Episode
Combat!: The Little Jewel
Overview
All the squad except Kirby take to an orphan boy named Bizzue. When Caje is captured by the Kurts, the others begin to think just maybe Kirby is right.
Details
- Series
- Combat!
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1963-11-12
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Little Jewel is Episode 9 in Season 2 of Combat!. It aired on 1963-11-12. The runtime is 60 min.
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