"'McHale's Navy' was a disaster. I'm not pretending it wasn't a disaster." — Sidney Sheinberg

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'McHale's Navy' was a disaster. I'm not pretending it wasn't a disaster.

- Sidney Sheinberg

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'McHale's Navy' was a disaster. I'm not pretending it wasn't a disaster.