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Season 2 – Route 66

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After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.
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CHRIS M @ChrisMoore May 13 I don't know about other seasons, but I obtained and watched a DVD of three episodes from Season 2 and I was underwhelmed. The stories just dragged... Though, the two actors playing the leads, did have it together for what there was to work with. All and all, this early 1960's TV show has not aged well compared to what we have to watch today. Once upon a time, there was a saying "Some guys like Fords, and some guys like Chevies). Well since this saying was in common effect in the nineteen 50's, 60's and 70s, both groups of guys has seriously shrunk. However, if you are in the latter group, you will enjoy the commerials for Chevrolet that were part of the show. See more Read all reviews
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Martin Milner

Tod Stiles

George Maharis

Buz Murdock

Peter Graves

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Ed Asner

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Julie Newmar

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Ben Johnson

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 1961 A Month of Sundays While he and Tod are working in a Montana copper mine, Buz falls in love with an actress (Anne Francis) dying from a rare blood disease. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 1961 Blue Murder The deaths of a rancher and his brother are blamed on a wild stallion with a killer reputation; guests Suzanne Pleshette, Claude Akins. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 1961 Goodnight Sweet Blues A former singer with a short time to live asks Tod and Buz to find the members of the band she sang with 30 years ago. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 1961 Birdcage on My Foot Tod agrees to help a Boston drug addict (Robert Duvall) go through withdrawal, an action that uncovers a secret from Buz's childhood. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 1961 First Class Mouliak While working in a Pittsburgh steel mill, Buz and Tod help search for a man (Robert Redford) accused of murdering his secret girlfriend. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 27, 1961 Once to Every Man Tod falls for the jet-set heiress to a Massachusetts boat-building company, unaware of her plans to quickly dispose of the family firm. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 10, 1961 The Mud Nest An apparent resemblance causes members of a Maryland family to believe Buz may be the son of a long-lost relative; guest Edward Asner. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 17, 1961 A Bridge Across Five Days Buz's sarcasm unwittingly freaks out a new office clerk at a shipbuilding plant, not knowing she's just been released from a mental hospital; Tod and Buz help her search for her daughter. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 24, 1961 Mon Petit Chou Tod falls for the singing protege of a talented but emotionally unstable teacher (Lee Marvin); directed by Sam Peckinpah. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 1, 1961 Some of the People Some of the Time Buz and Tod join up with a man (Keenan Wynn) whose traveling beauty-contests promise winners roles in movies. Directed by Robert Altman. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 8, 1961 The Thin White Line Buz and police hunt frantically for Tod, who is temporarily psychotic from the effects of an accidental drug dose; guest Sylvia Miles. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 15, 1961 And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon Tod and Buz become involved in a war between a gang leader (Martin Sheen) and his predecessor (James Caan) over the ex-leader's girl. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 29, 1961 Burning for Burning A young man's widow brings their baby to his domineering mother's farm. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 5, 1962 To Walk With the Serpent Tod and Buz agree to help federal agents and infiltrate a Boston radical group aiming to overthrow the government. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 19, 1962 A Long Piece of Mischief Two cruel rodeo riders (Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens) use unwilling Buz as part of their scheme to humiliate a handicapped rodeo clown. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 26, 1962 1800 Days to Justice An ex-con stages a trial of the man who railroaded him to jail. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 2, 1962 City of Wheels While working at a California veterans' hospital, Tod and Buz attempt to unite a bitter, paraplegic man and the nurse who loves him. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 9, 1962 How Much a Pound Is Albatross? Tod and Buz try to help a confused girl (Julie Newmar) who ran them off the road, when they learn the reasons behind her wild behavior. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 16, 1962 Aren't You Surprised to See Me? A madman threatens to kill a hostage unless the city of Dallas stops "sinning." Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 23, 1962 You Never Had It So Good A pretty and ambitious executive assistant schemes for a vice-presidency. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 2, 1962 Shoulder the Sky, My Lad A Jewish boy nearing his bar mitzvah threatens to leave his Arizona home for San Francisco after two drug addicts murder his father. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 9, 1962 Blues for the Left Foot Tod helps an old flame, a has-been dancer, make a television comeback. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 16, 1962 Go Read the River A speedboat designer retreats into his work after his wife leaves him. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 30, 1962 Even Stones Have Eyes Buz enrolls in a Texas rehabilitation center after a construction mishap leaves him blinded, possibly for life; guest Barbara Barrie. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 6, 1962 Love Is a Skinny Kid A masked, young woman (Tuesday Weld) comes to a Texas town and announces memorial services for a long-dead girl; guest Cloris Leachman. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 13, 1962 Kiss the Maiden, All Forlorn Tod and Buz, heading toward Dallas, stop to help a girl whose car has broken down; the three are kidnapped at gunpoint; the kidnappers are associates of a wanted embezzler who has come back to the U.S. to stop his daughter from becoming a nun. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 20, 1962 Two on the House A construction tycoon's 12-year-old son claims he was pushed off a boat. Details Episode 28 Aired May 4, 1962 There I Am, There I Always Am Buz meets a sophisticated girl (Joanna Moore) on Catalina Island, then must try to save her when she becomes trapped in the rising tide. Details Episode 29 Aired May 11, 1962 Between Hello and Goodbye Tod becomes involved in a psychological drama when he falls for a girl (Susan Oliver) he met in a nightclub; guest Herschel Bernardi. Details Episode 30 Aired May 18, 1962 A Feat of Strength A Hungarian wrestling champion must appear in a promoter's fake matches. Details Episode 31 Aired May 25, 1962 Hell Is Empty, All the Devils Are Here Tod goes to work for a wild-animal park, whose owner (Peter Graves) plans revenge against the man he blames for his first wife's death. Details Episode 32 Aired Jun 1, 1962 From an Enchantress Fleeing Tod, in Southern California, is working for an ultra-successful female doctor who combines psychology and dentistry; he meets a shy inventor who creates an infallible love machine with his wife. Details
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Season Info

Director
David Lowell Rich, James Sheldon, Arthur Hiller, Elliot Silverstein, David Rich, William Conrad, Robert Altman, Richard Donner, Sam Peckinpah
Executive Producer
Herbert B. Leonard
Screenwriter
Barry Trivers, Stirling Silliphant, Howard Rodman, Frank L. Moss, Will Lorin, Leonard Freeman, Frank Chase, Joseph Petracca, Gilbert Ralston, Jo Pagano
Network
CBS
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 22, 1961