About this series
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. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps".
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Quick facts
First Aired
1966
Seasons
2
Episodes
58
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Votes
20
Genre
Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
The Chase of Fire Raid
The British 8th Army sends their desert expert -- Jack Moffitt -- to the Rat Patrol for one very special mission. But Sergeant Troy (the American head of the unit) is very uneasy a…
S01E02
The Life Against Death Raid
During a desert battle, Hitchcock is badly wounded. Troy decides to risk taking him to a nearby German field hospital as their own hospital is too far away. Upon arriving at the ho…
S01E03
The Wildest Raid of All
As a prequel to capturing General Ernest von Helmreich, the Rat Patrol gets itself captured. They plan to use the general to stop an upcoming attack. However the general manages to…
S01E04
The Kill or Be Killed Raid
Dietrich is presented with an old scrap of parchment which shows an ancient water source deep in the desert. Allied intelligence sends Moffitt to find the map before it can be tran…
S01E05
The Chain of Death Raid
The Patrol captures a German truck at the end of a partially destroyed convoy. In the process, though, Troy and Dietrich end up alone in the desert -- a stand-off until Arab slave …
S01E06
The Do or Die Raid
A large Panzer unit has a map showing a strategic oasis occupied by the Eighth Armored. U.S. Intelligence wants the map exchanged for a phony one which would show the oasis as empt…
S01E07
The Blind Man's Bluff Raid
During a skirmish with the Germans, Troy suffers a concussion from an explosion. He ends up alone and lost in the desert. By the time he is found he has a terrible case of sunblind…
S01E08
The Fatal Chase Raid
The Patrol manages to ambush a German unit that is carrying US POWs. Three of these POWs are apparently out to kill each other. Sgt. Gribs -- whose cowardliness caused his men to b…
S01E09
The Blow Sky High Raid
A very prized Germany radar station must be destroyed before a flight of bombers comes over. To do it, the Rat Patrol is given a new, special kind of explosives. Troy is apprehensi…
S01E10
The Moment of Truce Raid
Fanatical Arabs -- wanting to end the war on their land -- attack both the Rat Patrol and the German convoy that Dietrich leads, trapping both in a small desert fortress. This forc…
S01E11
The Deadly Double Raid
Moffitt and Tully allow themselves to be captured so that they can get information from Craig -- an American POW -- about Rommel's new battle plans. However, Marston, another POW, …
S01E12
The Gun Runner Raid
An Arab convoy, disguised as Americans, traps and captures the Rat Patrol. The convoy's leader is Ned Cunningham, an ex-Yank hero turned gunrunner. He sells now to the highest bidd…
S01E13
The Lighthouse Raid
Tully and Moffitt transport a liberated French underground general to a rendezvous in a deserted lighthouse. Hitchcock stands lookout, disguised as a German guard. Troy, though, is…
S01E14
The Daredevil Rescue Raid
German artillery traps 2000 Allied soldiers and their only chance of rescue is an Allied armored attack. The necessary equipment, though, can only reach them in time via an ancient…
S01E15
The Last Harbor Raid (1)
After each Allied bombing of their harbor, the Germans use Allied POWs to rebuild it. HQ sends the Rat Patrol to liberate the POWs and halt the harbor's usefulness. Troy must coord…
S01E16
The Last Harbor Raid (2)
Moffitt and Hitch (dressed as Germans) find Bertaine's daughter and tell her of her father's death. Then they take her home - after they tell her who they really are. They also tel…
S01E17
The Last Harbor Raid (3)
The plan is for the fishing fleet to bring out the prisoners, Dunkirk-fashion. However, a Nazi patrol boat has intercepted the boats. The fishermen believe that Marinanne is a coll…
S01E18
The One That Got Away Raid
Gustav Luden (Jack Colvin), a radio operator, wants to defect, so he sends secret information to the Americans on a frequency that the Rat Patrol listens to. The Patrol goes in aft…
S01E19
The Two for One Raid
Valuable German ammo has been dropped by parachute to an Arab farmhouse, and the Rat Patrol is sent to destroy it. On destroying the building, Troy discovers that there is no ammo-…
S01E20
The Last Chance Raid
The Patrol's radio is wrecked and Troy is unable to warn HQ of a large Nazi anti-tank outfit waiting in ambush. Troy knows that El Jebel has a huge radio broadcast unit and heads t…
S01E21
The B Negative Raid
Moffitt is seriously wounded in a raid on a German convoy. The Patrol is far from help and so Troy decides to obtain blood from a nearby German field camp. Dietrich is in charge of…
S01E22
The Exhibit A Raid
Troy and Hitchcock capture Col Beckmann, an infamous Nazi POW camp commander. Beckmann denies that he is the man. In a fight Troy is knocked out and Hitch is wounded. Using Troy's …
S01E23
The Holy War Raid
Using a fake (German) Rat Patrol, Dietrich abducts an Arab holy man that he will then "rescue" so that the Arabs will give their help to the Germans. The real Patrol is captured by…
S01E24
The Two Against Time Raid
Using a telephoto lens, Moffitt and Troy photograph a map inside Captain Dietrich's office from the roof of the adjoining Nazi HQ. It shows the location of a top secret German ammo…
S01E25
The Wild Goose Raid
The Brits and the Americans are planning a high-level meeting in a desert town. On the day prior to the event, the Patrol sights a German motorcyclist and chases him--but he gets a…
S01E26
The Bring 'Em Back Alive Raid
Troy raids German HQ and kidnaps Dr. Schneidermann. At the same time Moffitt, Tully and Hitch are captured by Captain Dietrich. Dietrich reveals that Troy is carrying a vial of dea…
S01E27
The Take Me to Your Leader Raid
The Patrol stumbles on a German staff car but before they can attack it, the driver and a guard are killed by a third man\u2014who is apparently an American major. The major orders…
S01E28
The Double or Nothing Raid
Moffitt is about to be executed for "espionage against the Third Reich" when suddenly the Patrol comes to his rescue. A commandeered German truck unsuccessfully attempts to scoop u…
S01E29
The Hour Glass Raid
After capturing Dr. Anderson, a skilled Allied physician, Dietrich ends up turning over his staff car in a ravine (during a blinding sand storm). Troy wants to attempt to rescue th…
S01E30
Mask-a-Raid
Lieut. Klinger, a wounded Luftwaffe ace, is the only German who can ID the location of the Allied troops standing ready to invade Sicily. The Rat Patrol captures him and then Moffi…
S01E31
The Fire and Brimstone Raid
Troy and his men plant explosives in a German ammo depot and while trying for a hasty getaway run into Dietrich, who orders them to surrender. Knowing they are safe surrounded by e…
S01E32
The Delilah Raid
A young French Resistance fighter--Michele--survives the Patrol's quick assault on a small German convoy. She explains that she was captured during her groups' attempt to stop the …
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🎭 Action & Adventure
🎭 War & Politics
🎬 Tom Gries
👤 Christopher George
👤 Gary Raymond
👤 Eric Braeden
Questions about The Rat Patrol
How many seasons does The Rat Patrol have?
The Rat Patrol has 2 seasons and 58 episodes total.
Who created The Rat Patrol?
The Rat Patrol was created by Tom Gries and first aired in 1966.
What genre is The Rat Patrol?
The Rat Patrol is a Action & Adventure, War & Politics series.
Who stars in The Rat Patrol?
The cast of The Rat Patrol includes Christopher George, Gary Raymond, Eric Braeden, Lawrence P. Casey, Justin Tarr.
What is the TMDB rating for The Rat Patrol?
The Rat Patrol has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 20 votes.
