The suits screwed up on that call. It should have had a last season!!! Vic should have gotten better roles and been able to direct!!! Jealousy for sure!!!
Thankfully I had my Dad around when I was watching COMBAT back in the early and mid 60's. He told me what was true about Combat and what was made up. I learned alot about WW2 from my Dad. He died back in Nov. 26, 2011. He was 95.
Another masterpiece episode. This is an anatomy of a human being--no sugar, just straight black coffee. This show went past and deeper than a "adventure" war show. Drama and pathos at its very best....which is why I watched the show as a boy--I connected to its soul...
Hellenic Army infantry officer here: I distinctly remember watching a re-run of this episode with my friends on the only TV in our village back in 1974. We all loved Combat! - especially Vic Morrow!
You don’t say “yes sir to NCOs. That’s a no no. Because they work for a living and don’t sit in an office like officers:) (that’s why they call them officers; someone who sits in office called sir) you say “yes sergeant!
That sound stage and back lot really took a beating. The prop section did a great job making the village look like many different villages. Using real French speakers added realism to the shows. Great group of actors and enjoyed the guest stars. I watch them in the 60's. Glad to see them again
I used to watch this show in S Korea as a kid while my father was there working for the US army in Late 60s early 70s. It was on Korean TV and all spoke Korean bc it was dubbed. The incredible thing is that they did such a good job dubbing that every word matched the lips and even the voices; especially that of Saunders and little John was just like their English voices. I found this out in the 80s and 90s when they used to have Combat marathons once a year. Anyways it’s a great show!
the only person to meet the high water mark of cool,like THE GREAT VIC MORROW,WAS STEVE McQUEEN,that means he's in good company,there will never be a show to equal combat,my dad even watched it,he was there,he said the men he fought with were solid gold,men you could count on,thanks for uploading the memories me and dad had watching this,much thanks
I wasn’t exactly happy in my childhood. Later on I realized what a bad childhood I had. I didn’t know that my mom was crazy back then and couldn’t get help …
Vic morrow is missed by this guy very much I remember watching combat is a kid so well written episodes great cast of actors and writers you are missed very much by me. Vic. Morrow. RIP
Another one that i have never seen before.I never got to see many back in the early 60s as we dident have TV back then. lucky enough to see a few when we would go for a haircut at my uncles (The local barber & also a WWII vet) on Tuesday nights once a month. This is the show that peaked my interest in WWII history & a lifetime of collecting memorabilia including a Thompson just like my hero Sgt.Saunders carried.My collection turned into a War Memorial Museum 25 years ago & still growing.Have been watching a couple episodes per day but all new ones for me & the music & sounds of the 88s & Sgt Saunders Thompson really brought back the memories
This is one of my top 5 favorite episodes. Absolutely great. In the scene with Saunders and Avery walking and Saunders is wounded, Morrow goes about 10 minutes without saying a word. Yet he speaks volumes. Great acting.
@@donsimon34 Joseph it's such a shame that Vic was murdered, in my opinion, on that tragic helicopter crash that could have been avoided. He will always be remembered!
When I was just a kid me and my friends will play combat and I always imagined that I'm Vic morrow I'm glad that I could this films once again, thank you guys
Morrow and Torn. What an amazing combination! “If they ain’t thrown it at me they ain’t got it”. Gotta be one of the best war movie lines ever. Delivered with just the right amount of spit!
Kirby flips out a bit here, but I'd take him in a heartbeat on patrol, and Jack Hogan lugs around a REAL B.A.R. on the set for realism, at a hefty 20 odd lbs..of course with the trigger group modified for blanks for television..hats off to Kirby (Jack Hogan) Robert at 67.
Rip Torn is a versatile character actor. One of his best performances. But he has always been good at whatever role he tackled. Another reason Combat is still so good because of the high caliber of its guest stars. (And he is really a Torn from Texas.)
My uncle fought in Europe and he didn't like those 88s . after the war when they had the trials he said "never mind Goering put the guy who invented the 88".
