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Much better sitcom than those being produced today. The sets were excellent and every historical detail considered. The PT-73 is a very accurate representation of the WW II Navy PT boats. You do not see this in today's sitcoms where the sets are just room interiors. The characters relate to each other exceedingly well. The writing was well done to take advantage of these relationships. These episodes may be in black and white, but there is no loss in the comedic acting and the fun brought to the audience. Very well done. I would love to see sitcoms that come up to the standards of McHale's Navy. It is probably just not cost effective to do so today.
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I have ben waiting YEARS for McHale's Navy to be released on DVD! It's a shame it's not rerun on TV anymore. McHale's Navy was a classic 60's military sitcom which ran on ABC from 1962 - 66. The crew even made two feature length films, long before the Star Trek crew did! If you like F-Troop, Hogan's Heroes, or the early episodes of M*A*S*H*, you'll love McHale's Navy! They did a great job with the packaging, and there is even a crew reunion as an added bonus. I'm happy that the decided to stick with the original black and white format instead of trying to colorize it. DVD Release Date: March 20, 2007 (Shout! Factory) B&W / 1962-63 MSRP: $44.98 Number of Discs: 5 Number of Episodes: 36 Running Time: 15 hours Running Time of Special Features: 19 minutes Languages, Subtitles, Closed Captioning: English; No subtitles or closed captioning Special Features: The Crew Reunion The main box art features the entire caston the cover(except Bob Hastings - Shame on you Shout! factory for this glaring omission), and in color (unlike the series, which was completely in black and white). The set is a thin-pack, and features three slip sleeve cases that hold the discs. When you first open the set, there is a small pamphlet that falls out that lists the cast, the episodes, and which discs they are on--very handy and a nice inclusion. Case 1 features Ernest Borgnine on the cover and holds Discs 1 and 2. Case 2 features Joe Flynn (I believe) and holds Discs 3 and 4. Case 3 features Tim Conway and holds Disc 5. Disc 1 contains episodes 1-7. Disc 2 contains episodes 8-14. Disc 3 contains episodes 15-21. Disc 4 contains episodes 22-28. Disc 5 contains episodes 29-36. When you insert the disc, the menu immediately pops up. There is a bamboo movie screen that features clips from the series. On the right hand side is the same picture that is on the main menu (the cast in the PT 73) and the theme music is looping in the background. There is a Play All option as well as an Episodes selection that takes you to a sub-menu that lists the episodes. I can't wait for the Second Season!Read full review
Yes, I have to boys in the Navy and the First Season of McHale's Navy was a birthday present for one of my sons and 65 Episodes of "Sea Hunt" was a birthday present for the other as they were both on leave recently! My one son is going to study to be a film director when he gets out and some of the films he has already made of his crew mates confirms my suspicion that McHale's Navy is so true to life! Navy boys are of a different sort! Take the ship commander who recently got kicked out for making a ranchy comedy film he showed on board! So if your in the Navy or your son or daughter is in the Navy I am sure you will enjoy these episodes I grew up with as they are so true to life in the Navy. By the way Mike Nelson of Sea Hunt was my surogate TV father! Even though I had a great father my TV father once a week taught me amazing values which I suspect is why many people see a great resemblence of my character with that of Jeff Bridges, the son of Llyod Bridges (Mike Nelson on Sea Hunt). By the way Sea Hunts "Mike Nelson" in the TV series is an ex-Navy guy! Buy them both! So excellent!!Read full review
While the show had no true relation to real life, the characters portrayed played their parts well and their shenanigans were entertaining to say the least. Some of the characters we had seen before either in the movies or TV like Ernest Borgnine and others were new to us like Tim Conway, who many of us got to laugh at every week on Carol Burnett several years after McHale's Navy. That said, the film to video transfer was good although it did vary somewhat, some episodes being a bit softer than others. I enjoyed re-watching the entire season 1, and many of the episodes I do remember watching decades ago and they were still funny. The only drawback might have been the chapter searches could have been a bit easier rather than skipping from the opening of each show to around 12 or 13 minutes for the next chapter search. Still, I would rate it as quite good and if you are into '60's TV sitcom/WW2 exaggerations, then you'll still enjoy this one. PS - it was NOT colorized, neither was it claimed to be so it was still enjoyable "as it was" in the period just before everything was in color.Read full review
That bunch cracks me up! Every episode is funny. If you're feeling sad or negative this is definitely a "must watch"!!
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