Episode
McHale's Navy: Washing Machine Charlie
Overview
A pesky Japanese Pilot – Whom the base personnel have dubbed ‘Washing Machine Charlie' – Is wreaking havoc, with his daily strafing runs on Taratupa, and McHale and the 73 Crew have an incentive to bring him down.
Details
- Series
- McHale's Navy
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1963-03-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Washing Machine Charlie is Episode 22 in Season 1 of McHale's Navy. It aired on 1963-03-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 21: Six Pounds from Paradise
The Navy has issued a directive stating that all overweight Combat Officers will be shipped out, and, when Binghamton goes all out to see that McHale goes over the weight limit, the boys cook up a plan to keep him with them.
Episode 23: Nippon Nancy Calling
When a Japanese radio announcer broadcasts details about Captain Binghamton that only someone close to him would know, Binghamton immediately suspects McHale and The 73 Crew, and enlists Parker's aid in nailing the traitor.
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Episode 25: The Mothers of PT 73
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