God rest his soul u said that exalt right.wether he went over there or not I don't know but he got his point across. U can kind of relate to it .u know. Great Actor. I miss him .
It was a long time ago, when I was in my early teens ... I remember seeing a combat in a comic room like a bean sprout siru on the weekend. Back then, it was the only pleasure for children to watch war drama combat. That's just like yesterday, and the emotion at that time still remains at the age of 70. Haha
If the Germans post-D-Day had made as many effective "counter-attacks" as depicted in COMBAT, then the War in Europe would still be undecided. The history is this - after the break-through in Normandy in July'44, the Krauts were in retreat in every sector of the 'front' in France, almost till they had reached the Western border of Germany.
Some of these less acted scripts turn out to be some of the Best Episodes. This is a good example. I never used to view Combat as such having a deep plot line with emotions. When I was young it was just all about the Tommy Guns and winning all the time. "No body dies."
To think that the Army could ever hang a poor GI for desertion? Not after surviving Africa, landing in Sicily, and storming the beaches of Normandy? Wow! I just realized that Avery is really a young Rip Torn.
36 PH's to Sgt Saunders... Must of been more than a hundred for the regular squads gang and Lt' Hanley at least!! The only mention of anyone having stripes removed was historically with Kirby in series one when he portrayed being a more irritating character. (remember him getting the daylights belted out of him by locals in a French bar and then left in an alleyway needing hospitalisation ?) By series 3 his character was more revered in the scripts..
I thought the same, a few episodes back he had a leg injury, shot in the arm, and this injury. How many times does a soldier get shot or blown up before he's sent home?
@@petercermak4095 Including the purple heart he received before the series even began, Saunders would have had 49 purple hearts. But most action shows had heroes wounded or injured many times. The episodes were more "what if" this happened rather than a sequential time line. After all, the series ran longer than the war itself. The entire series was only about them in France for maybe 6 or 7 months
She’s, not the only one. Love WWII movies/shows. Read a lot of books on it too. Read WWII magazine when I get a chance. I’m a nurse, been working in nursing homes for a long time. Love it when I can get an old timer who’s able to tell me about their experiences in WWII. Talk to those who immigrated over too. Not too many of them left. Great tales. God bless their sacrifices.
One of the marks of a great actor is that they can communicate a great deal while doing very little. Vic Morrow and Rip Torn were/are two such actors. Watching these two is, I think, like watching master class.
Yes, one good example is in Season one: One Day in June. Saunders and Hanley get into a disagreement over a girl. Hanley out ranks Saunders though both are sergeants and puts him on guard duty on his night off. Saunders' face during the 'stocking episode' and his reaction to Hanley's nasty use of Saunder's ribbons is priceless!
nothing on tv in these days could touch this series,hell nothing today could match this,this and paladin were my favorites,hollywood has slipped along way
It's the talent that has gone down not Hollywood all the greats have passed on and so have many of the great shows like Combat i feel so fortunate to be able to watch these i first started watching Combat when i was 6 years old in 62 .
Thanks. Saunders is the most. He did the best to keep his men alive. There is no greater passion. So much more to say about a man of this character. How he grew in experience with death. He never lost his mission. He had compassion. He was a great man to me. Leadership.
If you haven't seen Rip Torn in the Proud and angry episode of The Lieutenant, you're sorely missing out on an even better performance as a Marine D.I. 5 stars!
By the way; I believe in destiny. That means no matter how I try to stay alive; I will die when it’s my destiny and I won’t die no matter how dangerous it is when it’s not my time. So no need to be afraid
Wow, I never heard any girls in my grade school admitting they watched Combat in the 70s, they sure never played the nurses when we broke out the BB guns and played combat in the woods.
I did! I was the only girl in our neighborhood who enjoyed watching this show with her older brothers. Sgt. Saunders and Caje were my favorites.. They were so cool under fire! Rest in peace, gentlemen. Thank you for entertaining us so well!
