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''The Rat Patrol'' is an American action and adventure television series that aired on
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between 1966 and 1968. The show follows the exploits of four
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soldiers — three Americans and one British — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during
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. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted
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Background

The show was inspired by and loosely modeled on
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's British
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(SAS), which used modified Jeeps armed with
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s as their transport through the treacherous desert terrain, and
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. Such units did not exist as part of the American military until after the Second World War. The title of the program refers to the nicknames given to some of the
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forces in the North African campaign (
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, the primarily Australian defenders of the city of Tobruk or the British
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). At the time of the original telecast, many British, Australian, and New Zealand viewers took offense at the majority of American characters on the program, resulting in the show's being pulled from the
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after six episodes. In Australia, the show was quickly relegated to a Saturday afternoon timeslot, when most people were out. The main audience became children who didn't know the history of WWII. (The series was later shown on British satellite television in the 1990s.) In addition, the opening episode presented the trio of American actors outnumbering the token British member, Sergeant Jack Moffitt.Tony Williams, ''Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker,'
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.


Ratings

In its first season, ''The Rat Patrol'' was an instant success, siphoning about a million viewers from ''
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'', placing it in the top 30 for the season and making a strong enough showing to be renewed for a second season. During the 1967–68 season, it faced competition in ''
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'' and ''
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,'' which were shown in the same time slot, bookended by ''
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'' and the ''
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''. ABC's other night with 30-minute time slots, Thursday, was decidedly family-oriented: ''
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'', and ''
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''. Although running only two seasons, ''The Rat Patrol'' remains a highly popular and iconic series to this day. As of December 2020, the
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channel broadcasts the series as part of its Saturday night lineup.


Cast

The four members of the
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patrol were: Notable enemies included: For four episodes during the second season, Justin Tarr was unavailable to play Tully, so he is not in the opening credits. Three different characters took turns rounding out the Patrol until Tully returned: * Andy in Episodes 18 & 22 (Mac McLaughlin) * Peterson in Episode 21 (
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) * Bo Randall in Episode 24 (
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) A Rat Patrol soldier named Cotter (played by Whitey Christy) is shown being hit by enemy fire and slumping over his machine gun during the opening action sequence of the pilot episode, "The Chase of Fire Raid". The resulting vacancy allowed for the addition of Moffitt to the team.


Production

A total of fifty-eight 30-minute episodes were produced by Mirisch-Rich Television Productions (when
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left the partnership during the second season, the company name changed to Mirisch T.V. Inc.), a subsidiary of
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, in association with Tom Gries Productions Inc. (Tom Gries, Inc. in season two). Just as with ''
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'', in which episode titles included the word "Affair", all Rat Patrol episodes titles had "Raid" e.g. "The Do or Die Raid", "The Lighthouse Raid", or "Mask-A-Raid". Part of the show's first season was filmed in
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, Spain, with the rest in the United States. The three-part story arc "The Last Harbor Raid" was released theatrically in some venues under the title "Massacre Harbor". Christopher George suffered multiple injuries, including a
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, and Gary Raymond suffered a broken ankle when a jeep, with the
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, overturned on them during filming of episode 27, "Take Me To Your Leader Raid", in January 1967. George's injury contributed to his 1983 death. As was usual for productions of the era, other equipment was substituted for original ones, though a number of the soft-skinned vehicles used by the Germans in the Spanish-filmed episodes are German or Italian
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vehicles. The German armoured vehicles were actually American
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s,
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self-propelled guns, and
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s painted in desert sand colors. In the US-filmed episodes,
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s replaced the more convincing vehicles used in Spain. Some of the US jeeps used by secondary characters are clearly post-war. Perhaps the most-remembered visual was a jeep jumping over a
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, seen in the opening credits and other scenes in the series. The
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s used by the squad were unusual. Because the first season had been filmed in Spain, the producers obtained several fixed wood-stock versions of the Spanish Star Z-45 ( 9x23mm Largo) submachine gun from the
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, in an apparent attempt to imitate the look of the WWII .45
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. This was changed in later first-season episodes when Thompsons were finally made available. During the series, Sgt. Troy wore a bush hat typical of Australian troops. When the show aired in Australia, veterans of both World Wars there were critical of an American actor wearing such an important symbol of Australian courage and sacrifice. It was seen by some to cheapen and sensationalize the memory and spirit of those
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s who died fighting fascism. George, a U.S. Marine
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veteran, and of Greek extraction, said he insisted his character wear the slouch hat to honor the Australians who fought in Greece. Larry Casey stated in an interview that Tom Gries' original idea was that each of the characters would be from a different country and wear a different hat. However this was changed, and with Christopher George wishing to wear the slouch hat, his American helmet was given to Justin Tarr.


Episode guide

''The Rat Patrol'' appeared on television from 1966 to 1968. The 58 episodes are split up into two seasons; 1966-1967 (32 episodes) and 1967-1968 (26 episodes).


Home media

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has released both seasons of ''The Rat Patrol'' on DVD in Region 1. The First Season is also available on Region 2 DVD. On May 13, 2008, MGM released a seven-disc boxset of the complete series.
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acquired the rights to the series and re-released ''The Rat Patrol - The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 on November 28, 2017.


Comic book

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published a comic book series that lasted six issues (1967; one issue in 1969). These had photo covers taken from the television series.


