Saunders and the squad break in four teenage replacements. Director: Georg Fenady Writers: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Jack Hogan
My father, who was a World War II veteran and I use to sit in front of the TV every Tuesday night to watch Combat on ABC. Every time I watch an episode my thoughts go right back to those good ole days with Dad. I was 14 years old then and 69 now.... and it seems like only yesterday.
I was about 8 years old when the Greek TV station ,( belonging to the Greek Army Forces) first showing " COMBAT ".Now I'm 57 and I 'm still watching again and again the episodes .
This was my father Georg Fenady's directorial debut ! Ironically it was His first day! Love and miss you, "Ya big lug!" Thanks for a great life "SPORT"!
I know about him ! Great TV director. Saw many episodes of things like "Quincy" he directed. I always paid attention to directors, who really are the ones who make the show.
@johnfenady1226 Would you please consider starting a Wikipedia page for your father? Even if you are not familiar with their format, there are plenty of people that will be willing to help you put together a permanent memorialization of his accomplishments.
@@DonFahquidmi That would be great however i would need help because I'm not technology and computer savvy. People I know can do that. Dad had a 50 year career and would need a lot of detail! Thanks for your suggestion. My best JF.
Watched this series as a kid. Watched Tour of Duty as an adult. It followed the same premise in many ways. A small unit with a smart and practical sergeant at the center of things.
I was about 3-4yrs old when this was on tv i remember my father buying my brother and me a combat playset i loved the tommy gun n helmet to me this is one of the best series made right along with the rat patrol never missed a episode this is truly old school 👍🇺🇸☺
My oldest son is Army Infantry and I've taken a huge interests in military material. I'm happy that i found this series. Thanks so much for the upload!
It took me years to understand my dad. He fought in Europe all the way to Germany. Never really said anything about it. I found out when I came back from Nam on my first tour. Son you have the 1,000 yard stare!!
My favorite war tv series in my teenage years. I remember Sgt. Saunders with his Thompson sub-machine gun, Kirby with his Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), Big John with his garand rifle, Doc and Lt. Jason with his carbine rifle.
Continued- Those 5 seconds were longest of my life. Wasn't sure I would, or could do it. But there I was, helping my buddies and praying no one saw me "freeze". Apparently not, and I guess it's nothing to be ashamed of because it never happened again. Again, NO Man knows how "brave" or reliable he will be under stress of mortal danger. That experience was over 30 years ago but I will never forget it.
Gosh! My favorite show when I was growing up in Alice, Texas, back in the 1970's. A bunch of us kids would get together and head out to the brush and pasture areas to play Combat! Everyone wanted to be Kirby!
Great episode.This episode took me back many years ago. I loved this series, and so did my Mom. I used to stay up til late in the morning to watch this show. I'd say, 2:00 AM on a school night, and my Mom would yell at me for not sleeping, because I had school that day. I'd finish the episode, and go back to sleep, and go to school that day, and tell everyone that I saw Combat last night, the best show in the world, and they would reply, '' So did I. They don't make them like this anymore. '' Combat Rocks''!
All I have to say Lloyd you to me and my twin brother did the same thing here in 1970s went from sat 3 pm to late night and yes school nite sometimes as late as 4am but we made it never got snag and so excited the next day sleep wasn't an issue man what are we talking about 50 years and I saw combat t.v video in the 90s plus some cable to dvds full series and now on my smart phone man life can be great but also very humbling we all have to give up the reality of being young but never give up the dreams and memories because no matter how and much has happened the Ole days did happen even if it feels like it happened even longer and to someone else bless you fellow combat fan.
When i was a kid i always wear a kids military uniform with complete military toy gear water canteen plastic hand grenade a tommy gun single mag love combat the series.
The replacement system in WW2 was dreadful. Replacement arrived at their new unit in the dead of night after weeks of minimal exercise, without time to meet their NcOs and officers or to fame fire plan of their platoon or squad the defensive fire plan of their squad and platoon.
