This is a list of episodes of the 1962–67 ABC war drama Combat!.
Hint: The Series should be watched following the Production Number (Prod. No.) of episodes, which show the progression of events as traced in WWII history.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 32 | October 2, 1962 | May 14, 1963 | ||
| 2 | 32 | September 17, 1963 | April 21, 1964 | ||
| 3 | 32 | September 15, 1964 | April 27, 1965 | ||
| 4 | 31 | September 14, 1965 | April 12, 1966 | ||
| 5 | 25 | September 13, 1966 | March 14, 1967 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1962–63)
The first-season DVDs come in two sets, "Campaign 1" and "Campaign 2," which are sold separately. Each "Campaign" contains four discs. Each disc contains four episodes plus bonus material. There are eight discs total in both "Campaigns," with 16 episodes in each, for a combined 32 episodes, which are listed in order below.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Forgotten Front" | Robert Altman | Story by : Jerome Coopersmith Teleplay by : Logan Swanson | October 2, 1962 |
| 2 | 2 | "Rear Echelon Commandos" | Robert Altman | Story by : Richard Tregaskis Teleplay by : Gene Levitt | October 9, 1962 |
| 3 | 3 | "Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd" | Burt Kennedy | Robert Hardy Andrews | October 16, 1962 |
| 4 | 4 | "Any Second Now" | Robert Altman | Gene Levitt | October 23, 1962 |
| 5 | 5 | "Far From the Brave" | Burt Kennedy | Burt Kennedy | October 30, 1962 |
| 6 | 6 | "Missing in Action" | Byron Paul | Story by : Bernie Lay, Jr. Teleplay by : James S. Henerson & Sidney Marshall | November 13, 1962 |
| 7 | 7 | "Escape to Nowhere" | Robert Altman | Malvin Wald | November 20, 1962 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Celebrity" | Burt Kennedy | Story by : Art Wallace Teleplay by : Tom Sellers & Art Wallace | November 27, 1962 |
| 9 | 9 | "Cat and Mouse" | Robert Altman | Robert Altman | December 4, 1962 |
| 10 | 10 | "I Swear by Apollo" | Robert Altman | Gene Levitt | December 11, 1962 |
| 11 | 11 | "A Day in June" | Boris Sagal | Robert Pirosh | December 18, 1962 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Prisoner" | Robert Altman | Story by : Robert Kaufman Teleplay by : Robert Kaufman & James S. Henerson | December 25, 1962 |
| 13 | 13 | "Reunion" | Paul Stanley | Art Wallace | January 1, 1963 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Medal" | Paul Stanley | Richard Maibaum | January 8, 1963 |
| 15 | 15 | "Just for the Record" | Laslo Benedek | William Bast | January 15, 1963 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Volunteer" | Robert Altman | Gene Levitt | January 22, 1963 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Squad" | Herman Hoffman | Harry Brown | January 29, 1963 |
| 18 | 18 | "Next in Command" | Burt Kennedy | Burt Kennedy | February 5, 1963 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Chateau" | Laslo Benedek | Story by : Judy George & George W. George Teleplay by : Judy George & George W. George & Jonathan Hughes | February 12, 1963 |
| 20 | 20 | "Off Limits" | Robert Altman | George F. Slavin | February 19, 1963 |
| 21 | 21 | "No Time for Pity" | Bernard McEveety | Steven Ritch | February 26, 1963 |
| 22 | 22 | "Night Patrol" | Burt Kennedy | Story by : Quentin Sparr Teleplay by : Frank Jesse | March 5, 1963 |
| 23 | 23 | "Survival" | Robert Altman | John D.F. Black | March 12, 1963 |
| 24 | 24 | "No Hallelujahs for Glory" | Paul Stanley | Story by : Luther Davis Teleplay by : Luther Davis & Mort R. Lewis | March 19, 1963 |
| 25 | 25 | "The Quiet Warrior" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Luther Davis & Gene Levitt Teleplay by : Gene Levitt | March 26, 1963 |
| 26 | 26 | "Battle of the Roses" | Sutton Roley | TBA | April 2, 1963 |
| 27 | 27 | "Hill 256" | James Komack | David Moessinger | April 9, 1963 |
| 28 | 28 | "The Sniper" | Ted Post | Edward J. Lakso | April 16, 1963 |
