Category: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy, War
Release Year: 1962
Country: USA
Runtime: 30
Rating: 4.3 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Mel Brooks
Sound: Mono
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Writing by: Mel Brooks – (screenplay) &
Ron Clark – (screenplay) &
Rudy De Luca – (screenplay) (as Rudy DeLuca) &
Barry Levinson – (screenplay)
Ron Clark – (story)

Produced by: Michael Hertzberg – producer

Cast: Ernest Borgnine – Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale (138 episodes, 1962-1966)
Joe Flynn – Capt. Wallace B. Binghamton / … (138 episodes, 1962-1966)
Tim Conway – Ensign Charles Parker (137 episodes, 1962-1966)
Carl Ballantine – Lester Gruber (48 episodes, 1962-1966)
Gary Vinson – George Christy Christopher / … (48 episodes, 1962-1966)
Billy Sands – Harrison Tinker Bell / … (48 episodes, 1962-1966)
Edson Stroll – Virgil Edwards (48 episodes, 1962-1966)
Yoshio Yoda – Fuji Kobiaji (45 episodes, 1962-1966)
Gavin MacLeod – Joseph Happy Haines / … (41 episodes, 1962-1964)
John Wright – Willy Moss / … (37 episodes, 1962-1966)
Bob Hastings – Lt. Elroy Carpenter (35 episodes, 1962-1966)

Music: John Morris
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Plot Outline: The misadventures of a misfit PT Boat crew during World War II.
Plot: These are the adventures of the misfit crew of PT-73 during World War II. Theyre one of the best fighting crews in the Navy, but break regulations when it suits them. Their commander, LCDR McHale, is at times as roguish as his crew, but he puts his foot down when things go too far. They are assigned an XO, Ensign Parker, who is by-the-book, but too much of a klutz to command too much respect. They have a house-boy Fuji, who deserted the Japanese Navy, who wears a POW outfit just in case hes caught so he wont be shot at. Their nemesis is CAPT Binghamton and his aide LT Carpenter. Theyre initially stationed in the South Pacific, but move to Italy in the last season.

Crazy Credits: We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
During the end credits, the HVTV Fall Lineup is shown, including: – I Love Lucifer – The Golden Ghouls – Murder She Likes – David Dukes of Hazard – Facts of Life Support – Beverly Hills, 90666 – Fresh Prince of Darkness – Unmarried with Children

Goofs: We know about 2 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: As the car carrying Funn, Eggs and Bell approaches the gatehouse at Big Picture Studios, the windscreen of their car is flat on the hood of the car. But in the following shot from the rear of the car, the windscreen is obviously up when they crash into the lowered barrier, and the windscreen is again down as the car rolls under the barrier.

Trivia: There are 12 entries in the trivia list – like these:

• During the final season, McHale and his crew along with Captain Binghamton and Lt. Carpenter were all shipped from the Pacific theater of operations to the European Theater.
• The entire Pacific Ocean naval base was built on the backlot of Universal Studios. For many years after the show went off the air, the sets were used an attraction on the studio tour.
• The name of the naval base where the show takes place is Taratupa.