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Route 66

Tod and Buz take a ferry to trouble in the series premiere.
Format Drama
Created by Stirling Silliphant
Starring Martin Milner
George Maharis (1960-1963)
Glenn Corbett (1963-1964)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. Dramatic programming is Television content that is scripted and (normally fictional Stirling Dale Silliphant ( 16 January 1918 – 26 April 1996) was a prolific American Screenwriter and producer Martin Sam Milner (born December 28, 1931) is an American actor best known for his performances in two Popular Television series George Maharis (born September 1, 1928 in Astoria, New York) is an American actor Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Rothenburg on August 17, 1930 in El Monte California; died on January 16, 1993 in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the  of episodes 116
Production
Running time approx. 0:52 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run October 7, 1960 – March 13, 1964
External links
IMDb profile

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The show ran weekly on CBS from 1960 to 1964. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. It starred Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and, for two and a half seasons, George Maharis as Buz Murdock. Martin Sam Milner (born December 28, 1931) is an American actor best known for his performances in two Popular Television series Tod Stiles was a Fictional character portrayed by actor Martin Milner on the 1960’s American prime-time dramatic Television series George Maharis (born September 1, 1928 in Astoria, New York) is an American actor Buz Murdock was a Fictional character portrayed by actor George Maharis on the 1960’s American prime-time dramatic Television series Maharis was ill for much of the third season, during which time Tod was shown traveling on his own. Tod met Lincoln Case, played by Glenn Corbett, late in the third season, and traveled with him until the end of the fourth and final season. Lincoln Case was a fictional character portrayed by actor Glenn Corbett on the 1960’s American prime-time drama Route 66. Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Rothenburg on August 17, 1930 in El Monte California; died on January 16, 1993 in

The series is best remembered for its iconic Corvette convertible and its instrumental theme song (composed and performed by Nelson Riddle), which became a major pop hit. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and

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Format and characters

Route 66 was a hybrid between episodic television drama, which has continuing characters and situations, and the anthology format (e. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 g. The Twilight Zone), in which each week's show has a completely different cast and story. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. Route 66 had just three continuing characters, no more than two of whom appeared in the same episode. Like Richard Kimble from The Fugitive, the wanderers would move from place to place and get caught up in the struggles of the people there. The Fugitive is an American Television series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC Unlike Kimble, nothing was forcing them to stay on the move except their own sense of adventure, thus making it thematically closer to Run for Your Life and Then Came Bronson. Run for Your Life is a television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live Then Came Bronson is a short-lived adventure / drama television series that aired on NBC from 1969 to 1970, and was produced A later example of this traveling protagonist format is Quantum Leap. Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series that ran for 96 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on the NBC network

This semi-anthology concept, where the drama is centered on the guest stars rather than the regular cast, was carried over from series creator Stirling Silliphant's previous drama, Naked City (1958-63). Stirling Dale Silliphant ( 16 January 1918 – 26 April 1996) was a prolific American Screenwriter and producer Both shows were recognized for their literate scripts and rich characterizations. The open-ended format, featuring two roaming observers/facilitators, gave Silliphant and the other writers an almost unlimited landscape for presenting a wide variety of dramatic (or comedic) storylines. Virtually any tale could be adapted to the series. The two regulars merely had to be worked in and the setting tailored to fit the location. So, from toiling in a California vineyard to manning a Maine lobster boat, the two men took odd jobs along their journey which brought them into contact with dysfunctional families or troubled individuals in need of their help. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Tod and Buz (and later, Linc) symbolized restless youth searching for meaning in the early Sixties, but they were essentially non-characters. We learn almost nothing about them over the course of the series. All we are told is after the death of his father, Tod Stiles inherits a new Corvette and decides to drive across America with his friend Buz. Tod, portrayed by clean-cut Martin Milner, is the epitome of the decent, honest, all-American type. He is the moral anchor of the series. By contrast, the working-class Buz (George Maharis) is looser, hipper, more Beat Generation in attitude. His third-season replacement, Lincoln Case (Glenn Corbett), is a darker character, an army veteran haunted by his past. He's more introspective with a sometimes explosive temper, but is nonetheless a reliable companion on this soul-searching journey.

The series concluded with the two-part episode "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" in which Tod Stiles got married, and he and Linc finally settled down. This made the series one of the earliest prime-time television dramas to have a planned series finale resolving the fate of its main characters.

The show was filmed and presented in black and white throughout its run. This was not unusual for early 1960s episodic TV.