Interesting, in the trailer they switched the actors names around. I had heard that Morrow had been unstatisfied with his presentation ont the show. After all he also directed a couple of episoedes himself So the producers must have decided to feature him more.
I had forgotten all about Rip Torn, yea he was a pretty good actor although I can remember any of his movies, was he the Rip torn that played in the early westerns? This episode was good.
Standard operating procedure for deserting the first time was to be sent back to the line. As far as I know only one person was shot for desertion and he deserted numerous times.
He deserted once. Replacement for the 28th division after their famous parade march through Paris but before they were chewed up in the costly and Battle of Hürtgen Forest (19 September to 16 December 1944). He was given multiple offers to tear up an incriminating confession of desertion and rejoin the Division. Expecting a discharge and Jail, he, as an ex-con refused these offers.
ccsra5 - I think we have a whole female fan club, and I’d guess the majority of us are watching it for the same “eye candy”. However, I don’t think it would be a good idea if we all got together as there’d bound to be a cat fight between someone. LOL
My nominee for the BEST Combat SCRIPT; complex fascinating and beautifully crafted. Sort of a "Road" picture once Vic and Rip start their journey through the forest. The shot of both of them ascending the hill when they arrive at the camp at dawn is almost liturgical in its effect; it's "Salvation". But the story is far from over. The final exchange-- Rip having rejoined the fight while Saunders is being taken OUT of conflict-- is great. Who knows if Saunders' R&R period will have the same effect on him as did Rip's out-of-action recuperation? Very probing, insightful, understated writing. Just great, especially for a weekly,hour-long action show. LR
Some people say the helmets are made of fiberglass, the one Saunders put on the bedpost was metal, haven't heard that sound in years never forgot it mine made that same sound. That one was real!
Somebody has to round out the squad by not following orders without question. Somebody has to be concerned with their life more than the mission. Kirby isn't a coward he's concerned about all of their lives. Jack Hogan is a great actor but doesn't get much recognition here on RUclips. He's one of the brave actors who doesn't play the hero. He plays Kirby damn well. The heroes aren't just the guys who didn't make it home. Heroes are the guys who were scared shit and went out there anyway. Hogan and Torn play different kinds of soldiers who are more alike than they realize. I think Kirby has a lot more to go home to than Avery or Saunders. and he's not gonna throw it away
Me too! I played Army when I was a kid and pretended I was SGT Saunders. Went in the Army infantry and worked up to an E-5 squad leader. Then got my commission and retired as a Major.
LOL, by the end of all 5 seasons he ought to be a mass of rolling plasma, with all his body parts falling off. Can’t count how many times he’s been hit in the feet, legs, arms, hands, shoulders, chest, back, head, lost his eye sight in one episode and his hearing once in another. Miraculously he is never wounded enough to be sent home or out of action for very long. And like some men, never whines about it. What a HE MAN, gotta love him.
love this show but so many HOLES in the plot every episode... the suspected cowardly sarge says "It's just my word at the court martial"... NOT TRUE! he said he was shacked up with a French girl... HELLO WRITERS!.... 'She' would testify on his behalf that he was wounded, etc.
I love it. 'Combat!' was/is such a great show. Great writing,great acting. I was brought to tears after watching "Forgotten Front" and "Survival". They don't make shows like 'Combat!' anymore. They don't make actors like Vic Morrow anymore,either. He was amazing.
"There are none in the flesh who reflect the Sacrificial Action of The Author of Sacrifice Himself... than those Sacrificial Actions of The American Soldier." "If the 22 a day, only knew and believed Who it was to their left, during Their duties To Relieve The Oppressed... The Traumatic Enemy Within, would have long since been closed with, and or killed... and not them." -Former Recondo Sgt. "Rock" 82nd Abn. 1/504 Inf. Div. 71-74
@@kurtarnold4050 You used ' their' when it should've been 'there'.....several of those as well. C'mon PFC Arnold, you're one of my better spellers, you're better than that!!!!
I continue to be blown away by how well these episodes were written and acted.
