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Route 66 (Disc 2 of 4) (1960)

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Starring:

Martin Milner, George Maharis

Genres:

Action-Adventure, Drama, Television, US Classics

Origin:

USA

Certificate:

PG

Languages:

English

Running Time:

60 min

Route 66 (Disc 2 of 4)

synopsis


Only fiction series written & shot all over North America: 2 young adventurers in a Corvette explore early 60's social problems and changing mores. Debuting 3 years after "On the Road" transformed modern literature, Tod, an Ivy Leaguer, and Buz from Hell's Kitchen's, cruise the U.S.A. coping with shifting relationships and lifestyles. The FCC's Newton Minow characterized U.S. TV as a "vast wasteland," in 1961, but "Route 66" found important, compelling stories all over. Oscar winner Sterling Silliphant traveled around the U.S. and Canada scouting locales, while writing ¾ of the very dark, literate show's episodes - a feat only Rod Serling matched with The Twilight Zone. Soon, a crew of 50 arrived at the location. Shows were filmed in 40 States. Tod, from a once-wealthy family, inherited only a Corvette when his father died, so he and orphan Buz (suddenly jobless because he worked for Tod's father's company) strike out across North America, especially along the iconic Route 66 from Chicago to L.A. which the Okies traveled. Tod and Buz take local jobs (such as shrimping, oil rigging) to support their wanderings. The 2 socially conscious knights of the road, encourage, champion, and learn from oppressed and troubled people they encounter. 1962 guest star Ethel Waters was the first African-American woman nominated for an Emmy Award. The CBS show doubled Corvette sales its first season. Tod and Buz's beige Corvette's 2 seats meant "sans souci" and constant movement, so shows were shot in 6 days, in a new city almost every week. The two drifters reject the post-war American Dream, while exploring a disappearing North America with very diverse local culture, not dominated by international franchises. Buz (George Maharis) was cast quickly, while Martin Milner beat out Robert Redford for the Tod role. Due to hepatitis, Maharis did not appear in the series' last 1 ½ seasons. The show grew out of a pilot on creator Silliphant and Route 66 producer Herbert B. Coleman's "Naked City," also shot on location. Naked City and Route 66 bridged the widely varied anthologies and live plays of the 1950's Golden Age of Television, to the much cheaper, 1 hour dramatic, set-character based series. Nelson Riddle's atmospheric Theme from Route 66, and episode scores factored heavily in the show's success.

Season 1
Season 1, Episode 5: The Strengthening Angels
Original Air Date: 4 November 1960

Season 1, Episode 6: Ten Drops of Water
Original Air Date: 11 November 1960

Season 1, Episode 7: Three Sides
Original Air Date: 18 November 1960

Season 1, Episode 8: Legacy for Lucia Original Air Date: 25 November 1960

 
 

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