Locations

Route 66 is well-remembered for its cinematography and location filming. Writer-producer Stirling Silliphant traveled the country with a location manager (Sam Manners), scouting a wide range of locales and writing scripts to match the settings. The actors and film crew would arrive a few months later. Memorable locations include a logging camp, shrimp boats, an offshore oil rig, and Glen Canyon Dam, the latter while still under construction. Glen Canyon Dam is a Dam on the Colorado River at Page Arizona, USA operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. It is one of very few series in the history of television to be filmed entirely on the road. This was done at a time when the United States was much less homogeneous than it is now. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the People, their accents, livelihoods, ethnic backgrounds and attitudes varied widely from one location to the next. Scripted characters reflected a far less mobile society, in which people were more apt to spend their entire lives in one small part of the country. Similarly, the places themselves were very different from one another visually, environmentally, architecturally, in goods and services available, etc. Stars Martin Milner and George Maharis both mentioned this in 1980s interviews. "Now you can go wherever you want," Maharis added by way of contrast, "and it's a Denny's. Denny's (aka Denny's Diner as appeared on some of the locations' Signage) is the largest full-service diner/family Restaurant chain in the United "

Guest stars

The roster of guest stars on Route 66 includes quite a few actors who later went on to fame and fortune, as well as major stars on the downward side of their careers. One of the most historically significant episodes of the series in this respect was "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing. " It featured Lon Chaney, Jr., Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff as themselves, with Karloff donning his famous Frankenstein monster make-up for the first time in 25 years). Lon Chaney Jr ( February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973) was an American Character actor, known mainly for his roles Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Frankenstein's monster (or Frankenstein's creature) is a Fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein or The show was filmed at the O'Hare Inn, near O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Dutch singer Ronnie Tober had a small guest role with Sharon Russo, Junior Miss America.

Other notable guest stars from the series included James Caan, Robert Duvall, David Janssen, Buster Keaton, Lee Marvin, Tina Louise, Suzanne Pleshette, Robert Redford, Martin Sheen, and Rod Steiger. James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award David Janssen (March 27 1931 – February 13 1980 was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy Award - nominated American Film and Television Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American model, Singer and actress. Suzanne Pleshette ( January 31, 1937 &ndash January 19, 2008) was an American actress, on stage screen and television Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Actor who earned Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his Julie Newmar is especially memorable as a motorcycle-riding free-spirit—a role she reprised in a later episode. Julie Newmar (born August 16, 1933) is an American actress, Dancer and Singer. William Shatner and DeForest Kelley also guest starred, in separate episodes. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Jackson DeForest Kelley ( January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor known for his starring role as Dr Lee Marvin and DeForest Kelley were among the many actors and actresses to appear in more than one role over the course of the series.

In a 1986 interview, Martin Milner reported that Lee Marvin credited him with helping his career by breaking Marvin's nose "just enough" to improve his look. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) This happened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during a scripted fistfight for "Mon Petit Chou", the second of two episodes in which Marvin appeared.

Two late third-season episodes, which aired one week apart, each featured a guest star in a bit part playing a character with a profession with which they would later become associated as stars of their own respective mega-hit television series. In "Shadows of an Afternoon", Michael Conrad can be seen as a uniformed policeman, many years before he became famous in his regular role as Police Sgt. Michael Conrad ( October 16 1925 - November 22 1983) was an American Television Actor who was born in New Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues. Hill Street Blues is a serial Police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987 And in "Soda Pop and Paper Flags", Alan Alda guested as a surgeon, a precursor to his career-defining role as Dr. Alan Alda (born January 28 1936 is an American Actor. He is well known for his role as " Hawkeye Pierce " in the Television series Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce on M*A*S*H. M*A*S*H was a Medical drama / Black comedy produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS. Also in the first season episode The Strengthening Angels that aired November 4, 1960 Hal Smith, who played town drunk Otis Campbell in The Andy Griffith Show, also plays a drunk named Howard and is listed in the credits as "Drunk". Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold John "Hal" Smith ( August 24, 1916 - January 28, 1994) was an American Character actor and voice-over The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3 1960 and April 1

The episode "Is It True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?" featured guest stars Geoffrey Horne and Collin Wilcox. Geoffrey Horne (born August 22, 1933) is an Actor and acting coach at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Collin Wilcox (born February 4, 1937, in Highlands North Carolina) is an American Actress, variably credited as Collin Wilcox-Horne In the episode's storyline, Wilcox's character pretended to get married to Horne's, although it turned out to be a practical joke. A few years after appearing in this episode, Horne and Wilcox would in real life be briefly married to each other.

A noteworthy in-joke occurs during the episode "Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahams?" In this segment, Horace McMahon guests as a Minneapolis, Minnesota festival promoter. An in-joke (also known as an in joke or inside joke) is a Joke whose Humor is clear only to those people who are "inside" a social Horace McMahon ( 17 May 1906 in South Norwalk Connecticut &ndash 17 August 1971 in Norwalk Connecticut) was an American At one point, his character confesses to Linc his failed ambition to be a policeman. Linc remarks that he looks like a policeman Linc once knew in New York City. The City of New York McMahon had starred as Lt. Mike Parker on the New York-based police drama Naked City from 1958-63, another television series overseen by the creative team of Stirling Silliphant and Herbert B. Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network Stirling Dale Silliphant ( 16 January 1918 – 26 April 1996) was a prolific American Screenwriter and producer Leonard.

