber and the guys, a glamorous movie star makes the trip to Taratupa, with a plan to create some publicity for herself. But her scheme soon goes awry, and someone else winds up grabbing all the headlines.

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  4. Background image for The Missing Link
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #4 - The Missing Link

    S3:E14

    Parker is in Binghamton's dog house, again, but gets off the hook, when Leadbottom's Niece – An Anthropology student, on a brief stay at Taratupa – Wants to keep Parker around as a study subject.

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  5. Background image for The Stool Parrot
    7.1/10(48 votes)

    #5 - The Stool Parrot

    S3:E16

    Binghamton's ‘No-Fraternization' policy forces McHale and the boys to find a secret location for a big party they've planned, with the Nurses. But Gruber's pet parrot spills the beans, to Binghamton.

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  6. Background image for Pumpkin Takes Over
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #6 - Pumpkin Takes Over

    S3:E22

    After Admiral Rogers mistakes a pretty young Nurse for Binghamton's wife, McHale and Parker must hustle to keep the situation a secret from Binghamton's real wife, who has come to visit the base as part of the Women's Navy League tour.

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  8. Background image for The Great Necklace Caper
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #7 - The Great Necklace Caper

    S3:E28

    Binghamton panics, when he learns that Naval Intelligence is on it's way to investigate the disappearance of a $1000 jade necklace, which he bought with funds 'borrowed' from the Officer's Club. Then, after the necklace turns up, Binghamton tries to frame McHale and his men with the crime, in order to cover his tracks.

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    Director:Sidney Miller
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Rumble on Taratupa
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    #8 - Rumble on Taratupa

    S3:E31

    Binghamton tries to frame the 73 Crew for the manufacture and sale of illegal liquor, and has them all thrown into the brig, pending an investigation. But, with a little outside help, McHale and the guys manage to escape from jail, and execute a complicated scheme to make The Captain look like a lunatic, in the eyes of the Fleet Legal Officer.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Ghosts of 73
    7.0/10(49 votes)

    #9 - The Ghosts of 73

    S3:E1

    When Binghamton discovers how superstitious McHale and The Crew are, he devises a plan to scare them into transferring out. But, when McHale and The Boys find that they've been duped, they cook up their own plan to scare Binghamton into canceling their transfers.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The PT 73 Follies
    7.0/10(45 votes)

    #10 - The PT 73 Follies

    S3:E17

    Marooned on a supposedly deserted island, for their mandatory survival test, Parker and Binghamton are captured by a Japanese patrol. McHale and The Crew, on their way to New Caledonia, to try out for the Navy talent show, are captured, as well, when they drop in, to check on The Captain and Parker. They must all then utilize their various talents in a plan to get out of the situation.

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    Director:Sidney Miller
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for All Ahead, Empty
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #11 - All Ahead, Empty

    S3:E32

    When an MIT-trained electronics wizard comes to the base to convert the 73 into a fully automated, remote-controlled vessel, McHale and the Crew fear that they may soon become obsolete. But they're reprieved, at the last minute, with help from a very unlikely source.

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  13. Background image for The British Also Have Ensigns
    6.9/10(49 votes)

    #12 - The British Also Have Ensigns

    S3:E8

    Binghamton has an ulterior motive, when he temporarily assigns a clumsy, bumbling British Sub-Lieutenant to the 73 Crew. When the Britisher captures Fuji, and places him under arrest as a spy, McHale and Parker work up a rather risky plan to free their Japanese friend, which is complicated by a visit from the Sub-Lieutenant's Admiral-Cousin.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for McHale and His Jet Set
    6.9/10(48 votes)

    #13 - McHale and His Jet Set

    S3:E12

    McHale and the boys help Binghamton get even, when he buys some ocean-front property in New Caledonia, from an unscrupulous Frenchman.

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  15. Background image for Christy Goes Traveling
    6.9/10(46 votes)

    #14 - Christy Goes Traveling

    S3:E13

    Complications arise, when Christy – Desperate to see his Daughter, on her 2nd birthday – Stows away on a bomber, bound for San Diego.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Late Captain Binghamton
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    #15 - The Late Captain Binghamton

    S3:E19

    After The Captain has his annual physical exam, the guys see an opportunity to get him out of the way for a while, and 'doctor' his X-rays to make it look like he's dying. But the plan backfires, when - In an effort to go out a hero - Binghamton volunteers to lead the 73 Crew on a dangerous mission to destroy an enemy fuel dump.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Will the Real Admiral Please Stand Up?
    6.9/10(44 votes)

    #16 - Will the Real Admiral Please Stand Up?

