McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Eps 11: The Day They Captured Santa Claus
Mchale decides for Christmas he and the crew of PT-73 will pay a visit to the Sister Monique and the children dressed up in a Santa Claus outfit and elf outfits. Mchale would parachute from a plane first and meet the kids and PT-73 would follow a little while after. Mchale jumps in his Santa outfit but when he lands he finds the island was overtaken by Japanese and was captured. Mchale as usual cons he's why through the itterogation and he claims that a new secret weapon is on it's way, just then PT-73 arrives singing Christmas carrols and dressed in elf outfits. The Japanese commander becomes scared fearing that this was some kind new of physcological warfare and he surrenders.
About McHale's Navy

Title: McHale's Navy
First Air Date: 1962-10-11
Last Air Date: 1966-04-12
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 24 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 138
Network: ABC
Genres: Comedy, Family
Production Companies: Universal Television Entertainment
Synopsis
An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of the Torpedo Patrol (PT) Boat #73 stationed at the U.S. Naval Installation on the island of Taratupa in the Southwest Pacific. The 73 'Family' included, among others, a con man and amateur Magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated Family man, a guitar-playing, moonshine-making Tennessee good ol' boy, and even a deserter from the Japanese Navy, who was an excellent cook.
Cast

Ernest Borgnine
Quinton McHale

Joe Flynn
Captain Wallace B. Binghamton

Tim Conway
Ensign Charles Parker

Carl Ballantine
Lester Gruber

Gary Vinson
George Christopher

Billy Sands
'Tinker' Bell

Edson Stroll
Virgil Edwards

John Wright
Willy Moss

Yoshio Yoda
Fuji Kobiaji

Gavin MacLeod
Happy