Cómbaate en español
There will never be another show like this again. Hello and Good Bless CONLAN, JACK, TOM
What great acting and narrative. Great story. Vic Morrow as Sgt Saunders is so stoic.
When I was stationed in Germany I watched this almost every day and loveed every episode 😮😅😊❤
Another great episode...thank you!
Never seen this episode when I was a kid. Amazing stuff.
excellent ending here😀
Best hands down
What has become of the sergeant who was regarded as a deserter ?
This show ended in 1967. Your move.
The suits screwed up on that call. It should have had a last season!!! Vic should have gotten better roles and been able to direct!!! Jealousy for sure!!!
Cobalt ist sehrgut wenn das nicht alles auf englisch wäre
Thankfully I had my Dad around when I was watching COMBAT back in the early and mid 60's. He told me what was true about Combat and what was made up. I learned alot about WW2 from my Dad. He died back in Nov. 26, 2011. He was 95.
Another masterpiece episode. This is an anatomy of a human being--no sugar, just straight black coffee. This show went past and deeper than a "adventure" war show. Drama and pathos at its very best....which is why I watched the show as a boy--I connected to its soul...
Still do😄
Hellenic Army infantry officer here: I distinctly remember watching a re-run of this episode with my friends on the only TV in our village back in 1974. We all loved Combat! - especially Vic Morrow!
Wow. Rip Torn at his best. This is one of my favorite episodes. Tough subject matter handled with discretion and insight.
Agreed! That was not an easy role to play, and he was perfect.
@@chonqmonk Moral of the story: Don't be a trumper, kids! 💙
Lt. Bone Spurs woulda RAN before he even started.
One more example of Vic Morrow's fantastic ability as an actor. Just look at his facial expressions: 32:57 - 33:23. No words needed.
DELICIOUS!!! GORGEOUS!!!
Vic is SORELY missed 😚😚😚
You don’t say “yes sir to NCOs. That’s a no no. Because they work for a living and don’t sit in an office like officers:) (that’s why they call them officers; someone who sits in office called sir) you say “yes sergeant!
That sound stage and back lot really took a beating. The prop section did a great job making the village look like many different villages. Using real French speakers added realism to the shows. Great group of actors and enjoyed the guest stars. I watch them in the 60's. Glad to see them again
Unreal how they did it all for sure.
Another Reason Why This Show Was So Great, Is That It Was So Personal In Nature! Realistic, With A Touch Of Sensitivity!
I used to watch this show in S Korea as a kid while my father was there working for the US army in Late 60s early 70s. It was on Korean TV and all spoke Korean bc it was dubbed. The incredible thing is that they did such a good job dubbing that every word matched the lips and even the voices; especially that of Saunders and little John was just like their English voices. I found this out in the 80s and 90s when they used to have Combat marathons once a year. Anyways it’s a great show!
I'm watching this on Memorial Day, 2021. I can't think of anything else to write.
The sets, the music, directing, acting...all superb
the only person to meet the high water mark of cool,like THE GREAT VIC MORROW,WAS STEVE McQUEEN,that means he's in good company,there will never be a show to equal combat,my dad even watched it,he was there,he said the men he fought with were solid gold,men you could count on,thanks for uploading the memories me and dad had watching this,much thanks
❤😅😮😢🎉
1964: “Time to go home now! Combat is coming on in an hour & Mom has dinner ready!”
I wonder how many times I said the same thing, or give me my glove, Combat will be on soon...
We didn't know we were happy now all alone myself I miss those family times with mother and family.
😁
I wasn’t exactly happy in my childhood. Later on I realized what a bad childhood I had. I didn’t know that my mom was crazy back then and couldn’t get help …
Tuesday evening at 1830. The high point of the day, usually.
Vic morrow is missed by this guy very much I remember watching combat is a kid so well written episodes great cast of actors and writers you are missed very much by me. Vic. Morrow. RIP
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Me too. I feel like he just died!!! I hate it!!!
