‘McHale’s Navy’ debuts on ABC 50 years ago this hour (1962)


Video: 'An Ensign for McHale' (Oct. 11, 1962)

(Thursday, October 11, 1962, 9:30 p.m. EDT)McHale’s Navy, a television situation comedy about the misadventures of a misfit PT Boat crew during World War II, debuted tonight on ABC. It starred Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn, Gary Vinson and Carl Ballantine.