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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 The Binghamton Murder Plot
    7.7/10(66 votes)

    #1 - The Binghamton Murder Plot

    S2:E2

    After laying some unusually harsh punishments on McHale and the 73 Crew, Binghamton mistakenly gets the impression that McHale and his men are out to kill him.

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    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for McHale and His Schweinhunds
    7.6/10(62 votes)

    #2 - McHale and His Schweinhunds

    S2:E3

    Parker is feeling somewhat depressed, after getting scared during a chase after a Japanese patrol boat, especially after Binghamton accuses him of cowardice. But Binghamton changes his mind, when Parker – During a test run, on the 73 – Spots a German U-Boat, and goes after it.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for 36-24-73
    7.6/10(44 votes)

    #3 - 36-24-73

    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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  4. Background image for Today I Am a Man!
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    #4 - Today I Am a Man!

    S2:E7

    Parker requests a transfer, when a cute blonde Nurse he's involved with unintentionally demoralizes him. So, McHale, The Crew, and the Nurse work out a plan to make him feel better about himself.

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    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for McHale, the Desk Commando
    7.5/10(55 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for The Day the War Stood Still
    7.4/10(51 votes)

    #6 - The Day the War Stood Still

    S2:E1

    During a search for some stolen goods, while McHale and the 73 Crew are out on a recon mission, Binghamton catches Fuji, and holds him as a spy. McHale and the boys then cook up a complicated plan to spring him.

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  8. Background image for My Ensign, the Lawyer
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    #7 - My Ensign, the Lawyer

    S2:E14

    Tinker is arrested for the theft of Binghamton's printing press, and The Captain taps Parker to be Tinker's Defense Counsel, in a trial which Binghamton, himself, will preside over. Parker and McHale must then stall the proceedings, while Gruber and The Crew execute a plan to get Tinker off the hook, with a bit of creative evidence-tampering.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Great Impersonation
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    #8 - The Great Impersonation

    S2:E21

    Parker - A dead-ringer for an important British General - Agrees to put his life on the line, by posing as The General, to divert the attention of spies, in New Caledonia, while the real General carries out a crucial invasion of a Japanese-held island.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Carpenter in Command
    7.4/10(45 votes)

    #9 - Carpenter in Command

    S2:E33

    In temporary command of the base, while Binghamton recovers from a broken leg, and drunk with power, Carpenter gets the goods on The Crew, and has them up for Court Martial on several serious charges. McHale and Parker must then scheme to get Binghamton back in command, and The Boys off the hook.

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  11. Background image for The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for Is There a Doctor in the Hut?
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #11 - Is There a Doctor in the Hut?

    S2:E4

    The boys need to get to New Caledonia, but Binghamton denies leave. He changes his mind, however, when he finds that Movie Star Rita Howard – On a brief layover at New Caledonia, and, of whom Admiral Rogers is a big fan – Has a ‘cousin' on Taratupa.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Jolly Wally
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Jolly Wally

    S2:E8

    Eager to have a well-known War Correspondent do a story on him, Binghamton makes Parker – Who is the Correspondent's childhood friend – The Base PR Officer. But Parker's ideas for good press turn out to be not so good.

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

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Little Red Riding Doctor
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #14 - Little Red Riding Doctor

    S4:E25

    In the midst of the town's 500th anniversary celebration, Binghamton tries to arrange to have a visiting Psychiatrist declare the 73 Crew unfit for duty, forcing the newly-crowned 'King Of The Festival' to come up with a plan to keep his Crew together, and turn the tables on The Captain.

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  16. Background image for Scuttlebutt
    7.2/10(51 votes)

    #15 - Scuttlebutt

    S2:E9

    Tinker's best girl dumps him for a fighter pilot, so, Gruber, and the rest of the Crew fabricate a tall rumor, to build Tinker up, in the eyes of his sweetheart.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The August Teahouse of Quint McHale
    7.2/10(51 votes)

    #16 - The August Teahouse of Quint McHale

    S2:E10

    Binghamton is stressed out, and long past due for a leave, and McHale and the boys have a special reason to make sure he gets one.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Happy Sleepwalker
    7.2/10(55 votes)

    #17 - The Happy Sleepwalker

    S2:E12

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for A Letter for Fuji
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    #18 - A Letter for Fuji

    S2:E13

    The 73 Crew's heart-sick Japanese friend, Fuji, must get a letter to his best girl, back home in Japan. But, a secret mission to mail the letter from a Japanese-held island becomes complicated, when Fuji's letter gets mixed up in Binghamton's plan to distribute propaganda leaflets to the enemy.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Orange Blossom for McHale
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    #19 - Orange Blossom for McHale

    S2:E15

    A new Navy directive - Ordering all married Officers to be shipped home - Prompts Binghamton to scheme to get McHale married off to a shady saloon-keeper by the name of Kate O'Hara - An old friend of McHale's. But, neither Kate, nor McHale want to tie the knot, so they join forces, to try to thwart Binghamton's plan.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for A Medal for Parker
    7.2/10(52 votes)

    #20 - A Medal for Parker

    S2:E17

    Major complications develop when the guys send a chapter of Parker's war novel - Including a highly fictionalized account of his sinking of the biggest battleship in the Japanese fleet - To Parker's hometown girlfriend, in an attempt to help him win her heart.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Missing Link
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Marriage, McHale Style
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    #22 - Marriage, McHale Style

    S4:E3

    Binghamton angers the local Italians, after forbidding their fraternization with Naval personnel, but must quickly make amends with them, in order to please a certain VIP, due soon, for a visit. So, he reluctantly allows McHale and the townsfolk to throw a big wedding bash for a young Italian woman, and her fiancée - A soldier in the Italian Army.

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  24. Background image for A Wine Cellar Is Not a Home
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #23 - A Wine Cellar Is Not a Home

    S4:E9

    Fed up with their less-than-pleasant accommodations, McHale and the guys move to an abandoned wine cellar, and furnish it with some luxurious furniture, found during a mission. But, after first Binghamton, then Harrigan impound their furnishings for their own use, McHale and the guys must come up with a scheme to get it back, and keep it.

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  25. Background image for The Return of Guiseppe
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    #24 - The Return of Guiseppe

    S4:E15

    After McHale defies Binghamton's orders, and travels to a nearby town, to attend his little cousin's birthday party, Binghamton tries to nail him on a desertion charge. But McHale manages to stay out of trouble, when he and his look-alike Italian Cousin, Giuseppe, assume each other's identities long enough to fool Binghamton and General Grayson.

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  26. Background image for Wally for Congress
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    #25 - Wally for Congress

    S4:E30

    A big-shot Washington Political Boss - With a reputation for turning war heroes into politicians - Is about to pay a visit, and Binghamton must quickly change from a 'desk jockey', into a fearless, battle-hardened Commander in order to try to become the Boss's next project, after the war.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Binghamton Murder Plot" is the best rated episode of "McHale's Navy". It scored 7.7/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/24/1963. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "McHale and His Schweinhunds".