Rick & Vic were the lead actors. While serving on active duty in the 70's in Germany. We watched 'COMBAT' to learn what not to do under 'COMBAT' conditions, and therefore stay alive. As for Me, I was shot at, never wounded, never fired a shot in anger. 1972 to 1996 ... carry on
Yes this is good show in tv but it was on 70's in manila , when i was a boy it is my favorite show in tv, now i am 54. Thanks to the film keeper you did a good job.
Never even got to see an episode of this until I was in my twenties. As a kid it came on at midnight on a channel we didn't get. We only got one station where I lived. I love all these ww2 shows. I did get to watch the rat patrol a few times as a teen at my cousin's house, they lived in the big city.
Wah ini pelem kecil ane dulu di TVRI akhir thn1978 brseri adanya malam hari jam 9 s/d jam 11 jam 12 ga ada acara TV molor. saat ntu TELEVISI masih jarang.karna sering nonton pelem COMBAT ini RAMBUT ane harus di CEPAK sprti tentara ya main perangperangan gaya si COMBAT iya punya juga citacita untuk jdi tentara ampe skarang ga jdi tentara.ini pelem memberi inspirasi yg mau jdi tentara asli KEREN COMBAT HITAM PUTIH
ConlanCarter wasthe best as " DOC " . I think another very well played part he had in BRIDGEHAED In fact there were at least three actors doing the role but one is not mentioned in Wikipedia
My father, a career Army officer, once told me that good NCO's were priceless. He said he'd rather have a few outstanding NCO's than a dozen coffee fetching colonels in the Pentagon.
You can say that again. I was a 2LT to 1LT in West Germany. Half the NCOs in my company were mediocre to worthless. If we went to war against the Soviets my company would have all been wasted.
When Kirby said he'd be a hundred in August, it reminded me of my time in 'Nam. I had walked into the company bunker, which served as a club, and the guy acting as bartender asked how I was. I said i felt very old, and very tired. He made a screwdriver for me. It didn't help. The guy who played Tobin, and who went on to be newly on Gunsmoke , was ,or is the son of one of the greatest character actors of all time, Dub Taylor. His name is Buck Taylor.
I was a kid watching the reruns back in the 80's & 90's. My friends mocked me for watching an old black and white show such as this. I challenged one to watch an episode with me. He was hooked! Thanks for the uploads.
I watched this show in reruns in the 80's and 90's and taped every episode! I waited very anxiously each week for every episode and Vic Morrow leading the squad! Vic Morrow became my all time favorite actor! He played Saunders like no other could. I miss him! R.I.P. CHIP! I loved the whole squad really! I wasn't a fan of Hanley, sadly.
A masterpiece of television episode. Whew. Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Have Gun Will Travel, totally there. But 'ya gotta include Combat! The entire production was brilliant and soul engaging. This episode was perfect. Yeah, watched this when I was a 10 year old boy. I went for this stuff big time.
Vic Morrow was one tough Guy, He played that part so darn well . Loved this show as a Kid when it aired on TV an when it was on Encore I tried to tape as much as I could . They recently repacked the series on DVD , the old ones only had half a season but the new ones have the compete season , so if You buy them , buy the new ones , to save Yourself money.
yes,Vic Morrow was the anti Rambo!!! he played a seious tough dude in action but hever ever swaggered! That means he was really tough, like america used to be! Not like fake swagger we see in Donald J Trump!!! Ok,sorry to bring politics in such a great show and I hate to make a mockery of such a great actor like Vic, RIP
From it´s intensity it reminded a lot of Erich Maria Remarque´s two books ALL QUIET AT THE WESTERN FRONT and FARWELL TO ARMS. Remarque had been a German volunteer in World War I. writing mostliy about his own War expericnes. Like those youngsters in this exellently done episode he had been much to young straight from the Highschool class bank and went with the wrong expectations into the bloody battles he himself has experienced. Fun Fact: Past World War I he made his daily living writing for a German Ladie´s magazin. But when the Nazis started to show their true face past 1933 his outspoken public criticism made him to immigrate into the USA.
That one guy who called Kirby "Pops" ....kind of like a young version of Kirby. Kirby must be thinking...."was I that big of a smart ass" when I was that age.
