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. For those unfamiliar with these desert rats, the series is loosely based on. 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. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Although it came at the tail end of a cycle of world war iithemed tv shows, the rat patrol is more fondly remembered than most of its predecessors, and not without good reason. Bagnold was assisted by captain patrick clayton and captain william shaw. Book has some creasing and fading of the words the rat patrol at spine, and general wear at edges and extremities, and aside from a slight cock to the spine, remains a tight, solid and near sharp copy of this tv tiein pbo. The series was loosely based on the british armys long range desert group, an. 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 rat patrol was an abc television series that aired for two seasons from 1966 to 1968. 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. See more ideas about the rat patrol, 1960s tv shows and christopher george. The first 17 episodes of the rat patrol were filmed in the environs of almeria, spain. The allied commandos of the 111th armored recon return for season 2 of the rat patrol. As with many tvinspired games, the rat patrol game is loosely based on the rat patrol television series. I dreamt of having my own jeep with a 50 caliber machine gun mounted on it. Not without my captain current music sub battle by richard marvin from u571 1. The rat patrol was a world war ii action series that aired on abc from 1966 to 1968. The two for one raid aka adventures in babysitting 12 april 1999. Christy rupp on rats, geese, and the ecology of public art. 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 original axle and radius rod still exist, so don traced them on to past board for future build reference. The filming for the rest of the first season and the entire second season was moved to the united states.
Find great deals on ebay for rat patrol and rat patrol lunchbox. We have nearly an identical setup used in the old 60s series, the rat patrol. Great series too see, some scenes were sort of fake, like 2 jeeps were shooting at tanks and missing and vice versa, in other words they were lousy shots. June 21, 2011 by dickh posted in history 1 comment those of us who grew up watching the rat patrol harbor a latent interest in desert warfare of world war two. I only saw the reruns of the show much later, when i was a little kid but it was one of my favorite shows. See more ideas about the rat patrol, rats and youtube. 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 four main characters sergeants sam troy and jack moffitt and privates tully pettigrew and mark t. Watch full episodes of the rat patrol and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Oh, and rat patrol has that truly great dominic frontiere music too. On destroying the building, troy discovers that there is no ammo but there is a confused teenage boy.
Rupps recent bodies of work include extinct birds previously consumed by humans 2008, sculptures. The rat patrol s1e3 full episode, ww2 action series classic by zardoz56. Wgn would play it on the weekends as a filler and whenever i was channel surfing and ran across it i would watch. Feb 26, 2012 58 videos play all tv show 19661968 the rat patrol complete series, full episodes completeseries combat.
Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The rat patrol was an american action and adventure television series that aired on abc. Valuable german ammo has been dropped by parachute to an arab farmhouse, and the rat patrol is sent to destroy it. The complete series on dvd 883904107965 from mgm ua. The rat patrol the complete series by christopher george. Greatly outnumbered and with limited supplies of ammunition, the enemies find themselves forced into an uneasy truce for survival. The rat patrol was an american action and adventure television series that aired on abc between 1966 and 1968. 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. Book 1 based on the terrific 1960s tv show the rat patrol, about a 4man, 2jeep allied commando team working behind german lines in the north african desert. The rat patrol s1e1 full episode, ww2 action series. The show was loosely inspired by the long range desert. While the premise for the show might have been the sas, the show itself modeled parts of the movie the desert rats 1953.
The rat patrol s1xe2 full episode video dailymotion. While the rat patrol was entertaining tv, it also took some historical liberties. One of the rat patrol impersonate a french electrician so he can infiltrate a secret german naval base. The patrol are looking for the spot where a bunch of ammunition was dropped by parachute. On several desert expeditions we discovered almost all rat patrol locations and it was about time to bring them together in one special. The rat patrol tv series 19661968 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Did any of the cast and crew join eric braeden hans gudegast in his passion for soccer. This is a tv film i have been looking for more than 30 years. An uneasy truce develops as both the germans and rat patrol try to save an. 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 rat patrol online full episodes of season 2 to 1 yidio. Staring justin tarr, lawrence casey, christopher george and gary raymond.
A couple of us went to see hans play at the rose bowl once. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. With christopher george, gary raymond, eric braeden, lawrence p. The world war ii north african missions of an allied commando patrol squad of the long range desert group. 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. The long range desert group lrdg was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the british army during the second world war originally called the long range patrol lrp, the unit was founded in egypt in june 1940 by major ralph alger bagnold, acting under the direction of general archibald wavell. The complete series, but only for diehard wwii action fans. Rat patrol, the internet movie firearms database guns. Jun 06, 2014 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Sam troy lets himself be captured as a ploy to take an africa korps general hostage. 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.
Hes remembered especially for his tv series he played the lead in the rat patrol 196668. The first 17 episodes of season 1 have been filmed in the desert and the ramblas of almeria spain. Shop for the rat patrol the complete series at best buy. A group of men who cause trouble to the germans in heavily armed jeeps. Troy, and grabs the general, but is blocked into a desert canyon behind german lines by capt.
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. The dealer sold exotic cars, and claimed it had come from a muesum. Baseball was my passion when i was young and i started to play tennis during the rat patrol. 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. The rat patrol was a 1960s us television series set during world war ii. Years ago, while on vacation, i traveled to miami to look at a jeep for sale at a car dealership. The show was loosely inspired by the long range desert groups actions against axis forces in the north. Troy becomes separated from the rat patrol and lost in.
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. Christy rupp burst onto the new york art scene with rat patrol, a street art response. The complete series in the way of bonuses or supplemental material. Where the fictional rat patrol was in the beginning. The rat patrol s1e1 full episode, ww2 action series classic. Joe views the remains of the rat patrol blue rat in a storage shed out in the texas country side. Karl swenson colonel sneider mark devries peter sneider writer. Sony pictures 2006 rat patrol dvd release is brilliant. As well, i was hopeful that rewatching the first season might bump up my estimation. The rat patrol 19661968 is an american cult tv series with an interesting connection to spain.
Lala land records lllcd 1155 country united states format cd release date 18jan2011 upn 826924115527. Watch the rat patrol season 1, episode 7 the blind mans bluff raid. Here is a flipped photo to get a better idea of the cage for the recreation of the car. The complete second season last june if thats possible, frankly, with this slight series, i was curious to see if anything new had been added to the rat patrol. Hitchcock and pettigrew for 30minute episodes of action against hptm.
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. There are 6 books in this series, and although its probably best to start with this one to get the characters and basic premise of the show in mind, they can actually be read in any. 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. Set in north africa, where allied forces waged a lengthy struggle against field marshal rommels afrika corps, the series focused on a fourman commando team, the rat patrol. On may, 2008, mgm released a sevendisc boxset of the complete series. Gary raymond recently brought the classified dossier up to date on his current projects i have just been playing finian in finians rainbow loved it. Jones, john anderson, socrates ballis, guy danfort, tom gries. 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 s1e1 full episode video dailymotion. Rat patrol, the internet movie firearms database guns in. 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.
If you are a fan of this 196667 high octane world war ii program you will love these dvds 4 dvds with 32 episodes. Hans gudegast eric braeden, christopher george, etc. I actually got to fire one while i was in the navy. Apr 19, 2014 we have nearly an identical setup used in the old 60s series, the rat patrol.
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