A Star Falls On Taratupa (Season 3, Episode 35)

A publicity-hungry movie star succeeds in being marooned on an island with McHale and his men. 25:22 minutes.

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Wally for Congress picture

Binghamton's moment of planned heroism intended to impress a politician is ruined by a GI patrol.

S4 | Ep30 1966-04-07 play
Binghamton at 20 Paces picture

Binghamton lands himself on the field of honor opposing a dead-shot nobleman.

S4 | Ep29 1966-03-31 play
An Ensign's Best Friend picture

Binghamton is determined to make an example of Parker for fraternizing.

S4 | Ep28 1966-03-24 play
The McHale Grand Prix picture

Binghamton finds himself at odds with a car race arranged by McHale and his men.

S4 | Ep27 1966-03-17 play
Who Was That German I Seen You With? picture

A lost German patrol wreaks havoc with Binghamton's command.

S4 | Ep26 1966-03-10 play
Little Red Riding Doctor picture

McHale is named the winner of a contest in the town of Voltafiore.

S4 | Ep25 1966-03-03 play
My Son, the Skipper picture

Binghamton takes advantage of McHale's absence by putting Parker in command of PT-73.

S4 | Ep24 1966-02-24 play
36-24-73 picture
36-24-73 (25:26)

A shapely member of Binghamton's staff comes to the rescue when McHale and his men get in trouble over a...

S4 | Ep23 1966-02-17 play
Secret Chimp 007 picture

Binghamton assumes he's cracked a spy ring when he finds a chimpanzee carrying a top-secret order.

S4 | Ep22 1966-02-10 play
McHale's Country Club Caper picture

Binghamton finds himself in trouble when he tries to get a golf course built.

S4 | Ep21 1966-02-03 play
La Dolce PT 73 picture

Binghamton's plan to film McHale and his men at a wild party backfires.

S4 | Ep20 1966-01-20 play
The Wacky WAC picture

Parker disguises himself as a WAC when McHale and his men try to play Cupid.

S4 | Ep19 1966-01-13 play
The Fugitive Ensign picture

Parker runs off and joins a gypsy camp when he believes he machine-gunned Binghamton.

S4 | Ep18 1966-01-06 play
Fire in the Liquor Locker picture

Binghamton appropriates the fire truck McHale's crew uses as a still.

S4 | Ep17 1965-12-30 play
The Boy Scouts of 73 picture

McHale and his men are thrown in jail as suspects in the theft of Binghamton's ship's clock.

S4 | Ep16 1965-12-23 play
The Return of Giuseppe picture

Binghamton suspects McHale is involved in the black market.

S4 | Ep15 1965-12-16 play
Reunion for PT-73 picture

McHale and his men try to convince Binghamton the war is over.

S4 | Ep14 1965-12-09 play
Blitzkrieg at McHale's Beach picture

Col. Harrigan takes over McHale's beach quarters for his own playground.

S4 | Ep13 1965-12-02 play
The Good Luck Fountain picture

McHale and his men convince Binghamton he is the victim of an old curse.

S4 | Ep12 1965-11-25 play
The McHale Opera Company picture

Binghamton's operatic debut is disrupted by an air raid.

S4 | Ep11 1965-11-18 play
Vino, Vino, Who's Got the Vino? picture

Binghamton recovers the wine McHale and his men have booby-trapped for the Germans.

S4 | Ep10 1965-11-11 play
A Wine Cellar Is Not a Home picture

McHale and his men fake an enemy attack to save their wine cellar.

S4 | Ep9 1965-11-04 play
Voltafiore Fish-Fry picture

The mayor of an Italian village forces McHale to use his PT-73 for a fishing expedition.

S4 | Ep8 1965-10-28 play
The Bald-Headed Contessa picture

Binghamton discovers McHale and his men at a party instead of on the hike he ordered them to take.

S4 | Ep7 1965-10-21 play
Piazza Binghamtoni picture

Parker is clapped in the brig after he spills spaghetti on Binghamton.

S4 | Ep6 1965-10-19 play
A Nip in Time picture

Fuji and Parker impersonate a Japanese admiral and his aide to get McHale and his crew away from German...

