Episode
McHale's Navy: The August Teahouse of Quint McHale
Overview
Binghamton is stressed out, and long past due for a leave, and McHale and the boys have a special reason to make sure he gets one.
Details
- Series
- McHale's Navy
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1963-11-19
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The August Teahouse of Quint McHale is Episode 10 in Season 2 of McHale's Navy. It aired on 1963-11-19. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 9: Scuttlebutt
Tinker's best girl dumps him for a fighter pilot, so, Gruber, and the rest of the Crew fabricate a tall rumor, to build Tinker up, in the eyes of his sweetheart.
Episode 11: French Leave for McHale
McHale and the boys transport Binghamton to a staff meeting in New Caledonia, and, to keep them out of trouble, Binghamton confines them to the boat. But McHale grants the boys 3 hours unauthorized liberty, during which, they all get in trouble – Including McHale – And are thrown in jail. But their troubles double, when – During their incarceration – The 73 gets ‘borrowed'.
More episodes from this season
Episode 8: Jolly Wally
Eager to have a well-known War Correspondent do a story on him, Binghamton makes Parker – Who is the Correspondent's childhood friend – The Base PR Officer. But Parker's ideas for good press turn out to be not so good.
Episode 12: The Happy Sleepwalker
Episode 7: Today I Am a Man!
Parker requests a transfer, when a cute blonde Nurse he's involved with unintentionally demoralizes him. So, McHale, The Crew, and the Nurse work out a plan to make him feel better about himself.
Episode 13: A Letter for Fuji
The 73 Crew's heart-sick Japanese friend, Fuji, must get a letter to his best girl, back home in Japan. But, a secret mission to mail the letter from a Japanese-held island becomes complicated, when Fuji's letter gets mixed up in Binghamton's plan to distribute propaganda leaflets to the enemy.
Episode 6: Have Kimono, Will Travel
While trying to prevent McHale and the 73 Crew from putting on a show for the Taratupa personnel, Binghamton winds up in trouble along with McHale and the boys, and has to put on a show, himself, to help get them out of it.
Episode 14: My Ensign, the Lawyer
Tinker is arrested for the theft of Binghamton's printing press, and The Captain taps Parker to be Tinker's Defense Counsel, in a trial which Binghamton, himself, will preside over. Parker and McHale must then stall the proceedings, while Gruber and The Crew execute a plan to get Tinker off the hook, with a bit of creative evidence-tampering.
Episode 5: To Binghamton with Love
McHale and The Crew are in hot water again, this time, over the mis-use of the 73. But Binghamton drops the charges, when he gets into a bit of hot water, himself, and needs help from McHale and the boys.
Episode 15: Orange Blossom for McHale
A new Navy directive - Ordering all married Officers to be shipped home - Prompts Binghamton to scheme to get McHale married off to a shady saloon-keeper by the name of Kate O'Hara - An old friend of McHale's. But, neither Kate, nor McHale want to tie the knot, so they join forces, to try to thwart Binghamton's plan.
Episode 4: Is There a Doctor in the Hut?
The boys need to get to New Caledonia, but Binghamton denies leave. He changes his mind, however, when he finds that Movie Star Rita Howard – On a brief layover at New Caledonia, and, of whom Admiral Rogers is a big fan – Has a ‘cousin' on Taratupa.
Episode 16: Creature from McHale's Lagoon
Gruber and the guys try to make some money with some phony pearl oysters, but their scheme backfires, when a greedy Binghamton takes over their operation. Then, when Chief Urulu muscles in on Binghamton's business, McHale and The Crew put a stop to the whole operation, by taking advantage of an old native superstition, and some Japanese technology.