Did you notice his anger toward that young man after he was killed wasn't really anger at him, but for his foolish actions that caused him to be killed. Kirby obviously wanted the young man to succeed. I would guess a lot of young people are lost this way in battle. But I think now in our day they are better trained. After all, that war was so insane that the Germans had old men and kids fighting by the end of it all.
Kirby's background is that of a slum kid, a 'punk' as he calls it. He recognized that part of himself in that kid and did what he could to smarten him up.
Never missed an episode as a kid. One point I'll mention ..Saunders wears a marine helmet used by marines in Pacific theater. He's army in European theater.
Not necessarily. Camouflage patterns (trousers, jackets & one piece coveralls) were issued to select ETO army units in summer 1944. 41st Armored Infantry Battalion (2nd Armored Division); 2nd & 30th Infantry Divisions. Camos were withdrawn end of August 1944.
I recall My Gunny looking at me when I showed up at my perment duty station, he said "How old are you Marine?" I said 17 Gunnery Sargent." He had that same look.
Mi serie favorita cuando niño, con mis amigos del barrio nos juntábamos en una casa para ir a ver "Combate" a las 8 o a las 9 pm. Ya conocíamos al Tte Hayley, al Sgto Sunders, al Doc, a Cage, a Kirby, a little Johnn, etc. Saludos desde el Perú.
What a beautiful ending. NO Man knows how he will act under extreme stress, especially in a Combat situation. Young Cops are not much different from soldiers. When I was 23 I had my first experience. Three of us chased a car thief with a shotgun into a building. Even though I was a relatively safe distance (about 30yds) I froze behind a large, wooden pole. I was back in control of myself and advancing to next position in about 5 seconds.
Except soldiers fight for freedom and cops take freedom away. Soldiers are honorable and cops are bullies and thieves with badges. Soldiers are heroes and cops are scabs.
An interesting side note - the tommy gun that Vic Morrow used in the show was actually made of wood. An authentic version was too heavy to carry during filming.
One plus to having the cast be about 10-15 years older than the average WW 2 GI was that they LOOKED older & more experienced than the new replacements.
Sgt. Saunders has no back story except he is from Chicago area and was in North Africa and the italy. I going out on a limb that Saunders was in the Abe Lincoln Brigade too
I think its "We're overbudget" I love these series. I remember in the Philippines, we didn't even have TV. I would go to the neighbor's ; I will wait for the signal- the clap of the Venture's "Let's Go" i also remember when Vic morrow came to visit Colegio de San Juan de Letran (Founded in 1620). The fk priests of the school decided that only 6 and 7th grade but only sections I and II. I was in the 7th grade and in section III. I missed meeting the guy. After he was killed on of the Twilight Zone, the movie, that was it. I haven't met the young daughter, Jennifer Jason Leigh- I believe she is old but the Combat series, the music theme has a was of preserving the memories except the memories of the Dominican priests- If Fr. Ramon Perez was the sergeant- Oh forget it!
@@frankhernandez6883 , yes, you can. And his smokes, and his girlfriend's photo, if that floats your boat. Just be quick. Because you're point man now. for a long a you live. Thus sayeth the Book of Hard Knox.
This must've been a producer's dream; No sets to speak of, a few uniforms, cigarettes, an explosion or two, and blank ammo. Talk about a recipe for financial success based on paper-thin plots. Watching this today, my main consolation for having been a fan was that I was in my early teens when it aired.
Good writing. What really happened was the progress in Europe was more than expected. Eisenhower scrapped the officer training program in the US and had those older, college educated people sent over immediately. They were fed into the line, individually, and not by unit. Having a formal education did not help survival on the line. Those filler guys were totally inexperienced and had a high casualty rate.
My father, who was a World War II veteran and I use to sit in front of the TV every Tuesday night to watch Combat on ABC. Every time I watch an episode my thoughts go right back to those good ole days with Dad. I was 14 years old then and 69 now.... and it seems like only yesterday.
Same here. I have all five seasons on DVD also. Don't forget "12 O'Clock High" !
I was about 8 years old when the Greek TV station ,( belonging to the Greek Army Forces) first showing " COMBAT ".Now I'm 57 and I 'm still watching again and again the episodes .
