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Route 66

TV·1960–1964·4 seasons, 116 episodes·CBS·Drama, Action, Adventure·1h·Created by Stirling Silliphant, Herbert B. Leonard

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Martin Milner as Tod Stiles, from a once-wealthy family, inherited only a Corvette when his father died, so he and George Maharis as Buz Murdock (suddenly jobless because he worked for Tod's father's company) strike out across North America, especially along the iconic Route 66 from Chicago to L.A. which the Okies traveled. Tod and Buz take local jobs (such as shrimping, shipbuilding, oil rigging) to support their wanderings. The 2 socially conscious knights of the road, encourage, champion, and learn from oppressed and troubled people they encounter.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0130Episodes1960–61AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Black November (Pilot)October 7, 1960
  2. S01E02A Lance of StrawOctober 14, 1960
  3. S01E03The Swan BedOctober 21, 1960
  4. S01E04The Man on the Monkey BoardOctober 28, 1960
  5. S01E05The Strengthening AngelsNovember 4, 1960
  6. S01E06Ten Drops of WaterNovember 11, 1960
  7. S01E07Three SidesNovember 18, 1960
  8. S01E08Legacy for LuciaNovember 25, 1960
  9. S01E09Layout at Glen CanyonDecember 2, 1960
  10. S01E10The Beryllium EaterDecember 9, 1960
  11. S01E11A Fury Slinging FlameDecember 30, 1960
  12. S01E12ShebaJanuary 6, 1961
  13. S01E13The Quick and the DeadJanuary 13, 1961
  14. S01E14Play It GlissandoJanuary 20, 1961
  15. S01E15The Clover ThroneJanuary 27, 1961
  16. S01E16Fly Away Home (1)February 10, 1961
  17. S01E17Fly Away Home (2)February 17, 1961
  18. S01E18Sleep on Four PillowsFebruary 24, 1961
  19. S01E19An Absence of TearsMarch 3, 1961
  20. S01E20Like a Motherless ChildMarch 17, 1961
  21. S01E21Effigy in SnowMarch 24, 1961
  22. S01E22Eleven, the Hard WayApril 7, 1961
  23. S01E23Most Vanquished, Most VictoriousApril 14, 1961
  24. S01E24Dont Count StarsApril 28, 1961
  25. S01E25The NewbornMay 5, 1961
  26. S01E26A Skill for HuntingMay 12, 1961
  27. S01E27Trap at CordovaMay 26, 1961
  28. S01E28The OpponentJune 2, 1961
  29. S01E29Welcome to AmityJune 9, 1961
  30. S01E30Incident on a BridgeJune 16, 1961

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0232Episodes1961–62AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01A Month of SundaysSeptember 22, 1961
  2. S02E02Blue MurderSeptember 29, 1961
  3. S02E03Good Night, Sweet BluesOctober 6, 1961
  4. S02E04Birdcage on My FootOctober 13, 1961
  5. S02E05First Class MouliakOctober 20, 1961
  6. S02E06Once to Every ManOctober 27, 1961
  7. S02E07The Mud NestNovember 10, 1961The heroes, Tod and Buz, having reached Maryland in their travels, run into an unpleasantness when they stop at a filling station near Towso
  8. S02E08A Bridge Across Five DaysNovember 17, 1961
  9. S02E09Mon Petit ChouNovember 24, 1961
  10. S02E10Some of the People, Some of the TimeDecember 1, 1961
  11. S02E11The Thin White LineDecember 8, 1961
  12. S02E12And the Cat Jumped Over the MoonDecember 15, 1961
  13. S02E13Burning for BurningDecember 29, 1961
  14. S02E14To Walk with the SerpentJanuary 5, 1962
  15. S02E15A Long Piece of MischiefJanuary 19, 1962
  16. S02E161800 Days to JusticeJanuary 26, 1962
  17. S02E17A City of WheelsFebruary 2, 1962
  18. S02E18How Much a Pound is AlbatrossFebruary 9, 1962
  19. S02E19Aren't You Surprised to See Me?February 16, 1962
  20. S02E20You Never Had It So GoodFebruary 23, 1962
  21. S02E21Shoulder the Sky My LadMarch 2, 1962
  22. S02E22Blues for the Left FootMarch 9, 1962
  23. S02E23Go Read the RiverMarch 16, 1962
  24. S02E24Even Stones Have EyesMarch 30, 1962
  25. S02E25Love is a Skinny KidApril 6, 1962
  26. S02E26Kiss the Maiden All ForlornApril 13, 1962
  27. S02E27Two on the HouseApril 20, 1962
  28. S02E28There I Am, There I Always AmMay 4, 1962
  29. S02E29Between Hello and GoodbyeMay 11, 1962
  30. S02E30A Feat of StrengthMay 18, 1962
  31. S02E31Hell is Empty, All the Devils Are HereMay 25, 1962
  32. S02E32From an Enchantress FleeingJune 1, 1962

