Season Five Episodes (1966-67)
(one-line descriptors written by Nancy Durgin)

1. The Gun Sep-13-1966 (W:Esther and Bob Mitchell D:Michael Caffey)
   Guests:Warren Stevens, Tim Felix, Wayne Rogers
   Saunders and squad must move German gun that destroyed their tank
2. The Losers Sep-20-1966 (W:Edward J. Lakso D:Michael Caffey)
   Guests:Bill Bixby, Harry Landers, John Considine, Mark Russi,...
   Saunders is forced to enlist aid of 4 soldiers due for court martial
3. Ollie Joe Sep-27-1966 (W:Frank Moss D:Bernard McEveety)
   Guests:Robert Walker, Claude Akins, Tom Pace, Warren Vanders, William Bryant,...
   A young soldier is just a little *too* anxious to please....
4. The Brothers Oct-04-1966 (W:Irve Turnick D:Bernard McEveety)
   Guests:Fernando Lamas, Sal Mineo, Kurt Landen, Ted Knight, Paul Busch,...
   Squad is helped by a member of Maquis and his reluctant brother
5. The Chapel at Able-Five Oct-11-1966 (W:Phillip W. Hoffman D:Michael Caffey)
   Guests:Fritz Weaver, Jan Malmsjo, John Hudson, Louis Elias, George Sawaya,...
   German chaplain gets a blinded Saunders to unwittingly aid a wounded German
6. A Child's Game Oct-18-1966 (W:Gilbert Ralston, Sidney Ellis D:Bernard McEveety)
   Guests:Peter Haskell, Jim Henaghan, Mark DeVries, John Walker, Eric Vaughn,...
   Saunders and squad try to take farmhouse protected by teenage soldiers
7. The Letter Oct-25-1966 The Letter (W:Shirl Hendryx D:Georg J. Fenady)
   Guests:Randy Boone, Barry Russo, John Nealson, Peter Hellman, Mark Bailey,...
   Saunders is upset by news that his kid brother has enlisted
8. Headcount Nov-01-1966 (W:James Menzies D:Michael Caffey)
   Guests:Jan Merlin, Ron Soble, William Schallert, Tom Pace, Paul Busch,...
   Saunders and men take charge of German prisoners who outnumber them
9. Decision Nov-15-1966 (W:Esther and Bob Micthell, Paul Playdon, P.Barry D:Georg J. Fenady)
   Guests:James Franciscus, Herbert Andress, Louis Elias, William Bryant,...
   A soldier who had studied to be a doctor doesn't want to kill
10. The Outsider Nov-22-1966 (W:Shirl Hendryx D:Richard Benedict)
    Guests:Jason Evers, Paul Busch, Steven Marlowe, Biff Elliot, William Bryant,...
    New man from hill country has trouble fitting in
11. Conflict Nov-29-1966 (W:Esther and Bob Mitchell D:Georg J. Fenady)
    Guests:Bill Harlow, Tom Pace, William Bryant, Buddy Pantsari, Gerd Rain,...
    Caje and Littlejohn's bickering endangers the squad.
12. Gulliver Dec-06-1966 (W:Wincelberg,Shapiro,Playdon,Frederick D:Vic Morrow)
    Guests:Stefan Arngrim, Paul Busch, William Bramley, Vicki Malkin, S.Hardin,...
    Littlejohn is wounded and captured by French children
13. The Bankroll Dec-13-1966 (W:Shirl Hendryx D:Georg Fenady)
    Guests:James Stacy, Buck Taylor, Mike Farrell, William Bryant, Steve Marlowe,...
    New man who owes Kirby a bundle turns out to be a welcher
14. Cry for Help Dec-20-1966 (W:Sheldon Stark D:Richard Benedict)
    Guests:Robert Duvall, Jacques Roux, Faith Domergue, Chris Howard,...
    Doc and captured German medic build rapport
15. The Furlough Dec-27-1966 (W:Paul Playdon, Bob Frederick D:Bernard McEveety)
    Guests:Carol Lawrence, John Williams, Jon Walmsley, Paul Picerni,...
    Saunders goes to England and meets woman who runs orphanage
16. Entombed Jan-03-1967 (W:Paul Playdon, Bob Frederick, William Bast D:Bernard McEveety)
    Guests:Michael Constantine, Mark DeVries, Skip Homeier, Margaret O'Brien,...
    Hanley and men are trapped in a cave with Germans and French Maquis
17. Gadjo Jan-17-1967 (W:Phillip W. Hoffman D:Michael Caffey)
    Guests:Ricardo Montalban, William Bryant, David Sheiner, Anthony Bensen,...
    Gypsy leader wants Saunders' prisoner -- an SS Major
18. Anniversary Jan-24-1967 (W:William R. Yates, Edward J. Lakso D:Michael Caffey)
    Guests:Telly Savalas, Paul Busch, John Van Dreelen, Anne Whitfield,...
    A deranged Frenchman whose wife and child were killed hassles Hanley
19. Encounter Jan-31-1967 (W:Frank Moss D:Bernard McEveety)
    Guests:James MacArthur, James Daly, Paul Busch, Richard Eyer, Eddy Partsari
    War correspondent reunites with his engineer officer father
20. The Gantlet Feb-07-1967 (W:Paul Playdon, Paul Frederick D:Michael Caffey)
    Guests:Tom Skerritt, Tom Pace, Bill Glover, Terence Mitchell
    Saunders is captured, hunted by dogs, wounded, and drugged
21. The Masquers Feb-14-1967 (W:William R. Yates D:Georg J. Fenady)
    Guests:Roger Perry, Nick Adams, Gavin McLeod, Paul Busch, Maurice Marsac
    Infiltrators are all over, and Kirby is separated from his squad
22. A Little Jazz Feb-21-1967 (W:James Menzies D:Michael Caffey)
    Guests:Dan Duryea, Dennis Hopper, Noah Beery, Joe Maross, Paul Busch
    Saunders encounters an armed forces band that's short on common sense
23. Nightmare on the Red Ball Run Feb-28-1967 (W:Dan E. Weisburd D:Michael Caffey)
    Guests:Claude Akins, William Campbell, John Carter, Paul Busch, Mike Masters,...
    Littlejohn and Kirby volunteer to spell exhausted truck drivers
24. Jonah Mar-07-1967 (W:Richard Wendly, William Fay D:Georg J. Fenady)
    Guests:Tom Simcox, Peter Haskell, Peter Duryea
    Soldier thinks he's a jinx after repeatedly surviving mishaps
25. The Partisan Mar-14-1967 (W:Ed Waters D:Michael Caffey)
    Guests:Robert Duvall, Claudine Longet, Paul Busch, Hank Brandt
    MIA soldier masquerading as a Frenchman reluctantly helps Saunders

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Copyright 1993, 1994 by Nancy Durgin. All Rights Reserved
Compiled from various sources including THE TV COLLECTOR and EPI-LOG magazines (and the episodes themselves!).