Same here I'm now 65 years and I still love it
Vic morow at rick Jason paborito ko itong panoorin noong bata pa ako, salamat sa YuTube at naingatan ang film na ito. Mabuhay po kayo:
One of the Best of the Best!!!!! So true to the real thing!!!!! Excellent performances by all!!!!
ditto!!!
Another great one with Vick Morrow
This was my father Georg Fenady's directorial debut ! Ironically it was His first day! Love and miss you, "Ya big lug!" Thanks for a great life "SPORT"!
I know about him ! Great TV director. Saw many episodes of things like "Quincy" he directed. I always paid attention to directors, who really are the ones who make the show.
@@TennesseeHomesteadUSA Thank you for you're kind words! Pop was a great down to earth guy in a crazy industry! My best, J.F.
@johnfenady1226 Would you please consider starting a Wikipedia page for your father? Even if you are not familiar with their format, there are plenty of people that will be willing to help you put together a permanent memorialization of his accomplishments.
@@DonFahquidmi That would be great however i would need help because I'm not technology and computer savvy. People I know can do that. Dad had a 50 year career and would need a lot of detail! Thanks for your suggestion. My best JF.
Great idea!
The good old days on Tv. Loved that series. Combat, and Band of Brothers my favorites.
One of my favorite shows when I was kid. Early 1960’s.
Great stories. Good characters. Good memories.
Vic Morrow became my first celebrity hero in this series. My mother didn't have to worry about where I was when this was on.
Nice
Vic.didnot like.guns.
Watched this series as a kid. Watched Tour of Duty as an adult. It followed the same premise in many ways. A small unit with a smart and practical sergeant at the center of things.
In Greek Army we use to say that a sergeant is the soul of a company.
"Nothing higher than a Seargent" they say.
I was about 3-4yrs old when this was on tv i remember my father buying my brother and me a combat playset i loved the tommy gun n helmet to me this is one of the best series made right along with the rat patrol never missed a episode this is truly old school 👍🇺🇸☺
Me too. Lol
The Rat patrol. A yes
Garrison's Guerillas. 12 O Clock High.
A great episode!......with plenty of action. one of my favorites!
My man
I watched this show every week in the 60s by the end of the decade I got too watch the real thing in Nam . Totally different experience.
An excellent series from TV's bygone days.
Gracias, tengo 64 años , nunca me perdi combate era mi serie preferida, pero no recordarba el primer dia. He disfrutado mucho.
I remembered when I was a little girl and watched with my daddy. Good time.
I watched this back in high school. Loooong before cable TV. Pretty popular as I recall.
One of my all time favorite shows when I was a kid. Love it !!
Me to! Combat was a MUST SEE every week along with 12 o clock high!
hey Dean, do you Bogart?
@@tommyboy6494 as in Humphrey Bogart
same here dude i still love watching them !
@@raymondj8768 uh, no‼️
Vic Morrow will always live on as Sarge as long as there's somebody playing that great series Combat.
But 2 bad he was killed
Filming a move and the helicopter went down
That’s for sure he was my first Hero after my Dad in life
I sure do miss those guys.
Vic Morrow the quintessential American badass of his day!Put it on the krauts Sarge!!
My oldest son is Army Infantry and I've taken a huge interests in military material. I'm happy that i found this series. Thanks so much for the upload!
God bless him xusn
My youngest is now a staff sergeant USAF- don't those chevrons look good?
It took me years to understand my dad. He fought in Europe all the way to Germany. Never really said anything about it. I found out when I came back from Nam on my first tour. Son you have the 1,000 yard stare!!
I really love this show! The theme song with the explosions and the announcer with gravely voiced saying COMBAT! brings back a lot of good memories!
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THE WAR we call WW II. This is one of THE BEST episodes.
"Those are just birds. They don't even know a war is going on
". I think I heard that line in another episode!
Rest in peace, Vic Morrow.
Or in pieces
VIC MORROW WAS 👍 GREAT
My favorite war tv series in my teenage years. I remember Sgt. Saunders with his Thompson sub-machine gun, Kirby with his Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), Big John with his garand rifle, Doc and Lt. Jason with his carbine rifle.
