The basic plot revolves around McHale's crew's wacky schemes to make money, get girls, and have a ball, and the efforts of Captain Binghamton (McHale's superior) to rid himself of the PT-73 crew ...

McHale, the 73 Crew, Captain Binghamton ... at the same time. When Binghamton loses $1000 of Navy money to an Italian con man, for the construction of a new golf course, he enlists the aid ...