McHale's Navy (TV Series): Difference between revisions
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The [[1911|Colt M1911A1]] is the main sidearm carried by Navy officers in the series. Several of the PT-73 crew carry them as well. German soldiers use them in one episode.
The [[1911|Colt M1911A1]] is the main sidearm carried by Navy officers in the series. Christy is frequently seen armed with an M1911A1, while the other members of the PT-73 crew are rarely seen using it. German soldiers use them in one episode.
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Cmdr. McHale holds an M1911A1 at the ready in "Washing Machine Charlie" (S1E22).]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Cmdr. McHale holds an M1911A1 at the ready in "Washing Machine Charlie" (S1E22).]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Cmdr. McHale holds an M1911A1 while Ensign Parker handles his M1911A1 carelessly. "Washing Machine Charlie"]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton talks to Lt. Carpenter while holding an M1911A1. "Nippon Nancy Calling" (S1E23)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton talks to Lt. Carpenter while holding an M1911A1. "Nippon Nancy Calling" (S1E23)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Carpenter ([[Bob Hastings]]) points an M1911A1. "The Day the War Stood Still" (S2E1)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Carpenter ([[Bob Hastings]]) points an M1911A1. "The Day the War Stood Still" (S2E1)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Christy (center) and Lt. Cmdr. McHale point M1911A1s. "McHale's Paradise Hotel" (S1E9)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Tinker points an M1911A1 at a German soldier disguised as a US Navy sailor. "Who Was That German I Saw You With?" (S4E26)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Tinker points an M1911A1 at a German soldier disguised as a US Navy sailor. "Who Was That German I Saw You With?" (S4E26)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Christy (center) and Lt. Cmdr. McHale point M1911A1s. "McHale's Paradise Hotel" (S1E9)]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers disguised as US Navy sailors point M1911A1s at Capt. Binghamton. "Who Was That German I Saw You With?"]]
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers disguised as US Navy sailors point M1911A1s at Capt. Binghamton. "Who Was That German I Saw You With?"]]
Revision as of 17:24, 15 July 2021
McHale's Navy was a World War II television comedy series that aired from 1962-1966 on ABC and starred Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale and followed the antics of him and the crew of the PT Boat he commanded. The crew of the PT-73 consists of Ensign Charles Parker (Tim Conway), Lester Gruber (Carl Ballantine), George "Christy" Christopher (Gary Vinson), "Tinker" Bell (Billy Sands), Virgil Edwards (Edson Stroll), Willy Moss (John Wright), and Happy (Gavin MacLeod) (Seasons 1 and 2). Fuji Kobiaji (Yoshio Yoda) is a Japanese Sailor who deserted from the Imperial Japanese Navy, then befriended the PT-73 crew. Captain Wallace B. Binghamton (Joe Flynn) and Lt. Elroy Carpenter (Bob Hastings) are the constant antagonists of McHale and his crew. Seasons 1-3 are set on and around the fictional island of Taratupa in the South Pacific in 1943. Season 4 is set in and around the fictional town of Voltafiore, Italy in 1944.
The following weapons were used in the series McHale's Navy:
The Colt M1911A1 is the main sidearm carried by Navy officers in the series. Christy is frequently seen armed with an M1911A1, while the other members of the PT-73 crew are rarely seen using it. German soldiers use them in one episode.
Nambu Type 14
Fuji Kobiaji (Yoshio Yoda), Lt. Cmdr. McHale and Japanese officers are armed with the Nambu Type 14.
Luger P08
Capt. Binghamton and Lt. Carpenter carry the Luger P08 in one episode. Radioman Willy Moss holds a souvenir Luger P08 in one episode. In Season 4, Gruber and a German Sergeant (James Frawley) are armed with the Luger.
Walther P38
Ensign Parker is armed with a Walther P38 in one episode.
Flintlock Dueling Pistols
Count Cesare Spinetti (David Opatoshu) and Ensign Parker use matching flintlock dueling pistols.
Submachine Guns
Thompson
M1928A1
Ensign Parker, Happy (Gavin MacLeod), Gruber, Willy and a gangster carry M1928A1 Thompsons with a 50-round drum magazine. Capt. Binghamton and Lt. Carpenter carry Thompsons with 30-round box magazines.
M1928A1 With Simplified Rear Sight
Harley Hatfield (Jesse Pearson) uses an M1928A1 Thompson with simplified rear sight.
M1928
Capt. Binghamton carries an M1928 Thompson in one episode.
M1A1
Capt. Binghamton, Willy and Christy are armed with M1A1 Thompsons.
Nonfiring Replica
Capt. Binghamton, Lt. Carpenter, Ensign Parker and a Marine carry nonfiring replica Thompson submachine guns.
Unknown Thompson variant
A gangster fires an unknown Thompson variant with a vertical foregrip.
MP40
In Season 4, German soldiers are frequently armed with MP40s. Some of the PT-73 crew also carry MP40s while disguised as Germans.
Madsen M50
Ensign Parker uses a Madsen M50 in several episodes. The Madsen M50 was manufactured beginning in 1950, hence it is an anachronism. In one episode, Lt. Cmdr. McHale and Ensign Parker carry M50s with perforated barrel shrouds, to simulate some type of German submachine gun.
Rifles
M1 Garand
In Seasons 1-3, the M1 Garand is seen in the hands of Lt. Cmdr. McHale and the PT-73 crew, the Navy Shore Patrol and Marines. In Season 4, Army soldiers and Military Police are equipped with the M1 Garand.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is a common weapon carried by the crew of PT-73, Lt. Cmdr. McHale, Capt. Binghamton, Fuji and Roger Whitfield III (George Furth). In Season 1-3, Marines carry M1s, and in Season 4, Army soldiers carry M1s.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
In Seasons 1-3, Imperial Japanese Army and Navy personnel are equipped with the Gewehr 98 standing in for Arisaka rifles. Tinker, Gruber, and Fuji use them while disguised as Japanese soldiers. Ensign Parker carries a Gewehr while wearing a bunny costume.
Karabiner 98k
In Season 4, German soldiers are seen armed with the Karabiner 98k. Capt. Binghamton, Lt. Parker and the PT-73 crew carry them as well while disguised as German soldiers.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Aircraft
The Browning M2 Aircraft appears as the primary armament of PT-73. Ensign Parker and Virgil are seen firing the M2 more often than the other crew. Happy fires the M2 frequently in Seasons 1 and 2. Willy and Christy are rarely seen firing the M2, while Lt. Cmdr. McHale, Gruber and Tinker are not shown firing the M2 during the series. Capt. Binghamton, Fuji, Ensign Dennison (Edward Mallory), Geogianna Comstock (Joyce Bulifant), Kate O'Hara (Joyce Jamison), Babette (Susan Silo), John Burton (Robert F. Simon) and Sub-Lieutenant Clivedon are seen firing the M2.
Lewis Gun
Imperial Japanese Navy personnel have a Lewis Gun.
Bren Gun
In one episode, Japanese soldiers use what appears to be a Bren gun.