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In a rather silly episode, the men from PT 73 are set to put on a folly type show for the men on base. But Binghamton puts a stop to the proceedings and tells McHale not to have any type of show on the date planned. But with Binghamton leaving the following day for a conference, all McHale does is move the show to another date.

Binghamton gets wind of the move and then to permanently stop the show he gets McHale and his crew to personally take him to the conference aboard the 73. But when the boat is damaged by an air-raid, the PT boat will have to land, in order to get gasoline, on an island occupied by the enemy. But with the help of some strangely placed kimono robes, the crew of the 73 just may have a shot at the needed gas.

Even though the show was enjoyable and had some funny scenes, it was beyond bizarre that an island just happened to have all the things needed for the 73 crew to dress up like Japanese performers and put on their show. The situation seemed quite odd but the results was good enough to make the show entertaining. This was an interesting way to make a story.

As stated before, this show has been criticized for having familiar plot lines for many of the shows, especially as the series progressed. Those scripts revolved around Binghamton trying to trap or otherwise trick McHale and his crew into some kind of trouble.

Whether that is an accurate criticism is debatable, but in any case, this particular title does not fall into category.

In fact, in this episode Binghamton and McHale and his crew are working together to get out of a tight spot. There are more than enough laughs to please fans of the show.

Without including any spoilers, watch for a guest appearance by the prolific Mako as a Japanese soldier. Mako goes on to appear in several episodes, but this is a rare opportunity for him to get in on the laughs.