McHale's Navy

Lt. Commander Quinton McHale

Captain Wallace B. Binghamton

Ensign Charles Parker

Lester Gruber

George Christopher

'Tinker' Bell

Virgil Edwards

Willy Moss

Fuji Kobiaji

Lt. Elroy Carpenter

Happy

During the final season, McHale and his crew, along with Capt. Binghamton and Lt. Carpenter, were shipped from the Pacific theater of operations to the European theater. In reality, transfers of this nature rarely, if ever, occurred.

It was quite unusual for PT-boat captains to hold staff rank, as McHale does (he is a lieutenant commander). Usually, the captain of a PT-boat would be a lieutenant or junior lieutenant.

The name of the town where McHale and his men were stationed at in Italy was Volta Fiore.

Throughout the run of the series, characters are frequently shown saluting indoors and without a hat on. In the United States Navy, personnel are not supposed to salute "uncovered" (not wearing a hat) and "in the house" (indoors).

Although the show is set in the 1940s, the nurses and other women are seen sporting hairdos from the early 1960s.

In some episodes Capt. Binghamton's office door opens inward. In others, outward.

Ens. Charles Parker: Gee I love that kind of talk. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Lieut. Comdr. Quinton McHale: Great jumping Jehoshaphat!

Capt. Binghamton: [grumbling] I could just scream.

Capt. Binghamton: Commander, how would you and your men like two weeks with nothing to do but play gin rummy, go surfing, have luaus with steel drum bands, dancing girls, hmm?