| 29 | 29 | "One More for the Road" | Bernard McEveety | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | April 23, 1963 |
| 30 | 30 | "The Walking Wounded" | Burt Kennedy | Burt Kennedy | April 30, 1963 |
| 31 | 31 | "High Named Today" | Paul Stanley | David Zelag Goodman | May 7, 1963 |
| 32 | 32 | "No Trumpets, No Drums" | Richard Donner | Edward J. Lakso | May 14, 1963 |
Season 2 (1963–64)
The second-season DVDs come in two sets, "Mission 1" and "Mission 2," which, like the "Campaigns" of the first-season DVDs, are sold separately. Each "Mission" contains four discs. Each disc contains four episodes plus bonus material. There are eight discs total in both "Missions," with 16 episodes in each, for a combined 32 episodes, which are listed in order below.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "The Bridge at Chalons" | Ted Post | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | September 17, 1963 |
| 34 | 2 | "Bridgehead" | Bernard McEveety | Edward J. Lakso | September 24, 1963 |
| 35 | 3 | "Masquerade" | John Peyser | Anthony Wilson | October 1, 1963 |
| 36 | 4 | "The Long Way Home: Part 1" | Ted Post | Edward J. Lakso | October 8, 1963 |
| 37 | 5 | "The Long Way Home: Part 2" | Ted Post | Edward J. Lakso | October 15, 1963 |
| 38 | 6 | "The Wounded Don't Cry" | James Komack | James Landis | October 22, 1963 |
| 39 | 7 | "Doughboy" | Tom Gries | Story by : Gene Levitt Teleplay by : Bernard C. Schoenfeld | October 29, 1963 |
| 40 | 8 | "Glow Against the Sky" | Sutton Roley | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | November 5, 1963 |
| 41 | 9 | "The Little Jewel" | John Peyser | Shirl Hendryx | November 12, 1963 |
| 42 | 10 | "A Distant Drum" | John Peyser | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | November 19, 1963 |
| 43 | 11 | "Anatomy of a Patrol" | Bernard McEveety | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | November 26, 1963 |
| 44 | 12 | "Ambush" | Sutton Roley | Edward J. Lakso | December 3, 1963 |
| 45 | 13 | "Barrage" | Sutton Roley | Edward J. Lakso | December 10, 1963 |
| 46 | 14 | "Thunder from the Hill" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lakso | December 17, 1963 |
| 47 | 15 | "The Party" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lakso | December 24, 1963 |
| 48 | 16 | "Gideon's Army" | John Peyser | Charles B. Smith | December 31, 1963 |
| 49 | 17 | "The Pillbox" | Vic Morrow | Story by : Ken Pettus Teleplay by : Don Tait | January 7, 1964 |
| 50 | 18 | "The General and the Sargent" | Bernard McEveety | Gustave Field | January 14, 1964 |
| 51 | 19 | "Eyes of the Hunter" | Bernard McEveety | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | January 21, 1964 |
| 52 | 20 | "The Hostages" | Ted Post | Richard Adams | January 28, 1964 |
| 53 | 21 | "Mail Call" | Bernard McEveety | Arnold Belgard | February 4, 1964 |
| 54 | 22 | "Counter-Punch" | John Peyser | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | February 11, 1964 |
| 55 | 23 | "A Silent Cry" | Bernard McEveety | Edward J. Lakso | February 18, 1964 |
| 56 | 24 | "The Hunter" | Sutton Roley | Edward J. Lakso | February 25, 1964 |
| 57 | 25 | "What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 1" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lakso | March 3, 1964 |
| 58 | 26 | "What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 2" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lakso | March 10, 1964 |
| 59 | 27 | "Weep No More" | Ted Post | Edward J. Lakso | March 17, 1964 |
| 60 | 28 | "The Short Day of Private Putnam" | Bernard McEveety | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | March 24, 1964 |
| 61 | 29 | "Rescue" | Ted Post | Edward J. Lakso | March 31, 1964 |
| 62 | 30 | "Command" | Bernard McEveety | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | April 7, 1964 |
| 63 | 31 | "The Infant of Prague" | John Peyser | TBA | April 14, 1964 |
