McHale's Navy "Washing Machine Charlie" [Season 1, Episode 22]
Regards,
Yeah. I remember that episode. Probably watched it with my dad back in ‘62. That’s probably when he told me the story
There was a tale passed around by the marines of one poor guy who used to sleep in a hammock he made between two palm trees. After an air raid he decided not to hit the shelter and they found a huge crater between the two trees. True story of Guadalcanal, though probably one the brass made up to make sure the guys went into the shelters.
MASH had a "5 O'clock Charlie" episode as well.
Season 2 Episode 2
Every day for the past six weeks, at 5:00 o'clock p.m. on the nose, a North Korean "washout from Kamikaze school" has let loose a bomb in the general direction of the hospital's sub-ammo dump. Very affectionately known as "Five O'Clock Charlie," the only thing he hits on the nose is the time.