The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol 1966

★ 7.2TMDB 0h 30min 2 seasons Creator: Tom Gries

The exploits of four Allied soldiers — three Americans and one Englishman — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps".

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S1·E1 The Chase of Fire RaidSep 12, 1966The British 8th Army sends their desert expert -- Jack Moffitt -- to the Rat Patrol for one very special mission. But Sergeant Troy (the American head of the unit) is…S1·E2 The Life Against Death RaidSep 19, 1966During a desert battle, Hitchcock is badly wounded. Troy decides to risk taking him to a nearby German field hospital as their own hospital is too far away. Upon…S1·E3 The Wildest Raid of AllSep 26, 1966As a prequel to capturing General Ernest von Helmreich, the Rat Patrol gets itself captured. They plan to use the general to stop an upcoming attack. However the general…S1·E4 The Kill or Be Killed RaidOct 3, 1966Dietrich is presented with an old scrap of parchment which shows an ancient water source deep in the desert. Allied intelligence sends Moffitt to find the map before it…S1·E5 The Chain of Death RaidOct 10, 1966The Patrol captures a German truck at the end of a partially destroyed convoy. In the process, though, Troy and Dietrich end up alone in the desert -- a stand-off until…S1·E6 The Do or Die RaidOct 17, 1966A large Panzer unit has a map showing a strategic oasis occupied by the Eighth Armored. U.S. Intelligence wants the map exchanged for a phony one which would show the…S1·E7 The Blind Man's Bluff RaidOct 24, 1966During a skirmish with the Germans, Troy suffers a concussion from an explosion. He ends up alone and lost in the desert. By the time he is found he has a terrible case…S1·E8 The Fatal Chase RaidOct 31, 1966The Patrol manages to ambush a German unit that is carrying US POWs. Three of these POWs are apparently out to kill each other. Sgt. Gribs -- whose cowardliness caused…S1·E9 The Blow Sky High RaidNov 7, 1966A very prized Germany radar station must be destroyed before a flight of bombers comes over. To do it, the Rat Patrol is given a new, special kind of explosives. Troy is…S1·E10 The Moment of Truce RaidNov 14, 1966Fanatical Arabs -- wanting to end the war on their land -- attack both the Rat Patrol and the German convoy that Dietrich leads, trapping both in a small desert…S1·E11 The Deadly Double RaidNov 21, 1966Moffitt and Tully allow themselves to be captured so that they can get information from Craig -- an American POW -- about Rommel's new battle plans. However, Marston,…S1·E12 The Gun Runner RaidNov 28, 1966An Arab convoy, disguised as Americans, traps and captures the Rat Patrol. The convoy's leader is Ned Cunningham, an ex-Yank hero turned gunrunner. He sells now to the…S1·E13 The Lighthouse RaidDec 5, 1966Tully and Moffitt transport a liberated French underground general to a rendezvous in a deserted lighthouse. Hitchcock stands lookout, disguised as a German guard. Troy,…S1·E14 The Daredevil Rescue RaidDec 12, 1966German artillery traps 2000 Allied soldiers and their only chance of rescue is an Allied armored attack. The necessary equipment, though, can only reach them in time via…S1·E15 The Last Harbor Raid (1)Dec 19, 1966After each Allied bombing of their harbor, the Germans use Allied POWs to rebuild it. HQ sends the Rat Patrol to liberate the POWs and halt the harbor's usefulness. Troy…S1·E16 The Last Harbor Raid (2)Dec 26, 1966Moffitt and Hitch (dressed as Germans) find Bertaine's daughter and tell her of her father's death. Then they take her home - after they tell her who they really are.…S1·E17 The Last Harbor Raid (3)Jan 2, 1967The plan is for the fishing fleet to bring out the prisoners, Dunkirk-fashion. However, a Nazi patrol boat has intercepted the boats. The fishermen believe that…S1·E18 The One That Got Away RaidJan 9, 1967Gustav Luden (Jack Colvin), a radio operator, wants to defect, so he sends secret information to the Americans on a frequency that the Rat Patrol listens to. The Patrol…S1·E19 The Two for One RaidJan 16, 1967Valuable German ammo has been dropped by parachute to an Arab farmhouse, and the Rat Patrol is sent to destroy it. On destroying the building, Troy discovers that there…S1·E20 The Last Chance RaidJan 23, 1967The Patrol's radio is wrecked and Troy is unable to warn HQ of a large Nazi anti-tank outfit waiting in ambush. Troy knows that El Jebel has a huge radio broadcast unit…S1·E21 The B Negative RaidJan 30, 1967Moffitt is seriously wounded in a raid on a German convoy. The Patrol is far from help and so Troy decides to obtain blood from a nearby German field camp. Dietrich is…S1·E22 The Exhibit A RaidFeb 6, 1967Troy and Hitchcock capture Col Beckmann, an infamous Nazi POW camp commander. Beckmann denies that he is the man. In a fight Troy is knocked out and Hitch is wounded.…S1·E23 The Holy War RaidFeb 13, 1967Using a fake (German) Rat Patrol, Dietrich abducts an Arab holy man that he will then "rescue" so that the Arabs will give their help to the Germans. The real Patrol is…S1·E24 The Two Against Time RaidFeb 20, 1967Using a telephoto lens, Moffitt and Troy photograph a map inside Captain Dietrich's office from the roof of the adjoining Nazi HQ. It shows the location of a top secret…S1·E25 The Wild Goose RaidFeb 27, 1967The Brits and the Americans are planning a high-level meeting in a desert town. On the day prior to the event, the Patrol sights a German motorcyclist and chases…S1·E26 The Bring 'Em Back Alive RaidMar 13, 1967Troy raids German HQ and kidnaps Dr. Schneidermann. At the same time Moffitt, Tully and Hitch are captured by Captain Dietrich. Dietrich reveals that Troy is carrying a…S1·E27 The Take Me to Your Leader RaidMar 20, 1967The Patrol stumbles on a German staff car but before they can attack it, the driver and a guard are killed by a third man\u2014who is apparently an American major. The…S1·E28 The Double or Nothing RaidMar 27, 1967Moffitt is about to be executed for "espionage against the Third Reich" when suddenly the Patrol comes to his rescue. A commandeered German truck unsuccessfully attempts…S1·E29 The Hour Glass RaidApr 3, 1967After capturing Dr. Anderson, a skilled Allied physician, Dietrich ends up turning over his staff car in a ravine (during a blinding sand storm). Troy wants to attempt…S1·E30 Mask-a-RaidApr 10, 1967Lieut. Klinger, a wounded Luftwaffe ace, is the only German who can ID the location of the Allied troops standing ready to invade Sicily. The Rat Patrol captures him and…S1·E31 The Fire and Brimstone RaidApr 24, 1967Troy and his men plant explosives in a German ammo depot and while trying for a hasty getaway run into Dietrich, who orders them to surrender. Knowing they are safe…S1·E32 The Delilah RaidMay 1, 1967A young French Resistance fighter--Michele--survives the Patrol's quick assault on a small German convoy. She explains that she was captured during her groups' attempt…

