COMBAT ! S04E05 The Farmer

[@you166mhz]

Combat --- the best authentic ww|| Hollywood series ... Vic was the best in my book ....

[@Brucev7]

"By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world." --"Concord Hymn" Ralph Waldo Emerson

[@markifaux3936]

As usual a really stupid poem.

[@dindinprivate3477]

Brucev7 - Thanks

[@William_sJazzLoft]

Fascinating

[@stevebrownrocks6376]

COMBAT! is the greatest war show, TV or cinema, ever produced. The actors are superb, the direction fantastic! Thanks to Duke, for making these epic episodes available for us to enjoy! 😎👍🏼

[@billboth4814]

Dennis Weaver was a Navy F4U Corsair fighter pilot during WW 2. He later portrayed a USN staff officer who becomes a fighter pilot in the Admiral William Halsey biopic starring James Cagney, "The Gallant Hours". He became a vegetarian in 1955 and was a great believer in renewable energy.

[@johnsteelman3397]

So he became another Hollywood crackpot

[@donlunn792]

There could never be another series like this that could be made without CGI. Back then everything had to be acted with studio scenery etc. Amazing series. Cudos to those that were in this series. Just Brilliant.

[@jerryault4948]

I have watched Combat series front to back about 3 times now because I missed it in the 60s. I was around then just didn't watch Combat much back then. i am a combat vet from Vietnam in 67-68 so I know what they went through. After watching these episodes today Io have become somewhat close to these guys. Almost all, if not all, are dead now. Rick killed himself, Vic was killed in a movie stunt by a helicopter. Others just died of old age. The last I heard Doc was flying charter planes somewhere enjoying himself. not sure about that though. And no Russia could not have won this war without the US. We provided planes, trucks and tanks to the Russians and they were fighting only on the Eastern Front. The US and our allies were fighting Nazis on the western front. Nazis were not an easy enemy to push back and they also murdered US POWs. They were an evil group of soldiers, not all, but most were die hard Nazis. God bless the US soldiers that gave everything fighting Nazis in Europe.

[@jerryorder9084]

I had no idea how the leads died. I’m not that old but my dad got me into the show and I’ve been watching them again here recently. We binged it awhile back. I hate to hear that Rick Jason killed himself. I’ll assume Rick Morrow died doing what he loved

[@craigwilcox4403]

I am about like you, Jerry - missed it on the first time through, Vietnam 1966. And here it is 55 years later, and Agent Orange is taking it's toll. It is good to see how the "Greatest Generation" overcame, mostly, the evils of that period. Today those evils are a good bit more insidious, and watching Hanley and the squad face a more visible enemy. Gives us hope for the future, I think. Good program, overall.

[@palerider660]

As a farmer myself I understand how Noah felt. God appointed me to care for my animals and I’d lay down my life protecting each and every one.

[@waynebhase4436]

Amazing how brave Doc is. He is considered a non combatant, yet in some shows he had to deal with life threatening situations, he did so with as much bravery as even Saunders but without a weapon. He is loyal and a decent human being who would rather heal than kill, yet he knows that sometimes war is the only answer when an enemy is unreasonable. The Germans(Nazi's) were about as unreasonable as a person can be! I noticed at times even Saunders defers to Doc's homegrown wisdom. He knows Doc is as rock solid and no braver man is in his squad.

[@dindinprivate3477]

Right on!

[@asimplebutimaginativeman2359]

I can tell you from my time, its a shit job. Most of the time you cant help patients, except for pretending you're cool as a cucumber and no matter what, you insist its not that bad. Its heartbreaking

[@anotherbutt4chair454]

The lone ranger, three stooges, now looking back and being a veteran myself these shows are well done

[@DonFahquidmi]

As a sergeant, I was always glad to get recruits with country accents. Farmboys made great soldiers. From an early age, they've had to work hard and understood what it meant to be part of a team.

[@joshlonewolf4412]

Jody Fulford Am A Country Boy Too Sergeant! OORAH!

[@mrk3032]

JF: Agreed. I was USMC active duty 73 > 82, many (not most) of the "city guys" were not nearly as proficient as the "country boys" in field exercises. Don't even get me started on Land Navigation.

[@edl617]

I was a 1st Petty Officer in the Navy. Growing up in a Farming community I always like getting farmboys in the Division. the ones from the big cities were too coarse in there behavior. Got me tick off at them more times than I can remember.

[@morenofranco9235]

Thanks, Duke, for the Memories!

[@morenofranco9235]

When I was growing up, I liked Burke's Law, The Saint, Star Trek, The Avengers (I had a crush on Diana Rigg), The Persuaders. BUT I LOVED COMBAT! And then I became Flight Lieutenant with a squad of 4 helicopter gunships and 16 men (well, boys actually - wasn't any one over 22). You sure learn to Man Up, then. *Or die trying!*

[@bob_btw6751]

Welcome Home. I hope you have served Life well. Our Spirit Lives on when we pass on and memories fade. But God remembers.

