List of Route 66 episodes

This is a list of episodes of the television series Route 66.

Series overview[edit]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
130October 7, 1960 (1960-10-07)June 16, 1961 (1961-06-16)
232September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22)June 1, 1962 (1962-06-01)
331September 21, 1962 (1962-09-21)May 24, 1963 (1963-05-24)
423September 27, 1963 (1963-09-27)March 20, 1964 (1964-03-20)

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (1960–61)[edit]

No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Black November"Philip LeacockStirling SilliphantOctober 7, 1960 (1960-10-07)
Tod Stiles and Buz Murdock stop in the remote town of Garth, whose residents are determined to hide a terrible secret.[1]
22"A Lance of Straw"Roger KayStirling SilliphantOctober 14, 1960 (1960-10-14)
Tod and Buz work as deck hands on a shrimp boat where they deal with a hurricane and their employer (Janice Rule)'s jealous suitor (Nico Minardos).
33"The Swan Bed"Elliot SilversteinStirling SilliphantOctober 21, 1960 (1960-10-21)
Tod and Buz arrive in New Orleans where they encounter a waspish woman (Betty Field), a band of smugglers and a parrot-fever epidemic.
44"The Man on the Monkey Board"Roger KayStirling SilliphantOctober 28, 1960 (1960-10-28)
A concentration-camp victim finds his Nazi tormentor at an offshore-drilling barge where Tod and Buz happen to be working. Actors Ed Asner, Lew Ayres, Roger C. Carmel, Michael Conrad, Bruce Dern, Barnard Hughes, and Alfred Ryder all appear in this episode.
55"The Strengthening Angels"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantNovember 4, 1960 (1960-11-04)
Tod and Buz attempt to stop a sheriff from getting revenge on the woman who murdered his brother.
66"Ten Drops of Water"Philip LeacockHoward RodmanNovember 11, 1960 (1960-11-11)
Tod and Buz try to help a beleaguered brother (Burt Brinckerhoff) and sister (Deborah Walley) save their drought-ridden Utah ranch.
77"Three Sides"Philip LeacockStirling SilliphantNovember 18, 1960 (1960-11-18)
Tod and Buz come to the aid of a wealthy Oregon rancher (E.G. Marshall) whose irresponsible children are wreaking havoc in his life and on his lands. Location: Grants Pass, OR
88"Legacy for Lucia"Philip LeacockStory by : Melvin Levy and Stirling Silliphant
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
November 25, 1960 (1960-11-25)
A Sicilian woman (Arlene Martel) arrives in Oregon to sell the "deed" to the state given to her by a GI during World War II so she can raise money for her church.
99"Layout at Glen Canyon"Elliot SilversteinStirling SilliphantDecember 2, 1960 (1960-12-02)
Buz and Tod are assigned to guard a group of models.[2]
1010"The Beryllium Eater"Alvin GanzerRichard CollinsDecember 9, 1960 (1960-12-09)
An elderly prospector (Edgar Buchanan)'s luck changes – for the worse – when he strikes a rich ore vein.
1111"A Fury Slinging Flame"Elliot SilversteinStirling SilliphantDecember 30, 1960 (1960-12-30)
A scientist (Leslie Nielsen) declares his intention to stay in the Carisbad Caverns until a nuclear war is over.
1212"Sheba"William ClaxtonStirling SilliphantJanuary 6, 1961 (1961-01-06)
Tod and Buz help a widow (Whitney Blake) who's been framed for theft by a ruthless cattleman (Lee Marvin).
1313"The Quick and the Dead"Alvin GanzerStory by : Charles Beaumont and Jerry Sohl
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
January 13, 1961 (1961-01-13)
Tod and Buz head to Riverside Raceway and gets involved with a family on opposite sides of the father's future as a race-car driver.
1414"Play It Glissando"Lewis AllenStirling SilliphantJanuary 20, 1961 (1961-01-20)
A jazz trumpeter (Jack Lord) is accused of trying to murder his wife (Anne Francis).
