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The Best Episodes of Call to Glory Season 1

Every episode of Call to Glory Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Call to Glory Season 1!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
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    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    During the darkest days of the Cuban missile crisis, Raynor is ordered to fly over Cuba to obtain proof that the Russians are installing nuclear warheads.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 2 - The Move
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    #2 - The Move

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 3 - Blackbird
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    #3 - Blackbird

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Ernest Pintoff
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 4 - Paper Tiger
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    #4 - Paper Tiger

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 5 - A Nation Divided
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    #5 - A Nation Divided

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 6 - Go/No Go
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    #6 - Go/No Go

    S1:E6

    Sarnac is sent on a classified mission to Vietnam by Kennedy, to meet with and assess President Diem; to help determine in which direction diplomatic relations should go. Strained relations between Vietnamese Catholics and Buddhists complicate the issue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 7 - Call It Courage
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    #7 - Call It Courage

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Georg Stanford Brown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 8 - A Wind from the East
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    #8 - A Wind from the East

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 9 - A Moment in the Sun
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    #9 - A Moment in the Sun

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 10 - Cover Story
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    #10 - Cover Story

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Martin Davidson
    Writer:Josef Anderson

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  11. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 11 - Realities
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    #11 - Realities

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Ernest Pintoff
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 12 - The Wake
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    #12 - The Wake

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Rick Hauser
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 13 - Medals All of Brass
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    #13 - Medals All of Brass

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Gilbert Moses
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 14 - A Wind of Change
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    #14 - A Wind of Change

    S1:E14

    Sarnac is sent on a second fact-finding mission to Vietnam. His helicopter is shot down in enemy territory. Along with Clayton Jones, a enlisted Black man, Raynor is captured and tortured for information by the Viet Cong.

    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 15 - Give Unto Caesar
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    #15 - Give Unto Caesar

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  16. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 16 - Moonchild
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    #16 - Moonchild

    S1:E16

    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 doubt and guilt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Josef Anderson

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  17. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 17 - Images
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    #17 - Images

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  18. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 18 - Fathers and Sons
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    #18 - Fathers and Sons

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Kevin Connor
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 19 - Just in Time
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    #19 - Just in Time

    S1:E19

    Sarnac is sent to Vietnam a third time with the knowledge that a coup is planned that will end the rule of Pres. Diem and his family. He hopes to adopt the orphan son of Quan and spends a night on the town in Saigon with Clayton Jones. His adoption plans are thwarted when the boy is kidnapped by the Viet Cong.

    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:Josef Anderson

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  20. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 20 - JFK
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    #20 - JFK

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 21 - Fathers and Daughters
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    #21 - Fathers and Daughters

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Call to Glory Season 1 Episode 22 - The End, the Beginning
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    #22 - The End, the Beginning

    S1:E22

    In Feb. 1973, the North Vietnamese release all their American POWs, including Sarnac, who has been captive for three years. He is accused by the Air Force of having murdered two CIA agents while in captivity. He also finds America and his family have changed much in his absence: Jackie is now in college student and is a single mother; Wesley has gone to Canada to avoid the draft; and Jackie’s ex-boyfriend Patrick is now an Air Force officer, but lost a leg in Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Call to Glory" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Thomas Carter and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/13/1984. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Move".