[@donlunn792]

Diana Rig? Not for me. When filming James Bond ,she would eat Garlic before the kissing scenes with George Lazenby. They did not get on.

[@William_sJazzLoft]

Combat was/is good on so many levels because the narratives frequently divert from combat. There's always a human interest story - on both sides of the conflict. The brilliance of the writers is that each week they had a different story to tell.

[@ziggymon2529]

Regardless what anyone thinks about Dennis Weaver's role, he was a character as true in life as he was on screen.

[@carlreed6186]

Weaver was a navy pilot in WW2.

[@briankrahnert7218]

@@carlreed6186 don't confuse niceness to animals to General pets, to hard working farmers.

[@marthahuls8385]

My husband grew up on a dairy farm, the youngest of 8 kids. His dad's cows were treated better than all the kids. They all lived in a 3 bedroom house with no indoor plumbing. The milking parlor had 😅hot water piped on and classical music played on a stereo.

[@boeingdriver29]

Thanks Duke. One of my favourites.

[@paulprigge1209]

This is better addiction than gambling or drinking.Of course The potted plants came from Walmart!Lol

[@mrtravdawg]

I remember the guy who plays the old man in the garden on one of the Star Trek TOS episodes called the Deadly Years. Always neat to see these characters from other shows. Loved Vic Morrow on the one Bonanza episode he played on.

[@christopherfranklin1881]

The old guy was Felix Locher (pronounced as Lo-shay). Born in Switzerland. He is the father of John Hall, an actor who played several roles, including Ramar of the Jungle. They are now both buried together in Los Angeles. RIP guys. You will live forever on film.

[@graemethomsett7587]

Dennis Weaver played an excellent role in the series "McLeod". Awesome in that.

[@noriettaenema916]

Combat is amazing!

[@agentfungus9742]

Best US WWII show.

[@gp2945]

Always wondered why Saunders was never promoted. The LT was promoted from Master Sergeant to a LT in the beginning of the shows.

[@raygiordano1045]

The whole squad ought to be covered in medals and have been promoted several times each.

[@waynehankinson8210]

I think in the beginning of WW2 the Army only went up to Staff Sergeant, 1944-45 they came up with SFC, MSG,FSG.

[@davidkgreen]

Would be nice to have contemporary TV of this quality, probably not possible with the talent available.

[@bob_btw6751]

I wonder why these actors liked to have their dogtags outside of their shirts so much. Bright shiny, tinkly objects. As a Navy aircraft mech I kept mine taped together with electrical tape and in a pants pocket so they would not catch on or come in contact with equipment ot should not. However, I realize this was just a tv show back when I was a teenager before the VN war.

[@waynehankinson8210]

Real men had hair on their chest and the tag chains would get tangled up and rip the hair out of your chest. LOL. The Army was required to were around the neck at all times.

[@robertogarcia35]

como olvidar combate lo miraba cuando tenia ssiete ocho anos en mexico y todavia lo sigo viendo gracias

[@dickstephenson]

You could always tell when Combat! was coming on. It was like a firefight in your living room.

[@edwardanderson6600]

What a great channel Duke your the man.

[@PatriotNC1]

I just agonized for poor Little John. I don't care what anyone says, when your feet hurt, your whole body hurts!

[@morenofranco9235]

Especially in combat. Because you cannot concentrate.

[@braunzie2]

The digging of the trenches reminded me of the name "one man utility trench" The sergeant I knew said that it was not a foxhole and that a foxhole was underneath a foxes tail.

[@anotherbutt4chair454]

Im just now discovering this show, good show

[@asimplebutimaginativeman2359]

Only check out 12oclock high and rat patrol. It has a similar feel

[@melvinbennett444]

Dennis Weaver, Marshall McCloud. Which rotated with Columbo and Banecek in the NBC Sunday Mystery movie. Dennis also starred in Steven Spielburgh's first movie I believe, which as a ABC made for TV movie called ' the Duel'.

[@kevinbarksdale7897]

Spielberg did that movie?! I remember it well, and some of the stock footage from that movie was used in the old Incredible Hulk show with Bill Bixby

[@bloodybones63]

Don't forget he played Chester on Gunsmoke.

[@elziewilson9279]

Chester from Gunsmoke

[@ronroe3435]

In a less than one hour show you've got to figure what happened. The wounded German soldier got to a squad and told them what had happened. They set up a barrage in the area where the Americans might be. They had enough time to set up a mg nest for any Americans that might come by the farm area. One American soldier was killed in the barrage. Little John was not the brightest soldier but he was there on the front line. Sometimes it takes all kinds to win a war.

