Mail Call was a television program that appeared on the History Channel and hosted by R. Lee Ermey, a retired United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant,. The show debuted on August 4, 2002 as part of the 'Fighting Fridays' lineup. Most episodes were 30 minutes, but from 2007 through the show's end in 2009 some episodes were 60 minutes. During each episode, Ermey read and answered questions submitted by viewers regarding weapons and equipment used by all branches of the U.S. military now or in the past, as well as by other armed forces in history. Ermey often took his viewers on location to military training areas to film demonstrations. When not on location, Ermey broadcast from a set resembling a military outpost, including a tent, a Jeep, and various other pieces of military gear which changed throughout the series. At times, he would also have a bulldog - usually symbolic of Marines, especially drill instructors - on his show as well. Comic relief was provided as Ermey inflicted DI-style verbal abuse on his viewers or tests the effects of various weapons on watermelons and paint cans, as well as occasional appearances of "Mini-Lee", an action figure styled in Ermey's likeness, often seen berating a luckless G.I. Joe figurine. His demeanor as host was similar to the character "Gunnery Sergeant Hartman" portrayed by Ermey in the Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket, though this attitude was shown only towards his viewers and not the military special guests. Older viewers might compare him to Sergeant Vincent Carter, a character in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. television program.
Snafu (xtra-salty version)
Gunny's deal of the day
D-day special
Tank; gatling gun; samurai sword
Knight's armor; wwi backpack; landmine
Flak vest; medieval crossbow; wwi pilots
Civil war cannoneers; night vision; clearing a minefield
Landing craft, air cushion hovercraft (lcac); u.s. cavalry saddles; gas masks
Mortar; wwii gis' personal items; native-american arrows
Re-fueling a fighter jet; naval signal flags; gi chow
Revolutionary warmusket; jousting; foxholes
The pilum; wwii radios; first rockets
Ninja weapons; flamethrower; military dogs
Grenades; dog tags; dinner in a pouch
The jeep; himars; hurricanes
Future gear; marine camouflage; army's new armored vehicle
Grenade launchers; grape shot; shrapnel; d-day paratrooper gear; jet packs
Civil war rifles; 1st missile sub; navy divers' gear; field strip; bowie knife
Avlb; fulton recovery system; pilot survival kit; trireme; battleship guns; grapeshot
Marine weapons training; greek phalanx; mig-29; hellcat tank destroyer
Trebuchet; troop headcounts; bar; smart bombs; modern parachutes; boomerangs
Lav; landing craft; doughboy; opfor; chain mail; military salute
Deuce & a half; vietnam gun truck; world war ii household fat; missile silos; c-17 loadmaster; scottish kilts
Self-propelled artillery; matchlock musket; airships; blue angels;pirate weapons
Anti-tank rocket; bazooka; hq tour; tactical operations center; downed pilots
Medieval weapons; lewis gun; carrier pigeons; gliders in combat; anti-tank
Amphibious assault vehicle; jeep; medieval battering ram; urban warfare; ball tu
Unmanned aircraft; bogey; 1st combat helicopter; forward observers
Newest coast guard ship; carrier battle group; tanks; sherman tank; xm-29 rifle
Live from the gulf
Super stallion helicopter; flying banana; navy hazing; seabees; gi jargon; tank ammo
M-1 garand rifle; first assault rifle; jato; golden knights parachute team; barr
Rocket-assisted projectile; wwii german gustav; tent tech; pup tent; tomahawk;
M-16; viet cong booby traps; super-secret ravens; wild weasels; vietnam river patrol boats; green berets
Marine sniper rifle; blowgun; mulberry harbor; french resistance; frontline medi