Cast

Christopher George
Christopher George Sgt. Sam Troy
Gary Raymond
Gary Raymond Sgt. Jack Moffitt
Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden Capt. Hans Dietrich
Lawrence P. Casey
Lawrence P. Casey Pvt. Mark Hitchcock
Justin Tarr
Justin Tarr Pvt. Tully Pettigrew
Morgan Jones
Morgan Jones Capt. Boggs
John Anderson
John Anderson Major Indrus
Claudine Longet
Claudine Longet Marianne Bertaine
Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer Tobar
Ben Wright
Ben Wright Col. Jameson
Albert Paulsen
Albert Paulsen Major von Brugge
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams El Gamil
Norbert Meisel
Norbert Meisel Gunner
Austin Willis
Austin Willis Doctor Anderson
Fabian
Fabian Cpl. Pennell
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Bob Champion Lt. Bruener
Catlin Adams
Catlin Adams Girl
Warren Stevens
Warren Stevens Sgt. Frank Griffin

Crew

Creator
Tom Gries

Details

First air date
Sep 12, 1966
Last air date
Mar 18, 1968
Seasons
2
Episodes
58
Episode runtime
30 min
Network
ABC
Status
Ended
Studios
United Artists Television, Tom Gries Productions
Country
United States of America
Language
English

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