Combat!
Gitty
TV Flash files “Gitty” as hour 123 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Combat! (1962–1967) on ABC, season 4, episode 27, aired 1966-03-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E27: listed hour 123 of 152 in the Combat! guide, hour 27 of 31 in season 4. It aired 1966-03-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hills are for Heroes (2)” (S04E26). Next is “One at a Time” (S04E28).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Gitty sit in the Combat! guide?
S04E27 is listed hour 123 of 152 — hour 27 of 31 in season 4, season 4 episode 27.
When did Combat! S04E27 air?
Gitty aired 1966-03-15 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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