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Mail Call — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Starring: R. Lee Ermey

Mail Call — Series Details

Mail Call — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword (2002-08-04) — Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
• E2: Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine (2002-08-11) — Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
• E3: Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots (2002-08-18) — Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
• E4: Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield (2002-08-25) — Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
• E5: Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks (2002-09-01) — Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
• E6: Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows (2002-09-08) — Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
• E7: Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow (2002-09-15) — How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
• E8: Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes (2002-09-22) — How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
• E9: The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets (2002-09-29) — The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
• E10: Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs (2002-10-05) — The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
• E11: Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch (2002-10-07)
• E12: The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes (2002-10-21)
• E13: Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle (2002-10-28) — Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.

Season 2

• E1: Grenade Launchers; Grape Shot; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs (2002-12-15) — Learn how grenade launchers work; how a .30 caliber machine gun compares to a .50 cal; watch Ermey behind the wheel of a Flyer 21; and discover the origin of the word shrapnel.
• E2: Civil War Rifles; 1st Missile Sub; Navy Divers' Gear; Field Strip; Bowie Knife (2002-12-22) — American Civil War rifles from both sides; the first missile fired from the deck of a sub; deep-sea and crush-proof suits; breaking down a weapon; the Bowie knife; the evolution of
• E3: AVLB; Fulton Recovery System; Pilot Survival Kit; Trireme; Battleship Guns; Grapeshot (2002-12-29) — The Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge; the Fulton Recovery System; a pilot's survival kit; the ancient Greek warship Trireme; battleship guns; grapeshot.
• E4: Marine Weapons Training; Greek Phalanx; MiG-29; Hellcat Tank Destroyer (2003-01-19) — Simulated marksmanship training; fastest front-line combat jet and World War II tank; Greeks of ancient times use the phalanx; Civil War cavalry gear; dazzle paint.
• E5: Trebuchet; Troop Headcounts; BAR; Smart Bombs; Modern Parachutes; Boomerangs (2003-01-26) — Medieval catapults; platoons, companies and divisions; the Browning automatic rifle; smart bombs; parachutes; the weapon version of the boomerang.
• E6: LAV; Landing Craft; Doughboy; OPFOR; Chain Mail; Military Salute (2003-02-02) — Light Armored Vehicle; landing craft; World War I Doughboys; training troops; medieval chain mail; the military salute.
• E7: Deuce & a Half; Vietnam Gun Truck; World War II Household Fat; Missile Silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish Kilts (2003-02-09) — Vietnam gun truck; World War II household fat; missile silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish kilts.
• E8: Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels;Pirate Weapons (2003-03-02) — full title: Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels; Pirate Weapons; Depth Charges

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  Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision

• E9: Anti-Tank Rocket; Bazooka; HQ Tour; Tactical Operations Center; Downed Pilots (2003-03-09) — The bazooka's replacement; mobile command post; Air Force Pararescuemen; 21-gun salute.
• E10: Medieval Weapons; Lewis Gun; Carrier Pigeons; Gliders in Combat; Anti-Tank (2003-03-15) — Medieval weapons; World War I Lewis gun; carrier pigeons; gliders; anti-tank missile; ejection seats.
• E11: Amphibious Assault Vehicle; Jeep; Medieval Battering Ram; Urban Warfare; Ball Tu (2003-03-23) — Marines' 26-ton AAV stays afloat; jeeps; battering rams; urban warfare; World War II bombers; pictures on World War II airplanes.
• E12: Unmanned Aircraft; Bogey; 1st Combat Helicopter; Forward Observers (2003-04-06) — Experimental planes; unidentified aircraft; first combat helicopter; directing artillery fire; commando knife.
• E13: Newest Coast Guard Ship; Carrier Battle Group; Tanks; Sherman Tank; XM-29 Rifle (2003-04-12) — Motor lifeboat; carrier battle group; Sherman tanks; futuristic rifle; voice mail.

Season 3

• E1: Live from the Gulf (2003-07-06) — This episode was live in Kuwait. Gunnery Sgt. Ermey talked to the troops and answered questions.
• E2: Super Stallion Helicopter; Flying Banana; Navy Hazing; Seabees; GI Jargon; Tank Ammo (2003-07-13) — Helicopters; hazing ritual; building runways in the Pacific; the G-2; battle tank
• E3: M-1 Garand Rifle; First Assault Rifle; JATO; Golden Knights Parachute Team; Barr (2003-07-20) — Rifles; jet-assisted take-off; freefall parachute team; barrage balloons; military jargon.
• E4: Rocket-Assisted Projectile; WWII German Gustav; Tent Tech; Pup Tent; Tomahawk; (2003-07-27) — Rocket-propelled artillery; artillery gun that fires the largest caliber shell; tents; tomahawks; slings.
• E5: M-16; Viet Cong Booby Traps; Super-Secret Ravens; Wild Weasels; Vietnam River Patrol Boats; Green Berets (2003-08-10) — Military rifles in Vietnam; booby traps; the Ravens; the Wild Weasels; river-patrol boats; the Green Berets.
• E6: Marine Sniper Rifle; BlowGun; Mulberry Harbor; French Resistance; Frontline Medi (2003-08-17) — Rifle; blowgun; floating concrete caissons bridge the English Channel; weapons of the French resistance; improvements in front-line medical care; origins of the word "berserk."
• E7: Marine Sniper School; Hand Signals; Ho Chi Minh Trail; Motorcycles; Loading Palettes; C-119 (2003-08-31) — Snipers; hand signals; Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Trail; motorcycles; tanks; the C-119 Flying Boxcar.
• E8: Armored Scout Car; Water-Cooled Machine Gun; Fart Sack; Shuteye; Nazi U-Boats; Stealth Ship (2003-09-07) — Armored scout cars; water-cooled machine guns; sleeping bag; sleeping on the battlefield; German U-boats; Navy ship invisible to radar.
• E9: Claymore Mine; 1st U.S. Nuclear Sub; Resupply at Sea; Patriot Air Defense Missile; Jody Songs (2003-09-14) — Anti-personnel mine; 16th-century Scottish sword; early nuclear-powered submarine; how naval vessels resupply at sea; the Patriot missile; cadence songs.
• E10: WWII Half Track; Arctic Vehicles; Weird Weapons; Navy Hydrofoils; Combat Controllers; Gunnery Sergeant (2003-10-05) — World War II M2A2 half-track; Snow Train; strange weapons used by the Allies in World War II; Navy hydrofoils; Air Force combat controllers; Marine Corps gunnery sergeants.
• E11: Military Pilot Training; Flak; Doolittle Raid; One-Man Submarine; Military Radios (2003-10-12) — Training of military pilots; flak; the Doolittle Raid; Sleeping Beauty submarine; radios; foxhole radio.
• E12: F-15 Eagle; Flying Platform; Atomic Annie; Army Missiles; Tommy Gun v. Burp Gun; Measuring Bullets (2003-10-19) — F-15 Eagle; single-man vertical flight machine; howitzer firing both conventional and nuclear warheads; Army-controlled missile programs; submachine guns; measuring bullets.
• E13: Avenger; Stinger & Red-Eye Missiles; Military Firefighter & Smokejumper; Kiowa Helicopter; Kilroy (2003-10-26) — Avenger Air Defense System; Stinger and Red Eye missiles; military firefighters; the Triple Nickels; Kiowa scout helicopter; "Kilroy Was Here."
• E14: Cobra Attack Helicopter; Sidewinder Missile; C-54 Skymaster; MPs; Flintlock Pistol (2003-11-02) — Attack helicopter; AIM Sidewinders; transport plane; military police; flintlock pistols.

Season 4

• E1: Golden Knights; U.S. Air Force; Flying Tigers; Blood Chit; AC-130U Spooky Gunsh (2004-01-11) — Lee jumps with the Golden Knights; history of the U.S. Air Force; Flying Tigers; blood chit; AC-130U Spooky gunship; P-61 Black Widow.
• E2: Blimp; Miitary Shotguns; Navy Graveyard; Poop Deck (2004-01-18) — Blimp; aerial reconnaissance during the U.S. Civil War; military shot guns; grapeshot revolver; Navy Graveyard; G.I. jargon: "poop."
• E3: Guided Missile Destroyer; WWI Aircraft & Aces; Marine Corps FAST Teams (2004-01-25) — Guided Missile Destroyer; World War I aircraft and aces; Marine Corps FAST Teams.
• E4: Grease Gun; Sten Gun; E-3 Sentry AWACS; J-Stars; Vietnam Fire Support Bases; Charlie (2004-02-08) — Submachine guns; high-tech aerial command and control centers; fire support bases; slang term "Charlie."
• E5: Medieval Madness; National Technical Systems; Fabulous Flops; P-51 Mustang; A-2 Flight Jacket (2004-02-15)
• E6: Heavy Support Vehicles (2004-02-22)
• E7: Army Air Ambulance; 1st Special Service Force; Johnson Rifle; MiG-15 vs. F-86 (2004-03-07)
• E8: Fastest Army Vehicle; Uncle Sam; Tank Destroyers; Anti-Tank Rifle; Dive Bomber (2004-03-28)
• E9: Navy SEALs; Frogmen; Kettering Bug; A-10 Warthog; Rommel's Afrika Korps Gear (2004-04-04)
• E10: Jump Gear; Weapons; Communications and Medical Gear (2004-04-11)
• E11: Nuclear-Attack Submarine: Diving, Steering and Sonar; Torpedoes and Tomahawk Missiles; Reactor; Chow (2004-04-25)
• E12: Mark V Special Ops Craft; U.S. Gunboat; German Paratroopers; German Junkers; M113 APC; K-Rations (2004-05-02)
• E13: Bren Gun & Carrier; Special Forces School Final Exam; Beasts of Burden; Predator; 1st RPV (2004-05-16)

Season 5

• E1: Spanish-American War Rifle; Remembering the Maine; SR-71 Blackbird; U-2 Spy Plane; Training for Extreme Battlefield Conditions (2004-07-11)
• E3: The Navy Marine Mammals Program; The Chain of Evacuation in World War II; WC54 Ambulance; The Desert Ducks (2004-07-25)
• E4: Gear of the French Musketeers; Fighter Planes of World War II; High Altitude Rescue Team; XR-8 Syncopter (2004-08-01)
• E5: Marine Corps Marksmanship; The BAT; Maritime Safety & Security Teams (2004-08-08)
• E6: Silencers; Flashbang Grenade; WWII Japanese Gear; HITRON Teams (2004-08-15)
• E7: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile; Tankgewehr 1918; P-3 Orion; SOG (2004-08-29)
• E8: The War of 1812 (2004-09-05)
• E9: Military Sidearms; Glock Handguns; MG42; WWII British Commando Weapons; Gun Truck Alley (2004-09-19)
• E10: XM8; Spencer; AC-47 Spooky; Small Diameter Bomb; Gotha Bomber (2004-09-26)
• E11: Rapid Fielding Initiative; Anti-Tank and Anti-Anti-Tank; Blimp Sub-hunters; Cloud Car (2004-10-03)
• E12: Zoaves; Flying Wing; ICBM; Swift Boats (2004-10-12)
• E13: Celebrity Golf Tournament, Gala Ball, and Auction (2004-11-09)

Season 6

• E1: Ballista; Pedersen Device; Peashooter (2005-03-04)
• E2: NORAD (2005-03-11)
• E3: Afghanistan (2005-03-18)
• E4: The Pentagon (2005-04-01)
• E5: SS Lane Victory (2005-04-01)
• E6: 29 Palms (2005-05-13)
• E7: Civil War Special (2005-05-22)
• E8: Iwo Jima Special (2005-05-27)
• E9: Gator Navy (2005-06-03)
• E10: B-2 (2005-06-10)
• E11: Abrams M1-A1; Kasserine Pass and El Guttar (2005-06-17)
• E12: Benelli M4 Shotgun; 1st Air Cav in Vietnam; Germany's WWII ME-163 Komet & Kubelwagen (2005-06-24)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Mail Call have? 8 season(s) with 105 episodes.

Where can I watch Mail Call? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.