McHale's Navy - Season Two
by Charles Barton, Norman Abbott (II), Frank McDonald, Oscar Rudolph
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Actor: Carl Ballantine, Ernest Borgnine, Gary Vinson, Joe Flynn, Tim ConwayDirector: Charles Barton, Frank McDonald, Norman Abbott (II), Oscar Rudolph
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 930 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Shout! Factory
Movie Reviews of McHale's Navy - Season Two
Movie Review: McHale's Navy
Summary: 5 Stars
I have truly enjoyed season two of McHale's Navy. It is everything I had hoped for.
Summary of McHale's Navy - Season Two
The ever-popular Ernest Borgnine, one of the all-time great "regular guy" stars, anchored McHale's Navy, a cheerful, rambunctious '60s sitcom set in the South Pacific during World War II. By its second season, the show had perfected its formula (a formula already lifted wholesale from The Phil Silvers Show): Lt. Commander McHale (Borgnine) and the scrappy crew of his PT boat (including Tim Conway, later of The Carol Burnett Show, as bumbling Ensign Parker and Gavin MacLeod, later to helm The Love Boat, as seaman "Happy" Haines) scheme, swindle, and romance their way through the war, avoiding the enemy whenever possible, and making life miserable for their petty, tyrannical commanding officer, Capt. Binghamton (Joe Flynn, later to appear in numerous Disney live-action movies like The Love Bug and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes). Though some episodes reflected real world issues of the 1960s (for example, Ensign Parker feels less of a man when a pretty nurse turns out to be better than him at pretty much everything), by and large the show existed in a bubble of slapstick and classic vaudeville schtick--and the show's fans wouldn't want it any other way. Despite the backdrop of WWII, McHale's Navy aimed young. McHale and his crew are basically a gang of rascally kids getting away with pranks and defying the adult authority figures around them. Though the guys routinely pursue nurses, their "dates" amount to little more than stolen kisses and light petting--compared to the leering Hogan's Heroes, McHale's Navy is strangely prepubescent. Of course, this innocence is much of the show's charm, and makes the occasional Asian and Pacific Islander stereotypes a little easier to take (though it's worth noting that the Japanese characters on the show were always played by Japanese actors, something not common at the time). In addition to the original 36 episodes aired in 1963-64, McHale's Navy: Season Two features brief interviews with Borgnine and Conway (regrettably, Flynn died in 1974). The fairly bland Borgnine interview has at least one good anecdote, but the Conway interview is charming throughout. --Bret FetzerFrom Quinton McHale's first onscreen appearance on a pair of water skis 1960s audiences knew the hero of the title wasn't a typical navy officer. Set in World War II this military sitcom features a band of unlikely shipmen led by McHale (Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine MARTY) that were more at war with their staid superiors than with the Axis powers. In addition to moonshine makers and skirt chasers this motley crew features a con man and a Japanese deserter. Borgnine is supported by a stellar cast including comedic luminaries Tim Conway (THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW) Gavin McLeod (THE LOVE BOAT) and Joe Flynn (BATMAN). This collection presents the classic sitcom's second season in its entirety.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 826663105742 Manufacturer No: SF10574
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