McHale's Navy
| McHale's Navy | |
|---|---|
Front to back: McHale, Binghamton, Parker, Fuji, Carpenter, Tinker, Virgil, Christy, Willy, Gruber | |
| Created by | Edward Montagne |
| Starring | Ernest Borgnine Tim Conway Joe Flynn Bob Hastings |
| Theme music composer | Axel Stordahl |
| Composers | Axel Stordahl Cyril Mockridge Frank Comstock Jack Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 138 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Edward Montagne Si Rose (1964–1966) |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Sto-Rev-Co Productions Revue Studios (season 1) Universal Television (seasons 2-4) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 11, 1962 – April 12, 1966 |
McHale's Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC television network. The series was filmed in black and white and originated from a one-hour drama titled "Seven Against the Sea", broadcast on April 3, 1962, as part of the Alcoa Premiere anthology series. The ABC series spawned three feature films: McHale's Navy (1964); a sequel, McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965); and a 1997 sequel-remake of the original series.