1515"The Clover Throne"Arthur HillerHerman MeadowJanuary 27, 1961 (1961-01-27)
A date farmer (Jack Warden)'s ward (Anne Helm) is planning to leave him and a new road is about to cut through his property.
1616"Fly Away Home: Part 1"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantFebruary 10, 1961 (1961-02-10)
A pilot (Michael Rennie) who believes he's a jinx attempts to help a widow and her daughter save their crop-dusting business from financial trouble.
1717"Fly Away Home: Part 2"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantFebruary 17, 1961 (1961-02-17)
Summers (Michael Rennie) accepts a dangerous crop-dusting job in order to save the company for which he works from having to close down.
1818"Sleep on Four Pillows"Ted PostStirling SilliphantFebruary 24, 1961 (1961-02-24)
Tod and Buz stop in Los Angeles where they encounter a teenager (Patty McCormack) who claims to be on the run from the mob.
1919"An Absence of Tears"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 3, 1961 (1961-03-03)
Tod and Buz meet a blind woman (Martha Hyer) bent on killing the people who murdered her husband.
2020"Like a Motherless Child"David Lowell RichStory by : Betty Andrews
Teleplay by : Howard Rodman
March 17, 1961 (1961-03-17)
Buz deals with long-suppressed memories of living in an orphanage when he and Tod cross paths with a runaway orphan (played by Benedict Herrman) in Nevada. Sylvia Sidney and Jack Weston appear in prominent roles in a separate storyline.
2121"Effigy in Snow"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 24, 1961 (1961-03-24)
A deranged killer (Scott Marlowe) terrorizes a ski lodge in Squaw Valley.
2222"Eleven, the Hard Way"William A. GrahamGeorge Clayton JohnsonApril 7, 1961 (1961-04-07)
Tod and Buz, driving through Nevada, help protect the bankroll of two men who are from the dried up mining town of Broken Knee. The two men are heading to Reno to try to win enough money at the craps to fund a project that could save their town. Edward Andrews and Walter Matthau guest star.
2323"Most Vanquished, Most Victorious"William Dario FarallaStirling SilliphantApril 14, 1961 (1961-04-14)
Tod's Aunt Kitty (Beatrice Straight) wants to see her long-lost daughter before she dies, sending him and Buz on a depressing search through the slums of Los Angeles.
2424"Don't Count Stars"Paul WendkosStirling SilliphantApril 28, 1961 (1961-04-28)
A drunk is wasting his young ward's inheritance.
2525"The Newborn"Arthur HillerStory by : Herb Purdum
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
May 5, 1961 (1961-05-05)
Tod and Buz encounter a pregnant Indian girl on the run from her tyrannical father-in-law.
2626"A Skill for Hunting"David Lowell RichJack Turley and Milton GelmanMay 12, 1961 (1961-05-12)
Tod and Buz face the wrath of a trucking tycoon (Gene Evans) determined to expand his business.
2727"Trap at Cordova"Arthur HillerStory by : Joseph Vogel
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
May 26, 1961 (1961-05-26)
Tod and Buz are convicted of a violating a local law in a small New Mexico town where they're sentenced to teach a year of school.
2828"The Opponent"David Lowell RichStory by : Leonard Freeman
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
June 2, 1961 (1961-06-02)
Buz's boyhood idol, a one-time boxing champ, is now barely ekeing out a career as a washed-up, easy-to-defeat "opponent". Featuring Darren McGavin, Ed Asner, and Lois Nettleton.
2929"Welcome to Amity"Arthur HillerWill LorinJune 9, 1961 (1961-06-09)
The residents of small town band together to stop a young woman (Susan Oliver) from burying her despised mother in the local cemetery. Location: Amity, Ohio.
3030"Incident on a Bridge"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantJune 16, 1961 (1961-06-16)
Tod and Buz watch as a pair of violent, quick-tempered men compete for the hand of their landlord's mute daughter.

Season 2 (1961–62)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
311"A Month of Sundays"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantSeptember 22, 1961 (1961-09-22)
Buz courts an actress (Anne Francis), unaware that she only has three weeks to live.
