Mail Call
tv show

105 total episodes
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8 seasons
First Aired August 04, 2002
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Overview
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.

Season 8
11 episodes
Air Date
March 02, 2007
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Ermey's Biggest Bangs
Episode 1 - 30m
March 02, 2007
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Ermey's Hottest Rides
Episode 2 - 30m
March 09, 2007
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Pinnacle Armor; Apache Helicopter
Episode 3 - 30m
April 06, 2007
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San Diego, California at the Strategic Operations Training Center
Episode 4 - 30m
April 13, 2007
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Hurlburt Field, Florida
Episode 5 - 30m
March 23, 2007
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M8 Armored Car; Mauser C96 Pistol; Dogs in War
Episode 6 - 30m
May 18, 2007
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National Museum of The United States Air Force
Episode 7 - 30m
March 16, 2007
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Fort Knox, KY
Episode 8 - 30m
March 30, 2007
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Tennessee Museum of Aviation
Episode 9 - 30m
May 25, 2007
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Polaris MV; Textron M1117
Episode 10 - 30m
May 04, 2007
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Iraq Episode
Episode 11 - 30m
May 09, 2007