OT - WW2 TV Show

Oct 27, 2004 15 Replies

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James Venables 22 years ago

Slightly off topic:

Does anyone remember a MASH-style TV series from about 25(?) years ago featuring a WW2 US Army transport company staffed by black Americans (my apologies if this isn't the current politically-correct term) and driving mostly GMC or Studebaker 6x6 trucks?

I recall seeing several episodes when I was at school all those years ago but I have never seen a re-run and can't recall the name of the series.

As I recall, it was shown in Oz around the same time as the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" series, whenever that was. Pity about the historical accuracy of the Baa Baa series, but I it was fabulous to see those F4U's in flying & combat sequences.

James.

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Ron 22 years ago

Redball Express was the show.

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Ron 22 years ago

That was it, lasted maybe a season and IIRC Cleavon Little was in it.

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e 22 years ago

and a very young ron harris, i believe.

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e 22 years ago

wasn't it called red ball express?

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John Hairell 22 years ago

I remember the not very funny show called "Roll Out" from 1973-74 - see

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Morris was in it (along with Ed Begley, Jr.).

I couldn't find anything online on a TV show called "Red Ball Express". The "Roll Out" show may have been marketed under different names in different countries.

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Steve Vernon 22 years ago

IMDB has it as "Roll Out" '73-'74 starring : Ed Begley Jr. Val Bisoglio Garrett Morris and some others who I've never heard of.

Steve

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OXMORON1 22 years ago

"Red Ball Express" was a movie from the late 40's or early 50's. Average WWII shoot em up/move em out film. Except for the name nothing else that I remember distinctly.

Rick Clark MFEW

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WmB 22 years ago

"Red Ball Express" was the movie, starring Jeff Chandler (IIRC) "Roll Out" was the TV sitcom version on CBS in the early 70s.

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WmB 22 years ago

That's the one. Bisoglio is the guy I was trying to think of, though I never knew that was his name.

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Lafimprov 22 years ago

I saw one episode, and far from being funny, it pissed me off. Everybody was terrifed because they had to carry a load of "live mortar shells" for General Patton. It was a juvenile attempt at G.I. humor by someone who knew nothing about the military. The real Red Ball Express carried munitions every day through hostile territory still full of German stragglers, and this show was demeaning to anyone who served in it. GPO

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