Mail Call (2002)

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.

Mail Call

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Snafu (xtra-salty version)

  • 0x2

    Gunny's deal of the day

  • 0x3

    D-day special

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Tank; gatling gun; samurai sword

  • 1x2

    Knight's armor; wwi backpack; landmine

  • 1x3

    Flak vest; medieval crossbow; wwi pilots

  • 1x4

    Civil war cannoneers; night vision; clearing a minefield

  • 1x5

    Landing craft, air cushion hovercraft (lcac); u.s. cavalry saddles; gas masks

  • 1x6

    Mortar; wwii gis' personal items; native-american arrows

  • 1x7

    Re-fueling a fighter jet; naval signal flags; gi chow

  • 1x8

    Revolutionary warmusket; jousting; foxholes

  • 1x9

    The pilum; wwii radios; first rockets

  • 1x10

    Ninja weapons; flamethrower; military dogs

  • 1x11

    Grenades; dog tags; dinner in a pouch

  • 1x12

    The jeep; himars; hurricanes

  • 1x13

    Future gear; marine camouflage; army's new armored vehicle

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Grenade launchers; grape shot; shrapnel; d-day paratrooper gear; jet packs

  • 2x2

    Civil war rifles; 1st missile sub; navy divers' gear; field strip; bowie knife

  • 2x3

    Avlb; fulton recovery system; pilot survival kit; trireme; battleship guns; grapeshot

  • 2x4

    Marine weapons training; greek phalanx; mig-29; hellcat tank destroyer

  • 2x5

    Trebuchet; troop headcounts; bar; smart bombs; modern parachutes; boomerangs

  • 2x6

    Lav; landing craft; doughboy; opfor; chain mail; military salute

  • 2x7

    Deuce & a half; vietnam gun truck; world war ii household fat; missile silos; c-17 loadmaster; scottish kilts

  • 2x8

    Self-propelled artillery; matchlock musket; airships; blue angels;pirate weapons

  • 2x9

    Anti-tank rocket; bazooka; hq tour; tactical operations center; downed pilots

  • 2x10

    Medieval weapons; lewis gun; carrier pigeons; gliders in combat; anti-tank

  • 2x11

    Amphibious assault vehicle; jeep; medieval battering ram; urban warfare; ball tu

  • 2x12

    Unmanned aircraft; bogey; 1st combat helicopter; forward observers

  • 2x13

    Newest coast guard ship; carrier battle group; tanks; sherman tank; xm-29 rifle

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Live from the gulf

  • 3x2

    Super stallion helicopter; flying banana; navy hazing; seabees; gi jargon; tank ammo

  • 3x3

    M-1 garand rifle; first assault rifle; jato; golden knights parachute team; barr

  • 3x4

    Rocket-assisted projectile; wwii german gustav; tent tech; pup tent; tomahawk;

  • 3x5

    M-16; viet cong booby traps; super-secret ravens; wild weasels; vietnam river patrol boats; green berets

  • 3x6

    Marine sniper rifle; blowgun; mulberry harbor; french resistance; frontline medi

  • 3x7

    Marine sniper school; hand signals; ho chi minh trail; motorcycles; loading palettes; c-119

  • 3x8

    Armored scout car; water-cooled machine gun; fart sack; shuteye; nazi u-boats; stealth ship

  • 3x9

    Claymore mine; 1st u.s. nuclear sub; resupply at sea; patriot air defense missile; jody songs

  • 3x10

    Wwii half track; arctic vehicles; weird weapons; navy hydrofoils; combat controllers; gunnery sergeant

  • 3x11

    Military pilot training; flak; doolittle raid; one-man submarine; military radios

  • 3x12

    F-15 eagle; flying platform; atomic annie; army missiles; tommy gun v. burp gun; measuring bullets

  • 3x13

    Avenger; stinger & red-eye missiles; military firefighter & smokejumper; kiowa helicopter; kilroy

  • 3x14

    Cobra attack helicopter; sidewinder missile; c-54 skymaster; mps; flintlock pistol

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Golden knights; u.s. air force; flying tigers; blood chit; ac-130u spooky gunsh

  • 4x2

    Blimp; miitary shotguns; navy graveyard; poop deck

  • 4x3

    Guided missile destroyer; wwi aircraft & aces; marine corps fast teams

  • 4x4

    Grease gun; sten gun; e-3 sentry awacs; j-stars; vietnam fire support bases; charlie