322"Blue Murder"Arthur HillerStory by : Wilbur Daniel Steele
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
September 29, 1961 (1961-09-29)
A wild stallion is the prime suspect in series of brutal murders.
333"Good Night, Sweet Blues"Jack SmightStory by : Leonard Freeman and Will Lorin
Teleplay by : Will Lorin
October 6, 1961 (1961-10-06)
Tod and Buz go coast-to-coast to find a dying singer (Ethel Waters)'s old band.
344"Birdcage on My Foot"Elliot SilversteinStory by : Stirling Silliphant and Elliot Silverstein
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
October 13, 1961 (1961-10-13)
Tod tries to rehabilitate a hostile drug addict (Robert Duvall).
355"First Class Mouliak"William ConradJohn VlahosOctober 20, 1961 (1961-10-20)
A Cleveland girl's death sets off a search for her boyfriend (Robert Redford), who must explain that her death was an accident before he pays the ultimate price at the hands of the girl's father (Martin Balsam). Location: Cleveland, OH
366"Once to Every Man"Arthur HillerFrank L. MossOctober 27, 1961 (1961-10-27)
A globe-trotting heiress on the run falls in love with Tod.
377"The Mud Nest"James SheldonStory by : Leonard Freeman
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
November 10, 1961 (1961-11-10)
Buz thinks he may have found his mother when he and Tod stop in a small Maryland town.
388"A Bridge Across Five Days"Richard DonnerHoward RodmanNovember 17, 1961 (1961-11-17)
Tod and Buz befriend a woman (Nina Foch) who has just been released from a mental institute.
399"Mon Petit Chou"Sam PeckinpahStirling SilliphantNovember 24, 1961 (1961-11-24)
Tod takes action when an impresario, haunted by the memory of his cheating wife, mistreats his protégée.
4010"Some of the People, Some of the Time"Robert AltmanStirling SilliphantDecember 1, 1961 (1961-12-01)
Max Coyle promises a movie role to the winner of a beauty contest.
4111"The Thin White Line"David Lowell RichStory by : Jordan Brotman & Bill Stine
Teleplay by : Leonard Freeman
December 8, 1961 (1961-12-08)
Tod's drink is spiked with a hallucinatory drug, making him a danger to himself and to others.
4212"And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon"Elliot SilversteinFrank L. MossDecember 15, 1961 (1961-12-15)
Tod and Buz get caught up in a gang war as they try to help a harried social worker.
4313"Burning for Burning"Charles HaasStirling SilliphantDecember 29, 1961 (1961-12-29)
A widow tries to make amends with her bitter mother-in-law.
4414"To Walk with the Serpent"James SheldonWill LorinJanuary 5, 1962 (1962-01-05)
Tod and Buz help an FBI agent stop a madman from setting off a bomb in Boston.
4515"A Long Piece of Mischief"David Lowell RichStory by : Richard Shapiro and Esther Mayesh
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
January 19, 1962 (1962-01-19)
Tod and Buz come to the aid of a rodeo clown whom no one takes seriously, especially the woman he loves.
4616"1800 Days to Justice"David Lowell RichJo PaganoJanuary 26, 1962 (1962-01-26)
An ex-con convinces a small-town to organise the trial of the man who was responsible for wrongly putting him in jail.
4717"A City of Wheels"David Lowell RichFrank ChaseFebruary 2, 1962 (1962-02-02)
A beautiful woman tries to help a paraplegic out of self-pity and frustration.
4818"How Much a Pound Is Albatross?"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantFebruary 9, 1962 (1962-02-09)
Tod falls for a flaky female motorcyclist (Julie Newmar).
4919"Aren't You Surprised to See Me?"James SheldonStirling SilliphantFebruary 16, 1962 (1962-02-16)
A religious madman takes Buz hostage and threatens to kill him unless the people of Dallas go a full day without committing sin.
5020"You Never Had It So Good"James SheldonStory by : Frank L. Moss
Teleplay by : Frank L. Moss and Stirling Silliphant
February 23, 1962 (1962-02-23)
Buz is promoted to an executive position at a large construction factory.
