The BEST episodes written by George Carleton Brown

One Enchanted Weekend
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8.77
35 votes

#1 - One Enchanted Weekend

McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Episode 24

Lovely Yvette Gerard has invited Parker to join her for a weekend at her island home. When Binghamton denies him leave, McHale works up a plan for Parker to have a "working vacation" on the island, which winds up with an unexpected bonus.

Portrait of a Peerless Leader
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8.76
37 votes

#2 - Portrait of a Peerless Leader

McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Episode 28

A Naval Personnel Officer is coming to check out McHale for a stateside training position. Binghamton leads McHale and his crew to believe that the Officer is coming to check out Binghamton for a promotion, and transfer, so they shape up, so that Leadbottom will ship out. But, when McHale finds out the real reason for the Officer's visit, he and his crew cook up a plan, to get him off the hook.

The Confidence Game
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8.05
37 votes

#3 - The Confidence Game

McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Episode 20

Parker requests a transfer, when he feels he's not getting the respect he deserves. So, to change his mind, and build up his self-confidence, McHale puts him in charge of an important test mission.

The Captain Steals a Cook
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8.00
11 votes

#4 - The Captain Steals a Cook

McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Episode 15

Another of Gruber's shady enterprises backfires, when Binghamton gets a taste of the delicious Polynesian cuisine that Fuji has been cooking up, for sale to the base personnel.

The Hillbillies of PT 73
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7.95
37 votes

#5 - The Hillbillies of PT 73

McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Episode 34

Willy is devastated when he gets a letter from his best girl “ Back home, in the hills of Tennessee“ Informing him that she's marrying another man. So, McHale and the 73 Crew go all out to pick up his spirits. But Captain Binghamton wants everyone on their best behavior for the upcoming inspection tour of a certain budget-conscious V.I.P.

Uncle Admiral
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7.84
38 votes

#6 - Uncle Admiral

McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Episode 36

An Admiral from Naval Operations “ Who just happens to be a ranking member of the Promotions Board“ Is stopping in, briefly, at Taratupa, and Captain Binghamton dreams of Admiral's stars, especially when he learns that the Admiral has a very close relative stationed on Taratupa.

McHale and His Schweinhunds
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7.40
10 votes

#7 - McHale and His Schweinhunds

McHale's Navy - Season 2 - Episode 3

Parker is feeling somewhat depressed, after getting scared during a chase after a Japanese patrol boat, especially after Binghamton accuses him of cowardice. But Binghamton changes his mind, when Parker – During a test run, on the 73 – Spots a German U-Boat, and goes after it.

One of Our Engines is Missing
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6.39
38 votes

#8 - One of Our Engines is Missing

McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Episode 18

The 73's engines are dying, and Binghamton uses the situation as an excuse to have McHale and his Crew reassigned. So McHale and the boys must scheme, to try to make the 73 healthy again.