[@matthewkleeves1921]

Love combat!!!

[@nannyjude65]

i love vic morrow in anything

[@kathrynmcmahon4048]

He is soooo sexy handsome!!! Such a profound loss. God bless you Vic and children.

[@godngunclinger]

_By the rude bridge that arched the flood,_ _Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,_ _Here once the embattled farmers stood,_ _And fired the shot heard round the world._ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson 1873

[@harriettanthony7352]

Ahh! The glory days of American Literature. Now we are stuck with S. King et al. An Emerson, Poe, or McCalley he is not.

[@sniper1s2k]

R.I.P Farmer🙏😔🇺🇸🦅

[@kurtjensen7264]

Was I The only one that felt sorry for the cow, not to mention the poor little baby cow with no mommy and no milk 😡

[@georgegrant40]

If D-Day was June 6th --- then planting season is long over !!

[@trotptkabasnbi6655]

Saunder’s Tommy gun never ran out of ammo. Why did he wear a Marines helmet ?

[@donaldocchi7422]

I don’t know it it’s true or not, but the camo cover on Saunders helmet was from his brother’s ParaMarine’ parachute. m.imdb.com/title/tt0055666/trivia

[@joeadams1225]

It wasn't a Marine Helmet it was an M1 helmet liner with a Marine cover. Apparently Vic Morrow didn't like the heavy steel outer. Sad, eh?

[@anotherbutt4chair454]

My dad was born the fifties remember watching old black and white tv shows

[@davidcummins475]

And don’t overlook the quality of the musical score.

[@doctorartphd6463]

That was the 20 ft rule when attacking armed opponents. If you carry, be cognizant of that ! Also,that kraut MG nest...these guys should have been able to pick off the krauts, since many were exposed from the chest up. Come on.... one shot -one kill. You can do it !!!

[@waynehankinson8210]

It’s a TvV show, they have to get everyone in the shot to tell the story.

[@DukeBeers]

Did you see my Combat! playlist? I have the entire series!

[@danrobinson572]

Yeah thanks. I wish you could play some cop shop or homicide from 1970s Australian tv shows.

[@roberttuckey5676]

Good job. My favorite series as a boy.

[@noeldelaroca6159]

@@danrobinson572 ñv

[@danrobinson572]

@@noeldelaroca6159 what’s that mean

[@craig4867]

Watching from Russia Russians love Combat 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@alfaalfa9764]

I am a lost soldier ,come and get me please.

[@stevemartin6144]

Poor Littlejohn. In the entire series he must have been wounded 50 times. He must have been the first bionic robot.

[@BigBambino60]

Cow Killers!!

[@hamdanjantan3462]

The real footage of the ww2 at the beginning of the video was preetty amazing

[@danrobinson572]

For some reason this episode and the one before that looks different. I mean look 👀 how the black and white footage looks.

[@danrobinson572]

Dennis Weaver wow I guess he left Dodge City.

[@richrazz2653]

I enjoy reading some of the back stories that are in the comments.. interesting 🤔..

[@josephweaver335]

Kirby was the most judgmental of all the squad, always ready to blame, but in the end, he turned out OK, just a show on emotions at a time when they were high!

[@dindinprivate3477]

The KIRBY CHARACTER BEGAN AS AN EGOTISTICAL LOUSE WITH A VERY ABRASIVE CHARACTER. OVER THE YEARS HE MATURED AND LEARNED TO THINK OF OTHERS.

[@Klingon-pp4fv]

the old man ( farmer ) looks like one of the survivors in the sci-fi ( tos ) pilot " Star Trek " the " Menagerie " aka " The Cage " later with Bill Shatner and Leonard Nimoy . the old man played one of the scientist .

[@michaelh7429]

No, was in the episode where they all were aging "The Deadly Years" ...didn't start acting till he was 73

[@alexycasillaromero1324]

Mui buena serie❤

[@gmonterrosa57]

inolvidable combat

[@snakewrithing]

Caje carries his rifle as if he is left handed so does Kirby. Bar is not really a direct aim weapon. But it can be if held stable. A real one would kick Kirby all over the place.

[@PatriotNC1]

+Arthur Johnson Caje and Kirby are both left handed. I've also seen some "replacements" during the series which are left handed at well. It's nice for us to be represented, in this right handed world.

[@snakewrithing]

+PatriotNC1 Yep. I am left handed and so are some of my children and granchildren

[@PatriotNC1]

+Arthur Johnson Excellent! Nice to meet someone else in their "right" mind. :)

[@ellisjames7192]

But, Kirby's BAR never shows any recoil. Strange.

