McHale's Navy
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Actor: Ernest Borgnine, Joe Flynn, Tim ConwayDirector: Various
Brand: Digital1stop
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 204 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-07-14
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: MV45156
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
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- From 1962 to 1966, McHale's Navy was ABC's must-see comedy series. With an amazing cast, including Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine (Lt. Commander McHale), comic genius Tim Conway (Ensign Parker) and the one-of-a-kind comic talent of Joe Flynn (Captain Binghamton), this series remains on par with M*A*S*H as a truly funny military sitcom.Veteran seaman Quinton McHale is commissioned into the Na
DVD Reviews of McHale's Navy
DVD Review: Surprisingly good, even 50 years later
Summary: 4 Stars
This classic TV series is from 1962, and has all the great stuff about early 60s shows---predictable, formula characters? check! jokes so obvious you see them coming from a mile away? check! easy conflict set within a clear beginning, middle and end? check! everything is solved and the good guys are happy at the end of the show? check!
But McHale's Navy is somewhat remarkable, seeing it now with the perpective of 50 years gone by. While on one hand, this is derivative of Phil Silver's work as Bilko (just in a naval setting), but this is not the whimsical, coming of age stuff in Ozzie and Harriet or Leave It To Beaver, where authority and behaving correctly were the goals. This show seems to treat the war of World War Two seriously enough, with some respect, while at the same time poking fun at the regimentation and command structure indicative in modern society, especially military society. This show is about rebels (or slackers) who have gone native and are fortunate enough to be guided by a competent, compassionate guy who likes infuriating Joe Flynn, his commander, and can keep them out of trouble. If they started singing, you would think it is "South Pacific".
This foreshadowing of shows like Hogan's Heroes and M*A*S*H* is pretty obvious, but when watching the first episode, I saw that it was penned by "Joe" Heller. Yes, that Joseph Heller who wrote the modern classic novel, "Catch 22". And you also realize that the star, Ernest Borgnine, is (or was) a serious actor with Academy Award winning Best Actor chops (for Marty). There's some serious horsepower here that is either cashing in some chips or jumping on the gravy train, 1962-style.
One word of caution---like most shows from that era, this show is ridiculously efficient in getting to the set up for the conflict. If you miss the first 45 seconds, you best start it again.
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Description of McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy tickled America's funny bone with the antics of Quinton McHale, an experienced South Pacific sea dog and Lt. Commander of Naval ship, PT Boat 73, during WW II. Assigned to his command are a hilarious group of free-spirited swabbies who love to have fun. Highly talented stars and solid supporting cast star in this classic TV comedy, they include Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway and Joe Flynn. Originally aired on ABC from 1962 thru 1966. The first 8 episodes of this classic show are on 1 DVD.Bestsellers in DVD
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