Karl swenson colonel sneider mark devries peter sneider writer. See more ideas about the rat patrol, classic tv and christopher george. The four main characters sergeants sam troy and jack moffitt and privates tully pettigrew and mark t. Rat patrol the complete series dvd, 2017 for sale online ebay. Greatly outnumbered and with limited supplies of ammunition, the enemies find themselves forced into an uneasy truce for survival. The rat patrol is ordered to accompany a british sniper on a mission to assassinate a brutal german general, but troy decides that capturing the general alive is a better plan. Shop for the rat patrol the complete series at best buy. On may, 2008, mgm released a sevendisc boxset of the complete series. The rat patrol was an abc television series that aired for two seasons from 1966 to 1968. The rat patrol meet in a small town to gain information on a new raid. Jack has reservations about the mission, but is a solider first. The rat patrol was a world war ii action series that aired on abc from 1966 to 1968.
Ss captain wansee in the decoy raid is quite a disturbing moodswinging nut job and a dark villain of the week at the time of the shows. The rat patrol was an american action and adventure television series that aired on abc. The rat patrol was an american action and adventure television series that aired on abc between 1966 and 1968. The world war ii north african missions of an allied. On several desert expeditions we discovered almost all rat patrol locations and it was about time to bring them together in one special. Since i build model tanks, this series has given me a few ideas on how to make a movie tank overall, satisfied with this series. Created by television veteran tom gries, this actionpacked drama kept fans on the edge of their seats for two seasons with more than 50 pulsepounding episodes. Wyverns fiction archive rat patrol a private matter. The first 17 episodes of the rat patrol were filmed in the environs of almeria, spain. I dreamt of having my own jeep with a 50 caliber machine gun mounted on it. Rats are bigger than most old world mice, which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over 500 grams 1. A group of men who cause trouble to the germans in heavily armed jeeps. See more ideas about the rat patrol, 1960s tv shows and classic tv. As with many tvinspired games, the rat patrol game is loosely based on the rat patrol television series.
Paul mavis is an internationally published film and television historian, a member of the online film critics society, and the author of the espionage filmography. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. The allied commandos of the 111th armored recon return for season 2 of the rat patrol. Feb 26, 2012 58 videos play all tv show 19661968 the rat patrol complete series, full episodes completeseries combat. They attack a house with a small contingent of german soldiers who, when they see the patrol coming at them with 50s blazing, stand there like a bunch of storefront mannequins. Did any of the cast and crew join eric braeden hans gudegast in his passion for soccer. My name is earl season 3 dvd, 2008, 4disc set, checkpoint sensormatic widescreen.
The rat patrol was a 1960s us television series set during world war ii. The series was loosely based on the british armys long range desert group, an elite unit that used chevrolet trucks shown above more often than jeeps to conduct raids and. While the rat patrol was entertaining tv, it also took some historical liberties. Rat patrol, the internet movie firearms database guns. After a devestating attack by the rat patrol, a young sssergeant tries to cope with the loss whilst following the advice of his dying commander in order to make the right decision when the rat patrol come in to take him prisoner. The first 17 episodes of season 1 have been filmed in the desert and the ramblas of almeria spain. Dead rat live rat brown rat white rat full episode online. The show was loosely inspired by the long range desert groups actions against axis forces in the north. The jeep was reported to have been used in the filming of the tv series. On destroying the building, troy discovers that there is no ammo but there is a confused teenage boy. The rat patrol is an american action and adventure television series that aired on abc between 1966 and 1968.
The rat patrol, along with dietrich and two of his men, become trapped in some desert ruins, held at bay by a sizable band of fanatical arabs who are hellbent on wiping them out as infidels. One of the rat patrol impersonate a french electrician so he can infiltrate a secret german naval base. Hitchcock were members of the long range desert group, stationed in north africa, assigned the task of harrying axis convoys in the desert, sending troop movements and intelligence to the allies, and occasionally. Hans gudegast eric braeden, christopher george, etc. Watch the rat patrol episodes online season 2 tv guide. Jack meets a french girl whod sheltered him when he was injured earlier in the war. The bestknown rat species are the black rat rattus rattus and the brown rat rattus norvegicus. Ive just realized that i didnt mention the last update on my rat patrol page.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the rat patrol anytime, anywhere. Wgn would play it on the weekends as a filler and whenever i was channel surfing and ran across it i would watch. The show follows the exploits of four allied soldiers three americans and one briton who are part of a longrange desert patrol group in the north african campaign during world war ii. I only saw the reruns of the show much later, when i was a little kid but it was one of my favorite shows. This group, generally known as the old world rats or true rats, originated in asia. Apr 19, 2014 we have nearly an identical setup used in the old 60s series, the rat patrol. The only child of a stockbroker and welltodo mother, richard jason described himself as secondgeneration nouveau riche. We have nearly an identical setup used in the old 60s series, the rat patrol.
