Combat!
The Long Walk
TV Flash files “The Long Walk” as hour 77 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Combat! (1962–1967) on ABC, season 3, episode 13, aired 1964-12-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 77 of 152 in the Combat! guide, hour 13 of 32 in season 3. It aired 1964-12-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Rare Vintage” (S03E12). Next is “The Town That Went Away” (S03E14).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Long Walk sit in the Combat! guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 77 of 152 — hour 13 of 32 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did Combat! S03E13 air?
The Long Walk aired 1964-12-15 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
A Saunders-and-Hanley small-unit hour is the grind: Morrow's weary sergeant, Jason's lieutenant, mud over glory. Ensemble war, not a single-hero comic.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Combat! is the decade's defining infantry drama: Vic Morrow's Sgt. Saunders leading a weary squad through WWII Europe with more mud than glory. Rick Jason's Lt. Hanley keeps the hour in small-unit grind. Ensemble war television that later squad stories still echo — black-and-white grit, not flag-waving, on an ABC schedule still full of westerns.
Five seasons, **152 episodes**, ABC 1962–1967: Vic Morrow's Sgt. Saunders leading a weary squad through WWII Europe with more mud than glory. Rick Jason's Lt. Hanley keeps Combat! in small-unit grind; Pierre Jalbert's Caje sits in the ensemble. Robert Pirosh's series treated war as work and cost, not parade — black-and-white grit on a schedule still full of westerns. Rex will toast the infantry hour as a cathedral of craft. The window is weekly grind, not a limited-event drop. Ensemble war television that later…
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