  • 4x5

    Medieval madness; national technical systems; fabulous flops; p-51 mustang; a-2 flight jacket

  • 4x6

    Heavy support vehicles

  • 4x7

    Army air ambulance; 1st special service force; johnson rifle; mig-15 vs. f-86

  • 4x8

    Fastest army vehicle; uncle sam; tank destroyers; anti-tank rifle; dive bomber

  • 4x9

    Navy seals; frogmen; kettering bug; a-10 warthog; rommel's afrika korps gear

  • 4x10

    Jump gear; weapons; communications and medical gear

  • 4x11

    Nuclear-attack submarine: diving, steering and sonar; torpedoes and tomahawk missiles; reactor; chow

  • 4x12

    Mark v special ops craft; u.s. gunboat; german paratroopers; german junkers; m113 apc; k-rations

  • 4x13

    Bren gun & carrier; special forces school final exam; beasts of burden; predator; 1st rpv

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Spanish-american war rifle; remembering the maine; sr-71 blackbird; u-2 spy plane; training for extreme battlefield conditions

  • 5x3

    The navy marine mammals program; the chain of evacuation in world war ii; wc54 ambulance; the desert ducks

  • 5x4

    Gear of the french musketeers; fighter planes of world war ii; high altitude rescue team; xr-8 syncopter

  • 5x5

    Marine corps marksmanship; the bat; maritime safety & security teams

  • 5x6

    Silencers; flashbang grenade; wwii japanese gear; hitron teams

  • 5x7

    Javelin anti-tank missile; tankgewehr 1918; p-3 orion; sog

  • 5x8

    The war of 1812

  • 5x9

    Military sidearms; glock handguns; mg42; wwii british commando weapons; gun truck alley

  • 5x10

    Xm8; spencer; ac-47 spooky; small diameter bomb; gotha bomber

  • 5x11

    Rapid fielding initiative; anti-tank and anti-anti-tank; blimp sub-hunters; cloud car

  • 5x12

    Zoaves; flying wing; icbm; swift boats

  • 5x13

    Celebrity golf tournament, gala ball, and auction

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Ballista; pedersen device; peashooter

  • 6x2

    Norad

  • 6x3

    Afghanistan

  • 6x4

    The pentagon

  • 6x5

    Ss lane victory

  • 6x6

    29 palms

  • 6x7

    Civil war special

  • 6x8

    Iwo jima special

  • 6x9

    Gator navy

  • 6x10

    B-2

  • 6x11

    Abrams m1-a1; kasserine pass and el guttar

  • 6x12

    Benelli m4 shotgun; 1st air cav in vietnam; germany's wwii me-163 komet & kubelwagen

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    Mk-19 grenade launcher; ppsh-41; wwii weasel; vertijet

  • 7x2

    Beach master; dli; hooch; eureka mptgs type 3 tent; cabanatuan raid; arisaka rifle

  • 7x3

    German renaissance; 9mm luger p-08; afn; battle of britain

  • 7x4

    Hurricane katrina

  • 7x5

    Dod firefighter; usmc martial arts training; little david

  • 7x6

    Ied; guadalcanal; sullivan brothers; rough riders

  • 7x7

    Army's national training center

  • 7x8

    Aav; wild west guns; merrill's marauders; screaming mimi

  • 7x9

    Ermey's vietnam

  • 7x10

    Minot afb

  • 7x11

    Knob creek gun range

  • 7x12

    War in the pacific

  • 7x13

    Potato digger; smith; p-38; wire dawgs

  • 7x14

    Iwo jima special

  • 7x15

    Episode 3

  • 7x16

    Ermey's biggest bangs

  • 7x17

    Ermey's hottest rides

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Ermey's biggest bangs

  • 8x2

    Ermey's hottest rides

  • 8x3

    Pinnacle armor; apache helicopter

  • 8x4

    San diego, california at the strategic operations training center

  • 8x5

    Hurlburt field, florida

  • 8x6

    M8 armored car; mauser c96 pistol; dogs in war

  • 8x7

    National museum of the united states air force

  • 8x8

    Fort knox, ky

  • 8x9

    Tennessee museum of aviation

  • 8x10

    Polaris mv; textron m1117

  • 8x11

    Iraq episode

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