Production notes

Scripts

Route 66 was devised by Stirling Silliphant, who wrote the majority of the episodes. Stirling Dale Silliphant ( 16 January 1918 – 26 April 1996) was a prolific American Screenwriter and producer It was notable for its dark storylines and exceptional realism. Tod and Buz would frequently become involved with individuals whose almost nihilistic worldview made for occasionally frightening television. Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing is a philosophical position that argues that Existence is without objective meaning Purpose Some forty-six years after its premiere, Route 66 is still one of the few television series to offer such a range of socially-conscious stories, including mercy killing, the threat of nuclear annihilation, terrorism, runaways and orphans. Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner Other episodes dealt with the mentally ill, drug addiction or gang violence. However, some stories were congenially lighthearted, such as a memorable episode featuring Richard Basehart as a folklorist trying to record the local music of an isolated Appalachian community, and a Halloween episode called "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing". John Richard Basehart ( August 31 1914 - September 17 1984) was an American Actor. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America.

Even more unusual is the way it served up a kind of soaring dialog that has been referred to as "Shakespearean" and free-verse poetry. William Shakespeare ( baptised For instance, the boys encounter a Nazi hunter named Bartlett on the offshore oil drilling rig where they work. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Bartlett describes the horrors of WWII and the Holocaust thusly: "Tod, I hope you live a long life and never know the blistering forces which sear and destroy, turn men into enemies and sweep past the last frontiers of compassion" and "once you've seen that dark, unceasing tide of faces. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as . . of the victims. . . the last spark of dignity so obliterated that not one face is lifted to heaven, not one voice is raised in protest even as they died. . . " (from episode #4, "The Man on the Monkey Board").

The quirky, textured writing extended even to episode titles, which included such oddities as "How Much a Pound is Albatross?" and "Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?". Other episode titles were drawn from a wide range of literary sources, such as Shakespeare ("A Lance of Straw") or Alfred Tennyson ("A Fury-Slinging Flame"). Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets

Many of the stories were character studies, like the above-mentioned one featuring Richard Basehart as a man who uses people then tosses them away, as if they are plastic spoons. The episode titled "You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti" refers to small-town America as both a far-away, exotic Tahiti and the "real America" compared to "phony-baloney" Hollywood, and still offers food for thought. Tahiti is the largest Island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the Archipelago of Society Islands in the Many episodes offer moving soliloquies, into which future Academy-Award-winning writer Stirling Silliphant (In the Heat of the Night) poured his deepest thoughts. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 Film, based on the John Ball novel published in 1965 which tells the story of an African-American

Despite all the adventure, travelogue, drama and poetry, the real subject of the series was the human condition, with Tod and Buz often cast as a kind of roving Greek chorus, observers and mentors to broken-down prizefighters and rodeo clowns, sadists and iron-willed matrons, surfers and heiresses, runaway kids and people from all walks of life, forced by circumstances to confront their demons. The Greek chorus ( choros) is believed to have grown out of the Greek Dithyrambs and Tragikon drama in tragic plays of the ancient

One hallmark of the show was the way it introduced viewers, however briefly, to new ways of life and new cultures. For instance, we get a glimpse of a shrimper's life in episode 3, "A Lance of Straw", and a look at Cleveland, Ohio's Polish community in episode 35, "First Class Mouliak". Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Here the young are pushed by their parents into careers and even marriages they may not want, in an effort to hold community and family together, albeit at the expense of the happiness and well-being of the kids. This story featured Robert Redford, Martin Balsam, Nehemiah Persoff and Nancy Malone as guest stars. Martin Henry Balsam ( November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2 1919, Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate (now Israel) is a prolific American film and television character

One of the legacies Route 66 left behind is a dramatic and photographic portrait of early-1960s America as a far less crowded and less complicated era, in which altruism and optimism still had a place. That place was filled by two young men who seemed to represent the best in us, the willingness to stand up for the weak and who espoused old-fashioned values like honesty and physical courage. Peaceful rebels who rejected material possessions and the American dream of owning a home, the boys were orphans who may have embodied Jack Kerouac's Beat Generation, a little bit of Marlon Brando's wild side from The Wild One, James Dean's inability to settle down and fit in from Rebel Without a Cause and the wanderlust of the above-mentioned Jim Bronson, the traveling writer and loner who toured the USA via motorcycle in the 1969-1970 series Then Came Bronson. Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century The Wild One is a 1953 Outlaw biker film directed by László Benedek. James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 film directed by Nicholas Ray that tells the story of a rebellious teenager played by James Dean, Then Came Bronson is a short-lived adventure / drama television series that aired on NBC from 1969 to 1970, and was produced The use of the Corvette on Route 66, not only as the boys' transportation but as their marquee and symbol of their wandering spirit, created the link between America's Sports Car and America's Highway that endures to this day.

