Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale
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Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale is the crafty, good-natured PT boat skipper and central comedic figure in the 1960s World War II–set TV series "McHale's Navy."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
McHale's Navy (1964 film)
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McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | McHale's Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Captain Wallace Binghamton
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Ensign Charles Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuji NERFINISHED ⓘ Gruber NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | U.S. Navy PT boat officers in World War II (loosely) ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | well-meaning rule-bender ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
crafty
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good-natured ⓘ |
| characterType | sitcom protagonist ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Captain Wallace Binghamton's strict discipline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfService | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | McHale's Navy (1962 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war comedy television series ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leads | misfit PT boat crew ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | crew of PT-73 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant Commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central comedic figure ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
loyalty to his crew
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resourcefulness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bending Navy regulations for humorous effect
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comic schemes and scams ⓘ |
| occupation | PT boat skipper ⓘ |
| originalAirDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOf | McHale's Navy franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ernest Borgnine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commanding officer of PT boat crew ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | live-action television ⓘ |
| screenDebutYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | PT-73 skipper (fictional designation) ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general television audience ⓘ |
| toneOfPortrayal | lighthearted ⓘ |
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