Drama | Action | War
Station:
ABC (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
1966-09-12
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The Rat Patrol is an American action and adventure television series that aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968. The show follows 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. Blazing across the North African deserts, this elite Allied commando team wages war against Nazis, traitors, and wild-eyed fanatics. Their mission is to attack, harass, and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps, often against their enemy and nemesis, Hauptmann Hans Dietrich. The Rat Patrol characters are Sergeant Sam Troy, Sergeant Jack Moffitt, Private Mark T. Hitchcock, and Private Tully Pettigrew.
TV Show Ended.
S2E24 - The Tug-of-War Raid
Troy goes undercover to receive a locket of microfilm from a female French Resistance fighter. But before both are captured, he hurriedly disposes of the microfilm in an open grave. After Troy refuses to divulge the location of the locket, Dietrich sentences them both to hang--and Troy must find a way to get word to the Rat Patrol for rescue.
Air Date: 04 Mar 1968 19:30 (CDT)
S2E25 - The Never Say Die Raid
Troy and Hitchcock are captured by a German colonel with a scheme for them to radio false information back to their headquarters. Meanwhile, an Italian officer who wants to surrender to Moffitt and Pettigrew complicates rescue attempts. The Italian officer's sense of humor helps facilitate the escape of two Rats.
Air Date: 11 Mar 1968 19:30 (CDT)
S2E26 - The Kill at Koorlea Raid
The appalling brutality of a Nazi general makes him a prime target for an Allied offensive. The Rat Patrol is ordered to go with a South African sniper on a mission to kill the German general, but Troy decides to try to capture the general alive.
Air Date: 18 Mar 1968 19:30 (CDT)