Given the unusual tenor of the show and the ordeal of keeping some 50 people on the road filming for most of the year, it seems highly unlikely that anything like Route 66 will ever be attempted again.

Theme song

Nelson Riddle was commissioned to write the instrumental theme when CBS decided to have a new song, rather than pay royalties for the Bobby Troup song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66". Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and Bobby Troup ( October 18 1918 - February 7 1999) was an American Actor, Jazz Pianist and Songwriter " (Get Your Kicks On Route 66 " often rendered simply as " Route 66 " is a Popular song and Rhythm and blues standard Riddle's theme, however, offers an unmistakable homage to the latter's piano solo (as originally recorded by Nat King Cole) throughout the number. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Riddle's Route 66 instrumental was the first television theme[1] to make Billboard Magazine's Top 30[2], and earned two Grammy nominations in 1962. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry [3]

Car

George Maharis reported in a 1986 Nick at Nite interview that people often ask him about "the red Corvette. Nick at Nite is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday &ndash Thursdays from 900 p " According to Maharis, the Corvette was never red. It was light blue the first season, and fawn beige for the second and third seasons. Both colors were chosen to photograph well in black and white, but the show's cinematographer complained that the powder blue car reflected too much light. The Corvette was replaced with a newer model annually by the series' sponsor, General Motors, but the show itself never mentioned or explained this technicality. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States.

Awards and nominations

Episode list

First season (1960-1961)

Ep. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. # Title Airdate Writer Overview
1 "Black November" October 7, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Car trouble strands Tod and Buz in a small town with a terrible secret. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar)
2 "A Lance of Straw" October 14, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz sign on to crew a shrimp boat, despite the objections of the female captain's boyfriend. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces
3 "The Swan Bed" October 21, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz meet a girl in New Orleans during a parrot fever epidemic. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
4 "The Man on the Monkey Board" October 28, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz meet a Nazi-hunter and his quarry on an offshore oil rig. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
5 "The Strengthening Angels" November 4, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz try to help a migrant worker who is in trouble with the local sheriff. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani
6 "Ten Drops of Water" November 11, 1960 Howard Rodman Devastated by drought, three orphaned ranchers need Tod, Buz and the Corvette. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare
7 "Three Sides" (aka Three Sides of a Coin) November 18, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz get involved in family strife while working for an Oregon hop farmer. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull
8 "Legacy for Lucia" November 25, 1960 Stirling Silliphant, Melvin Levy While working at a logging camp, Tod and Buz meet a girl from Italy, who insists she has inherited the state of Oregon from a local man. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the
9 "Layout at Glen Canyon" December 2, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz act as bodyguards to fashion models at the Glen Canyon Dam construction site. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
10 "The Beryllium Eater" December 9, 1960 Richard Collins Tod and Buz help an old prospector stake his claim after he finds beryllium ore. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
11 "A Fury Slinging Flame" December 30, 1960 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz meet a scientist (Leslie Nielsen) who intends to hide in Carlsbad Caverns with friends until an expected nuclear holocaust is over. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. Nuclear holocaust refers to the possibility of nearly complete annhilation of human Civilization by Nuclear warfare.
12 "Sheba" January 6, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz work as cowboys for Woody Biggs (Lee Marvin), who isn’t done with the woman he sent to prison. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor
13 "The Quick and the Dead" January 13, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Charles Beaumont and Jerry Sohl Tod becomes a race car driver as he and Buz get involved in a family controversy over whether an aging driver should retire. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
14 "Play It Glissando" January 20, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz try to protect a woman from her jazz musician husband. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
15 "The Clover Throne" January 27, 1961 Herman Meadow Tod and Buz work for a date farmer (Jack Warden) who fights the highway department while he "waits out" his sexy ward, hoping she will marry him. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Jack Warden ( September 18 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American
16 "Fly Away Home (Part 1)" February 10, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod becomes a crop duster for a struggling company. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead
17 "Fly Away Home (Part 2)" February 17, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz get involved in a quandary over an extra-dangerous crop dusting contract. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori
18 "Sleep on Four Pillows" February 24, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz meet a teenage girl who claims to be on the run from gangsters – but her family thinks she has been kidnapped. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the
19 "An Absence of Tears" March 3, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz try to protect a blind widow from her husband’s murderers. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian
20 "Like a Motherless Child" March 17, 1961 Howard Rodman, Betty Andrews Buz and Tod split up over whether to return a runaway boy to an orphanage. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
21 "Effigy in Snow" March 24, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz try to stop a murderer who has left his latest victim in the snow at Squaw Valley. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland
22 "Eleven, the Hard Way" April 7, 1961 George Clayton Johnson Tod and Buz meet a gambler (Walter Matthau), whom the people of Broken Knee have asked to save their town. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role
23 "Most Vanquished, Most Victorious" April 14, 1961 Stirling Silliphant At the request of his aunt, Tod traces the life of his saintly cousin through the Los Angeles slums. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
24 "Don't Count Stars" April 28, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz get involved in a custody case over a 9-year-old heiress and her drunken, gambling "uncle. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title "
25 "The Newborn" May 5, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Herb Purdum Tod and Buz protect a Native American girl and her newborn from their employer, who rules the land like a feudal baron. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
26 "A Skill for Hunting" May 12, 1961 Jack Turley, Martin Gelman Tod and Buz are framed as poachers after Tod interferes with a real poacher’s hunting. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
27 "Trap at Cordova" May 26, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Joseph Vogel Tod and Buz are coerced into teaching school children in rural New Mexico. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
28 "The Opponent" June 2, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Leonard Freeman Buz visits and inspires his boyhood hero, a former boxing great (Darren McGavin) who is now on the skids. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 &ndash February 25, 2006) was an American Actor best
29 "Welcome to Amity" June 9, 1961 Will Lorin Tod and Buz meet a woman (Susan Oliver), who wants to bury her mother in a nearby cemetery. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Susan Oliver ( February 13[[ 932]] – May 10[[ 990]] Stage name of Charlotte Gercke, was an Emmy -nominated American actress The people of Amity want to stop her.
30 "Incident on a Bridge" June 16, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz board in a home with an abused, mute girl and her two jealous - and violent - suitors. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses.

