An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of the Torpedo Patrol (PT) Boat #73 stationed at the U.S. Naval Installation on the island of Taratupa in the Southwest Pacific. The 73 'Family' included, among others, a con man and amateur Magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated Family man, a guitar-playing, moonshine-making Tennessee good ol' boy, and even a deserter from the Japanese Navy, who was an excellent cook.
| Title | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Ensign for McHale | 1962-10-11 |
| 2 | A Purple Heart for Gruber | 1962-10-18 |
| 3 | McHale and His Seven Cupids | 1962-10-25 |
| 4 | PT 73, Where Are You? | 1962-11-01 |
| 5 | Movies Are Your Best Diversion | 1962-11-08 |
| 6 | Operation Wedding Party | 1962-11-15 |
| 7 | Who Do the Voodoo? | 1962-11-22 |
| 8 | Three Girls on an Island | 1962-11-29 |
| 9 | McHale's Paradise Motel | 1962-12-06 |
| 10 | The Battle of McHale's Island | 1962-12-20 |
| 11 | The Day They Captured Santa Claus | 1962-12-27 |
| 12 | Beauty and the Beast | 1963-01-03 |
| 13 | The Captain's Mission | 1963-01-10 |
| 14 | Send Us a Hero | 1963-01-17 |
| 15 | The Captain Steals a Cook | 1963-01-24 |
| 16 | The Ensign Gets a Zero | 1963-01-31 |
| 17 | The Big Raffle | 1963-02-07 |
| 18 | One of Our Engines Is Missing | 1963-02-14 |
| 19 | The Natives Get Restless | 1963-02-21 |
| 20 | The Confidence Game | 1963-02-28 |
| 21 | Six Pounds from Paradise | 1963-03-07 |
| 22 | Washing Machine Charlie | 1963-03-14 |
| 23 | Nippon Nancy Calling | 1963-03-21 |
| 24 | One Enchanted Weekend | 1963-03-28 |
| 25 | The Mothers of PT 73 | 1963-04-04 |
| 26 | H.M.S. 73 | 1963-04-11 |
| 27 | A Wreath for McHale | 1963-04-18 |
| 28 | Portrait of a Peerless Leader | 1963-04-25 |
| 29 | Instant Democracy | 1963-05-02 |
| 30 | Camera, Action, Panic | 1963-05-09 |
| 31 | Alias Captain Binghamton | 1963-05-16 |
| 32 | Parents Anonymous | 1963-05-23 |
| 33 | McHale's Millions | 1963-05-30 |
| 34 | The Hillbillies of PT 73 | 1963-06-06 |
| 35 | The Monster of McHale's Island | 1963-06-13 |
| 36 | Uncle Admiral | 1963-06-27 |