CF
This is one of the few shows LEE MARVIN guest starred on as as demolitions expert.
great TV program used to watch with my dad Faithfully in Los Angeles in the 60s
Good memories
Watched this as a child with WWII vet. Dad I didn’t realize till now how much France looks like Southern California.
Continued- Those 5 seconds were longest of my life. Wasn't sure I would, or could do it. But there I was, helping my buddies and praying no one saw me "freeze". Apparently not, and I guess it's nothing to be ashamed of because it never happened again. Again, NO Man knows how "brave" or reliable he will be under stress of mortal danger. That experience was over 30 years ago but I will never forget it.
Not till u there Xusn think I would of owe the guys I lived with yes I would of no amount to fail my bros real x navy
God bless u sir
Gosh! My favorite show when I was growing up in Alice, Texas, back in the 1970's. A bunch of us kids would get together and head out to the brush and pasture areas to play Combat! Everyone wanted to be Kirby!
Great episode.This episode took me back many years ago. I loved this series, and so did my Mom. I used to stay up til late in the morning to watch this show. I'd say, 2:00 AM on a school night, and my Mom would yell at me for not sleeping, because I had school that day. I'd finish the episode, and go back to sleep, and go to school that day, and tell everyone that I saw Combat last night, the best show in the world, and they would reply, '' So did I. They don't make them like this anymore. '' Combat Rocks''!
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All moms are the same in all over the world. The same did my Greek mom, and I'm 57 years old now...
All I have to say Lloyd you to me and my twin brother did the same thing here in 1970s went from sat 3 pm to late night and yes school nite sometimes as late as 4am but we made it never got snag and so excited the next day sleep wasn't an issue man what are we talking about 50 years and I saw combat t.v video in the 90s plus some cable to dvds full series and now on my smart phone man life can be great but also very humbling we all have to give up the reality of being young but never give up the dreams and memories because no matter how and much has happened the Ole days did happen even if it feels like it happened even longer and to someone else bless you fellow combat fan.
When i was a kid i always wear a kids military uniform with complete military toy gear water canteen plastic hand grenade a tommy gun single mag love combat the series.
Great episode! It was one of my favourite shows in the sixties. It always showed that victory came at a price, especially if you're a newie.
The replacement system in WW2 was dreadful. Replacement arrived at their new unit in the dead of night after weeks of minimal exercise, without time to meet their NcOs and officers or to fame fire plan of their platoon or squad the defensive fire plan of their squad and platoon.
Well put
One out of the 4 kiddos was heroic after all!
Another great performance by Vic Morrow.
Gregory Powers ya never pick up the dead guys ammo , great '' i am out of ammo '' never aim the bar , or use the bi-pod
Rick & Vic were the lead actors. While serving on active duty in the 70's in Germany. We watched 'COMBAT' to learn what not to do under 'COMBAT' conditions, and therefore stay alive. As for Me, I was shot at, never wounded, never fired a shot in anger. 1972 to 1996 ... carry on
Yes this is good show in tv but it was on 70's in manila , when i was a boy it is my favorite show in tv, now i am 54. Thanks to the film keeper you did a good job.
what a great episode, one I cant ever remember seeing, thank you to whomever posted this episode
Never even got to see an episode of this until I was in my twenties. As a kid it came on at midnight on a channel we didn't get. We only got one station where I lived. I love all these ww2 shows. I did get to watch the rat patrol a few times as a teen at my cousin's house, they lived in the big city.
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The "Sarge" could always tell when the Germans were close, by the music they played while waiting in ambush.
EXCELLENT show, overall.
Just found your channel today and love watching Combat and Vic Morrow, thanks man 🇱🇷👍👍🇱🇷❗
Wah ini pelem kecil ane dulu di TVRI akhir thn1978 brseri adanya malam hari jam 9 s/d jam 11 jam 12 ga ada acara TV molor.
saat ntu TELEVISI masih jarang.karna sering nonton pelem COMBAT ini RAMBUT ane harus di CEPAK sprti tentara ya main perangperangan gaya si COMBAT iya punya juga citacita untuk jdi tentara ampe skarang ga jdi tentara.ini pelem memberi inspirasi yg mau jdi tentara asli KEREN COMBAT HITAM PUTIH
Vic Morrow, will always be Sgt. Chip Saunders, and in my mind, he's still out on a mission with the squad, somewhere.........