Second season (1961-1962)

Ep. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. # Title Airdate Writer Overview
31 "A Month of Sundays" September 22, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Buz falls for starlet Arlene Sims (Anne Francis), unaware that she has a terminal illness. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Anne Francis (born September 16 1930 in Ossining New York) is an American Actress, famous for her role in the Science fiction film classic
32 "Blue Murder" September 29, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Wilbur Daniel Steele Tod and Buz attempt to recapture a wild horse which has apparently killed its new owner. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
33 "Good Night, Sweet Blues" October 6, 1961 Will Lorin, Leonard Freeman A dying jazz singer (Ethel Waters) enlists Tod and Buz to search out and reunite her old combo. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Ethel Waters ( October 31, 1896 &ndash September 1, 1977) was an American Blues and Jazz Vocalist
34 "Birdcage on My Foot" October 13, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Elliot Silverstein Tod and Buz try to help a heroin junkie (Robert Duvall) kick the habit. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award
35 "First Class Mouliak" October 20, 1961 John Vlahos When a young woman is found dead, the chief suspect (Robert Redford) is the son of Tod and Buz's employer. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor,
36 "Once to Every Man" October 27, 1961 Frank L. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Moss Tod seems ready to finally settle down and tie the knot with the daughter of a shipyard owner (Janice Rule). Janice Rule ( 15 August 1931 &ndash 17 October 2003) was an American actress
37 "The Mud Nest" November 10, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Leonard Freeman After discovering a family that resembles him in a small Maryland town, Buz goes to Baltimore to search for the woman who may be his mother. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
38 "A Bridge Across Five Days" November 17, 1961 Howard Rodman The boys try to help a woman recently released from a mental hospital adjust to life in the outside world. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers
39 "Mon Petit Chou" November 24, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod becomes enamored of a lounge singer, but finds an obstacle in her intensely jealous manager (Lee Marvin). Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor
40 "Some of the People, Some of the Time" December 1, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz work for a fraudulent beauty contest promoter and become hucksters in the process. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican
41 "The Thin White Line" December 8, 1961 Leonard Freeman, Jordan Brotman, Bill Stine Tod goes on a one-man rampage through Philadelphia after inadvertently drinking a beer spiked with a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
42 "And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon" December 15, 1961 Stirling Silliphant, Frank L. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Moss A social worker (Milt Kamen) who is a former mentor of Buz is killed playing a dare game with a gang leader (Martin Sheen). Milt Kamen ( March 5, 1921 - February 24, 1977)Born Milton Kaminsky was an American stand-up comic and Actor Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Actor who earned
43 "Burning for Burning" December 29, 1961 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz work for a wealthy family with a dead son. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II When their daughter-in-law pays a visit with their grandchild, the family treats her with open hostility.
44 "To Walk with the Serpent" January 5, 1962 Will Lorin The F. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. B. I. wants Tod and Buz to infiltrate a Neo-Nazi group which is planning terrorism.
45 "A Long Piece of Mischief" January 19, 1962 Stirling Silliphant, Richard Shapiro and Esther Mayesh A rodeo clown nurses a love for a trick rider while fending off sadistic cowboys. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.
46 "1800 Days to Justice" January 26, 1962 Jo Pagano An ex-con (John Ericson) who was framed takes over a small Texas town and holds a kangaroo court to pass judgment on the real culprit (DeForest Kelly). Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. John Ericson (sometimes Erickson) born John Meibes ( September 25, 1926) in Düsseldorf, Germany, is an Actor Jackson DeForest Kelley ( January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor known for his starring role as Dr