5121"Shoulder the Sky My Lad"David Lowell RichMort ThawMarch 2, 1962 (1962-03-02)
Tod and Buz pursue a 13-year-old boy who ran away following his father's murder.
5222"Blues for a Left Foot"Arthur HillerLeonard FreemanMarch 9, 1962 (1962-03-09)
Tod helps an old girlfriend whose dancing career is in jeopardy.
5323"Go Read the River"Arthur HillerStirling SilliphantMarch 16, 1962 (1962-03-16)
Tod tries to help a girl make peace with her estranged father.
5424"Even Stones Have Eyes"Robert GistBarry TriversMarch 30, 1962 (1962-03-30)
Buz loses his sight in an accident at a construction company where he's working.
5525"Love Is a Skinny Kid"James SheldonStirling SilliphantApril 6, 1962 (1962-04-06)
The arrival of a masked girl in a small Texas town sets off a series of chaotic events.
5626"Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantApril 13, 1962 (1962-04-13)
An embezzler (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) returns from his sanctuary abroad to stop his daughter (Zina Bethune) from becoming a nun.
5727"Two on the House"David Lowell RichGilbert RalstonApril 20, 1962 (1962-04-20)
A construction tycoon has no time for his 12-year-old son, even when he receives a letter threatening the boy's life.
5828"There I Am, There I Always Am"John NewlandStirling SilliphantMay 4, 1962 (1962-05-04)
Buz tries to rescue a girl trapped between two rocks off the coast of Catalina Island.
5929"Between Hello and Goodbye"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantMay 11, 1962 (1962-05-11)
Tod falls in love with an emotionally disturbed woman whose life is oddly connected with that of her lookalike sister.
6030"A Feat of Strength"David Lowell RichStory by : Everett DeBaum
Teleplay by : Howard Rodman and Joseph Petracca
May 18, 1962 (1962-05-18)
A wrestling promoter is in love with the wife of the wrestler he's attempting to free from a Hungarian prison.
6131"Hell Is Empty, All the Devils Are Here"Paul StanleyStirling SilliphantMay 25, 1962 (1962-05-25)
The owner of an animal exhibition (Peter Graves) plots to avenge the death of his first wife.
6232"From an Enchantress Fleeing"William A. GrahamStory by : Abram S. Ginnes
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
June 1, 1962 (1962-06-01)
Tod tries to reconcile a successful dentist with her husband.

Season 3 (1962–63)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
631"One Tiger to a Hill"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantSeptember 21, 1962 (1962-09-21)
Tod and Buz clash with a fisherman whose wartime experiences have turned him against mankind.
642"Journey to Nineveh"David Lowell RichWilliam R. CoxSeptember 28, 1962 (1962-09-28)
Buz and Tod arrive in Harleyville, Missouri, where they deal with the town jinx (Buster Keaton).
653"Man Out of Time"David Lowell RichLarry MarcusOctober 5, 1962 (1962-10-05)
An ex-gangster (Luther Adler) believes there's a price on his head as soon as he's released from jail.
664"Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?"Robert GistStory by : Borden Chase and Frank Chase
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
October 12, 1962 (1962-10-12)
Buz is tricked into challenging a surfing champ to a dangerous ride that got another youth killed.
675"Voice at the End of the Line"David Lowell RichLarry MarcusOctober 19, 1962 (1962-10-19)
Buz helps a shy man prepare to meet a girl he only knows over the phone.
686"Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing"Robert GistStirling SilliphantOctober 26, 1962 (1962-10-26)
Buz gets a job overseeing a secretaries' convention, while Tod has to moderate a meeting between Lon Chaney Jr., Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre.
697"Across Walnuts and Wine"Herbert B. LeonardStirling SilliphantNovember 2, 1962 (1962-11-02)
Tod and Buz meet a struggling businesswoman (Nina Foch) who attends daily seances to solve her problems.
