Synopsis
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.
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Mail Call: Season 1
Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
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Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
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Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
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Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs
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Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch
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The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes
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Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
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Mail Call: Season 2
Grenade Launchers; Grape Shot; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs
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Civil War Rifles; 1st Missile Sub; Navy Divers' Gear; Field Strip; Bowie Knife;
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AVLB; Fulton Recovery System; Pilot Survival Kit; Trireme; Battleship Guns; Grapeshot
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Marine Weapons Training; Greek Phalanx; MiG-29; Hellcat Tank Destroyer;
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Trebuchet; Troop Headcounts; BAR; Smart Bombs; Modern Parachutes; Boomerangs
Medieval catapults; platoons, companies and divisions; the Browning automatic rifle; smart bombs; parachutes; the weapon version of the boomerang.
LAV; Landing Craft; Doughboy; OPFOR; Chain Mail; Military Salute
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Episode 7
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Mail Call: Season 3
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Mail Call: Season 4
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Mail Call: Season 5
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Mail Call: Season 6
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Mail Call: Season 7
MK-19 Grenade Launcher; PPSH-41; WWII Weasel; Vertijet
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Beach Master; DLI; Hooch; Eureka MPTGS Type 3 Tent; Cabanatuan Raid; Arisaka Rifle
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German Renaissance; 9mm Luger P-08; AFN; Battle of Britain
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Hurricane Katrina
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DOD Firefighter; USMC Martial Arts Training; Little David
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IED; Guadalcanal; Sullivan Brothers; Rough Riders
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Army's National Training Center
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AAV; Wild West Guns; Merrill's Marauders; Screaming Mimi
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Ermey's Vietnam
Former U.S. Marines Staff Sgt. R. Lee Ermey returns to Vietnam for the first time since 1969; veterans recall their experiences from the war.
Minot AFB
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Knob Creek Gun Range
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War in the Pacific
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Potato Digger; Smith; P-38; Wire Dawgs
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Iwo Jima Special
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Episode 3
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Ermey's Biggest Bangs
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Ermey's Hottest Rides
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Mail Call: Season 8
Ermey's Biggest Bangs
New intro/Best of: M203 Grenade Launcher, Trebuchet, 1895 Colt Machine Gun, MP5 9mm Submachine Gun, M1 Garand Rifle, A4 .30 Cal Machine Gun, Claymore Mines, Knob Creek Gun Range
Ermey's Hottest Rides
New intro/Best of: Mid Air Refueling, Cobra Helicopter, Halftrack, The Jeep, Landing Craft Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC), Light Armored Vehicle, M5A1 Stuart Tank, 47ft motor life boat, promo - watermelon salesman
Pinnacle Armor; Apache Helicopter
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San Diego, California at the Strategic Operations Training Center
R. Lee gets in a little trigger time training with a group of insurgents in an Iraqi Village at the most realistic training facility used by the U.S. Marine Corps w/Roger Cannon, Brian Plescia Capt Steve Coast. An in-depth tour of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, dedicated to finding and the remains of all missing and unidentified service men and women w/Lt. Lentfort Mitchell, Dennis Danielson Col Claude Davis. Witness the guns and gear used by the British Red Coats against the American rebels during our War of independence w/George Mack. The story of US troops on Panama w/Rob Lihani Sgt. Patrick Nugent Finally, take a trip to Fort MacArthur in Long Beach, California to re-enact the great L.A. Air Raid of 1942 w/Stephen Nelson
Hurlburt Field, Florida
R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions on location at with a focus on Air Force Special Operations and hardware. Lee tours the Air Force Base and gets a taste of what the officer candidates call "Hell Week"; then, Gunny goes to school and trains in car bomb and explosives detection and fires assault rifles used by terrorists. Finally, Lee takes off in the meanest gunship in the Air Force, the AC-130 and squeezes off a few rounds with its 105 mm cannon
M8 Armored Car; Mauser C96 Pistol; Dogs in War
A WWII scout car nicknamed the greyhound. Gunny takes it for a test drive and fires off the M8's 37mm cannon with Bill Kirhkidis; then, Gunny features the Mauser C96 pistol (the pistol of choice for everyone from Winston Churchill to Star Wars' Han Solo) in a live fire demonstration. Gunny gives the gear geeks in the audience a field day with an overview of all the weapons, gear and gadgets used by the average German soldier during World War II with Anders Hudson. K98 Bolt action rifle, MP40, MG34, MG42, Stick Grenade, uniforms, boots, ammo pouch, bread bag, M3, 40, 42 helmet, camo, foodwagon. Gunny's Golf Tournament & Charities in Marriott DC - Young Marines with Shotgun Scramble won by Richard Grieco, Gunny's Ball with Bob Dole, ROTC - Maj Matt Donald, Ross Daly, Lt Col Todd Miller, Ohio State MSgt Dan Whitney, Terrorist Training - Robin Tullercash, War Dogs K( Corp - Sgt. Stubby of D-Dogs for Defense, War Dog Cemetery in Guan, Fort Benning training.
National Museum of The United States Air Force
Historic Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. First, Lee tours the museum and he reveals the fascinating story (and rare footage) of the highest bailout in history from an American aircraft. Then he tells the history of the Lockheed Starlifter, the Vietnam-era cargo plane made famous when one was designated The Hanoi. Lee also attends a reunion of the surviving POWs who flew on the Hanoi Taxi; then, he reveals the truth about UFOs and the Air Force's top secret Project Bluebook. Finally, Lee gets to take the controls for some real stick time in a vintage B-25 Mitchell Bomber.
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