Me and others , as well! Is Rob morrow his son. A great actor.
Another one that i have never seen before.I never got to see many back in the early 60s as we dident have TV back then. lucky enough to see a few when we would go for a haircut at my uncles (The local barber & also a WWII vet) on Tuesday nights once a month. This is the show that peaked my interest in WWII history & a lifetime of collecting memorabilia including a Thompson just like my hero Sgt.Saunders carried.My collection turned into a War Memorial Museum 25 years ago & still growing.Have been watching a couple episodes per day but all new ones for me & the music & sounds of the 88s & Sgt Saunders Thompson really brought back the memories
This is one of my top 5 favorite episodes. Absolutely great. In the scene with Saunders and Avery walking and Saunders is wounded, Morrow goes about 10 minutes without saying a word. Yet he speaks volumes. Great acting.
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As usual, Vic is great! The great and unforgettable Vic Morrow!!
love that guy...
@@donsimon34 Joseph it's such a shame that Vic was murdered, in my opinion, on that tragic helicopter crash that could have been avoided. He will always be remembered!
@@laurobuddy8694 Yes Lauro, he will live in our hearts forever, as far as murder I couldn't opine either way.
@@laurobuddy8694 Was more reckless homicide, something like that.
When shows made you stop and think and realize , loved it then and even more now.
When I was just a kid me and my friends will play combat and I always imagined that I'm Vic morrow I'm glad that I could this films once again, thank you guys
I watched this show when I was 7 years old. I am now 66. The episodes are amazing morality plays.
i still watch them today
Vic Morrow played in a movie called The Glass House made in 1970 or 1971. Watch it on google or RUclips.
Morrow and Torn. What an amazing combination! “If they ain’t thrown it at me they ain’t got it”. Gotta be one of the best war movie lines ever. Delivered with just the right amount of spit!
Couldnt agree more a great episode ..
Combate vick morrock
rip torn was part of hollywood for many years and always was a pleasure to watch him work
Saunders had '36' wounded-in-actions = 36 purple hearts! way to go Saunders!
And healed up ready for battle exactly 1 week later too, don't forget !! :)
What a MAN😃😃😃
If we had Saunders in Vietnam we will definitely win the war!
I love the old shows better then the new ones
Kirby flips out a bit here, but I'd take him in a heartbeat on patrol, and Jack Hogan lugs around a REAL B.A.R. on the set for realism, at a hefty 20 odd lbs..of course with the trigger group modified for blanks for television..hats off to Kirby (Jack Hogan) Robert at 67.
Jack Hogan is still among us, happily.
Rip Torn is a versatile character actor. One of his best performances. But he has always been good at whatever role he tackled. Another reason Combat is still so good because of the high caliber of its guest stars. (And he is really a Torn from Texas.)
I didn't even recognize him. The voice sounded familiar though.
@@phillyflash43 Yeah, so young in this. I'm used to the grizzled OLD Rip Torn...
My uncle fought in Europe and he didn't like those 88s . after the war when they had the trials he said "never mind Goering put the guy who invented the 88".
It's a pleasure to watch Kirby's character progress and grow.
Grant Peterson. A good actor
One more example of Vic Morrow's fantastic ability as an actor. Just look at his facial expressions: 32:57 - 33:23. No words needed.
BEAUTIFUL😃😃😃
Shell shock to PTSD.......every war wore heavy on all our brave men that faced ridiculous odds and the horror of war! God bless them all!! Jim C.
COMBAT is against the war.
Morrow. Modern action figure star ⭐️
God rest your soul to my favorite star 🌟
God rest his soul u said that exalt right.wether he went over there or not I don't know but he got his point across. U can kind of relate to it .u know. Great Actor. I miss him .
Vic is so sorely missed. He didn't have an easy life which breaks my ❤ even more. I pray he believed in Jesus!!!
@@kathrynmcmahon4048 He didn't? Well Rick Jason committed suicide in 2000, they don't know why. My wife committed suicide also in 16.