The rat patrol s1e1 full episode, ww2 action series. Years ago, while on vacation, i traveled to miami to look at a jeep for sale at a car dealership. Joe views the remains of the rat patrol blue rat in a storage shed out in the texas country side. The theme is a catchy one which so many were in 60s television. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from rat patrol at the discogs marketplace. Here is a flipped photo to get a better idea of the cage for the recreation of the car. Where the fictional rat patrol was in the beginning. The rat patrol online full episodes of season 2 to 1 yidio. Hitch and tully had disappeared upon their return, having already made arrangements to meet a couple of native girls in the local tavern. The series was loosely based on the british armys long range desert group, an elite unit that used chevrolet trucks shown above more often than jeeps to conduct raids and reconnaissance patrols behind the lines of the german africa corps. The rat patrol have done this a few times themselves, although they usually at least try to capture the guy theyre going to impersonate alive sometimes successfully but often not. The rat patrol is not as good as other ww2 tv series of the time, such as garrisons gorillas, loosely based on the dirty dozen, and combat. The rat patrol had just returned from another tough assignment, and troy was taking time out to catch up on some much needed rest.
The series mostly revolved around a four man team of allied troops three americans and one british who traveled in two armed jeeps while harassing the german army in the deserts of. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The rat patrol s1e1 full episode, ww2 action series classic by worldwar 8. The dealer sold exotic cars, and claimed it had come from a muesum. A couple of us went to see hans play at the rose bowl once. The filming for the rest of the first season and the entire second season was moved to the united states.
I actually got to fire one while i was in the navy. With christopher george, gary raymond, eric braeden, lawrence p. It is true to the tv series in that players maneuver their jeeps into position to shoot each others tanks, but fails to match the series since both sides have jeeps. See more ideas about the rat patrol, rats and youtube. The rat patrol the complete series by christopher george. With its episodes all being only 30 minutes in length, the rat patrols nononsense, clearlydefined stories were always direct and to the point. Its also a colorful and great looking show with some very good cinematography shot in the spanish desert, vasquez rocks, mojave at lone pine, etc. The complete series, but only for diehard wwii action fans.
The rat patrol 19661968 is an american cult tv series with an interesting connection to spain. Rat patrol the complete series dvd, 2008, 7disc set. The rat patrol is a 1960s television show that was more comic book action than war drama, meant to appeal to teenage boys and young men at the time. The two for one raid aka adventures in babysitting 12 april 1999. Grain is apparent but not unexpected considering the age of the original elements.
Lala land records lllcd 1155 country united states format cd release date 18jan2011 upn 826924115527. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The world war ii north african missions of an allied commando patrol squad of the long range desert group. The rat patrol s1e3 full episode, ww2 action series classic by zardoz56. The original axle and radius rod still exist, so don traced them on to past board for future build reference.
Valuable german ammo has been dropped by parachute to an arab farmhouse, and the rat patrol is sent to destroy it. Those of us who grew up watching the rat patrol harbor a latent interest in desert warfare of world war two. Not without my captain current music sub battle by richard marvin from u571 1. The rat patrol encounter a german force resupplying at a small village using local labor. Oh, and rat patrol has that truly great dominic frontiere music too. The series mostly revolved around a four man team of allied troops three americans and one british who traveled in two armed jeeps while harassing the german army in the deserts of north africa during the conflict. The show was loosely inspired by the long range desert. The patrol are looking for the spot where a bunch of ammunition was dropped by parachute. Filmed in living color, the rat patrol, from 1966, is a fastpaced, actionpacked collection of 32 explosive episodes that are pure dynamite from start to finish. Avi torrent download,torrent hash is 1ef2409ab17332a777b860a1e5e46942586216. The rat patrol s1e1 full episode, ww2 action series classic.