Route 66

Route 66

1960
Route 66
Route 66

Route 66

7.7 | TV-Y7 | en | Drama

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays on CBS from October 7, 1960 to March 20, 1964. It starred Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and, for the first two and a half seasons, George Maharis as Buz Murdock. 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. Among the series more notable aspects were the featured Corvette convertible, and the program's instrumental theme song, which became a major pop hit.

View More

Seasons & Episodes

4
3
2
1
EP23  Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2)
Mar. 13,1964
Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2)

Believing that Tod has been killed, Linc and Margo set out to catch his murderer. Tod turns up alive and marries Margo. Linc leaves the Corvette with Tod. Filming Location: Tampa, Florida

EP22  Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)
Mar. 06,1964
Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)

In Florida, Tod and Linc meet the Tiffins, a family of con men and criminals who are squabbling over a will. Tod becomes involved romantically with family member Margo who stands to inherit the money if she marries. Tod is thrown off a bridge. Filming Location: Tampa, Florida

EP21  I'm Here to Kill a King
Mar. 20,1964
I'm Here to Kill a King

Tod is vacationing by himself in Canada near Niagara Falls. He meets a professional assassin who looks exactly like him. Middle-Eastern plotters have hired the assassin to kill their king and he plans to do so with a high-powered sniper rifle. The assassin complains to Tod that his deprived childhood has caused him to become what he is. Filming Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

EP20  Follow the White Dove With the Broken Wing
Feb. 21,1964
Follow the White Dove With the Broken Wing

A disturbed teenager kills his friend. Filming Location: Unknown

EP19  This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You
Feb. 14,1964
This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You

Tod and Linc meet Harlan Livingston III, a naive millionaire who is surrounded by women who are pretending to be hurt. Filming Location: St. Augustine, Florida

EP18  Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl
Feb. 07,1964
Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl

Tod and Linc encounter a Daytona Florida librarian and a murderer. Filming Location: Daytona Beach, Florida

EP17  Cries of Persons Close to One
Jan. 31,1964
Cries of Persons Close to One

Tod and Linc meet Tank, a boxer who likes rum, and Tank's girlfriend Gaybee. Filming Location: Unknown

EP16  Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep
Jan. 24,1964
Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep

Link stops Nola Nielsen from committing suicide and romances her. Her possessive brother Hamar dissaproves. Filming Location: Minneapolis, MN

EP15  Like This It Means Father, Like This Bitter, Like This Tiger
Jan. 17,1964
Like This It Means Father, Like This Bitter, Like This Tiger

Linc beats up a man (Cam) in a Georgia bar. The man was in Linc's unit in Vietnam and his cowardice in battle caused the death of a Vietnamese girl. Filming Location: Savannah, Georgia

EP14  Is it True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?
Jan. 10,1964
Is it True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?

Tod and Linc work on a neon sign in a small Georgia town. Simon rips the sign down. Filming Location: Savannah, Georgia

EP13  Child of a Night
Jan. 03,1964
Child of a Night

Tod and Linc witness a plane crash and a dying passenger asks Linc to deliver money to a child in Savannah. Filming Location: Savannah, Georgia

EP12  93 Percent in Smiling
Dec. 20,1963
93 Percent in Smiling

Two children leave their little brother on a doorstep. Filming Location: Erie Canal

EP11  Come Home Greta Inger Gruenchaffen
Dec. 13,1963
Come Home Greta Inger Gruenchaffen

Tod and Linc meet physical culturist Greta. Filming Location: Mt. Snow, Vermont and Buffalo, New York (?)

EP10  A Long Way From St. Louie
Dec. 06,1963
A Long Way From St. Louie

Tod and Linc encounter five lady instrumentalists in Toronto. Filming Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

EP9  A Cage in Search of a Bird
Nov. 29,1963
A Cage in Search of a Bird

Tod and Linc meet Stephanie. Filming Location: Denver, Colorado.

EP8  I Wouldn't Start From Here
Nov. 15,1963
I Wouldn't Start From Here

Tod and Linc work for a Vermont farmer and get involved in a pulling horse race. Filming Location: Vermont

EP7  The Stone Guest
Nov. 08,1963
The Stone Guest

Spinster Hazel comes to Colorado. She meets Ben Beldon, who was in the Army with Linc. Ben is now a miner amd a trouble-maker. Ben and Hazel get trapped in a mine. Filming Location: Central City, Colorado

EP6  And Make Thunder His Tribute
Nov. 01,1963
And Make Thunder His Tribute

Tod and Linc meet Mike Donato, an eccentric raspberry farmer. Filming Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

EP5  Build Your Houses With Their Backs to the Sea
Oct. 25,1963
Build Your Houses With Their Backs to the Sea

Tod and Linc go fishing for lobsters with Thayer Faxon. Thayer's problem son Mamomsha returns to cause more trouble. Filming Location: Maine coast

EP4  Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms
Oct. 18,1963
Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms

Tod and Linc work at a beauty contest with Celli who is an acoustical engineer. Filming Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

EP3  Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
Oct. 11,1963
Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are

In Maine, Tod and Linc work at a sawmill and board with a French Canadian one-armed former logger Poppa and his beautiful daughter Marie. Marie tries to be what ever a man wants her to be. Marie and Link are having a romance and Marie tells Tod "I'm going to hurt your friend". Sailor Jack arrives in town between ships and has a fling with Marie. Marie decides to leave home to "find herself" but Tod and Linc talk her out of it.

EP2  Same Picture, Different Frame
Oct. 04,1963
Same Picture, Different Frame

Tod and Linc encounter Morgan Harper who is back to reopen an estate. Her psycho husband Eric is back to kill her. Filming Location: Poland Springs, Maine

EP1  Two Strangers and an Old Enemy
Sep. 27,1963
Two Strangers and an Old Enemy

While in a Florida swamp, Tod and Linc meet Major Barben, an American World War II ace and Takasuka, a Japanese officer who are still fighting the war. Filming Location: Everglades and Cape Coral, Florida

SEE MORE
SEE MORE
SEE MORE
SEE MORE
7.7 | TV-Y7 | en | Drama , Crime
Synopsis

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays on CBS from October 7, 1960 to March 20, 1964. It starred Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and, for the first two and a half seasons, George Maharis as Buz Murdock. 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. Among the series more notable aspects were the featured Corvette convertible, and the program's instrumental theme song, which became a major pop hit.

...... View More
Cast

Glenn Corbett

Director

Producted By

Screen Gems Television , Lancer Productions Limited