708"Welcome to the Wedding"George ShermanHoward RodmanNovember 9, 1962 (1962-11-09)
A sociopath murderer (Rod Steiger) who says he has no feelings and has never known remorse takes Tod hostage at gunpoint to hunt for hidden loot.
719"Every Father's Daughter a.k.a Every Father's Daughter Must Weave Her Own"Richard L. BareAnthony LawrenceNovember 16, 1962 (1962-11-16)
Buz falls for a girl (Madlyn Rhue) caught between her overprotective father (Jack Kruschen) and self-righteous brother (Robert Drivas).
7210"Poor Little Kangaroo Rat"Walter E. GraumanLes PineNovember 23, 1962 (1962-11-23)
A doctor hires Buz and Tod to capture sharks for his cholesterol research.
7311"Hey Moth, Come Eat the Flame"James SheldonStirling SilliphantNovember 30, 1962 (1962-11-30)
Tod and Buz try to help a teenager deal with his father's alcoholism.
7412"Only by Cunning Glimpses"Tom GriesStory by : Stirling Silliphant and Preston Wood
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
December 7, 1962 (1962-12-07)
Tod tries to disprove a spiritualist (Lois Smith)'s prediction that he will kill Buz.
7513"Where Is Chick Lorrimer? Where Has He Gone?"George ShermanStory by : Bert Lambert
Teleplay by : Larry Marcus
December 14, 1962 (1962-12-14)
Tod tries to find a fast-talking strip teaser he unknowingly helped escape from a surly bail bondsman.
7614"Give an Old Cat a Tender Mouse"Tom GriesStirling SilliphantDecember 21, 1962 (1962-12-21)
A persistent policeman helps Tod stay just one step behind Vicki Russell.
7715"A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis"Tom GriesStirling SilliphantJanuary 4, 1963 (1963-01-04)
Tod investigates the murder of a man who was supposedly unfaithful to his wife.
7816"You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti"Robert Ellis MillerShimon WincelbergJanuary 11, 1963 (1963-01-11)
A country girl falls for a man who's broken a lot of hearts.
7917"A Gift for a Warrior"David Lowell RichTelevision Story and Teleplay: Larry Marcus
Based on a story by: Harlan Ellison
January 18, 1963 (1963-01-18)
A young German sailor sets out to find his father and kill him.
8018"Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain"David Lowell RichStory by : Jerome B. Thomas
Teleplay by : Stirling Silliphant
February 8, 1963 (1963-02-08)
Tod looks for a girl (Lois Nettleton) who uses a different alias every time he sees her.
8119"Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow"David Lowell RichStirling SilliphantFebruary 15, 1963 (1963-02-15)
Tod befriends a 13-year-old boy and inadvertently worsens the boy's troubled relationship with his foster parents.
8220"Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Shillings to the King"Tom GriesStirling SilliphantFebruary 22, 1963 (1963-02-22)
Tod joins a posse when he witnesses a brutal murder.
8321"In the Closing of a Trunk"Ralph SenenskyStirling SilliphantMarch 8, 1963 (1963-03-08)
After 27 years in prison, a woman (Ruth Roman) returns to a village in the Gulf Coast to find her son while facing continuing hostility in the village.
8422"The Cage Around Maria"George ShermanJesse SandlerMarch 15, 1963 (1963-03-15)
Maria Cardenas (Elizabeth Ashley) intends to commit suicide when she finds herself caught between her amorous stepfather (Mario Alcalde), her invalid mother (Beatrice Straight), and Tod.
8523"Fifty Miles from Home"James SheldonStirling SilliphantMarch 22, 1963 (1963-03-22)
Vietnam War hero Linc Case has trouble living up to his reputation, especially when he gets into a brawl with a youth.
8624"Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine"Ralph SenenskyJoel CarpenterMarch 29, 1963 (1963-03-29)
Linc falls for a woman (Anne Helm) with periodic journeys into an imaginary world.
