McHale's Navy was an American television sitcom series. The series ran for 138 thirty-minute episodes (along with a one-hour pilot) from 1962 to 1966 on ABC. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ...

The series was set in the Pacific theatre of World War II (in the show's last season the setting was switched to Italy) and was based around the crew of PT-73, led by Lt Commander Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine). McHale's second-in-command was Ensign Charles Parker (Tim Conway) and his commander was Captain Wallace "Leadbottom" Binghamton (Joe Flynn). A future American TV star, Gavin MacLeod of both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Love Boat, played crew member "Happy" Haines. US landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 The Pacific War occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 18 million Civilian dead: 33 million Full list Military dead: 7 million Civilian dead: 4 million Full list World War II, also known as the Second World... PT boats in line A PT boat was a motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol PT, for Patrol Torpedo), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. ... Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C on October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor. ... Tim Conway (born December 15, 1933, Willoughby, Ohio) is an American comedic actor. ... Gavin MacLeod (born February 28, 1930) is an American actor, notable for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat. ... The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... The Love Boat - Opening Title The Love Boat was a TV series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986. ...

The plots revolved around the efforts of Captain Binghamton to rid himself of the PT-73 crew. Binghamton's military discipline ran counter to the 'get-rich-quick,' money-making schemes of the 73's crew, which were usually led by the confident 'con-man' Lester Gruber (played by actor and comic magician Carl Ballantine). Carl Ballantine, is an American actor, magician and comic. ...

The original cast appeared in two feature film versions of the series; McHale's Navy (1964) and McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965). A 1997 remake featured Tom Arnold, Dean Stockwell, Debra Messing, David Alan Grier, Tim Curry, and Ernest Borgnine (now appearing as Admiral Rodgers). Tom Arnold is the name of: Tom Arnold (actor), an American actor. ... Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell (born March 5, 1936 in North Hollywood, California) is an American actor. ... Debra Messing Debra Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. ... David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American comedian most famous for starring in television shows such as the emmy award winning In Living Color (1990–1994), Premium Blend (2001) and DAG (2000–2001). ... Tim Curry 2005 Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946 in Grappenhall, a district of Warrington, England) is an English actor, vocalist and composer perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). ...