McHale's Navy - Season One (DVD, 2007, 5-Disc Set)

I have ben waiting YEARS for McHale's Navy to be released on DVD! It's a shame it's not rerun on TV anymore. McHale's Navy was a classic 60's military sitcom which ran on ABC from 1962 - 66. The crew even made two feature length films, long before the Star Trek crew did!

If you like F-Troop, Hogan's Heroes, or the early episodes of M*A*S*H*, you'll love McHale's Navy! They did a great job with the packaging, and there is even a crew reunion as an added bonus. I'm happy that the decided to stick with the original black and white format instead of trying to colorize it.

DVD Release Date: March 20, 2007 (Shout! Factory)
B&W / 1962-63
MSRP: $44.98
Number of Discs: 5
Number of Episodes: 36
Running Time: 15 hours
Running Time of Special Features: 19 minutes
Languages, Subtitles, Closed Captioning: English; No subtitles or closed captioning
Special Features: The Crew Reunion

The main box art features the entire caston the cover(except Bob Hastings - Shame on you Shout! factory for this glaring omission), and in color (unlike the series, which was completely in black and white). The set is a thin-pack, and features three slip sleeve cases that hold the discs. When you first open the set, there is a small pamphlet that falls out that lists the cast, the episodes, and which discs they are on--very handy and a nice inclusion. Case 1 features Ernest Borgnine on the cover and holds Discs 1 and 2. Case 2 features Joe Flynn (I believe) and holds Discs 3 and 4. Case 3 features Tim Conway and holds Disc 5.

Disc 1 contains episodes 1-7. Disc 2 contains episodes 8-14. Disc 3 contains episodes 15-21. Disc 4 contains episodes 22-28. Disc 5 contains episodes 29-36.

When you insert the disc, the menu immediately pops up. There is a bamboo movie screen that features clips from the series. On the right hand side is the same picture that is on the main menu (the cast in the PT 73) and the theme music is looping in the background. There is a Play All option as well as an Episodes selection that takes you to a sub-menu that lists the episodes.

I can't wait for the Second Season!

While the show had no true relation to real life, the characters portrayed played their parts well and their shenanigans were entertaining to say the least. Some of the characters we had seen before either in the movies or TV like Ernest Borgnine and others were new to us like Tim Conway, who many of us got to laugh at every week on Carol Burnett several years after McHale's Navy.

That said, the film to video transfer was good although it did vary somewhat, some episodes being a bit softer than others.

I enjoyed re-watching the entire season 1, and many of the episodes I do remember watching decades ago and they were still funny.

The only drawback might have been the chapter searches could have been a bit easier rather than skipping from the opening of each show to around 12 or 13 minutes for the next chapter search. Still, I would rate it as quite good and if you are into '60's TV sitcom/WW2 exaggerations, then you'll still enjoy this one.

PS - it was NOT colorized, neither was it claimed to be so it was still enjoyable "as it was" in the period just before everything was in color.

What great fun to see these again after all these years! Highly recommended to anyone who watched McHale's Navy oh so many years ago!

This is GREAT! Haven't seen this show in ages, and it's still as funny as I remember!!! I bought it for nostalgic reasons and am glad I did.

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It's wonderful to relive the days when I watched this on television. But on DVD, you can see each episode as many times as you want, whenever you want, with no commercials. Good, clean fun.

I watched the show back when I was little and I loved it then and I still love to watch it. Good clean fun. Nothing ditry at all. Both my sons love to watch the DVD's.

Used set of DVDs, but they are in great condition. These old TV shows bring back some fond memories and got some instant laughs. The brand new DVD sets are selling like hotcakes and cost an arm and a leg, so used sets in good condition are a great alternative. It's a crack up seeing some of these actors at such a young age. Some of them have really made a name for themselves and seeing them starting out it in shows like this are great!

This old TV series now available on DVD is incredible. Last time I watched that was when I was a kid. I enjoy it now than I did then. Now Season 2 is available. Thank You Ebay!