47 "A City of Wheels" February 2, 1962 Frank Chase Working in a veterans hospital brings Tod and Buz into the life of an embittered invalid. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
48 "How Much a Pound Is Albatross?" February 9, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Free-spirited motorcycle rider Vicki Russell (Julie Newmar) arrives in Tucson and turns it - and the lives of Tod and Buz - upside down. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Julie Newmar (born August 16, 1933) is an American actress, Dancer and Singer.
49 "Aren't You Surprised to See Me?" February 16, 1962 Stirling Silliphant A religious fanatic with a biological weapon kidnaps Buz and threatens to kill him - unless the entire city of Dallas abstains from sin for 24 hours. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
50 "You Never Had It So Good" February 23, 1962 Stirling Silliphant, Frank L. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Moss As part of a power play, a female executive promotes day-laborer Buz to a high administrative position.
51 "Shoulder the Sky, My Lad" March 2, 1962 Mort Thaw Tod and Buz come to the aid of a young Jewish boy, who has a crisis of faith after his father is killed in a mugging. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good
52 "Blues for the Left Foot" March 9, 1962 Leonard Freeman Tod helps a dancer - his first love - get a tryout with a major television network. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
53 "Go Read the River" March 16, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Tod finds that his new employer, a designer of speedboat engines, is an exceptionally driven and desolate man. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
54 "Even Stones Have Eyes" March 30, 1962 Barry Trivers Buz contemplates taking his own life after a construction accident leaves him without his sight. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
55 "Love is a Skinny Kid" April 6, 1962 Stirling Silliphant A young woman (Tuesday Weld) stirs up a small Texas community by arriving in town wearing a frightful mask, which she refuses to remove. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Tuesday Weld (born August 27, 1943) is an Emmy - and Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American film and television
56 "Kiss the Maiden, All Forlorn" April 13, 1962 Stirling Silliphant An international fugitive (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) risks recapture by returning to the U. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr, KBE, DSC ( December 9, 1909 &ndash May 7, 2000) was an American Actor S. to visit his daughter.
57 "Two on the House" April 20, 1962 Gilbert Ralston A young boy pretends to be the target of kidnappers in order to get attention from his business-obsessed father. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
58 "There I Am - There I Always Am" May 4, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Buz attempts to rescue a young woman who gets her foot stuck in the rocks of a Southern California beach, with the high tide coming in. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV
59 "Between Hello and Goodbye" May 11, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Tod becomes involved with a reckless blonde and her reserved brunette sister. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople
60 "A Feat of Strength" May 18, 1962 Howard Rodman, Joseph Petracca and Everett De Baun Tod helps introduce a legitimate Hungarian wrestler (Jack Warden) to the American version of the sport. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Jack Warden ( September 18 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American
61 "Hell is Empty, All the Devils Are Here" May 25, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Tod's employer (Peter Graves) is an animal trainer plotting revenge against the man he believes responsible for his wife's death. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Peter Graves (born March 18 1926)is an American film and television Actor.
62 "From an Enchantress Fleeing" June 1, 1962 Stirling Silliphant, Abram S. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Ginnes Tod goes in search of a henpecked runaway husband.

Third season (1962-1963)