Marine sniper school; hand signals; ho chi minh trail; motorcycles; loading palettes; c-119
Armored scout car; water-cooled machine gun; fart sack; shuteye; nazi u-boats; stealth ship
Claymore mine; 1st u.s. nuclear sub; resupply at sea; patriot air defense missile; jody songs
Wwii half track; arctic vehicles; weird weapons; navy hydrofoils; combat controllers; gunnery sergeant
Military pilot training; flak; doolittle raid; one-man submarine; military radios
F-15 eagle; flying platform; atomic annie; army missiles; tommy gun v. burp gun; measuring bullets
Avenger; stinger & red-eye missiles; military firefighter & smokejumper; kiowa helicopter; kilroy
Cobra attack helicopter; sidewinder missile; c-54 skymaster; mps; flintlock pistol
Golden knights; u.s. air force; flying tigers; blood chit; ac-130u spooky gunsh
Blimp; miitary shotguns; navy graveyard; poop deck
Guided missile destroyer; wwi aircraft & aces; marine corps fast teams
Grease gun; sten gun; e-3 sentry awacs; j-stars; vietnam fire support bases; charlie
Medieval madness; national technical systems; fabulous flops; p-51 mustang; a-2 flight jacket
Heavy support vehicles
Army air ambulance; 1st special service force; johnson rifle; mig-15 vs. f-86
Fastest army vehicle; uncle sam; tank destroyers; anti-tank rifle; dive bomber
Navy seals; frogmen; kettering bug; a-10 warthog; rommel's afrika korps gear
Jump gear; weapons; communications and medical gear
Nuclear-attack submarine: diving, steering and sonar; torpedoes and tomahawk missiles; reactor; chow
Mark v special ops craft; u.s. gunboat; german paratroopers; german junkers; m113 apc; k-rations
Bren gun & carrier; special forces school final exam; beasts of burden; predator; 1st rpv
Spanish-american war rifle; remembering the maine; sr-71 blackbird; u-2 spy plane; training for extreme battlefield conditions
The navy marine mammals program; the chain of evacuation in world war ii; wc54 ambulance; the desert ducks
Gear of the french musketeers; fighter planes of world war ii; high altitude rescue team; xr-8 syncopter
Marine corps marksmanship; the bat; maritime safety & security teams
Silencers; flashbang grenade; wwii japanese gear; hitron teams
Javelin anti-tank missile; tankgewehr 1918; p-3 orion; sog
The war of 1812
Military sidearms; glock handguns; mg42; wwii british commando weapons; gun truck alley
Xm8; spencer; ac-47 spooky; small diameter bomb; gotha bomber
Rapid fielding initiative; anti-tank and anti-anti-tank; blimp sub-hunters; cloud car
Zoaves; flying wing; icbm; swift boats
Celebrity golf tournament, gala ball, and auction
Ballista; pedersen device; peashooter
Norad
Afghanistan
The pentagon
Ss lane victory
29 palms
Civil war special
Iwo jima special
Gator navy
B-2
Abrams m1-a1; kasserine pass and el guttar
Benelli m4 shotgun; 1st air cav in vietnam; germany's wwii me-163 komet & kubelwagen
Mk-19 grenade launcher; ppsh-41; wwii weasel; vertijet
Beach master; dli; hooch; eureka mptgs type 3 tent; cabanatuan raid; arisaka rifle
German renaissance; 9mm luger p-08; afn; battle of britain
Hurricane katrina
Dod firefighter; usmc martial arts training; little david
Ied; guadalcanal; sullivan brothers; rough riders
Army's national training center
Aav; wild west guns; merrill's marauders; screaming mimi
Ermey's vietnam
Minot afb
Knob creek gun range
War in the pacific
Potato digger; smith; p-38; wire dawgs
Iwo jima special
Episode 3
Ermey's biggest bangs
Ermey's hottest rides
Ermey's biggest bangs
Ermey's hottest rides
Pinnacle armor; apache helicopter
San diego, california at the strategic operations training center
Hurlburt field, florida
M8 armored car; mauser c96 pistol; dogs in war
National museum of the united states air force
Fort knox, ky
Tennessee museum of aviation
Polaris mv; textron m1117
Iraq episode
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