| 64 | 32 | "The Glory Among Men" | Vic Morrow | Tom Seller | April 21, 1964 |
Season 3 (1964–65)
The third-season DVDs come in two sets, "Operation 1" and "Operation 2," which, like the first-season "Campaigns" and the second-season "Missions," are sold separately. Each "Operation" contains four discs. Each disc contains four episodes plus bonus material. There are eight discs total in both "Operations," with 16 episodes in each, for a combined 32 episodes, which are listed in order below.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 1 | "Mountain Man" | Sutton Roley | Edward J. Lakso | September 15, 1964 |
| 66 | 2 | "Vendetta" | John Peyser | Ron Bishop & Wells Root | September 22, 1964 |
| 67 | 3 | "Point of View" | Bernard McEveety | David Moessinger | September 29, 1964 |
| 68 | 4 | "The Duel" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lakso | October 6, 1964 |
| 69 | 5 | "Silver Service" | Sutton Roley | Story by : Edward J. Bonner Teleplay by : Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | October 13, 1964 |
| 70 | 6 | "The Hard Way Back" | Bernard McEveety | Edward J. Lasko | October 20, 1964 |
| 71 | 7 | "Operation Fly Trap" | John Peyser | Don Tait | October 27, 1964 |
| 72 | 8 | "The Little Carousel" | Bernard McEveety | Gene Levitt | November 10, 1964 |
| 73 | 9 | "Fly Away Home" | Bernard McEveety | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | November 17, 1964 |
| 74 | 10 | "The Impostor" | Sutton Roley | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | November 24, 1964 |
| 75 | 11 | "A Gift of Hope" | Bernard McEveety | Anthony Wilson | December 1, 1964 |
| 76 | 12 | "A Rare Vintage" | Sutton Roley | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | December 8, 1964 |
| 77 | 13 | "The Long Walk" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Peter Barry | December 15, 1964 |
| 78 | 14 | "The Town That Went Away" | Sutton Roley | George F. Slavin | December 22, 1964 |
| 79 | 15 | "Birthday Cake" | John Peyser | Ed Adamson | December 29, 1964 |
| 80 | 16 | "The Enemy" | John Peyser | Steve Fisher & Edward J. Lakso | January 5, 1965 |
| 81 | 17 | "The Cassock" | Bernard McEveety | Story by : James L. Wixted Teleplay by : James L. Wixted & Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | January 12, 1965 |
| 82 | 18 | "Losers Cry Deal" | Vic Morrow | Shirl Hendryx | January 19, 1965 |
| 83 | 19 | "More Than a Soldier" | Bernard McEveety | Shirl Hendryx | January 26, 1965 |
| 84 | 20 | "Brother, Brother" | Sutton Roley | Edward J. Lakso | February 2, 1965 |
| 85 | 21 | "The Steeple" | John Peyser | Don Tait | February 9, 1965 |
| 86 | 22 | "The Convict" | Bernard McEveety | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | February 16, 1965 |
| 87 | 23 | "Dateline" | Sutton Roley | Richard L. Newhafer | February 23, 1965 |
| 88 | 24 | "A Walk with an Eagle" | John Peyser | Rod Peterson | March 2, 1965 |
| 89 | 25 | "The Long Wait" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lasko | March 9, 1965 |
| 90 | 26 | "The Tree of Moray" | Bernard McEveety | Story by : Anthony Spinner Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner & Don Tait | March 16, 1965 |
| 91 | 27 | "Cry in the Ruins" | Vic Morrow | Story by : A. Martin Zweiback Teleplay by : Edward J. Lakso & A. Martin Zweiback | March 23, 1965 |
| 92 | 28 | "The Hell Machine" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lakso | March 30, 1965 |
| 93 | 29 | "Billy the Kid" | Bernard McEveety | Story by : Bivings F. Wallace Teleplay by : Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | April 6, 1965 |
| 94 | 30 | "Heritage" | John Peyser | Barry Trivers | April 13, 1965 |
| 95 | 31 | "Odyssey" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Anthony Wilson | April 20, 1965 |
| 96 | 32 | "Beneath the Ashes" | John Peyser | Story by : Richard P. McDonagh Teleplay by : George F. Slavin & Richard P. McDonagh | April 27, 1965 |