Books

*Five books were released by
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. # The Rat Patrol by Norman Daniels # The Rat Patrol #2 in ''Desert Danger,'' by David King # The Rat Patrol #3 in ''The Trojan Tank Affair,'' by David King # The Rat Patrol #4 in ''The Two Faced Enemy,'' by David King # The Rat Patrol #5 in ''Target For Tonight,'' by David King # The Rat Patrol #6 in ''Desert Masquerade,'' by David King *One book released by Whitman # The Rat Patrol, ''The Iron Monster Raid'', by I G Edmonds A coloring book was issued by Saalfield, 1966, based on the series. A series of trading cards were published in 1966 by Topps Chewing Gum for Mirisch-Rich Television Productions. A total set included 66 cards, with still shots from the series on the fronts and text about the stills on the back (as part of a full story about having to blow a buried fuel dump), along with parts of 9 different picture puzzles which could be assembled to show the main characters from the show: Troy, Moffitt, Tully, Hitchcock, Dietrich, as well as several other stills, including a shot of the four Rat Patrol members on one jeep.


Soundtrack

Like '' The Fugitive'', ''The Rat Patrol'' was one of the few primetime dramatic series of the era to use a library of music instead of having specific episodes scored.
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, who replaced
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when he was fired during post-production of the pilot (along with series creator
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when the pilot went over-budget),Burlingame, Jon, liner notes for ''The Rat Patrol'' soundtrack, La-La Land Records LLLCD 1155 wrote the series theme and music library, conducting the Graunke Symphony Orchestra. La-La Land Records issued a limited edition album of Frontiere's music in 2011, and a second volume in 2014 featuring more Frontiere music and North's unused score for the pilot. A number of tracks from the library were first composed & recorded by Frontiere as the director of music for the science fiction series ''The Outer Limits'' (1963 TV series), which ran from 1963 - 1965.


''The Rat Patrol'' soundtrack album

# The Rat Patrol Main Title 1:00 # Another Day, Another Mission 1:11 # Convoy 1:31 # Desert Action 2:00 # After That Man 1:15 # Lost And Found 3:35 # Desert Romance 2:49 # Rats Sneak About 2:03 # A Tight Spot 2:17 # Do You Smell Something? 0:43 # Time To Go 0:48 # Night Maneuvers 3:02 # Firefight 2:16 # Desert Sun 0:29 # Farewell/Ambushed 1:07 # Burning Sun/Sniper 1:01 # The Massacre 1:36 # Germans On The Move 1:33 # Rats On The Move 2:25 # Breaking In And Searching 1:46 # Rats On Patrol 1:25 # Rats In Action 1:30 # A Friend's Death 1:38 # We Have A Job To Do! 1:15 # Serious Discussion 2:22 # Hand To Hand 1:14 # Dirge 2:03 # Rat Mission 1:47 # Cat And Mouse 2:03 # The Traitor 0:51 # Tricked Into A Trap 0:26 # Stalemate 1:47 # Cut Off 0:34 # Rats Have Some Fun 1:19 # Floating Down 0:52 # Foot Chase 1:13 # Plans For Rats 1:15 # In And Out Of Enemy Camp 1:53 # We've Still Got A Job To Do 1:15 # Planning The Attack 1:36 # Getting Ready 5:10 # Big Battle 2:58 # Mission Accomplished 1:53 # The Rat Patrol End Credits 1:37 # Theme from The Rat Patrol 2:30


''The Rat Patrol: Volume 2''

Tracks 21-28 comprise
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's unused score for "The Chase Of Fire Raid." # The Rat Patrol Overture 2:30 # The Germans on the Move 1:51 # Before the War 3:48 # Our Man Hans/Rats on the Prowl 1:32 # Belly Dancer Muzak 1:23 # After the War 3:42 # In and Out 1:23 # Hans Checks for Rats/German Fall Out 1:41 # That Tiny World (no strings) - vocal: Jack Jones 2:44 # Quick Getaway From the Germans 1:32 # Tank Column 1:56 # In Love With a Rat 2:58 # In and Out of Trouble 0:30 #
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1:54 # Big Mean Germans 1:46 # Here Comes Hans 0:45 # The Showdown 1:40 # Rats on Parade 2:01 # Remembering an Old Friend 2:52 # Rat Patrol Main Title (alt. take) 1:46 # The Original Rat Patrol Theme 0:51 # Our Heroes on Duty 0:36 # Entering the Bar 0:27 # Rat Chat 2:30 # Honor and Duty 2:40 # Germans Arrive/Let's Get Out of Here 1:14 # Until Next Time/Finale 1:48 # The Original Rat Patrol End Credits 0:55 # Slow and Sexy Belly Dance 3:36 # Fast Belly Dance 0:47 # That Tiny World (record with strings) - vocal: Jack Jones 2:44 # The Rat Patrol End Credits (Alt. Take) 0:38


Toys

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produced a Rat Patrol set consisting of a Jeep with Troy and Moffitt action figures that resembled George and Raymond. Aurora model company made a 1/87 scale model Rat Patrol
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in 1967.


Other cultural references

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led off their album ''
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'' with a song called "Rat Patrol"—the lyrics of which clearly refer to the show. The 2012 novel by
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, ''The House on Butterfly Way'', includes a vignette about the metal lunchbox produced by
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during the show's original run. The passage refers to George and Sam Troy's hat, as well as Braeden and his character, Dietrich. A version of
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album Combat Rock, mixed by guitarist Mick Jones, was released under the title of 'Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg.'


References


External links

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