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Call to Glory(1984)

Action & AdventureDrama
First Air Date: 1984-08-13
Average Runtime: 57m
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22

Call to Glory is an American drama series created by Ronald M. Cohen, and starring Craig T. Nelson as USAF Colonel Raynor Sarnac and his family as they navigated the political tensions and military duties of the early 1960s. Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the two-part pilot aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During production, the plot came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's isolation from civilization. The series, set near Edwards Air Force Base, blended historical events with the challenges of military family life, featuring themes of duty, family relationships, and the looming Vietnam War.

Keywords

u.s. air force

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 22
E01
Pilot

Air Date: 1984-08-13

1h 37m

During the darkest days of the Cuban missile crisis, Raynor is ordered to fly over Cuba to obtain proof that the Russ...

E02
The Move

Air Date: 1984-08-20

57m

The entire Sarnac family is thrown into turmoil when Raynor receives a lucrative job offer in the private sector.

E03
Blackbird

Air Date: 1984-08-27

55m

Raynor faces one of his toughest missions as he tries to prevent a bitter ex-pilot from exposing the details of a top...

E04
Paper Tiger

Air Date: 1984-09-03

57m

A dangerous top-secret mission takes Raynor over Red China to see if the Chinese have developed an Atomic Bomb.

E05
A Nation Divided

Air Date: 1984-09-17

57m

The violence spawned by the Civil Rights Movement hits home when Wesley and a Black friend are beaten by teenage raci...

E06
Go/No Go

Air Date: 1984-09-24

57m

Sarnac is sent on a classified mission to Vietnam by Kennedy, to meet with and assess President Diem; to help determi...

E07
Call It Courage

Air Date: 1984-10-01

57m

Raynor's involvement in a bitter political controversy could cost him a valued friendship...and ruin his military car...

E08
A Wind from the East

Air Date: 1984-10-08

57m

Forced to bail out of a crippled plane, Raynor and a JAF officer struggle to survive in a dangerous wilderness.

E09
A Moment in the Sun

Air Date: 1984-10-22

57m

Raynor is torn between duty and friendship when an Air Force buddy suddenly develops a crippling fear of flying.

E10
Cover Story

Air Date: 1984-10-29

57m

While testing a new flight system, Sarnac is hounded by an investigative reporter probing for revelations about defen...

E11
Realities

Air Date: 1984-11-12

57m

Raynor and Vanessa are so involved in their friends' marital problems, they don't notice Carl is facing a crisis of h...

E12
The Wake

Air Date: 1984-11-19

57m

Tension mounts in the Sarnac household as Raynor prepares for a mission that has already claimed the life of one of h...

E13
Medals All of Brass

Air Date: 1984-11-26

57m

Raynor is forced to face the harsh truth that an old friend is really a spy for the KGB.

E14
A Wind of Change

Air Date: 1984-12-03

57m

Sarnac is sent on a second fact-finding mission to Vietnam. His helicopter is shot down in enemy territory. Along wit...

E15
Give Unto Caesar

Air Date: 1984-12-17

57m

Stiff penalties await a pilot who disobeys orders and brings a Russian defector back to America.

E16
Moonchild

Air Date: 1985-01-15

48m

The news that a child is on the way puts a wedge in the Sarnacs' marriage as they both try to cope with feelings of d...

E17
Images

Air Date: 1985-01-22

57m

The Sarnac family faces an uncertain future when Vanessa decides she needs a break from her husband and children.

E18
Fathers and Sons

Air Date: 1985-01-29

57m

Raynor finds himself on an emotional rollercoaster when he discovers the truth about Carl's illness...and about his d...

E19
Just in Time

Air Date: 1985-02-12

57m

Sarnac is sent to Vietnam a third time with the knowledge that a coup is planned that will end the rule of Pres. Diem...

E20
JFK

Air Date: 1985-06-30

1h 35m

Raynor and his family face difficult personal challenges in the days leading up to the assassination of President Joh...

E21
Fathers and Daughters

Air Date: 1987-02-26

57m

Jackie is left to consider her future upon learning that she is unable to enter the Air Force Academy.

E22
The End, the Beginning

Air Date: 1987-02-27

44m

In Feb. 1973, the North Vietnamese release all their American POWs, including Sarnac, who has been captive for three ...

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Top Cast

Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
Col. Raynor Sarnac
Cindy Pickett
Cindy Pickett
Vanessa Sarnac
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue
Jackie Sarnac
Gabriel Damon
Gabriel Damon
R. H. Sarnac
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
Carl Sarnac
Tom O'Brien
Tom O'Brien
Patrick Thomas