OK
Roger that!
to us kids back then we thought sgt. saunders was the real deal but my dad and a lot of other guys were really it.
@@steveperry1344 ......Superb comment Steve, and, "on target", Take the point, steve.....
I am a big fan
I loved this show when I was growing up.
Me to bro
Wonder who gave you a thumb down? Trolls everywhere. Must be a Kardashian fan lol
😎👍👍
I like how Doc reminds the one young soldier about how he shouldn't have too much personal info on him without making a big deal. :)
ConlanCarter wasthe best as " DOC " .
I think another very well played part he had in BRIDGEHAED
In fact there were at least three actors doing the role but one is not mentioned in Wikipedia
Kirby (Jack Hogan) was a great character in this series
All the regulars are great.Aside from Sarge and Lt.,Kirby,Caij,Little John and Doc were all great characters.
All the regulars are great.Aside from Sarge and Lt.,Kirby,Caij,Little John and Doc were all great characters.
Buck Taylor was so young!!!! at the time when this episode was filmed who would think that Buck Taylor would star in gun smoke as Newly.
My father, a career Army officer, once told me that good NCO's were priceless. He said he'd rather have a few outstanding NCO's than a dozen coffee fetching colonels in the Pentagon.
You can say that again. I was a 2LT to 1LT in West Germany. Half the NCOs in my company were mediocre to worthless. If we went to war against the Soviets my company would have all been wasted.
When Kirby said he'd be a hundred in August, it reminded me of my time in 'Nam. I had walked into the company bunker, which served as a club, and the guy acting as bartender asked how I was. I said i felt very old, and very tired. He made a screwdriver for me. It didn't help. The guy who played Tobin, and who went on to be newly on Gunsmoke , was ,or is the son of one of the greatest character actors of all time, Dub Taylor. His name is Buck Taylor.
my childhood favourite movie...thank for uploading Duke...
I agree
I was a kid watching the reruns back in the 80's & 90's. My friends mocked me for watching an old black and white show such as this. I challenged one to watch an episode with me. He was hooked! Thanks for the uploads.
Loved this show. Vic Morrow
Use to watch it onTuesday at 7:30 pm..
Me acuerdo de esta serie de los 60’s con Vic Murrow
I watched this show in reruns in the 80's and 90's and taped every episode! I waited very anxiously each week for every episode and Vic Morrow leading the squad! Vic Morrow became
my all time favorite actor!
He played Saunders like no other could. I miss him!
R.I.P. CHIP!
I loved the whole squad really! I wasn't a fan of Hanley, sadly.
Vic is sorely missed!!!! RIP Vic and children. God bless!!!
I loved them all, Sarge n Cage n Hanley Vic was always top dog!!LOVE HIM , LOVE HIM , LOVE HIM!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💖
@@franhull6945 And "Kirby" was a great B.A.R. man!
Me and my btother's favorite tv series when we whete kids. Always liked little John and his BAR.
Kirby and his BAR!
My favorite show as a boy. Interesting that the soundtrack was based on the phenomenal German song, 'Lilly Marleen', which I always loved!!!!
A masterpiece of television episode. Whew. Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Have Gun Will Travel, totally there. But 'ya gotta include Combat! The entire production was brilliant and soul engaging. This episode was perfect. Yeah, watched this when I was a 10 year old boy. I went for this stuff big time.
You should watch Bonanza.
Remember The Gallant Men?
Remember The Gallant Men?
Watched it all the time when i was a kid! And then on Saturdays I'd play "Army" and I'd B E Sargent Saunders"
Yes sir Xusn me to
No....i was saunders
One of my fav episodes.
Great episode. Wish that I could click a thumbs up more than once...
