As of July 2026, McHale's Navy Season 1 aired in 1962 with 36 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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McHale's Navy Season 1

1962 36 Episodes Comedy · War & Politics ⭐ 7/10

McHale's Navy Season 1 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 27 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Ernest Borgnine's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, McHale's Navy Season 1 earns its spot. McHale's Navy Season 1 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. This is a list of episodes from the first season of McHale's Navy. Ernest Borgnine and Joe Flynn lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1962. What keeps McHale's Navy Season 1 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in McHale's Navy Season 1. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Ernest Borgnine is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

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🎬 McHale's Navy Season 1 — Episode Guide

An Ensign for McHale

Ensign Charles Parker reports for duty as the new Executive Officer of the PT 73, to a not-so-warm welcome from McHale and The Crew. But McHale is soon impressed by the Ensign, and persuades the boys to shape up, so that Parker can stay on as XO.

A Purple Heart for Gruber

Lester Gruber has been given the job of laundering Captain Binghamton's uniforms. When a Japanese sub fires on the PT 73, the uniforms are destroyed, and Lester's finger is scratched, prompting him to put in for a Purple Heart.

McHale and His Seven Cupids

McHale decides that what Ensign Parker really needs is a girl friend. He convinces Parker that he is suffering from an advanced case of battle fatigue so that he can be sent to the hospital, where McHale hopes that he will find Nurse Casey Brown to his liking.

PT 73, Where Are You?

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.

Movies Are Your Best Diversion

When McHale and his men are assigned the duty of averting a Japanese attack on a US convoy, they use the soundtracks of movies starring John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, and Errol Flynn to confuse the enemies.

Operation Wedding Party

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...

Who Do the Voodoo?

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.

Three Girls on an Island

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.

McHale's Paradise Motel

Binghamton sends McHale and The 73 Crew on a recon mission to a supposedly deserted island, where they make a â€˜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.

The Battle of McHale's Island

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

The Day They Captured Santa Claus

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 ...

Beauty and the Beast

A Photo Journalist for the Office of War Information â€“ An extremely unpleasant person, with whom McHale is familiar â€“ Is sent to Taratupa to do a story on PT Boats and their Crews. Through a case of mistaken identity, McHale and the boys are stuck with her, and must scheme to try to get rid of ...

The Captain's Mission

Binghamton's reputation as a â€˜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.

A U.S. Congresswoman comes to Taratupa, to find a War Hero to take on a Stateside War Bond tour, and Parker and the boys help McHale to get chosen for the job, thinking that they will be going along.

The Captain Steals a Cook

Another of Gruber's shady enterprises backfires, when Binghamton gets a taste of the delicious Polynesian cuisine that Fuji has been cooking up, for sale to the base personnel.

The Ensign Gets a Zero

Complications arise, when Gruber falsifies Parker's gunnery score to keep Parker from being shipped out.

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.

One of Our Engines Is Missing

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.

The Natives Get Restless

Some local natives â€“ Who depend on McHale and his men for their income â€“ Are up in arms over Binghamton's having made their village off-limits to McHale and his Crew. But Binghamton must re-establish good relations with them, for the upcoming inspection tour of The Undersecretary Of The Navy.

The Confidence Game

Parker requests a transfer, when he feels he's not getting the respect he deserves. So, to change his mind, and build up his self-confidence, McHale puts him in charge of an important test mission.

🎭 Cast of McHale's Navy Season 1

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Joe Flynn

Captain Wallace B. Binghamton

Tim Conway

Ensign Charles Parker

Carl Ballantine

Carl Ballantine

Gary Vinson

George Christopher

Billy Sands

Gavin MacLeod

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