Episode
McHale's Navy: The Missing Link
Overview
Parker is in Binghamton's dog house, again, but gets off the hook, when Leadbottom's Niece – An Anthropology student, on a brief stay at Taratupa – Wants to keep Parker around as a study subject.
Details
- Series
- McHale's Navy
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1964-12-22
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Missing Link is Episode 14 in Season 3 of McHale's Navy. It aired on 1964-12-22. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 13: Christy Goes Traveling
Complications arise, when Christy – Desperate to see his Daughter, on her 2nd birthday – Stows away on a bomber, bound for San Diego.
Episode 15: Fuji's Big Romance
McHale and the boys take Fuji along to a big luau on a nearby island, where he falls for a lovely native girl, who has a boyfriend with a bad attitude.
More episodes from this season
Episode 12: McHale and His Jet Set
McHale and the boys help Binghamton get even, when he buys some ocean-front property in New Caledonia, from an unscrupulous Frenchman.
Episode 16: The Stool Parrot
Binghamton's ‘No-Fraternization' policy forces McHale and the boys to find a secret location for a big party they've planned, with the Nurses. But Gruber's pet parrot spills the beans, to Binghamton.
Episode 11: The Great Eclipse
The Navy needs an airstrip on an island inhabited by fierce head-hunters, and McHale and the 73 Crew get some help from Mother Nature, when they go to negotiate a treaty with them.
Episode 17: The PT 73 Follies
Marooned on a supposedly deserted island, for their mandatory survival test, Parker and Binghamton are captured by a Japanese patrol. McHale and The Crew, on their way to New Caledonia, to try out for the Navy talent show, are captured, as well, when they drop in, to check on The Captain and Parker. They must all then utilize their various talents in a plan to get out of the situation.
Episode 10: Fountain of Youth
While out on maneuvers with McHale and the 73 Crew, Binghamton discovers what he thinks is The Fountain Of Youth. But McHale and the boys know what really causes that youthful feeling, in one who drinks from it, and must scheme to keep it a secret.
Episode 18: The Truth Hurts
In an effort to get the goods on the 73 Crew, Binghamton lures the boys into the hospital, under false pretenses, and has them injected them with sodium pentothal - Or 'truth serum' - Which causes them to tell him everything he wants to know. McHale and Parker must then work up a plan to get them off the hook, by literally giving Binghamton a dose of his own medicine.
Episode 9: Senator Parker, Suh!
After Parker is passed over again, for a promotion, Gruber devises a way for him to vent his frustrations, which winds up landing the Ensign in the brig, pending Court Martial. Then, when they find out about an upcoming visit by the head of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee - Whose name just happens to be Parker - McHale and The Boys work up a scheme to get their XO off the hook.
Episode 19: The Late Captain Binghamton
After The Captain has his annual physical exam, the guys see an opportunity to get him out of the way for a while, and 'doctor' his X-rays to make it look like he's dying. But the plan backfires, when - In an effort to go out a hero - Binghamton volunteers to lead the 73 Crew on a dangerous mission to destroy an enemy fuel dump.
Episode 8: The British Also Have Ensigns
Binghamton has an ulterior motive, when he temporarily assigns a clumsy, bumbling British Sub-Lieutenant to the 73 Crew. When the Britisher captures Fuji, and places him under arrest as a spy, McHale and Parker work up a rather risky plan to free their Japanese friend, which is complicated by a visit from the Sub-Lieutenant's Admiral-Cousin.
Episode 20: McHale's Floating Laundromat
In an effort to gather evidence of any shady activities, Binghamton appoints Carpenter as the 73's new Executive Officer, and makes Parker the base's Laundry Officer. After Parker fouls up, McHale and the guys try to help him out, but Carpenter catches them in the act, forcing McHale to come up with a plan to get out of the situation, and get Parker his job back.