Ep. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. # Title Airdate Writer Overview
63 "One Tiger to a Hill" September 21, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz cross paths with an Oregon fisherman (David Janssen) whose war experiences have turned him into a bitter, vicious misanthrope. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. David Janssen (March 27 1931 – February 13 1980 was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy Award - nominated American Film and Television
64 "Journey to Ninevah" September 28, 1962 William R. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Cox Tod and Buz suffer a series of odd misfortunes after they give a ride to a local jinx (Buster Keaton). Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American
65 "Man Out of Time" October 5, 1962 Larry Marcus Tod's cab fare is a former prohibition-era gangster who believes someone from his past wants to kill him. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople
66 "Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?" October 12, 1962 Stirling Silliphant, Borden Chase and Frank Chase At California's famous Huntington Beach, Buz challenges the local surfing champ to avenge the death of a former challenger. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.
67 "Voice at the End of the Line" October 19, 1962 Larry Marcus A co-worker of Buz carries on a telephone romance with a woman he has never seen. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
68 "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing" October 26, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Old-time horror-movie icons Lon Chaney, Jr., Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre reunite at a Chicago hotel to plan a horror TV show for a new generation. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Lon Chaney Jr ( February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973) was an American Character actor, known mainly for his roles Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian
69 "Across Walnuts and Wine" November 2, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz board at an Oregon house with a strangely dysfunctional family. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
70 "Welcome to the Wedding" November 9, 1962 Howard Rodman A cold-blooded killer (Rod Steiger) escapes from police custody and takes Tod captive. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his
71 "Every Father's Daughter" (a. k. a. "Every Father's Daughter Must Weave Her Own") November 16, 1962 Anthony Lawrence Buz's employer tries to set him up with his troubled daughter. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published
72 "Poor Little Kangaroo Rat" November 23, 1962 Les Pine Tod and Buz work for a shark-hunting scientist (Leslie Nielsen) who is so obsessed with his cholesterol research he ignores his own family. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor
73 "Hey Moth, Come Eat the Flame" November 30, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Buz try to help a young boy cope with his father's alcoholism. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
74 "Only by Cunning Glimpses" December 7, 1962 Stirling Silliphant, Preston Wood A traveling medium displays an uncanny ability to predict the future, and her next prediction is for Buz's death!
75 "Where is Chick Lorimer? Where Has She Gone?" December 14, 1962 Larry Marcus, Bert Lambert Tod unwittingly helps a young woman (Vera Miles) escape from her bail bondsman. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Vera Miles (born Vera June Ralston; August 23, 1929) is an American actress known from such classic films as The Searchers
76 "Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse" December 21, 1962 Stirling Silliphant Tod once again encounters Vicki Russell (Julie Newmar) in Tennessee, where she is being courted by a cotton baron. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Julie Newmar (born August 16, 1933) is an American actress, Dancer and Singer.
77 "A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis" January 4, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod's idyllic new existence working for a prize-winning, William Faulkner-ish novelist in rural Mississippi is shattered by murder. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
78 "You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti" January 11, 1963 Shimon Wincelberg A runaway groom (Richard Basehart) in a tiny Tennessee community pretends to study local folk songs as he uses the town, its people and Tod for his own ends. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. John Richard Basehart ( August 31 1914 - September 17 1984) was an American Actor.
79 "A Gift for a Warrior" January 18, 1963 Larry Marcus and Harlan Ellison Tod and Buz try to help a German youth find his American father, unaware that the youth plans to kill the man. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor
80 "Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain" February 8, 1963 Stirling Silliphant, Jerome B. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Thomas Tod becomes romantically involved with a woman (Lois Nettleton) who gives the term "role playing" a whole new meaning. Lois June Nettleton ( August 6, 1927 &ndash January 18, 2008) was a American Actress of film stage and television
81 "Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow" February 15, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod tries to help a pair of runaway orphans. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
82 "Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Shillings to the King" February 22, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod joins a posse hunting a pair of killers near Arizona's Superstition Mountain. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
83 "In the Closing of a Trunk" March 8, 1963 Stirling Silliphant A woman returning from a long prison stay believes Tod to be her son. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
84 "The Cage Around Maria" March 15, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod comes to the rescue of a young woman who jumps into the bear pit of the Houston zoo. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
85 "Fifty Miles from Home" March 22, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod meets his new traveling partner, one Lincoln Case (Glenn Corbett) - Army Ranger and war hero, just returned from Vietnam. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Lincoln Case was a fictional character portrayed by actor Glenn Corbett on the 1960’s American prime-time drama Route 66. Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Rothenburg on August 17, 1930 in El Monte California; died on January 16, 1993 in
86 "Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine March 29, 1963 Joel Carpenter Linc becomes involved with a troubled, self-obsessed young Galveston debutante. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
87 "The Cruelest Sea of All" April 5, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod works at Florida's famous Weekee Watchee aquatic park when he meets a young woman who may be a real mermaid. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
88 "Peace, Pity, Pardon" April 12, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Linc aid Jai-Lai players in a dangerous attempt to smuggle a little girl out of Cuba. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
89 "What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant Lieutenant" April 26, 1963 Howard Rodman Linc pays a visit to his former commanding officer (Dick York) only to find that head wounds suffered in combat have regressed him back into an 8-year-old boy. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Dick York ( September 4, 1928 &ndash February 20, 1992) was an American Actor in Radio, Broadway stage
90 "But What Do You Do In March?" May 3, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Linc race speedboats as they get caught up in the rivalry between two spoiled heiresses. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
91 "Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride?" May 10, 1963 Shimon Wincelberg Linc is shanghaied by holdup men who are on their way to a wedding. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.
92 "Shadows of an Afternoon" May 17, 1963 Leonard Freeman, Alvin Sargent and Eric Scott Linc is jailed after an old woman accuses him of cruelly injuring a dog. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason.
93 "Soda Pop and Paper Flags" May 31, 1963 John McGreevey A hobo befriended by Tod and Linc is suspected of bringing a rare and deadly virus into a Missouri town. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

Fourth season (1963-1964)

