McHale’s Navy: A Broad Farce
Original Airdates: May 6-8, 2022
TVC 577.2a: Greg Ehrbar and Ed discuss the recent DVD release of McHale’s Navy (ABC, 1962-1966), the long-running sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway and Joe Flynn that was more or less styled after The Phil Silvers Show, only with a Navy setting. Topics this segment include the two McHale’s Navy feature motion pictures from the 1960s, both of which are available through Shout! Factory.
McHale’s Navy on DVD
Original Airdates: May 6-8, 2022
TVC 577.3: Greg and Ed continue discussing the recent Shout! Factory DVD release of McHale’s Navy (ABC, 1962-1966). Though remembered by Baby Boomers as a broad send-up of Navy etiquette, McHale’s was originally conceived as an hour-long dramatic series.
