Instant Democracy – McHale’s Navy season 1
Instant Democracy – Binghamton needs the natives to work on the base’s airstrip, but Urulu decides to use Union rules … With too many cocoanut breaks, and no work getting done! So, McHale decides to turn the tables on him, and have a true democracy, with an election for the chief’s position!
“As George Washington said, ‘Give me liberty, or give me death!’ … or was that Martha?” — Ensign Parker. Is he really the best person to teach the natives about democracy?
Binghamton needs help from Chief Urulu and his tribe to modify the Taratupa airstrip. Urulu – angry over a bad deal with Gruber, involving Navy property – flatly refuses. But, after some lessons on democracy from McHale and Parker, Urulu changes his mind, and drives a hard bargain with Binghamton for the services of his tribe. So, McHale comes up with the idea of going all-out on Democracy — with the tribe voting for their chief! Which Urulu loses — badly — to Maloko. But in a twist, the new chief has his secretary of labor negotiate the contract — Urulu!
Cast of characters
- Ernest Borgnine (The Dirty Dozen) … Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale
- Joe Flynn (How to Frame a Figg) … Captain Wallace B. Binghamton
- Tim Conway (The Apple Dumpling Gang) … Ensign Charles Parker
- Carl Ballantine (The Shakiest Gun in the West) … Lester Gruber
- Gary Vinson … George Christopher
- Billy Sands … ‘Tinker’ Bell
- Edson Stroll … Virgil Edwards
- Gavin MacLeod (The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Love Boat) … Happy
- John Wright … Willy Moss
- Yoshio Yoda … Fuji Kobiaji
- Bob Hastings (Batman the Animated Series) … Lt. Elroy Carpenter
- Olan Soule (The Red Skelton Hour) … Maloko
- Herbert Lytton … Admiral Reynolds
- Jacques Aubuchon … Urulu
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