McHale's Navy - Season 1 - Eps 2: A Purple Heart for Gruber
Lester Gruber has been given the job of laundering Captain Binghamton's uniforms. When a Japanese sub fires on the PT 73, the uniforms are destroyed, and Lester's finger is scratched, prompting him to put in for a Purple Heart.
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
