Combat! Series 04 Overview (1965-1966)

Introduction Combat! is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in Combat! was depicted on-screen as a stylised bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The first-season episode “A Day…

Andrew Marshall

10/01/2022

1–2 minutes

Action, Drama, Infantry, Military TV Series, US Army, War, World War Two

Introduction

Combat! is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in Combat! was depicted on-screen as a stylised bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II.

The first-season episode “A Day In June” shows D-Day as a flashback, hence the action occurs during and after June 1944. The programme starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant “Chip” Saunders. Similar to how the main cast alternated episodes in the series Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly and Laramie, Jason and Morrow would play the lead in alternating episodes in Combat!.

Outline

The fourth-season DVDs come in two sets, “Conflict 1” and “Conflict 2,” which, like the first-season “Campaigns,” the second-season “Missions,” and the third-season “Operations,” are sold separately. Each “Conflict” contains four discs. Each disc contains four episodes, except from the last CD which contains three episodes, plus bonus material. There are eight discs total in both “Conflicts,” with 16 episodes in “Conflict 1” and 15 episodes in “Conflict 2,” for a combined 31 episodes, which are listed in order below.

Combat! Series

Episode 01: Main Event.
Episode 02: The First Day.
Episode 03: S.I.W.
Episode 04: The Linesman.
Episode 05: The Farmer.
Episode 06: Evasion.
Episode 07: Hear No Evil.
Episode 08: Crossfire.
Episode 09: 9 Place Vendee.
Episode 10: The Old Men.

Episode 11: Soldier of Fortune.
Episode 12: The Casket.
Episode 13: Luck with Rainbows.
Episode 14: Breakout.
Episode 15: Finest Hour.
Episode 16: The Raider.
Episode 17: The Mockingbird.
Episode 18: The Good Samaritan.
Episode 19: Retribution.
Episode 20: Counterplay.

Episode 21: Nothing to Lose.
Episode 22: Ask Me No Questions.
Episode 23: The Ringer.
Episode 24: The Flying Machine.
Episode 25: Hills Are for Heroes, Part 01.
Episode 26: Hills Are for Heroes, Part 02.
Episode 27: Gitty.
Episode 28: One at a Time.
Episode 29: A Sudden Terror.
Episode 30: Run, Sleep, Run.
Episode 31: The Leader.

You can find a full index and overview of Combat! here.

Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 14 September 1965 to 12 April 1966.
Rating: Unknown.
Running Time: 60 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.