McHale's Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine. It aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966. The series was filmed in black and white and originated from a one-hour drama titled "Seven Against the Sea", broadcast on April 3, 1962. It is considered the pilot show for the series although it is an hour-long drama instead of a situation comedy and is starkly different in tone. The ABC series spawned three feature films: McHale’s Navy (1964); a sequel, McHales Navy Joins the Air Force (1965); and a 1997 sequel-remake of the original series.