[@Johndoraziosr]

!!!!!!!!!!! DENNIS WEAVER >> GUNSMOKE AS CHESTER & THEN > GENTLE BEN AS A GAME WARDEN !!!!!!!! GREW UP WATCHING THOSE SHOWS TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@soldtobediers]

''HIS EVER CHANGING DIRT'' Although He'd said - I Change Not ! Still: every living thing & it's seed Comes from & returns back into ''HIS EVER CHANGING DIRT'' Yet: in between those 2 times Are they not fashioned by His Will, His Light, & His Life Giving Waters ? -U.S. Paratrooper Sgt William 'Rock' Gilpin 82nd Abn Div.1/504 back in '74.

[@jaguar15ful]

El campesino

[@petermartin7379]

the famer is the men that was on Gunsmoke the one with the bad leg chester

[@robertgreenwood8043]

THE COW HAD A PART ON GREEN ACRES .

[@speedracer1945]

and Rawhide , I saw him moo a interview

[@edwardanderson6600]

He was also McCloud in the 70s Dennis Weaver was his name.

[@nicholascollora6709]

Explaining i AGREE

[@MrXl999]

Thanks!

[@jorgenelsonfelix52]

Cómo quisiera poder verlo en español Me encantan son mis favoritas 😃👍👍.

[@alfaalfa9764]

That was THEN this is NOW.

[@alfaalfa9764]

Was this on the Kokoda trail THEN.

[@janzidlicky2035]

Govinda Hari!

[@alfaalfa9764]

The Names Mason.

[@어둠이내린산자락]

이사회 살다보면 늘누굴대할때 숨어있는 악마가 아닐까요 여러분도 조심하세요

[@어둠이내린산자락]

오월은 따뜻한 햇살 불어오는 아까시아 향기 맞으면서 봄의 향기를 느껴 보세요

[@user-mj2bx3gp4c]

The farmer...🐄🐄

[@elziewilson9279]

Chester from Gunsmoke

[@gregoryjohn1313]

Does any one know,the square piece of material hanging from the rear of there army belt,what are they for,am convinced are not bum warmers

[@dindinprivate3477]

Someone said that they were hangovers from WWI - used for carrying gas masks.

[@jeffreytake3559]

It was a small first aid kit for the person

[@bob_btw6751]

About the beaver tails on german soldiers belts in the Combat! TV show. I suspect it is a sort of pouch for carrying a few small items like spare socks or gloves and maybe other small lightweight things. In one episode a guy had one that seemed stuffed with something soft, perhaps a clean shirt or shorts. Some military historian probably could probably tell you.

[@nancycalhoun3702]

Why did the cow have to be killed in the end?

[@Vampirebloodthirst]

My thoughts exactly. Also seems kinda stupid for the Germans to waste bullets on a cow.

[@hannibalheyes339]

That calf was like 8 months old

[@palerider660]

Maybe three. I should know I have several.

[@HCLouis26]

Again Saunders with no ammo pouches!

[@droldsw31]

That's very observant Bruce! Did ya ever notice when Saunders gets shot, he never bleeds real Blood?

[@christopherfranklin1881]

Not true. He actually reloads a mag while next to the farmhouse. Truly a rare occasion, though.

[@nicholascollora6709]

Dennis weaver was a wonderful guest

[@nicholascollora6709]

True story

[@alfaalfa9764]

They have their Date problem they talked about arrived.They Don't Date back as far as I do and ......

[@mikepretko1047]

saunders should have gorren rid of that big oaf a long time ago

[@donlunn792]

I loved the series. But it seems every German was portrayed as a 6.3 giant. That was not the case. They were just mortals like you and I.

[@doctorartphd6463]

How does a bull have a calf ??? That's a new one !!

[@DukeBeers]

I guess you're not from the country Doc. That's not a bull. That's a cow. You can't milk a bull they don't have utters.

[@doctorartphd6463]

@@DukeBeers Thanks for insulting me.

[@dhart8451]

This episode should have been plowed under. I was waiting for Mr Ed to show up. Ach du lieber

[@SOffenbach]

Festus gets around.

[@michaelterrell]

He played Chester, not Festus.

[@joelsantiago47]

😞😥

[@michaelcroes6759]

Je cherche film Humour pendant guerre de Corée 3 types barjo vont faire bordel dans HP MILITAIRE " C'EST SOIT-MASH Ou M.A.S.H, Si tu peux le TROUVER ? MCI PAR AVANCE

[@久鵜池]

日本語でできませんか

[@Brucev7]

Seems the speed of this copy is off

[@user-ru8re2kg4w]

2####

[@deanstewa1rt562]

Combat, was a very good program but Littlejohn, made it look so out of place with his slow antics, he really threw tthe enjoyment of the show off he should have been taken out of the show from his very first appearance always something about him very annoying.

[@DuglasAldana-bw4xq]

Que todas sean rspañol