8725"The Cruelest Sea of All"James SheldonStirling SilliphantApril 5, 1963 (1963-04-05)
A mysterious show swimmer (Diane Baker) falls for Tod. She's reluctant to talk about her past and Tod can't believe some of what she does reveal. Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
8826"Peace, Pity, Pardon"Robert Ellis MillerStirling SilliphantApril 12, 1963 (1963-04-12)
A Cuban supports Castro's government, while his brothers oppose it.
8927"What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant Lieutenant"James GoldstoneHoward RodmanApril 26, 1963 (1963-04-26)
Linc attempts to help his former Army platoon leader Lt. School (Dick York), whose war injuries have left him permanently with the mind of a seven-year-old.
9028"But What Do You Do in March?"Robert Ellis MillerStirling SilliphantMay 3, 1963 (1963-05-03)
Tod hunts down the speedboat driver who wrecked his dinghy then he and Linc get mixed up with two rich spoiled women (Janice Rule and Susan Kohner). Location: Tierra Verde, FL
9129"Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride?"James GoldstoneShimon WincelbergMay 10, 1963 (1963-05-10)
Linc is suspected of being a thief when a pair of hoodlums (Albert Salmi and Rip Torn) force him at gunpoint to drive their getaway car.
9230"Shadows of an Afternoon"James SheldonStory by : Leonard Freeman and Eric Scott
Teleplay by : Leonard Freeman and Alvin Sargent
May 17, 1963 (1963-05-17)
In a small Florida town, Linc is thrown in jail on a false charge of hurting a dog, whose life he actually saved.
9331"Soda Pop and Paper Flags"Fred JackmanJohn McGreeveyMay 24, 1963 (1963-05-24)
An epidemic breaks out in a Midwestern town where Tod, Linc and a drifter (Chester Morris) are working -- and one of them is suspected of being the carrier. Locations: Highland, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri.

Season 4 (1963–64)[edit]

No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
941"Two Strangers and an Old Enemy"Walter E. GraumanStirling SilliphantSeptember 27, 1963 (1963-09-27)
A Japanese man (Sessue Hayakawa) joins the search for a pilot who crashed in the Everglades, their lives somehow connected. Location: Cape Coral, FL
952"Same Picture, Different Frame"Philip LeacockStirling SilliphantOctober 4, 1963 (1963-10-04)
A distraught woman (Joan Crawford) is on the run from her deranged ex-husband whom she believes is bent on murdering her. Location: Poland Spring, ME
963"Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are"Alvin GanzerStory by : Richard Jessup
Teleplay by : Anthony Basta and Stirling Silliphant
October 11, 1963 (1963-10-11)
Tod prepares for the worst when Linc falls for a fickle French-Canadian girl (Diane Baker).
974"Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms?"Allen MinerStirling SilliphantOctober 18, 1963 (1963-10-18)
Linc gets ready to judge a beauty contest, while Tod attempts to keep up with a tireless acoustical engineer (Tammy Grimes) who lacks some important social skills. Location: Minneapolis, MN
985"Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the Sea"Frank R. PiersonFrank R. PiersonOctober 25, 1963 (1963-10-25)
Ted and Linc get caught in the middle of a feud between a fisherman (Pat Hingle) and his son (William Shatner). Location: Portland, ME
996"And Make Thunder His Tribute"Leonard HornLewis John CarlinoNovember 1, 1963 (1963-11-01)
A stubborn farmer (J. Carrol Naish) constantly clashes with his rebellious son (Lou Antonio).
1007"The Stone Guest"Allen MinerStirling SilliphantNovember 8, 1963 (1963-11-08)
In Colorado, an opera troupe's production of Don Giovanni is topped by an off-stage affair between a philandering miner (Lee Philips) and a lonely woman (Jo Van Fleet).
