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Mail Call
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.
Aired: Sep 16, 2005 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: R. Lee ErmeyDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country:Production:
Episodes
01: MK-19 Grenade Launcher; PPSH-41; WWII Weasel; Vertijet02: Beach Master; DLI; Hooch; Eureka MPTGS Type 3 Tent; Cabanatuan Raid; Arisaka Rifle03: German Renaissance; 9mm Luger P-08; AFN; Battle of Britain04: Hurricane Katrina05: DOD Firefighter; USMC Martial Arts Training; Little David06: IED; Guadalcanal; Sullivan Brothers; Rough Riders07: Army's National Training Center08: AAV; Wild West Guns; Merrill's Marauders; Screaming Mimi09: Ermey's Vietnam10: Minot AFB11: Knob Creek Gun Range12: War in the Pacific13: Potato Digger; Smith; P-38; Wire Dawgs14: Iwo Jima Special15: Episode 316: Ermey's Biggest Bangs17: Ermey's Hottest Rides