Booby-trap is a German S-Mine called by our troops the Bouncing Betty.
GOOD OLD trusty old Cage. All ways accompanying Sarge.
It was a long time ago, when I was in my early teens ... I remember seeing a combat in a comic room like a bean sprout siru on the weekend. Back then, it was the only pleasure for children to watch war drama combat. That's just like yesterday, and the emotion at that time still remains at the age of 70. Haha
Really good. Complex characters. Good directing, good script and well acted.
If the Germans post-D-Day had made as many effective "counter-attacks" as depicted in COMBAT, then the War in Europe would still be undecided. The history is this - after the break-through in Normandy in July'44, the Krauts were in retreat in every sector of the 'front' in France, almost till they had reached the Western border of Germany.
Enjoyed Combat I enlisted in the US Cavalry...and that is the Morrow of this story...combat engineers ♥
Some of these less acted scripts turn out to be some of the Best Episodes. This is a good example. I never used to view Combat as such having a deep plot line with emotions. When I was young it was just all about the Tommy Guns and winning all the time. "No body dies."
Vick Morrow ,great actor
To think that the Army could ever hang a poor GI for desertion? Not after surviving Africa, landing in Sicily, and storming the beaches of Normandy?
Wow! I just realized that Avery is really a young Rip Torn.
I was born in 1966. Grew up watching it. Still watching it today. Every episode.
Another PH for the Sarge - and they're only in France.
Anybody keeping count on PHs awarded to the squad?
36 PH's to Sgt Saunders... Must of been more than a hundred for the regular squads gang and Lt' Hanley at least!! The only mention of anyone having stripes removed was historically with Kirby in series one when he portrayed being a more irritating character. (remember him getting the daylights belted out of him by locals in a French bar and then left in an alleyway needing hospitalisation ?) By series 3 his character was more revered in the scripts..
Wow, one of the rare times I’ve seen Saunders salute.
Yeah, no kiddin' !!!
Sargent Sounders more Purple Hearts then anyone ever at least one per season.
I think the whole squad was wounded at least 5 or 6 times!
One of my favorite shows from my youth. Saunders was injured/shot so many times he couldn’t have lived.
I thought the same, a few episodes back he had a leg injury, shot in the arm, and this injury. How many times does a soldier get shot or blown up before he's sent home?
@@petercermak4095 Including the purple heart he received before the series even began, Saunders would have had 49 purple hearts. But most action shows had heroes wounded or injured many times. The episodes were more "what if" this happened rather than a sequential time line. After all, the series ran longer than the war itself. The entire series was only about them in France for maybe 6 or 7 months
She’s, not the only one.
Love WWII movies/shows. Read a lot of books on it too. Read WWII magazine when I get a chance.
I’m a nurse, been working in nursing homes for a long time. Love it when I can get an old timer who’s able to tell me about their experiences in WWII. Talk to those who immigrated over too. Not too many of them left. Great tales.
God bless their sacrifices.
What a pity that TV has come to what it is today...…..
It's why the Oscar's are losing viewers every year.
Amen!
Shameful!!!!!🤬
Rip Torn's character, Sgt Avery, is 100% Sargent Barnes in Platoon. Maybe Stone took his cue from this, maybe that's a common type.
As many times as I have seen this episode this is the first time I noticed the shadow of the mike boom at the 17:05 mark.
At 17:00 or so, you can see the microphone shadow upper left corner. Saw it twice. I need a life.
Don't call me sir, I work for a living.
Solid performance by Rip Torn
One of the marks of a great actor is that they can communicate a great deal while doing very little. Vic Morrow and Rip Torn were/are two such actors. Watching these two is, I think, like watching master class.
No "actors" today even come close. They never speak more than a sentence or two today & then the scene changes.
Yes, one good example is in Season one: One Day in June. Saunders and Hanley get into a disagreement over a girl. Hanley out ranks Saunders though both are sergeants and puts him on guard duty on his night off. Saunders' face during the 'stocking episode' and his reaction to Hanley's nasty use of Saunder's ribbons is priceless!
