Season 1
(1987)
Overview
The first TV series about the Vietnam War, Tour of Duty focuses on a single platoon of young U.S. soldiers during their one-year tour of combat duty in Vietnam during the late 1960s. Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Joshua Maurer, Steve Akahoshi, Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stan Foster, Ramon Franco, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr. and Kevin Conroy star as the infantrymen who represent diverse racial, cultural and philosophical backgrounds that must ultimately depend on one another to face enemy troops a…
Cast
as Lt. Myron Goldman
as Sgt. Clayton 'Zeke' Anderson
as Pvt. Marcus Taylor
as Cpl. Daniel 'Danny' Percell
as Pvt. Roger Horn
as Pvt. Scott Baker
as Spc./Sgt. Marvin Johnson
as Pvt. Alberto Ruiz
Episodes
Pilot 9.0
September 24, 1987
After Firebase Ladybird suffers heavy casualties, Sgt. Anderson goes to division headquarters to make a report and recr…
Notes from the Underground 0.0
October 1, 1987
The VC are mauling the American soldiers through their use of the underground tunnels. On their latest trip into the bu…
Dislocations 0.0
October 8, 1987
Among the villagers being relocated by the platoon is a beautiful woman to whom Goldman is attracted. When they are att…
War Lover 0.0
October 15, 1987
The men find themselves assigned to a 'hot shot' sergeant with a mission to destroy an enemy bridge. Tempers reach a br…
Sitting Ducks 0.0
October 29, 1987
The company provides security for an irrigation project, but after several successful ambushes on them, the men of B Co…
Burn, Baby, Burn 0.0
November 5, 1987
In a time of great racial tension and violence in America, the same problems were carried over to Vietnam, where it was…
Brothers, Fathers and Sons 0.0
November 12, 1987
Anderson, Baker, and Johnson are shot down while catching a ride in a helicopter, which explodes just after it hits the…
The Good, the Bad and the Dead 0.0
November 19, 1987
A drunken GI steals a chaplain's jeep and goes on a joy ride with a Vietnamese hooker. They nearly collide with a jeep-…
Battling Baker Brothers 0.0
December 10, 1987
Baker insists his fellow squad members follow him to an incoming helicopter. The incoming ""VIP"" turns out to be Baker…
Nowhere to Run 0.0
December 17, 1987
Two sappers make their way into Firebase Ladybird without being detected, but Percell sees the third one, killing him. …
Roadrunner 0.0
January 7, 1988
One of a GI's big events is the arrival of his mail. When Zeke opens his mail to find that his ex-wife, it is to find t…
Pushin' Too Hard 0.0
January 14, 1988
Anderson, Goldman, and Captain Wallace are checking out a new weapon that has been added to the platoon's arsenal: a fl…
USO Down 0.0
January 21, 1988
A USO band comprised of three female dancers, a sax players, and a singer, completes their performance at an outlying b…
Under Siege 0.0
February 11, 1988
The men of Bravo are certain that Westmoreland has not yet informed the enemy that they are losing, as Firebase Ladybri…
Soldiers 0.0
February 18, 1988
The squad is in heavy contact with a group of enemy soldiers, and after taking several casualties manage to be retrieve…
Gray-Brown Odyssey 0.0
February 25, 1988
Goldman, Horn, Calhoun, and Pointer are retruning to the base after spending two days int he rear. Their jeep hits a mi…
Blood Brothers 0.0
March 12, 1988
Retired Major General Goldman arrives by helicopter at Firebase Ladybird on a fact finding mission for Washington brass…
The Short Timer 0.0
March 19, 1988
Bravo company is on another S mission. A new man is on point, and he stops the patrol when he sees some blood, which he…
Paradise Lost 0.0
March 26, 1988
The men from Bravo company are patrolling in the jungle when they find a fresh trail, one that leads to a trap by a gro…
Angel of Mercy 0.0
April 9, 1988
In a small South Vietnamese hamlet, an NVA officer arrives to brief his men that they will soon begin infiltrating town…
The Hill 0.0
April 30, 1988
Goldman and Nikki have a great time on a brief R&R that they spend together on China Beach. Their reunion is marred by …