    S3:E29

    Binghamton and McHale have been sent to negotiate the oil rights to the oil-rich island nation of Durani. But The Shah of Durani refuses to sign the agreement without an Admiral present. Admiral Rogers is not available, So, much to Binghamton's dismay, Parker – As a reward for rescuing The Shah's Daughter from an attempted mugging – Is temporarily promoted to Admiral, until the treaty has been signed.

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  18. Background image for Birth of a Salesman
    6.9/10(48 votes)

    #17 - Birth of a Salesman

    S3:E34

    After learning that his stateside employer has closed down, Binghamton lands a job as an insurance salesman, under the condition that he sell life insurance policies to the 73 Crew. But The Captain's high-pressure sales tactics prompt McHale and the guys to work up a plan to get back at him.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Fountain of Youth
    6.8/10(46 votes)

    #18 - Fountain of Youth

    S3:E10

    While out on maneuvers with McHale and the 73 Crew, Binghamton discovers what he thinks is The Fountain Of Youth. But McHale and the boys know what really causes that youthful feeling, in one who drinks from it, and must scheme to keep it a secret.

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  20. Background image for The Truth Hurts
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    #19 - The Truth Hurts

    S3:E18

    In an effort to get the goods on the 73 Crew, Binghamton lures the boys into the hospital, under false pretenses, and has them injected them with sodium pentothal - Or 'truth serum' - Which causes them to tell him everything he wants to know. McHale and Parker must then work up a plan to get them off the hook, by literally giving Binghamton a dose of his own medicine.

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  21. Background image for All Chiefs and No Indians
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    #20 - All Chiefs and No Indians

    S3:E21

    When Binghamton learns that all Chief Petty Officers are to be shipped out, he talks all the guys into taking the exam for CPO, then fixes the results to see that all of them pass. Now without a Crew, the 73 is to be scrapped, and McHale and Parker are to be reassigned. But a very determined Ensign Parker takes it upon himself to keep the 73 in business.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Return of Maggie
    6.8/10(48 votes)

    #21 - The Return of Maggie

    S3:E24

    McHale's gambling, conniving, saloon-keeping old friend - Maggie Monohan - Is back in business, in New Caledonia, and Binghamton has been ordered to shut her down. Seeing an opportunity to 'kill two birds with one stone', Binghamton schemes to nail McHale and The Crew along with her, but McHale and Maggie join forces, in a plan to keep him from doing so.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Hello, McHale? Colonna!
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #22 - Hello, McHale? Colonna!

    S3:E30

    After running into Jerry Colonna, in New Caledonia, McHale and the guys talk the bug-eyed, mustachioed comic into making an unscheduled stop, for a show, on Taratupa. But, when they learn that the base doesn't qualify for a Special Services show, they must make some special arrangements for an 'epidemic', at the base hospital.

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    Director:Sidney Miller
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Lester, the Skipper
    6.7/10(55 votes)

    #23 - Lester, the Skipper

    S3:E2

    With his letters home, Gruber has led his girlfriend to believe that he's a Lieutenant Commander, and, when the girl pays a surprise visit to Taratupa, McHale reluctantly agrees to help him save face, by allowing him to act out the part. The charade almost gets them into big trouble, but winds up working out for the good, when it helps foil Binghamton's plan to have McHale assigned to a British Liaison's position.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War
    6.7/10(46 votes)

    #24 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War

    S3:E3

    Left alone on the 73, in New Caledonia, while McHale attends a staff meeting, and the Crew are on an unauthorized liberty, Parker receives the order from Binghamton to pick up the base payroll. After he's robbed of the $62,000, McHale and the guys frantically try to locate the cash, before Binghamton can accuse them of the theft.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Vampire of Taratupa
    6.7/10(54 votes)

    #25 - The Vampire of Taratupa

    S3:E33

    Angry after another mishap with Parker, Binghamton assigns the Ensign to coast-watching duty in a hazardous location. But he quickly changes his mind, when he finds that Parker may be the only source of his extremely rare blood type in the South Pacific.

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Best Episodes Summary

"McHale, the Desk Commando" is the best rated episode of "McHale's Navy". It scored 7.6/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/6/1964. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker".