Mail Call

Name: Mail Call
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002
Rating: 6.7
Cast: R. Lee Ermey

·2002 ·2 Seasons ·Documentary

Mail Call was a television series that aired on the History Channel, hosted by retired Marine Corps Staff Sergeant R. Lee Ermey. It premiered on August 4, 2002, as part of the 'Fighting Fridays' lineup. While most episodes ran for 30 minutes, from 2007 until its conclusion in 2009, some stretched to an hour. In each episode, Ermey addressed viewer questions about military weapons and gear from various branches of the U.S. armed forces, as well as historical military equipment. He frequently took viewers on-site to military training grounds for demonstrations. When not on location, he filmed from a set designed like a military outpost, complete with a tent and Jeep, often featuring a bulldog as a nod to Marine culture. Ermey provided comic relief by playfully berating viewers in a drill instructor style, testing weapons on watermelons and paint cans, and featuring "Mini-Lee," a toy version of himself that humorously sc

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 4 Season 4 13 ep

Golden Knights; U.S. Air Force; Flying Tigers; Blood Chit; AC-130U Spooky Gunsh

2004-01-11

Blimp; Miitary Shotguns; Navy Graveyard; Poop Deck

2004-01-18

Guided Missile Destroyer; WWI Aircraft & Aces; Marine Corps FAST Teams

2004-01-25

Grease Gun; Sten Gun; E-3 Sentry AWACS; J-Stars; Vietnam Fire Support Bases; Charlie

2004-02-08

Medieval Madness; National Technical Systems; Fabulous Flops; P-51 Mustang; A-2 Flight Jacket

2004-02-15

Heavy Support Vehicles

2004-02-22

Army Air Ambulance; 1st Special Service Force; Johnson Rifle; MiG-15 vs. F-86

2004-03-07

Fastest Army Vehicle; Uncle Sam; Tank Destroyers; Anti-Tank Rifle; Dive Bomber

2004-03-28

Navy SEALs; Frogmen; Kettering Bug; A-10 Warthog; Rommel's Afrika Korps Gear

2004-04-04

Jump Gear; Weapons; Communications and Medical Gear

2004-04-11

Nuclear-Attack Submarine: Diving, Steering and Sonar; Torpedoes and Tomahawk Missiles; Reactor; Chow

2004-04-25

Mark V Special Ops Craft; U.S. Gunboat; German Paratroopers; German Junkers; M113 APC; K-Rations

2004-05-02

Bren Gun & Carrier; Special Forces School Final Exam; Beasts of Burden; Predator; 1st RPV

2004-05-16

Season 5 Season 5 12 ep

Spanish-American War Rifle; Remembering the Maine; SR-71 Blackbird; U-2 Spy Plane; Training for Extreme Battlefield Conditions

2004-07-11

The Navy Marine Mammals Program; The Chain of Evacuation in World War II; WC54 Ambulance; The Desert Ducks

2004-07-25

Gear of the French Musketeers; Fighter Planes of World War II; High Altitude Rescue Team; XR-8 Syncopter

2004-08-01

Marine Corps Marksmanship; The BAT; Maritime Safety & Security Teams

2004-08-08

Silencers; Flashbang Grenade; WWII Japanese Gear; HITRON Teams

2004-08-15

Javelin Anti-Tank Missile; Tankgewehr 1918; P-3 Orion; SOG

2004-08-29

The War of 1812

2004-09-05

Military Sidearms; Glock Handguns; MG42; WWII British Commando Weapons; Gun Truck Alley

2004-09-19

XM8; Spencer; AC-47 Spooky; Small Diameter Bomb; Gotha Bomber

2004-09-26

Rapid Fielding Initiative; Anti-Tank and Anti-Anti-Tank; Blimp Sub-hunters; Cloud Car

2004-10-03

Zoaves; Flying Wing; ICBM; Swift Boats

2004-10-12

Celebrity Golf Tournament, Gala Ball, and Auction

2004-11-09

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R. Lee Ermey

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Mail Call

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