Vic Morrow was one tough Guy, He played that part so darn well . Loved this show as a Kid when it aired on TV an when it was on Encore I tried to tape as much as I could . They recently repacked the series on DVD , the old ones only had half a season but the new ones have the compete season , so if You buy them , buy the new ones , to save Yourself money.
yes,Vic Morrow was the anti Rambo!!! he played a seious tough dude in action but hever ever swaggered! That means he was really tough, like america used to be! Not like fake swagger we see in Donald J Trump!!! Ok,sorry to bring politics in such a great show and I hate to make a mockery of such a great actor like Vic, RIP
Fuckin star
Kevin P Oh, are you still crying over the election too? The fake swagger was with Obama In his mom jeans and his boyfriend Michael
I save money and watch em all here for free! There's a plague going on have to watch every dollar.
Surprised me thst Vic Murrow was a Navy giy ww2! Woulda bet a million he'd been Army in Europe! He played that part SO WELL like he was living it!
From it´s intensity it reminded a lot of Erich Maria Remarque´s two books ALL QUIET AT THE WESTERN FRONT and FARWELL TO ARMS.
Remarque had been a German volunteer in World War I. writing mostliy about his own War expericnes. Like those youngsters in this exellently done episode he had been much to young straight from the Highschool class bank and went with the wrong expectations into the bloody battles he himself has experienced.
Fun Fact:
Past World War I he made his daily living writing for a German Ladie´s magazin. But when the Nazis started to show their true face past 1933 his outspoken public criticism made him to immigrate into the USA.
A bit more realistic as the earlier episode Rear Echelon Commando but as good as that one.
Vic Morrow had the best squad in the unit. Kirby Cage and Little John they were the best at what they did and
succeeded at all times.
What other squads were featured in this show ? Just asking …
I really like Sgt Saunders He's a good Sargent !
That one guy who called Kirby "Pops" ....kind of like a young version of Kirby. Kirby must be thinking...."was I that big of a smart ass" when I was that age.
Did you notice his anger toward that young man after he was killed wasn't really anger at him, but for his foolish actions that caused him to be killed. Kirby obviously wanted the young man to succeed. I would guess a lot of young people are lost this way in battle. But I think now in our day they are better trained. After all, that war was so insane that the Germans had old men and kids fighting by the end of it all.
Kirby's background is that of a slum kid, a 'punk' as he calls it. He recognized that part of himself in that kid and did what he could to smarten him up.
Never missed an episode as a kid. One point I'll mention
..Saunders wears a marine helmet used by marines in Pacific theater. He's army in European theater.
Not necessarily. Camouflage patterns (trousers, jackets & one piece coveralls) were issued to select ETO army units in summer 1944. 41st Armored Infantry Battalion (2nd Armored Division); 2nd & 30th Infantry Divisions.
Camos were withdrawn end of August 1944.
I recall My Gunny looking at me when I showed up at my perment duty station, he said "How old are you Marine?" I said 17 Gunnery Sargent." He had that same look.
Mi serie favorita cuando niño, con mis amigos del barrio nos juntábamos en una casa para ir a ver "Combate" a las 8 o a las 9 pm. Ya conocíamos al Tte Hayley, al Sgto Sunders, al Doc, a Cage, a Kirby, a little Johnn, etc. Saludos desde el Perú.
Igual yo, saludos desde Republica Dominicana
Use to watch this religiously with my little brother.We use to take out our toy guns and shoot " krauts" with Sargeant Saunders .
You always knew the new guy in the squad would get it.
Some great Acking good tv back then looked forward every week to these great actors
What a beautiful ending. NO Man knows how he will act under extreme stress, especially in a Combat situation. Young Cops are not much different from soldiers. When I was 23 I had my first experience. Three of us chased a car thief with a shotgun into a building. Even though I was a relatively safe distance (about 30yds) I froze behind a large, wooden pole. I was back in control of myself and advancing to next position in about 5 seconds.
Except soldiers fight for freedom and cops take freedom away. Soldiers are honorable and cops are bullies and thieves with badges. Soldiers are heroes and cops are scabs.
"Valor is a gift. Those who have it don't know they have it until the test comes." Carl Sandberg.
