When it got out that ABC had decided to turn an Alcoa Theatre drama into McHale's Navy, the other networks were looking for service comedies set in peacetime.
NBC got just 1 season out of Dean Jones' Ensign O'Toole. CBS, on the other hand, never got out of the starting gate with The Mighty O.
The ensemble starts with a reunion of Peter Gunn co-stars Craig Stevens & Lola Albright. Mix in Alan Hale, Richard Jaeckel, and Jamie Farr (billed under his real name, Jameel Farah), and you'd think they'd have a winner. Nope.
Let's check out why.
No rating. Just a public service. Wartime Mondays returns next week with The Gallant Men.
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