S4 | Ep5 1965-10-07 play
Giuseppe McHale picture

Parker uses McHale's look-alike cousin to convince Binghamton McHale is suffering from battle fatigue.

S4 | Ep4 1965-09-30 play
Marriage, McHale Style picture

McHale's crew pressures him into performing a wedding ceremony aboard the PT-73.

S4 | Ep3 1965-09-23 play
The Bathtub Thief picture

Disguised as an Italian family, McHale and his men play host to a German patrol.

S4 | Ep2 1965-09-16 play
War, Italian Style picture

Binghamton banishes the men of PT-73 to a dismal camp in Italy.

S4 | Ep1 1965-09-09 play
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Make Room For Orvie picture

Binghamton assigns a young sailor to spy on McHale and his men.

S3 | Ep36 1965-05-28 play
A Star Falls On Taratupa picture

A publicity-hungry movie star succeeds in being marooned on an island with McHale and his men.

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Birth Of A Salesman picture

Binghamton conducts a forced sale of insurance in order to impress an insurance tycoon.

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The Vampire Of Taratupa picture

Parker impersonates Dracula to escape from Binghamton's clutches.

S3 | Ep33 1965-04-30 play
All Ahead, Empty picture

Automation threatens to break up McHale's old gang.

S3 | Ep32 1965-04-23 play
Rumble on Taratupa picture

McHale's men are framed on a bootlegging charge and clapped in the brig.

S3 | Ep31 1965-04-16 play
Hello, McHale? Colonna! picture

A famous World War II troubadour promises to come to Taratupa and put on a show.

S3 | Ep30 1965-04-09 play
Will the Real Admiral Please Stand Up? picture

A shah refuses to sign an oil rights agreement unless his friend Parker is made an admiral.

S3 | Ep29 1965-04-02 play
The Great Necklace Caper picture

A chimpanzee steals a valuable necklace Binghamton bought for his wife.

S3 | Ep28 1965-03-26 play
Chuckie Cottontail picture

Parker's Easter Bunny costume has the Japanese thinking the Americans are using forest demons.

S3 | Ep27 1965-03-19 play
By the Numbers, Paint picture

Binghamton suspects chicanery when McHale's men sell him a Gauguin painting.

S3 | Ep26 1965-03-12 play
Send This Ensign To Camp picture

After he is hit on the head, Parker thinks he is 10-years-old.

S3 | Ep25 1965-03-05 play
The Return Of Maggie picture

Binghamton arranges for McHale and his men to be caught in a raid on a gambling joint.

S3 | Ep24 1965-02-26 play
The Seven Faces Of Ensign Parker picture

McHale sets out to spring Parker from the brig where he is being held on larceny charges.

S3 | Ep23 1965-02-19 play
Pumpkin Takes Over picture

Binghamton's wife pays a surprise visit to Taratupa Island.

S3 | Ep22 1965-02-12 play
All Chiefs And No Indians picture

Binghamton arranges for CPO examinations for McHale's men.

S3 | Ep21 1965-02-05 play
McHale's Floating Laundromat picture

Binghamton assigns his aide to spy on McHale's camp.

S3 | Ep20 1965-01-29 play
The Late Captain Binghamton picture

Binghamton finds out that he has only 48 hours to live after McHale's men touch up one of his X-rays.

S3 | Ep19 1965-01-22 play
The Truth Hurts picture

Binghamton orders truth serum shots for McHale and his men in order to obtain evidence against them.

S3 | Ep18 1965-01-15 play
The PT 73 Follies picture

Binghamton and Parker are air-dropped onto a deserted island for a survival test.

S3 | Ep17 1965-01-08 play
The Stool Parrot picture

McHale's men are unaware their pet parrot is blabbing their secret plans to Binghamton.

S3 | Ep16 1965-01-01 play
Fuji's Big Romance picture

McHale's prisoner of war falls in love with a native chief's daughter.

S3 | Ep15 1964-12-25 play
The Missing Link picture

Parker is assigned to a one-man lookout on an island frequently used by enemy ships for target practice.

S3 | Ep14 1964-12-22 play
Christy Goes Traveling picture

McHale's men put Christy in a sack and mail him home to see his baby daughter.

S3 | Ep13 1964-12-11 play
McHale And His Jet Set picture

McHale and his men impersonate international playboys in an attempt to help Binghamton.

