Yanks Go Home is a British sitcom about U.S. Army Air Forcemen stationed in Lancashire, England in the Second World War.

The early interactions and friction between British civilians and the U.S. military during WWII, best summed up by the wartime slogan of American servicemen "over paid, over sexed, and over here", was intentionally played up for humorous effect in the series.

Upon the premiere of the first episode, originally aired on 22 November 1976, the show's title "Yanks Go Home" raised some mild controversy as the United States had celebrated its bicentennial months before.

The studio-based setting and canned laughter [citation needed] also lessened the feel in comparison with Dad's Army.

One of the breakout stars of the show was Freddie Earlle (who was in Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi!)