Call to Glory

Call to Glory is an American drama which was aired for 22 episodes during the 1984–1985 TV season (specifically from August 1984 to February 1985) on the ABC network.[1][2]

Call to Glory
GenreAction
Created byRonald M. Cohen
Directed byThomas Carter
StarringKeenan Wynn
Craig T. Nelson
Cindy Pickett
Elisabeth Shue
David Hollander
Gabriel Damon
ComposerCharles Gross
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Production locationsBeale Air Force Base, Marysville, California, USA
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesTisch-Avnet Productions
Paramount Television
DistributorCBS Television Distribution
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseAugust 13, 1984 (1984-08-13) –
June 30, 1985 (1985-06-30)

The show focuses on USAF pilot Colonel Raynor Sarnac (Craig T. Nelson) and his family, living near Edwards Air Force Base, where Sarnac was stationed during the early 1960s.[1]

Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics,[1] the pilot episode was aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During its production run, the show came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa Sarnac (Cindy Pickett) 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 also stars Elisabeth Shue in one of her early roles as the eldest Sarnac child, daughter Jackie. Also appearing in the series was David Lain Baker as Tom Bonelli; Baker would later become one of the judges on the competition show Forged in Fire.

Cast

Episodes
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"Thomas CarterRonald M. CohenAugust 13, 1984 (1984-08-13)
2"The Move"Peter WernerDiane EnglishAugust 20, 1984 (1984-08-20)
3"Blackbird"Ernest PintoffBrad RadnitzAugust 27, 1984 (1984-08-27)
4"Paper Tiger"Bill DukeE. Jack KaplanSeptember 3, 1984 (1984-09-03)
5"A Nation Divided"Peter WernerCarol SchrederSeptember 17, 1984 (1984-09-17)
6"Go / No Go"Peter LevinMax JackSeptember 24, 1984 (1984-09-24)
7"Call It Courage"Georg Sanford BrownLinda ElstadOctober 1, 1984 (1984-10-01)
8"A Wind from the East"Peter LevinJosef AndersonOctober 8, 1984 (1984-10-08)
9"A Moment in the Sun"Rick WallaceDavid ChisholmOctober 22, 1984 (1984-10-22)
10"Cover Story"TBATBAOctober 29, 1984 (1984-10-29)
11"Realities"TBATBANovember 12, 1984 (1984-11-12)
12"The Wake"TBATBANovember 19, 1984 (1984-11-19)
13"Medals All of Brass"TBATBANovember 26, 1984 (1984-11-26)
14"A Wind of Change"TBATBADecember 3, 1984 (1984-12-03)
15"Give Unto Caesar"TBATBADecember 17, 1984 (1984-12-17)
16"Moonchild"TBATBAJanuary 15, 1985 (1985-01-15)
17"Images"TBATBAJanuary 22, 1985 (1985-01-22)
18"Fathers and Sons"TBATBAJanuary 29, 1985 (1985-01-29)
19"Just in Time"TBATBAFebruary 12, 1985 (1985-02-12)
20
21		"The JFK Years"TBATBAJune 30, 1985 (1985-06-30)
22"Fathers and Daughters"TBATBA1985 (1985)
23"The End, the Beginning"TBATBA1985 (1985)

Production

Craig T. Nelson received familiarization rides in USAF jets at Edwards Air Force Base during the filming of the series, including flights in the T-38 Talon, the F-4 Phantom II, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. On one particular flight in the F-16, the aircraft suffered an electrical failure. Nelson and his pilot prepared to bail out, however, the pilot was able to safely land the aircraft.

Call to Glory was filmed in Texas at Laughlin Air Force Base in Val Verde County, near Del Rio.

References
  1. Hill, Michael E. (August 12, 1984). "'Call To Glory': Craig Nelson's unlikely role as a willing warrior". Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  2. Walker, Joseph (February 8, 1985). "A new slot for 'Call to Glory' - the exit". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C7.
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