McHale's Navyis the 1960's comedy
featuring Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Cdr. Quinton
McHale. Lt. Commander
McHale, his executive officer Ens. Charles
Parker(played by Tim Conway), and his PT-boat
creware stationed
in the South Pacific during World War II. The
men of PT 73, while being the most efficient crew
in the entire fleet, are also efficient gamblers
and bootleggers. McHale's relaxed nature and
the crew's ignorance of the rules clashes with
their spoilsport commanding officer, Capt. Wallace
"Leadbottom" Binghamton (played by Joe
Flynn). As a result, they are in a continuous
struggle not only against the Japanese, but also
trying to outwit Capt. Binghamton,
whose ultimate goal in life is to send the entire
crew to the Aleutians.