S3 | Ep12 1964-12-04 play
The Great Eclipse picture

Binghamton sends McHale and his men to sign a peace treaty with a tribe of headhunters.

S3 | Ep11 1964-11-27 play
The Fountain Of Youth picture

Binghamton tries to push himself into position for a quick promotion.

S3 | Ep10 1964-11-20 play
Senator Parker, Suh! picture

Parker pretends to be a senator's nephew in order to get a promotion.

S3 | Ep9 1964-11-13 play
The British Also Have Ensigns picture

Binghamton assigns a bumbling fool who is responsible for sinking three ships to McHale's unit.

S3 | Ep8 1964-11-06 play
Will The Alligator Take The Stand? picture

A court-martial board tries Parker for the theft of Binghamton's wallet.

S3 | Ep7 1964-10-23 play
Laugh, Captain, Laugh picture

McHale's men charge Binghamton up with laughing gas to prevent him from court-martialing Parker.

S3 | Ep6 1964-10-16 play
McHale's Floating Harem picture

McHale and his men rescue a visiting sultan and his three daughters.

S3 | Ep5 1964-10-09 play
McHale, The Desk Commando picture

Binghamton assigns McHale as temporary base commander in hopes of having him transferred.

S3 | Ep4 1964-10-02 play
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War picture

The whole crew faces court-martial unless they can locate a girl with a heart-shaped beauty mark on her ankle.

S3 | Ep3 1964-09-25 play
Lester, The Skipper picture

Gruber gets himself in hot water when he tells his girlfriend he is a lieutenant commander.

S3 | Ep2 1964-09-18 play
The Ghosts Of 73 picture

Binghamton tries to spook the PT-73 crew until they beg for transfer.

S3 | Ep1 1964-09-11 play
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A Da-Da for Christy picture

McHale's crew retaliates when the enemy jams Christy's attempt to talk to his son by short-wave radio.

S2 | Ep36 1964-05-19 play
The Dart-Gun Wedding picture

Binghamton becomes the unwilling flunky of the son of his peacetime boss.

S2 | Ep35 1964-05-12 play
Marryin' Chuck picture

McHale's men peddle war souvenirs that turn out to be art treasures.

S2 | Ep34 1964-05-05 play
Carpenter in Command picture

Mousy Lt. Carpenter turns into a raging lion when he becomes acting commander of Taratupa.

S2 | Ep33 1964-04-27 play
The McHale Mob picture

A native chief orders McHale and his men off their luxuriously equipped island.

S2 | Ep32 1964-04-20 play
Ensign Parker, E.S.P. picture

McHale's men look forward to becoming rich when Parker's dreams prove uncannily prophetic.

S2 | Ep31 1964-04-13 play
The Rage of Taratupa picture

Rampant discord results when a singing sensation and his guitar are assigned to McHale's squadron.

S2 | Ep30 1964-04-06 play
Alias P.T. 73 picture

Binghamton discovers McHale's crew was on an island enjoying a luau during an air raid on Taratupa.

S2 | Ep29 1964-03-30 play
The Return of Big Frenchy picture

A band of swindlers lands on Taratupa to steal a boatload of valuable supplies away from Binghamton.

S2 | Ep28 1964-03-23 play
Comrades of P.T. 73 picture

A Russian navy officer, assigned to study PT-boat operations, turns out to be a young woman.

S2 | Ep27 1964-03-16 play
Stars Over Taratupa picture

A Hollywood director selects McHale's men as the cast for his documentary.

S2 | Ep26 1964-03-09 play
The Novocain Mutiny picture

McHale has to figure out a way to get his pet prisoner-of-war's toothache treated by a Navy dentist.

S2 | Ep25 1964-03-02 play
Babette, Go Home picture

Binghamton finds the daughter of a French planter stowed away on PT-73.

S2 | Ep24 1964-02-24 play
Dear Diary picture
Dear Diary (25:28)

Binghamton finds himself and Parker on board a Japanese airplane bound for Tokyo.

S2 | Ep23 1964-02-17 play
Urulu's Paradise West picture

Binghamton catches Gruber and a native chief selling lots on Navy-held Taratupa Island.