Ep. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. # Title Airdate Writer Overview
94 "Two Strangers and an Old Enemy" September 27, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Linc search for a missing war hero (Jack Warden) in the Everglades. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Jack Warden ( September 18 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American
95 "Same Picture, Different Frame" October 4, 1963 Stirling Silliphant A matron (Joan Crawford) fears her ex-husband means to kill her. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture
96 "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" October 11, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Linc falls for the capricious daughter of a sawmill owner. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed
97 "Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahams?" October 18, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod gets a job working with a female acoustical engineer and finds her difficult to keep up with. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
98 "Build Your Houses With Their Backs to the Sea" October 25, 1963 Frank L. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Pierson Tod and Linc observe the grim conflict between a Maine lobster fisherman and his prodigal son (William Shatner). William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning
99 "And Make Thunder His Tribute" November 1, 1963 Lewis John Carlino Tod and Linc go to work for a raspberry farmer and find themselves in yet another father-son conflict. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi
100 "The Stone Guest" November 8, 1963 Stirling Silliphant A cave-in at a Colorado mine traps the town ne'er-do-well underground with a spinster, while Mozart's Don Giovanni plays in the town and parallels the mine tragedy. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni
101 "I Wouldn't Start From Here" November 15, 1963 Ernest Kinoy Tod and Linc help an old Vermont farmer try to stave off bankruptcy. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
102 "I'm Here to Kill a King" Originally intended for November, 1963, not broadcast during series' original run Stirling Silliphant Coincidence brings Tod together with a political assassin (also played by Martin Milner) who is his identical double. Martin Sam Milner (born December 28, 1931) is an American actor best known for his performances in two Popular Television series Filmed in Canada.
103 "A Cage in Search of a Bird" November 29, 1963 Stirling Silliphant A moll (Stefanie Powers) steals six hundred dollars from her boyfriend's poker game and then hides the money in the hubcap of Tod and Linc's car. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz on November 2, 1942) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress
104 "A Long Way From St. Louie" December 6, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Linc takes it upon himself to help out a troupe of girl musicians stranded in Toronto, Canada. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev
105 "Come Home, Greta Inger Gruenshaffen" December 13, 1963 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Linc vie for the affections of a German physical culturalist who is on a sabbatical. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
106 "93 Percent in Smiling" December 20, 1963 Alvin Sargent Tired of their parents' bickering, two young children kidnap their baby brother and set up their own "family. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. "
107 "Child of a Night" January 3, 1964 Stirling Silliphant Tod and Linc try to fulfill a dying man's wish to find the child he never knew and give her his life's savings. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
108 "Is it True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?" January 10, 1964 Alvin Sargent A young man in rural Georgia seeks to publicly humiliate a woman who was the instrument of a cruel practical joke perpetrated on him in the Army. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
109 "Like This It Means Father --- Like This - Bitter --- Like This - Tiger" January 17, 1964 Stirling Silliphant Linc runs into a former member of his Vietnam outfit - the man who got his men killed in combat. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca
110 "Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep" January 24, 1964 Stanley R. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Greenberg Linc has a full plate as he carries on a relationship with a troubled young woman while reconciling with his mother and estranged father.
111 "Cries of Persons Close to One" January 31, 1964 William Kelley and Howard Rodman Linc must take the place of an alcoholic boxer who is unable to participate in a fight. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
112 "Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl?" February 7, 1964 Joel Carpenter A shy and naive young librarian becomes infatuated with a dashing stranger, unaware he is a murderer being sought by the police. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
113 "This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You" February 14, 1964 Stirling Silliphant A former classmate of Tod's (Soupy Sales), who is now a millionaire, wants Tod and his "manservant" Linc to take his place. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman on January 8, 1926) is an American Comedian and Actor.
114 "Follow the White Dove With the Broken Wing" February 21, 1964 Alvin Sargent After accidentally killing a policeman, a troubled teenager takes Tod and Linc hostage. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland
115 "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" (Part One) March 6, 1964 Stirling Silliphant The bizarre terms of a tycoon's will mandate that Tod marry his daughter (Barbara Eden). Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead on August 23, 1934) is an American film and television actress and Singer who is best
116 "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" (Part Two) March 13, 1964 Stirling Silliphant After surviving an attempt on his life by inheritance-seekers, Tod plans a Monte Cristo-esque revenge. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.

Cultural impact

Sequel

In 1993, Route 66 was resurrected, albeit briefly. The "sequel" series followed the adventures of two friends, Nick Lewis (played by James Wilder) and Arthur Clark (Dan Cortese), one of whom (Lewis) had inherited a classic Corvette from his father, Buz Murdock. Dan Cortese (born September 14, 1967 in Sewickley Pennsylvania) is an American Actor. The new series lasted a total of four episodes on NBC before being cancelled. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's

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