I loved this growing up. Vic Morrow and that tommy gun!
An interesting side note - the tommy gun that Vic Morrow used in the show was actually made of wood. An authentic version was too heavy to carry during filming.
You got that right...he used a real one for shooting scenes
@@daves2520 Wrong. It wasn't a wooden mockup. There were 2, and neither were "fake".
I believe it aired on Tuesday.
He hated Guns of all sorts in real life.
Watching in 2021. When watching Saunders, Kirby, Doc as a kid, the looked like old adults. Now they look you. But the do look war weary.
This looks like one bad ass show!
One plus to having the cast be about 10-15 years older than the average WW 2 GI was that they LOOKED older & more experienced than the new replacements.
I read that they wouldn't let them shave, and they always had the same costume. Laundered once a week.
@@floydvaughn836 They had to have shaved some or they'd have grown beards.
I'll never forget when we were going to get 2 battions of NVA going to pepper our ship during tet. I was a nervous sailor that nite
The German soldier creeping on the ground with eyeglasses sort of looks like Manfred Mann
He survived the first day and now McBride is a veteran of combat.
The problem is replacements always want to be in charge and tell Saunders what to do!
pretty amazing how screenplaywrights Bob & Esther Mitchell establish in 22 minutes the characters of the 4 replacements, and we empathize with them
Sgt. Saunders has no back story except he is from Chicago area and was in North Africa and the italy. I going out on a limb that Saunders was in the Abe Lincoln Brigade too
A lot of people talk about what they would do in those situations, but you will never know until you've faced them.
"Valor is a gift. Those who have it don't know they have it until the test comes." -- Carl Sandberg.
i like they way they shoot up ammo then when one gets killed they never take the dead mans ammo to top up just walk away and leave it
Lucky was the soldier who came back alive and in one piece. Those German and French winters had to be unforgiving. Cage is a winner.
"Caje, we better win this war soon. We're runnin' outta men."
I think its "We're overbudget" I love these series. I remember in the Philippines, we didn't even have TV. I would go to the neighbor's ; I will wait for the signal- the clap of the Venture's "Let's Go" i also remember when Vic morrow came to visit Colegio de San Juan de Letran (Founded in 1620). The fk priests of the school decided that only 6 and 7th grade but only sections I and II. I was in the 7th grade and in section III. I missed meeting the guy. After he was killed on of the Twilight Zone, the movie, that was it. I haven't met the young daughter, Jennifer Jason Leigh- I believe she is old but the Combat series, the music theme has a was of preserving the memories except the memories of the Dominican priests- If Fr. Ramon Perez was the sergeant- Oh forget it!
Wen I was a kid my dad watched this show alot
Great ending the way it really is
"He made a wrong move and he's dead, that's all the speech there is".....classic Saunders.
42:04: "Don't try, you do it!" A lesson of what is a wish list vs. a business plan.
can i have his socks
@@frankhernandez6883 I get his boots
@@ronaldmcdonald3965 I get his cell phone..oh wait, never mind😋
@@frankhernandez6883 , yes, you can. And his smokes, and his girlfriend's photo, if that floats your boat. Just be quick. Because you're point man now. for a long a you live. Thus sayeth the Book of Hard Knox.
This must've been a producer's dream; No sets to speak of, a few uniforms, cigarettes, an explosion or two, and blank ammo. Talk about a recipe for financial success based on paper-thin plots. Watching this today, my main consolation for having been a fan was that I was in my early teens when it aired.
well written and charming. The rest of the cast got a week off. Saunders and Doc episode.
Good writing. What really happened was the progress in Europe was more than expected. Eisenhower scrapped the officer training program in the US and had those older, college educated people sent over immediately. They were fed into the line, individually, and not by unit. Having a formal education did not help survival on the line. Those filler guys were totally inexperienced and had a high casualty rate.
We won stfu
The heart and soul of the army is the NCO’s.
Man! I really liked this episode.
i like it also
they look like theyve been in the field. unlike many movies now.
im 65 and i grew up on shit like this, the fugitive mission impossible.
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I grew up watching Combat, my parents bought me combat outfit and Vic's Tommy Gun