Ep 5. To Binghamton with Love

To Binghamton with Love is the fifth episode of the second season of the classic TV show McHale's Navy. The episode follows the antics of Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (played by Ernest Borgnine) and his crew of misfit sailors as they try to keep out of trouble while stationed on a small island in the Pacific during World War II.

In this episode, McHale and his crew are tasked with going on a dangerous mission to rescue a group of stranded nurses from a nearby island. However, things quickly go wrong when McHale and his men are captured by the enemy and taken prisoner.

Meanwhile, Back at their base in Taratupa, Captain Wallace B. Binghamton (played by Joe Flynn) has other problems to deal with. Namely, his overbearing and controlling mother has decided to pay him a surprise visit. Binghamton is desperate to find a way to keep his mother from discovering the chaos and incompetence that seem to reign supreme on his base.

As McHale's crew struggles to escape from their captors and make their way back to safety with the stranded nurses in tow, Binghamton does everything in his power to keep his mother at bay and maintain the appearance of a well-run and organized military operation.

To Binghamton with Love is a classic example of the playful, lighthearted humor that made McHale's Navy such a beloved show in the 1960s. Despite the wartime setting, the show manages to find humor in even the most tense and dangerous situations, and the characters' constant bickering and one-upmanship adds to the comedic tone.

One of the highlights of the episode is the contrast between McHale's scrappy, unorthodox crew and Binghamton's uptight, by-the-book military operation. The scenes of Binghamton struggling to keep his mother in the dark while McHale and his men cause chaos elsewhere are particularly funny, and provide a nice counterpoint to the more action-focused scenes of the stranded crew trying to escape from the enemy.

Overall, To Binghamton with Love is a fun and enjoyable episode of McHale's Navy, showcasing the show's unique blend of slapstick humor and wartime adventure. Fans of classic TV, military comedies, or just good-natured humor will find a lot to enjoy in this episode.