I really like this episode. Vic and Rip both seemed to really gel and seemed so natural working together.
nothing on tv in these days could touch this series,hell nothing today could match this,this and paladin were my favorites,hollywood has slipped along way
It's the talent that has gone down not Hollywood all the greats have passed on and so have many of the great shows like Combat i feel so fortunate to be able to watch these i first started watching Combat when i was 6 years old in 62 .
Kirby runnin' around yellin' to the top of his lungs, lettin' everybody around know that they are where they're at. Good episode.
The Town is "Occupied " by Americans!!
Thanks. Saunders is the most. He did the best to keep his men alive. There is no greater passion. So much more to say about a man of this character. How he grew in experience with death. He never lost his mission. He had compassion. He was a great man to me. Leadership.
it's just a tv show, get a grip
You get into it like i do.
Grow up idiot it's a fictional show!
If you haven't seen Rip Torn in the Proud and angry episode of The Lieutenant, you're sorely missing out on an even better performance as a Marine D.I. 5 stars!
2 tuff Sarges there!
By the way; I believe in destiny. That means no matter how I try to stay alive; I will die when it’s my destiny and I won’t die no matter how dangerous it is when it’s not my time. So no need to be afraid
Finally see the platoon sgt and reference to the other squads.
IKR?!?
Wow, I never heard any girls in my grade school admitting they watched Combat in the 70s, they sure never played the nurses when we broke out the BB guns and played combat in the woods.
I did! I was the only girl in our neighborhood who enjoyed watching this show with her older brothers. Sgt. Saunders and Caje were my favorites.. They were so cool under fire! Rest in peace, gentlemen. Thank you for entertaining us so well!
I watched!!! My 7th grade teacher looked just like Vic. Yeah, I TOTALLY crushed on him.
thanks another good one with rip torn
Interesting, in the trailer they switched the actors names around. I had heard that Morrow had been unstatisfied with his presentation ont the show. After all he also directed a couple of episoedes himself So the producers must have decided to feature him more.
I had forgotten all about Rip Torn, yea he was a pretty good actor although I can remember any of his movies, was he the Rip torn that played in the early westerns? This episode was good.
Men in Black?
Easy Rider
Standard operating procedure for deserting the first time was to be sent back to the line. As far as I know only one person was shot for desertion and he deserted numerous times.
He deserted once. Replacement for the 28th division after their famous parade march through Paris but before they were chewed up in the costly and Battle of Hürtgen Forest (19 September to 16 December 1944). He was given multiple offers to tear up an incriminating confession of desertion and rejoin the Division. Expecting a discharge and Jail, he, as an ex-con refused these offers.
They always get you , I thought he was gonna flank them and be the hero ! Damn got me again!
ccsra5 - I think we have a whole female fan club, and I’d guess the majority of us are watching it for the same “eye candy”.
However, I don’t think it would be a good idea if we all got together as there’d bound to be a cat fight between someone. LOL
Want to chat, email me at r2626635@protonmail.com
One of the best episodes
My nominee for the BEST Combat SCRIPT; complex fascinating and beautifully crafted. Sort of a "Road" picture once Vic and Rip start their journey through the forest. The shot of both of them ascending the hill when they arrive at the camp at dawn is almost liturgical in its effect; it's "Salvation". But the story is far from over. The final exchange-- Rip having rejoined the fight while Saunders is being taken OUT of conflict-- is great. Who knows if Saunders' R&R period will have the same effect on him as did Rip's out-of-action recuperation? Very probing, insightful, understated writing. Just great, especially for a weekly,hour-long action show. LR
German 88s. Super sonic rounds. Flat trajectory. Wide use, including Tiger tanks. What a nightmare.
Some people say the helmets are made of fiberglass, the one Saunders put on the bedpost was metal, haven't heard that sound in years never forgot it mine made that same sound. That one was real!
