Episode

Combat!: The Gun

Name: Combat!: The Gun
Released: 1966-09-13
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Conlan Carter

Combat!Season 51966-09-13

Overview

After their tank is distorted Saunders decide to use a German gun to blow up a German bunker. They have to push the gun to the target. When things start going wrong the men start believing the gun a jinx.

Details

Series: Combat!
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1966-09-13
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

The Gun is Episode 1 in Season 5 of Combat!. It aired on 1966-09-13. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 2: The Losers 1966-09-20 | 60 min This is Combat's version of The Dirty Dozen. Saunders & Littlejohn arrives in a town to pick up 6 men. They find that everyone is leaving or has left. They find 4 prisoners locked in a cell. Saunders decides to use these men to finish the mission he & Littlejohn were sent to do.

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Episode 3: Ollie Joe 1966-09-27 | 60 min Ollie Joe's Lt. dies before he can Worn Saunders about Ollie. Saunders realize that something not right with Ollie. When he pulls his gun on Sarge & calls him Lt. Saunders put 2&2 together & comes up what was wrong. With Ollie dying Saunders tell him that he was GI perfect

Episode 4: The Brothers 1966-10-04 | 60 min Hanley & his men join up with 2 members of the underground. 2 brothers, the elder-the head of the underground in the area, the youngest-who follows his brother, but! really don't have what it takes to be part of the underground. The elder refuses to see his younger brother is not cut out for the kind of life they live. When he realize that his brother not cut out for this life it to late.

Episode 5: The Chapel at Able-Five 1966-10-11 | 60 min Saunders is blinded and a companion killed by a land mine explosion as they attempt to get vital information back to their lines. The blinded Saunders is rescued by a German chaplain who pretends to be English to get Saunder's help in carrying a wounded German captain to safety.

Episode 6: A Child's Game 1966-10-18 | 60 min The squad must find a way to get a squad of teens to surrender. With time running out Saunders lets their leader go back in to talk them out.

Episode 7: The Letter 1966-10-25 | 60 min A replacement arrives that reminds Saunders of his kid brother, who he just found out has dropped out of high school and enlisted.

Episode 8: Headcount 1966-11-01 | 60 min Saunders is saddled with 18 German prisoners with only four men to guard them. Transporting them by foot, he encounters unexpected hazards and complications from a mysterious prisoner, Corporal Wiltz, who had allowed himself to be captured.

Episode 9: Decision 1966-11-15 | 60 min Pvt. Harris is sent to go out with the squad as a demolition man.The asignment is to blow up a radio station. On the way Doc finds out that Harris is a Doc. After the second asignment Harris must make a decision if he want to be a Doc. or run away from what he is.

Episode 10: The Outsider 1966-11-22 | 60 min The squad don't take to the new man Cully a Hillbilly from Virginia. Littlejohn befriends Cully and tries to get the others to give Cully a chance. When the Germans are spotted heading for the town Littlejohn goes looking for Cully, who has gone back to look for his money. Cully gets back to the OP (unaware of the Germans) wanting to know if anyone seen his money. Leaving Littlejohn to face the enemy alone.

Episode 11: Conflict 1966-11-29 | 60 min Exhaustion and lack of sleep cause a breakdown of morale in Saunder's squad. After two days of continuous patrol in bad weather, Caje and Littlejohn are at each others throats.

Episode 12: Gulliver 1966-12-06 | 60 min A group of children finds a wounded Littlejohn. They take him to where they live. Then they try to sell him to the Americans & the Germans