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The Best Episodes of McHale's Navy Season 1

Every episode of McHale's Navy Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of McHale's Navy Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 11 - The Day They Captured Santa Claus
    7.9/10(88 votes)

    S1:E11

    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 but when he lands he finds the island was overtaken by Japanese and was captured. Mchale as usual cons he's why through the itterogation and he claims that a new secret weapon is on it's way, just then PT-73 arrives singing Christmas carrols and dressed in elf outfits. The Japanese commander becomes scared fearing that this was some kind new of physcological warfare and he surrenders.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Larry Markes

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  2. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 28 - Portrait of a Peerless Leader
    7.9/10(70 votes)

    S1:E28

    A Naval Personnel Officer is coming to check out McHale for a stateside training position. Binghamton leads McHale and his crew to believe that the Officer is coming to check out Binghamton for a promotion, and transfer, so they shape up, so that Leadbottom will ship out. But, when McHale finds out the real reason for the Officer's visit, he and his crew cook up a plan, to get him off the hook.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 31 - Alias Captain Binghamton
    7.9/10(75 votes)

    S1:E31

    The 73 gets a new crew member, who turns out to be a trouble-maker. McHale and the 73 crew cook up a wild plan to get rid of him, but, when their plan backfires, they find themselves in hot water again. So, they turn to their new Crewman, and use his special physical qualities to their advantage.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 24 - One Enchanted Weekend
    7.8/10(75 votes)

    S1:E24

    Lovely Yvette Gerard has invited Parker to join her for a weekend at her island home. When Binghamton denies him leave, McHale works up a plan for Parker to have a ‘working vacation' on the island, which winds up with an unexpected bonus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 17 - The Big Raffle
    7.7/10(82 votes)

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 25 - The Mothers of PT 73
    7.7/10(64 votes)

    S1:E25

    Trouble ensues, when Parker inadvertently invites three of the 73 Crew's Mothers – Including his own – To visit Taratupa for Mother's Day.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Larry Markes

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  7. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 4 - PT 73, Where Are You?
    7.6/10(88 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 7 - Who Do the Voodoo?
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gene L. Coon

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  9. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 10 - The Battle of McHale's Island
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 13 - The Captain's Mission
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    S1:E13

    Binghamton's reputation as a ‘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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writers:Jerry Davis, Danny Simon

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  11. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 18 - One of Our Engines Is Missing
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 22 - Washing Machine Charlie
    7.6/10(69 votes)

    S1:E22

    A pesky Japanese Pilot – Whom the base personnel have dubbed ‘Washing Machine Charlie' – Is wreaking havoc, with his daily strafing runs on Taratupa, and McHale and the 73 Crew have an incentive to bring him down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Myles Wilder

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  13. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 23 - Nippon Nancy Calling
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    S1:E23

    When a Japanese radio announcer broadcasts details about Captain Binghamton that only someone close to him would know, Binghamton immediately suspects McHale and The 73 Crew, and enlists Parker's aid in nailing the traitor.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Danny Arnold

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  14. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 27 - A Wreath for McHale
    7.6/10(67 votes)

    S1:E27

    McHale and the 73 Crew are missing, and presumed dead, and Binghamton uses the situation for attention from a visiting War Correspondent.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 30 - Camera, Action, Panic
    7.6/10(68 votes)

    S1:E30

    A Combat Photographer comes to Taratupa, to film a P.T. crew in action. But trouble erupts, when Gruber swipes the Photographer's movie camera, for a little private enterprise. McHale and the 73 crew then have to scheme, to cover their own behinds, as well as the Photographer's.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 36 - Uncle Admiral
    7.6/10(70 votes)

    S1:E36

    An Admiral from Naval Operations “ Who just happens to be a ranking member of the Promotions Board“ Is stopping in, briefly, at Taratupa, and Captain Binghamton dreams of Admiral's stars, especially when he learns that the Admiral has a very close relative stationed on Taratupa.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 9 - McHale's Paradise Motel
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 12 - Beauty and the Beast
    7.5/10(73 votes)

    S1:E12

    A Photo Journalist for the Office of War Information – An extremely unpleasant person, with whom McHale is familiar – 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 her.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 21 - Six Pounds from Paradise
    7.5/10(68 votes)

    S1:E21

    The Navy has issued a directive stating that all overweight Combat Officers will be shipped out, and, when Binghamton goes all out to see that McHale goes over the weight limit, the boys cook up a plan to keep him with them.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 32 - Parents Anonymous
    7.5/10(74 votes)

    S1:E32

    McHale and the 73 crew return from a mission, to find that a young Asian orphan girl has taken up residence on their island. They decide to keep her on the island, and go all out to make a happy home for her, and to keep her a secret from Binghamton. But Binghamton becomes suspicious, when he observes the crew's unusual behavior.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 6 - Operation Wedding Party
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    S1:E6

    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 schedule an all-out battle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 8 - Three Girls on an Island
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 16 - The Ensign Gets a Zero
    7.4/10(69 votes)

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 20 - The Confidence Game
    7.4/10(73 votes)

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. McHale's Navy Season 1 Episode 26 - H.M.S. 73
    7.4/10(65 votes)

    S1:E26

    Binghamton schemes to get McHale chosen for a Liaison Officer's position, in Sydney, Austrailia. But, when McHale finds out that he will be going alone, and for the duration, he and his crew cook up a plan to get him off the hook.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Myles Wilder

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Day They Captured Santa Claus" is the best rated episode of McHale's Navy season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 88 votes. Directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Larry Markes, it aired on December 27, 1962.