The helmets they wore in the show day after day were made of fiberglass. . Said the real one got to heavy . . I read that somewhere
It seems that Kirby's mouth is shaped like a combat boot. That why his foot slips into his mouth so easily.
“We’re not hosting an intergalactic kegger!” Rip Torn, Men In Black
Somebody has to round out the squad by not following orders without question. Somebody has to be concerned with their life more than the mission. Kirby isn't a coward he's concerned about all of their lives. Jack Hogan is a great actor but doesn't get much recognition here on RUclips. He's one of the brave actors who doesn't play the hero. He plays Kirby damn well. The heroes aren't just the guys who didn't make it home. Heroes are the guys who were scared shit and went out there anyway. Hogan and Torn play different kinds of soldiers who are more alike than they realize. I think Kirby has a lot more to go home to than Avery or Saunders. and he's not gonna throw it away
Not sure where I read it but there was a statement made that 'heroes are no braver than any other person they're just braver 5 minutes longer."
Huh. I did not know that Rip Torn and Sissy Spacek were cousins.
And he was married to the late and great Geraldine Page.
As a little kid I watched the "Combat TV Show" re-runs and I said to myself "that's what I want to do when I grow up". KP MSGT USMC RET.
Me too! I played Army when I was a kid and pretended I was SGT Saunders. Went in the Army infantry and worked up to an E-5 squad leader. Then got my commission and retired as a Major.
Thanks for your service
me too
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LOL, by the end of all 5 seasons he ought to be a mass of rolling plasma, with all his body parts falling off.
Can’t count how many times he’s been hit in the feet, legs, arms, hands, shoulders, chest, back, head, lost his eye sight in one episode and his hearing once in another.
Miraculously he is never wounded enough to be sent home or out of action for very long.
And like some men, never whines about it.
What a HE MAN, gotta love him.
one account said 40 some times.
@@derrickcox7761 A critic is one who knows the cost of everything but the value of nothing. McHale's Navy didn't have any casualties, as I recall
@@patrickgraham348 What about Washing Machine Charlie
rip torn men in black
love this show but so many HOLES in the plot every episode... the suspected cowardly sarge says "It's just my word at the court martial"... NOT TRUE! he said he was shacked up with a French girl... HELLO WRITERS!.... 'She' would testify on his behalf that he was wounded, etc.
He said they were way behind enemy lines. Would be tough to even find her.
I love it. 'Combat!' was/is such a great show. Great writing,great acting. I was brought to tears after watching "Forgotten Front" and "Survival".
They don't make shows like 'Combat!' anymore. They don't make actors like Vic Morrow anymore,either. He was amazing.
today TV cost so much more, and few of them are any good--Friday Night Lights was the show on TV I liked
Vic Morrow Forever In My Heart - the NWO is uncomfortable with characters of moral and ethical values.
"There are none in the flesh who reflect the Sacrificial Action of The Author of Sacrifice Himself... than those Sacrificial Actions of The American Soldier."
"If the 22 a day, only knew and believed Who it was to their left, during Their duties To Relieve The Oppressed... The Traumatic Enemy Within, would have long since been closed with, and or killed... and not them."
-Former Recondo Sgt. "Rock" 82nd Abn. 1/504 Inf. Div. 71-74
King James Bible
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend
Rip Torn: "this ain't no intergalactic kegger, you know."
Considering how Kirby, himself was accused of cowardice once before, he is awfully quick to judge.
There is a difference.
Kirby didnt desert.
@@unitedwestand5100 neither did Avery
@@VonFowler-fw3yh Alright knock it off you both!
ramiro cruz - 😂
Another P.H. for Saunders, what’s that now... #40?
I remember i watch combat on tv when i was kid during the 70,s
Rip Torn, One of the Very Best Character Actors Ever!
Rip torn was a wonderful guest
M1 is great when it worked. They jam up frequently.
The m-1 their are two the rifle or carbine,
@@kurtarnold4050 You used ' their' when it should've been 'there'.....several of those as well. C'mon PFC Arnold, you're one of my better spellers, you're better than that!!!!