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McHale's Navy•Season 2•Episode 1

The Day the War Stood Still

7.5/10 · 57 votesSep 17, 196330 min

Ranked #6 of 36 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

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During a search for some stolen goods, while McHale and the 73 Crew are out on a recon mission, Binghamton catches Fuji, and holds him as a spy. McHale and the boys then cook up a complicated plan to spring him.

Directed bySidney Lanfield
Written byMyles Wilder

Seasons4

Season 2 Episodes36

Cast12

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Quinton McHale

Joe Flynn

Joe Flynn

Captain Wallace B. Binghamton

Tim Conway

Tim Conway

Ensign Charles Parker

Carl Ballantine

Carl Ballantine

Lester Gruber

Gary Vinson

Gary Vinson

George Christopher

Billy Sands

Billy Sands

'Tinker' Bell

E

Edson Stroll

Virgil Edwards

J

John Wright

Willy Moss

Y

Yoshio Yoda

Fuji Kobiaji

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Happy

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Bob Hastings

Bob Hastings

Lt. Elroy Carpenter

Crew2

Sidney Lanfield

Sidney Lanfield

Director

M

Myles Wilder

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Day the War Stood Still" is episode 1 of McHale's Navy season 2. It scored 7.5/10 from 57 votes, ranking #6 of 36 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Myles Wilder, it aired on September 17, 1963.