Route 66 (1960)
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David Lowell Rich — Director
Episodes 23
Like a Motherless Child
Tod and Buz pick up a small boy who has run away from an orphanage. Tod wants to return the boy but Buz, who has bad memories of an orphanage, refuses. The boys also get involved with showgirls. Filming Location: Reno, Fallon, and Carson City, Nevada
Read MoreEffigy in Snow
A psychotic killer is killing women at the Squaw Valley ski resort. He leaves a body in the snow. Filming Location: Squaw Valley, California
Read MoreA Skill for Hunting
Tod stops a poacher Hump Humphrey from killing a deer. Hump then shoots out the tires of Tod's car and later frames the boys for poaching. Filming Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Read MoreThe Opponent
A has-been boxer Johnny Copa is now throwing fights. Johnny trains Buz in boxing. Filming Location: Youngstown, Ohio
Read MoreIncident on a Bridge
Buz and Tod go to work for Volovich and live at his house. Two other boarders are courting Volovich's mute daughter. Filming Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Read MoreThe Thin White Line
While at a party, Tod is accidentally given a powerful psychosis-producing drug. Buz tries to keep him from killing himself. Filming Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Read MoreA Long Piece of Mischief
Ollie Crump is a rodeo clown who is in love with Babe Hunter. Filming Location: Mesquite, Texas
Read More1800 Days to Justice
After five years in prison, David Job and his mob return to Harcourt Junction, Texas. Their mission is to take over the town and put its leading citizen Bob Harcourt on trial for sending them to jail. Filming Location: Harcourt Junction (?), Texas
Read MoreA City of Wheels
Tod and Buz work with wheel chair patients at a veteran's hospital. Nurse Lori Barton falls in love with patient Frank Madera. Filming Location: Long Beach (Veterans Hospital), California
Read MoreHow Much a Pound is Albatross
Tod and Buz meet Vicki Russell who is cruising around on her motorcycle. Vicki doesn't have a driver's license and the bike hasn't got plates. Filming Location: Tucson, Arizona
Read MoreYou Never Had It So Good
Tod and Buz are working in building construction. Tod's attempt to pick up Terry involves the boys in a corporate executive training program. Filming Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Read MoreShoulder the Sky My Lad
Tod and Buz befriend a Jewish boy whose family is a victim of anti-Semitism. Filming Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Read MoreKiss the Maiden All Forlorn
Tod and Buz meet Charles Clayton, a fugitive swindler who has returned to the US. Filming Location: Dallas, Texas
Read MoreTwo on the House
Several school children are touring Lake Erie aboard an excursion boat when ""poor little rich boy"" Ritchie McIntyre falls overboard. When Ritchie is brought back onboard the boat, he claims that he was pushed. Filming Location: Cleveland and Lake Erie, Ohio
Read MoreBetween Hello and Goodbye
Tod and Buz visit Pacific Ocean Park, a Southern California amusement park. While there they encounter a woman with two identities. Filming Location: Pacific Ocean Park, California
Read MoreA Feat of Strength
A refugee Hungarian wrestling champion finds that American wrestling has it's own set of rules when he is offered a position as a ""good guy"" wrestler. Filming Location: Los Angeles, California
Read MoreOne Tiger to a Hill
Buz and Tod hire out as deck hands on Anna Gustafson's salmon fishing trawler where Tod becomes involved with Anna's daughter. Filming Location: Astoria, Oregon
(From a contributor) The opening scene is unforgettable. Buz and Tod are driving along a sandy beach in their classic corvette while Nelson Riddle's theme song is playing in the background. Buz and Tod land jobs as fishermen and deck hands for a widower named Anna Gustafson. While at her home they get a glimpse of her beautiful daughter, Toika, who has a ""bounce in her step"" as she walks by them. Immediately Anna takes a liking for both Buz and Tod but she notices their differences. It is evident to her that Tod is college educated and the type of guy for Toika. Meanwhile, Karno, played by David Janssen, is a veteran and also the boyfriend of Toika. He despises Tod because Tod went to college while he was drafted into the war. Furthermore, Toika, who has been rejected by Karno, is drawn to Tod. When Karno sees the
Read MoreJourney to Nineveh
Tod and Buz ride into Harleyville. They meet some old comedians, including Jonah Butler, the town jinx. Filming Location: Harleyville (state?)
Read MoreMan Out of Time
In Chicago, Tod and Buz encounter Harry Wender, a frightened 1930's gangster who has outlived his time. Filming Location: Chicago, Illinois
Read MoreVoice at the End of the Line
Tod and Buz encounter a downtrodden stock clerk who is involved in a telephone romance. Filming Location: Chicago, Illinois
Read MoreA Gift for a Warrior
Tod and Buz meet Lars, a German sailor in Tijuana who is looking for his father Ralph and is carrying a gun. Filming Location: Chula Vista and San Diego, California
Read MoreSuppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain
Tod is carrying his new credit card around Los Angeles, and is being followed around Los Angeles by Diane. She asks him for a date and then steals the credit card. Filming Location: Los Angeles, California
Read MoreSomehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow
Tod meets Joby, who steals his wallet. Corelli is a social worker who helps out. Filming Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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