"Combat!" (1962) TV series 1962-1967

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

2 October 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Plot:

Combat!, a one-hour WWII drama series on television, followed a frontline American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe...

Plot Keywords:

WWII | Sergeant | Lieutenant

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Vic Morrow	...	Sgt. Saunders (152 episodes, 1962-1967)
Rick Jason	...	Lt. Hanley (152 episodes, 1962-1967)
Pierre Jalbert	...	Caje / ... (115 episodes, 1962-1967)
Jack Hogan	...	Kirby (112 episodes, 1962-1967)
Dick Peabody	...	Littlejohn / ... (100 episodes, 1962-1967)
Conlan Carter	...	Doc / ... (66 episodes, 1963-1967)

Runtime:

60 min (152 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Selmur Productions

Trivia:

The distinctive helmet that Vic Morrow's Sgt. Saunders character wore in the series was covered with a piece of nylon cut from a U.S. paratrooper's camouflaged T-5 main parachute canopy, not a cloth Marine Corps cover as assumed by many viewers.

Quotes:

Sgt. Chip Saunders: [a typical "pep talk" to his squad] ... All right, just knock it off. YOU KNOCK IT OFF! You people make me sick. Go on, look at yourselves. You call yourselves a squad? You're a bunch of GOOF-UPS! Littlejohn, you cause nothing but trouble! You mind everybody's business except your own...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "21 Jump Street: Christmas in Saigon (#2.11)" (1987)

most accurate war scenes in tv history

I was a grade schooler during the years that Combat showed on Tuesday nights. My father was wounded and captured in the Battle of the Bulge and served four months as a POW, before being liberated on April 14, 1945. He always said the show was very realistic and now that I am in my mid-forties and a WWII buff virtually my entire life, I fully agree with him. The men in the squad are very similar to those in Saving Private Ryan. They are scared, weary, and somewhat disillusioned, but nevertheless determined to carry out their roles in the great World War II. Uniforms, equipment, and the sets all look authentic. I have a question for those who enjoyed this series. Where does it show on television these days? I have access to many tv channels but cannot find Combat anywhere. Please advise.