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0331Episodes1962–63AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01One Tiger to a HillSeptember 21, 1962
  2. S03E02Journey to NinevehSeptember 28, 1962
  3. S03E03Man Out of TimeOctober 5, 1962
  4. S03E04Ever Ride the Waves in OklahomaOctober 12, 1962
  5. S03E05Voice at the End of the LineOctober 19, 1962
  6. S03E06Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingOctober 26, 1962
  7. S03E07Across Walnuts and WineNovember 2, 1962
  8. S03E08Welcome to the WeddingNovember 9, 1962
  9. S03E09Every Father's DaughterNovember 16, 1962
  10. S03E10Poor Little Kangaroo RatNovember 23, 1962
  11. S03E11Hey Moth, Come Eat the FlameNovember 30, 1962
  12. S03E12Only by Cunning GlimpsesDecember 7, 1962
  13. S03E13Where is Chick Lorrimer? Where Has She Gone?December 14, 1962
  14. S03E14Give the Old Cat a Tender MouseDecember 21, 1962
  15. S03E15A Bunch of Lonely PagliaccisJanuary 4, 1963
  16. S03E16You Can't Pick Cotton in TahitiJanuary 11, 1963
  17. S03E17A Gift for a WarriorJanuary 18, 1963
  18. S03E18Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of SpainFebruary 8, 1963
  19. S03E19Somehow It Gets to Be TomorrowFebruary 15, 1963
  20. S03E20Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Shillings to the KingFebruary 22, 1963
  21. S03E21In the Closing of a TrunkMarch 8, 1963
  22. S03E22The Cage Around MariaMarch 15, 1963
  23. S03E23Fifty Miles from HomeMarch 22, 1963
  24. S03E24Narcissus on an Old Red Fire EngineMarch 29, 1963
  25. S03E25The Cruelest Sea of AllApril 5, 1963
  26. S03E26Peace, Pity, PardonApril 12, 1963
  27. S03E27What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant LieutenantApril 26, 1963
  28. S03E28But What Do You Do in MarchMay 3, 1963
  29. S03E29Who Will Cheer My Bonnie BrideMay 10, 1963
  30. S03E30Shadows of an AfternoonMay 17, 1963
  31. S03E31Soda Pop and Paper FlagsMay 24, 1963

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0423Episodes1963–64AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Two Strangers and an Old EnemySeptember 27, 1963
  2. S04E02Same Picture, Different FrameOctober 4, 1963
  3. S04E03Come Out, Come Out Wherever You AreOctober 11, 1963
  4. S04E04Where Are the Sounds of Celli BrahmsOctober 18, 1963
  5. S04E05Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the SeaOctober 25, 1963
  6. S04E06And Make Thunder His TributeNovember 1, 1963
  7. S04E07The Stone GuestNovember 8, 1963
  8. S04E08I Wouldn't Start from HereNovember 15, 1963
  9. S04E09A Cage in Search of a BirdNovember 29, 1963
  10. S04E10A Long Way from St. LouieDecember 6, 1963
  11. S04E11Come Home Greta Inger GruenschaffenDecember 13, 1963
  12. S04E1293 Percent in SmilingDecember 20, 1963
  13. S04E13Child of a NightJanuary 3, 1964
  14. S04E14Is It True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?January 10, 1964
  15. S04E15Like This It Means Father, Like This Bitter, Like This TigerJanuary 17, 1964
  16. S04E16Kiss the Monster, Make Him SleepJanuary 24, 1964
  17. S04E17Cries of Persons Close to OneJanuary 31, 1964
  18. S04E18Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice GirlFebruary 7, 1964
  19. S04E19This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts YouFebruary 14, 1964
  20. S04E20Follow the White Dove with the Broken WingFebruary 21, 1964
  21. S04E21I'm Here to Kill a KingMarch 20, 1964
  22. S04E22Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)March 6, 1964
  23. S04E23Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2)March 13, 1964

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