S2 | Ep22 1964-02-10 play
The Big Impersonation picture

Parker embarks on a dangerous decoy mission disguised as a British general.

S2 | Ep21 1964-02-03 play
Evil-Eye Parker picture

Binghamton is hypnotized so that the men can stage a show for the benefit of a nearby orphanage.

S2 | Ep20 1964-01-27 play
Who'll Buy My Sarongs? picture

McHale's men compete for the distinction of making the most fetching sarongs for a bazaar.

S2 | Ep19 1964-01-20 play
The Balloon Goes Up picture

Binghamtom discovers he is personally responsible for a $140,000 shortage in the base inventory.

S2 | Ep18 1964-01-13 play
A Medal for Parker picture

A chapter of Parker's novel in which he sinks a Japanese battleship appears as fact in his hometown newspaper.

S2 | Ep17 1964-01-06 play
The Creature From McHale's Lagoon picture

Binghamton orders the men of PT-73 to live in a swamp while he takes over their quarters.

S2 | Ep16 1963-12-30 play
Orange Blossoms for McHale picture

Binghamton arranges for McHale to marry a saloon owner.

S2 | Ep15 1963-12-23 play
My Ensign, the Lawyer picture

"Tinker" Bell is tried by a court-martial board for the theft of Binghamton's printing press.

S2 | Ep14 1963-12-16 play
A Letter for Fuji picture

McHale and his men set out to mail a love letter from a Japanese-held island.

S2 | Ep13 1963-12-09 play
The Happy Sleepwalker picture

Happy's sleepwalking leads Binghamton to ship him out of the combat zone.

S2 | Ep12 1963-12-02 play
French Leave for McHale picture

McHale meets up with an old buddy who has McHale and his men thrown in jail.

S2 | Ep11 1963-11-25 play
The August Teahouse of Quint McHale picture

Binghamton draws up treason charges when he catches McHale trading rifles to the Japanese.

S2 | Ep10 1963-11-18 play
Scuttlebutt picture

McHale's men help "Tinker" Bell's campaign with a nurse who has a yen for heroes.

S2 | Ep9 1963-11-11 play
Jolly Wally picture

Binghamton becomes "Jolly Wally" to impress a war correspondent.

S2 | Ep8 1963-11-04 play
Today I am a Man picture

Girl-shy Parker is assigned to train five beautiful nurses in judo and self-defense.

S2 | Ep7 1963-10-28 play
Have Kimono, Will Travel picture

McHale and his crew are forced to pull in at an island densely populated by Japanese troops.

S2 | Ep6 1963-10-21 play
To Binghamton, With Love picture

Binghamton orders McHale and his men to give him a testimonial dinner.

S2 | Ep5 1963-10-14 play
Is There a Doctor in the Hut? picture

McHale and his men are determined that a glamorous film star visit McHale's Island.

S2 | Ep4 1963-10-07 play
McHale & His Schweinhunds picture

Parker blows the end off a valuable island with torpedoes intended for a German U-boat.

S2 | Ep3 1963-09-30 play
The Binghamton Murder Plot picture

Binghamton is convinced that McHale and his men are planning his demise.

S2 | Ep2 1963-09-23 play
The Day the War Stood Still picture

Parker's impersonations over the radio cause an outbreak of peace.

S2 | Ep1 1963-09-16 play
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Uncle Admiral picture

Binghamton has Parker assigned as his aide when he discovers that the ensign is related to Vice Admiral...

S1 | Ep36 1963-06-27 play
Monster of McHale's Island picture

McHale looks for a way to straighten out the 10-year-old son of an admiral.

S1 | Ep35 1963-06-13 play
The Hillbillies of PT 73 picture

McHale's crew stages an old-fashioned hoedown to cheer Willy up.

S1 | Ep34 1963-06-06 play
McHale's Millions picture

Lester trades $4 million for some native trinkets.

S1 | Ep33 1963-05-30 play
Parents Anonymous picture

McHale and his crew decide to adopt a little girl left behind by a hospital ship.

S1 | Ep32 1963-05-23 play
Alias Captain Binghampton picture

When a dead ringer for Binghamton is assigned to McHale's crew, the men are sure he is a spy.

S1 | Ep31 1963-05-16 play
Action, Camera, Panic picture

A photographer is assigned to McHale's boat to take battle-action pictures.