Season 4 (1965–66)
The fourth-season DVDs come in two sets, "Conflict 1" and "Conflict 2," which, like the first-season "Campaigns," the second-season "Missions," and the third-season "Operations," are sold separately. Each "Conflict" contains four discs. Each disc contains four episodes, except from the last CD which contains three episodes, plus bonus material. There are eight discs total in both "Conflicts," with 16 episodes in "Conflict 1" and 15 episodes in "Conflict 2," for a combined 31 episodes, which are listed in order below.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 1 | "Main Event" | Tom Gries | William Fay | September 14, 1965 |
| 98 | 2 | "The First Day" | Georg Fenady | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | September 21, 1965 |
| 99 | 3 | "S.I.W." | John Peyser | Shirl Hendryx | September 28, 1965 |
| 100 | 4 | "The Linesman" | Tom Gries | Story by : Gene Levitt Teleplay by : Bernard C. Schoenfeld | October 5, 1965 |
| 101 | 5 | "The Farmer" | John Peyser | Andy White | October 12, 1965 |
| 102 | 6 | "Evasion" | John Peyser | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | October 19, 1965 |
| 103 | 7 | "Hear No Evil" | Sutton Roley | Tim Considine & John Considine | October 26, 1965 |
| 104 | 8 | "Crossfire" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Edward J. Lakso | November 2, 1965 |
| 105 | 9 | "9 Place Vendee" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | November 11, 1965 |
| 106 | 10 | "The Old Men" | Georg Fenady | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | November 16, 1965 |
| 107 | 11 | "Soldier of Fortune" | Sutton Roley | George F. Slavin | November 23, 1965 |
| 108 | 12 | "The Casket" | Bernard McEveety | David Moessinger & Ed Waters | November 30, 1965 |
| 109 | 13 | "Luck with Rainbows" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Wells Root & Ron Bishop | December 7, 1965 |
| 110 | 14 | "Breakout" | John Peyser | Edward J. Lakso | December 14, 1965 |
| 111 | 15 | "Finest Hour" | Sutton Roley | Don Tait | December 21, 1965 |
| 112 | 16 | "The Raider" | John Peyser | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | December 28, 1965 |
| 113 | 17 | "The Mockingbird" | John Peyser | Story by : Thomas A. Conway Teleplay by : Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | January 4, 1966 |
| 114 | 18 | "The Good Samaritan" | Bernard McEveety | Shirl Hendryx | January 11, 1966 |
| 115 | 19 | "Retribution" | Bernard McEveety | Edward J. Lakso | January 18, 1966 |
| 116 | 20 | "Counterplay" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Edward J. Lasko | January 25, 1966 |
| 117 | 21 | "Nothing to Lose" | Georg Fenady | Richard Wendley | February 1, 1966 |
| 118 | 22 | "Ask Me No Questions" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Edward J. Lasko | February 8, 1966 |
| 119 | 23 | "The Ringer" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Del Carnes & Gene L. Coon Teleplay by : Gene L. Coon | February 15, 1966 |
| 120 | 24 | "The Flying Machine" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Edward J. Lasko | February 22, 1966 |
| 121 | 25 | "Hills Are for Heroes: Part 1" | Vic Morrow | Gene L. Coon | March 1, 1966 |
| 122 | 26 | "Hills Are for Heroes: Part 2" | Vic Morrow | Gene L. Coon | March 8, 1966 |
| 123 | 27 | "Gitty" | Georg Fenady | Judith Barrows | March 15, 1966 |
| 124 | 28 | "One at a Time" | Bernard McEveety | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | March 22, 1966 |
| 125 | 29 | "A Sudden Terror" | Michael Caffey | Edward J. Lasko | March 29, 1966 |
| 126 | 30 | "Run, Sheep, Run" | Bernard McEveety | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | April 5, 1966 |
| 127 | 31 | "The Leader" | Georg Fenady | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | April 12, 1966 |
Season 5 (1966–67)
As pointed out in the main article on Combat!, this is the only season of the program produced in color.
