Route 66

1960 • CBS
4.6
40 reviews
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Season 4 episodes (23)

1 Two Strangers and an Old Enemy
9/27/63
Tod and Linc search for a missing war hero in the Everglades.
2 Same Picture, Different Frame
10/4/63
A matron fears her ex-husband means to kill her.
3 Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
10/11/63
Linc falls for the capricious daughter of a sawmill owner.
4 Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms?
10/18/63
Tod gets a job working with a female acoustical engineer and finds her difficult to keep up with.
5 Build Your Houses With Their Backs to the Sea
10/25/63
Tod and Linc observe the grim conflict between a Maine lobster fisherman and his prodigal son.
6 And Make Thunder His Tribute
11/1/63
Tod and Linc go to work for a raspberry farmer and find themselves in yet another father-son conflict.
7 The Stone Guest
11/8/63
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.
8 I Wouldn't Start From Here
11/15/63
Tod and Linc help an old Vermont farmer try to stave off bankruptcy.
9 A Cage in Search of a Bird
11/28/63
A moll steals six hundred dollars from her boyfriend's poker game and then hides the money in the hubcap of Tod and Linc's car.
10 A Long Way From St. Louie
12/5/63
Linc takes it upon himself to help out a quintet of girl musicians stranded in Toronto, Canada.
11 Come Home Greta Inger Gruenschaffen
12/12/63
Tod and Linc vie for the affections of a German physical culturalist who is on a sabbatical.
12 93 Percent Smiling
12/19/63
Tired of their parents' bickering, two young children kidnap their baby brother and set up their own "family."
13 Child of a Night
1/2/64
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.
14 Is It True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?
1/9/64
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.
15 Like This It Means Father, Like This Bitter, Like This Tiger
1/16/64
Linc runs into a former member of his Vietnam outfit - the man who got his men killed in combat.
16 Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep
1/23/64
Linc has a full plate as he carries on a relationship with a troubled young woman while reconciling with his mother and estranged father.
17 Cries of a Person Close to One
1/30/64
Linc must take the place of an alcoholic boxer who is unable to participate in a fight.
18 Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl?
2/6/64
A shy and naive young librarian becomes infatuated with a dashing stranger, unaware he is a murderer being sought by the police.
19 This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You
2/13/64
A former classmate of Tod's, who is now a millionaire, wants Tod and his "manservant" Linc to take his place.
20 Follow the White Dove With the Broken Wing
2/20/64
After accidentally killing a policeman, a troubled teenager takes Tod and Linc hostage.
21 Where There's a Will, There's a Way, Part 1
3/5/64
The bizarre terms of a tycoon's will mandate that Tod marry his daughter. Filmed in Tampa.
22 Where There's a Will, There's a Way, Part 2
3/12/64
After surviving an attempt on his life by inheritance-seekers, Tod plans a Monte Cristo-esque revenge. Filmed in Tampa.
23 I'm Here to Kill a King
3/19/64
Coincidence brings Tod together with a political assassin who is his identical double. Filmed in Canada.

About this show

One of the most brilliant dramas to emerge from the 60s, Route 66 was famous for its catchy Nelson Riddle theme song, intriguing characters, top-drawer writing and stellar guest star appearances.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
40 reviews
A Google user
July 15, 2012
Great show, 4th session not the best would given it 5.
6 people found this review helpful
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Deb and Yo Phontipsavat
August 26, 2021
Love this show! Marty Milner is one of my favorite actors!
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dan o'keefe
April 22, 2015
Drama in vein of knights in shinning armor. Two men helping strangers
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