McHale's Navy Six Pounds from Paradise (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, War

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McHale's Navy

Six Pounds from Paradise (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, War

A new Navy Directive - Which states that all overweight Combat Officers are to be shipped out - Prompts Binghamton to see that McHale puts on an extra 6 pounds - Enough to put him over the limit.

Director

Sidney Lanfield

Writer

Martin Roth (written by) (as Marty Roth)

Producer

Edward Montagne (as Edward J. Montagne)

Composer

Axel Stordahl (music score)

Cinematographer

Bud Thackery

Editor

Sam E. Waxman

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 7, 1963

Release date

Mar 7, 1963 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Ernest Borgnine Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale See fewer	Marty (1955)
Joe Flynn Captain Wallace B. Binghamton Captain Wallace B. Binghamton See fewer	The Rescuers (1977)
Tim Conway Ensign Charles Parker Ensign Charles Parker See fewer	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Carl Ballantine Lester Gruber Lester Gruber See fewer	Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Gary Vinson George Christopher George Christopher See fewer	The Roaring 20's (1960)
Billy Sands 'Tinker' Bell 'Tinker' Bell See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Edson Stroll Virgil Edwards Virgil Edwards See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Gavin MacLeod Happy Happy See fewer	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
John Wright Willy Moss Willy Moss See fewer	McHale's Navy (1962)
Yoshio Yoda Fuji Kobiaji Fuji Kobiaji See fewer	McHale's Navy (1962)
Bob Hastings Lt. Elroy Carpenter Lt. Elroy Carpenter See fewer	The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Jane Dulo Molly Turner Molly Turner See fewer	Soylent Green (1973)
Tom Brown The Medical Officer The Medical Officer See fewer	Merrily We Live (1938)