The fifth-season DVDs come in two sets, "Invasion 1" and "Invasion 2," which, like the first-season "Campaigns," the second-season "Missions," the third-season "Operations," and the fourth-season "Conflicts," are sold separately. Each "Invasion" contains four discs. Each disc contains three episodes plus bonus material except the first disc of "Invasion 1," which contains four episodes plus bonus material. There are eight discs total in both "Invasions," with 13 episodes in "Invasion 1" and 12 episodes in "Invasion 2," for a combined 25 episodes, which are listed in order below.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 1 | "The Gun" | Michael Caffey | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | September 13, 1966 |
| 129 | 2 | "The Losers" | Michael Caffey | Edward J. Lakso | September 20, 1966 |
| 130 | 3 | "Ollie Joe" | Bernard McEveety | Frank Moss | September 27, 1966 |
| 131 | 4 | "The Brothers" | Bernard McEveety | Irve Tunick | October 4, 1966 |
| 132 | 5 | "The Chapel at Able-Five" | Michael Caffey | Phillip W. Hoffman | October 11, 1966 |
| 133 | 6 | "A Child's Game" | Bernard McEveety | Story by : Sidney Ellis Teleplay by : Gilbert Ralston | October 18, 1966 |
| 134 | 7 | "The Letter" | Georg Fenady | Shirl Hendryx | October 25, 1966 |
| 135 | 8 | "Headcount" | Michael Caffey | James Menzies | November 1, 1966 |
| 136 | 9 | "Decision" | Georg Fenady | Story by : Peter Barry Teleplay by : Esther Mitchell & Bob Mitchell & Paul Playdon | November 15, 1966 |
| 137 | 10 | "The Outsider" | Richard Benedict | Shirl Hendryx | November 22, 1966 |
| 138 | 11 | "Conflict" | Georg Fenady | Bob Mitchell & Esther Mitchell | November 29, 1966 |
| 139 | 12 | "Gulliver" | Vic Morrow | Story by : Shimon Wincelberg & Richard Shapiro Teleplay by : Paul Playdon & Bob Frederick | December 6, 1966 |
| 140 | 13 | "The Bankroll" | Georg Fenady | Shirl Hendryx | December 13, 1966 |
| 141 | 14 | "Cry for Help" | Richard Bendict | Sheldon Stark | December 20, 1966 |
| 142 | 15 | "The Furlough" | Bernard McEveety | Paul Playdon & Bob Frederick | December 27, 1966 |
| 143 | 16 | "Entombed" | Bernard McEveety | Story by : William Bast Teleplay by : Paul Playdon & Bob Frederick | January 3, 1967 |
| 144 | 17 | "Gadjo" | Michael Caffey | Phillip W. Hoffman | January 17, 1967 |
| 145 | 18 | "Anniversary" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Edward J. Lakso Teleplay by : William R. Yates | January 24, 1967 |
| 146 | 19 | "Encounter" | Bernard McEveety | Frank Moss | January 31, 1967 |
| 147 | 20 | "The Gauntlet" | Michael Caffey | Paul Playdon & Bob Frederick | February 7, 1967 |
| 148 | 21 | "The Masquers" | Georg Fenady | William R. Yates | February 14, 1967 |
| 149 | 22 | "A Little Jazz" | Michael Caffey | James Menzies | February 21, 1967 |
| 150 | 23 | "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run" | Michael Caffey | Dan E. Weisburd | February 28, 1967 |
| 151 | 24 | "Jonah" | Georg Fenady | Story by : William Fay Teleplay by : William Fay & Richard Wendley | March 7, 1967 |
| 152 | 25 | "The Partisan" | Michael Caffey | Ed Waters | March 14, 1967 |
External links
- Combat! – list of episodes at IMDb
- List of Combat! episodes at TV.com