McHale's Navy S2E26 — Stars Over Taratupa

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McHale's Navy•Season 2•Episode 26

Stars Over Taratupa

6.6/10 · 48 votesMar 10, 196430 min

Ranked #32 of 36 in Season 2•−0.5 vs season avg

Five-time Oscar-winning Director John Burton comes to Taratupa, to shoot a documentary on PT boats, and their Crews, and McHale and the Crew successfully scheme to become the stars of the film. But, when they find out that Fuji has sneaked into the production, they

Directed bySidney Lanfield

Previous episodeE25 · The Novocain Mutiny Next episodeE27 · Comrades of PT 73

Seasons4

Season 2 Episodes36

The Day the War Stood Still

The Binghamton Murder Plot

McHale and His Schweinhunds

Is There a Doctor in the Hut?

To Binghamton with Love

Have Kimono, Will Travel

Today I Am a Man!

Jolly Wally

Scuttlebutt

The August Teahouse of Quint McHale

French Leave for McHale

The Happy Sleepwalker

A Letter for Fuji

My Ensign, the Lawyer

Orange Blossom for McHale still

Orange Blossom for McHale

Creature from McHale's Lagoon still

Creature from McHale's Lagoon

A Medal for Parker

The Balloon Goes Up

Who'll Buy My Sarongs?

Evil-Eye Parker

The Great Impersonation

Urulu's Paradise West

Dear Diary

Babette Go Home

The Novocain Mutiny

Stars Over Taratupa still

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Stars Over Taratupa

Comrades of PT 73

Return of Big Frenchy

Alias PT 73

The Rage of Taratupa

Ensign Parker, E.S.P.

The McHale Mob

Carpenter in Command

Marryin' Chuck

The Dart Gun Wedding

A Da-Da for Christy

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

Crew1

Sidney Lanfield

Sidney Lanfield

Director

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Episode Summary

"Stars Over Taratupa" is episode 26 of McHale's Navy season 2. It scored 6.6/10 from 48 votes, ranking #32 of 36 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Sidney Lanfield, it aired on March 10, 1964.

Next: E27 · Comrades of PT 73 Best of Season 2