S1 | Ep30 1963-05-09 play
Instant Democracy picture

Binghamton enlists McHale's aid in commandeering a native tribe to work on the Taratupa airstrip.

S1 | Ep29 1963-05-02 play
A Wreath for McHale picture

Memorial services are conducted for McHale and his crew when they are presumed killed in action.

S1 | Ep27 1963-04-18 play
H.M.S. 73 picture
H.M.S. 73 (25:33)

Binghamton assigns McHale to permanent duty as a liaison officer to the British Navy.

S1 | Ep26 1963-04-11 play
The Mothers of PT 73 picture

Binghamton arrives unannounced with the mothers of three of McHale's men on the day of a festival.

S1 | Ep25 1963-04-04 play
Nippon Nancy Calling picture

Binghamton is certain McHale is the source of a leak of confidential information.

S1 | Ep23 1963-03-21 play
Washing Machine Charlie picture

McHale and his crew must get rid of a Japanese plane harassing the base before they can go on leave.

S1 | Ep22 1963-03-14 play
Six Pounds from Paradise picture

Binghamton embarks on a campaign to fatten up McHale.

S1 | Ep21 1963-03-07 play
The Confidence Game picture

Parker is given an opportunity to demonstrate his prowess as a leader.

S1 | Ep20 1963-02-28 play
The Natives Get Restless picture

Binghamton enlists McHale's help in pacifying a native chieftain.

S1 | Ep19 1963-02-21 play
One of Our Engines Is Missing picture

Binghamton finds an excuse to have the skipper and crew of PT-73 transferred to another command.

S1 | Ep18 1963-02-14 play
The Big Raffle picture

To raise money for a party, McHale's crew raffles a date with a young Frenchwoman, Claudine Longet -- in her...

S1 | Ep17 1963-02-07 play
The Ensign Gets a Zero picture

Binghamton wagers his ship's clock that Parker can outshoot Dennison.

S1 | Ep16 1963-01-31 play
Captain Steals a Cook picture

Binghamton decides to commandeer the best cook in the Pacific -- said to be McHale's cook, Fuji.

S1 | Ep15 1963-01-24 play
The Captain's Mission picture

Binghamton borrows McHale's PT-boat and crew to search for the enemy.

S1 | Ep13 1963-01-10 play
Beauty and the Beast picture

When a photographer with an attitude is assigned to the 73 Crew, McHale and the boys must work up a plan to...

S1 | Ep12 1963-01-03 play
The Day They Captured Santa picture

McHale and his crew run into a Japanese ambush while playing Santa Claus to a group of native children.

S1 | Ep11 1962-12-27 play
Battle of McHale's Island picture

Binghamton ousts McHale and his crew from their happy home on McHale's Island.

S1 | Ep10 1962-12-20 play
McHale's Paradise Hotel picture

McHale opens a resort hotel for tired naval personnel.

S1 | Ep9 1962-12-06 play
Three Girls on an Island picture

McHale and his crew set out to find three USO girls on an uncharted island.

S1 | Ep8 1962-11-29 play
Who Do the Voodoo? picture

When Binghamton refuses to reimburse him for the loss of a coconut orchard, Chief Urulu puts a curse on the...

S1 | Ep7 1962-11-22 play
Operation Wedding Party picture

Never mind that it's against Navy regulations for an officer to marry an enlisted man, McHale is going to find...

S1 | Ep6 1962-11-15 play
Movies Are Your Best Diversion picture

McHale and his crew use old movie soundtracks to avert a Japanese attack.

S1 | Ep5 1962-11-08 play
PT 73, Where Are You? picture

The South Pacific is overstocked with lost, strayed or stolen PT boats.

S1 | Ep4 1962-11-01 play
McHale and His Seven Cupids picture

McHale tries his hand at matchmaking with Parker and a Navy nurse as his victims.

S1 | Ep3 1962-10-26 play
Purple Heart for Gruber picture

Gruber puts in for a Purple Heart when he scratches his finger under enemy fire.

S1 | Ep2 1962-10-18 play
An Ensign for McHale picture

Binghamton assigns Parker to McHale's PT-boat crew as executive officer.

S1 | Ep1 1962-10-11 play

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