I used to like this series when I was a kid.
Watching it now brings about other issues, like the PT-73's officers and crew were just lazy goof-offs, completely disrespecting the USN. When hundreds of thousands of USN personnel were being killed/tortured/eaten, they were drinking and having a great time. Hogan's Heroes, a similarly humorous show, never lost sight of the atrocities of the Germans, and that there was a major war being fought. WWII was killing millions, the Japanese officers/soldiers/sailors were not civilized, McHale's Navy misses that small fact.
McHale (Borgnine) couldn't seem to be able to talk, only to yell. As mentioned by someone, Flynn and Conway ran the show. Conway was a great comedian, especially with Harvey Corman on the Carol Burnett show.
How can most of the crew of a PT boat in WWII be 35+? Doesn't make much sense. MacLeod as part of the crew? Poor casting.
He certainly fit better as the Captain on the Love Boat.
Watching it now brings about other issues, like the PT-73's officers and crew were just lazy goof-offs, completely disrespecting the USN. When hundreds of thousands of USN personnel were being killed/tortured/eaten, they were drinking and having a great time. Hogan's Heroes, a similarly humorous show, never lost sight of the atrocities of the Germans, and that there was a major war being fought. WWII was killing millions, the Japanese officers/soldiers/sailors were not civilized, McHale's Navy misses that small fact.
McHale (Borgnine) couldn't seem to be able to talk, only to yell. As mentioned by someone, Flynn and Conway ran the show. Conway was a great comedian, especially with Harvey Corman on the Carol Burnett show.
How can most of the crew of a PT boat in WWII be 35+? Doesn't make much sense. MacLeod as part of the crew? Poor casting.
He certainly fit better as the Captain on the Love Boat.