Laugh, Captain, Laugh McHale's Navy : Season 3 Episode 6
TV-G ABC 30m int(0)
Aired: October 16th, 1964 @ 8:30 PM EST on ABC
After Parker nearly drowns Binghamton during an accident on the 73, the Captain calls for a Fitness Board Inquiry to determine Parker's fitness for duty. McHale and the boys then execute a clever plan involving nitrous oxide, or 'laughing gas', to help Binghamton to change his mind, which backfires when an Admiral from the board arrives early to investigate Parker's situation.