1018"I Wouldn't Start from Here"Allen MinerErnest KinoyNovember 15, 1963 (1963-11-15)
Tod and Linc work for an elderly New England farmer (Parker Fennelly) trying to make a living. Location: Newfane, VT
1029"A Cage in Search of a Bird"James SheldonStirling SilliphantNovember 29, 1963 (1963-11-29)[a]
An elderly uncaught bank robber wants to bestow his illicit fortune on a dicey woman (Stefanie Powers) who is on the run from her fellow cardsharp boyfriend (Alex Cord). Location: Denver & Golden, CO
10310"A Long Way from St. Louie"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantDecember 6, 1963 (1963-12-06)
Linc tries to help five women who've been sent out into the cold by an unfeeling hotel manager. Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10411"Come Home, Greta Inger Gruenchaffen"Philip LeacockJoel CarpenterDecember 13, 1963 (1963-12-13)
Tod and Linc compete for the attentions of physical culturist Greta Inger Gruenchaffen (Tammy Grimes). Location: Mt. Snow, VT
10512"93 Percent in Smiling"Philip LeacockStory by : Walter Brough and Alvin Sargent
Teleplay by : Alvin Sargent
December 20, 1963 (1963-12-20)
After years of nomadic living in a mobile home due to their father (Albert Salmi)'s inability to satisfactorily provide for his family, two children decide to give their baby brother a better life in an empty house.
10613"Child of a Night"Allen MinerStirling SilliphantJanuary 3, 1964 (1964-01-03)
Linc is sent on a mission to deliver $38,000 to a dying man (Herschel Bernardi)'s child. Location: Savannah, GA. Daniel J. Travanti, early in his career, plays Marty Johnson.
10714"Is It True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?"John PeyserAlvin SargentJanuary 10, 1964 (1964-01-10)
Simon Devereaux (Geoffrey Horne) returns home from his humiliating experiences in the Army and sets out to shield his father Amos (Crahan Denton) and sister Olivia (E. J. Peaker) from "city folks". Olivia is bored with small-town life and wants to experience the rest of the world. Location: Midville, GA
10815"Like This It Means Father, Like This Bitter, Like This Tiger"Jeffrey HaydenStirling SilliphantJanuary 17, 1964 (1964-01-17)
Linc ruins a coward (Larry Blyden)'s attempts at burying his past. Location: Savannah, GA
10916"Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep"Allen ReisnerStanley R. GreenbergJanuary 24, 1964 (1964-01-24)
Linc falls for a woman (Barbara Mattes) seeking to be independent of her possessive brother (James Coburn). Location: Minneapolis, MN
11017"Cries of Persons Close to One"Allen MinerStory by : William Kelley
Teleplay by : Howard Rodman
January 31, 1964 (1964-01-31)
A third-rate fighter throws fits of depression and violent outbursts after years of alcoholism.
11118"Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl?"Jeffrey HaydenJoel CarpenterFebruary 7, 1964 (1964-02-07)
A murderer (Lee Philips) wants a librarian (Lois Smith) to help him escape the authorities. Location: Daytona Beach, FL
11219"This Is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantFebruary 14, 1964 (1964-02-14)
Several "desperately sick" women plot to exploit a millionaire's weakness for ill people. Location: The Ponce de Leon Hotel, St. Augustine, FL
11320"Follow the White Dove with the Broken Wing"Denis SandersAlvin SargentFebruary 21, 1964 (1964-02-21)
A disturbed teenager (Lee Kinsolving) kills his only friend by accident and becomes the target of an angry posse. Location: St. Augustine, FL
11421"Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 6, 1964 (1964-03-06)
Tod must get married in order to receive $100,000. Location: Tampa Bay area, FL
11522"Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2"Alvin GanzerStirling SilliphantMarch 13, 1964 (1964-03-13)
Now that Tod is married to Margo Tiffin (Barbara Eden) his life is endangered by his greedy new in-laws. Location: Tampa Bay area, FL
11623"I'm Here to Kill a King"Allen ReisnerStirling SilliphantMarch 20, 1964 (1964-03-20)
A hired assassin bears a remarkable resemblance to Tod. Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Originally scheduled for November 22, 1963, but delayed due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Route 66 (TV series) – Black November (1960)". IMDb. October 7, 1960. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Route 66 (TV series) – Layout at Glen Canyon (1960)". IMDb. November 2, 1960. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Previews by TV Scout". The Cincinnati Post. November 22, 1963.

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