Looked this up after reading that George Maharis just died. Always heard of it, never watched. I just watched this episode. What brilliant TV. Great writing and story. I had no idea.
The writer Stirling Silliphant, who also created the disaster genre with Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno, as well as writing the groundbreaking "In the Heat of the Night", had a lot of respect for the medium of television, and made the effort to create interesting premises and write good stories and dialogue. He wrote a dozen episodes for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, conceived and wrote for Naked City. In modern times, he'd likely be "Showrunner", rather than "just" a writer.
Route 66 is part of some of my earliest tv memories,--I was born in 1957. This was the first episode I've watched since reruns in the late 1960s. Milner & Maharis made a good team. Very cool show!
That George Kennedy is something else. What a fantastic actor and what a great career he went on to have. R.I.P. George Kennedy, one of Hollweeds best.
I recall this series being on TV, when I was just a little kid. Really, all I remembered was the theme music. It was made at a time when the open road meant a call to adventure. It was a sensation that lasted all through the 60's and 70's. It was in the mid and late 70's, when I did my own hitchhiking all over the country. I met a lot of folks who were on their own journeys of discovery. It all seemed to die though, sometime in the 80's. Maybe, the world just got too crowded---too many rules, too many restrictions, too much fear. The open road no longer offered escape. Today, there are over twice as many people, as back then. Even in the remotest of locations, there is no longer respite from the crush of humanity.
Wow! Excellent episode. Always love Martin Milner; especially in Adam 12. I read that he never traveled without his wife and kids. If only they made TV shows as great as this again.
I was in my early teens when this show premiered and I loved it, and still do! My, what memories these programs bring back to me! I had a crush on the actor who played Buz, thought he was so handsome! Of course, I liked Tod, too!
That is NO studio backlot! This show is consistently amazing. It doesn't resemble any other television show from the early 60's, it looks like a gritty independent film! The short ferry scene at 8:32 alone is haunting. Hats off to everyone who worked on it!
wow your right! I may be 19 but I'm somewhat of a connoisseur of classic television and I can say with confident shows filmed this cinematically are rare, not to diss classics like all in the family and the twilight zone but this is quite incredible
For some reason, having growing up glued, to the TV screen, I've never managed, or cared enough, to see this series. Had no idea, it was this good. Hey Marty, don't go for a walk with, that young girl. She's, a witch (One Step Beyond, episode)!!! Wow, this episode is CHOCK FULL of character actors, from George Kennedy, to ol' Whit from 'The Time Tunnel', Guy Raymond from 'Green Acres', and little Bad Seed herself, Miss. Patty McCormick😉👍!!!
@@rogerrendzak8055 We were glued to the screen for Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Growing up in Philadelphia, those were our "escape" from the big city life.
1960! This was a state of the art, Friday night, number one tv show for years. One of the best thing about this first episode is the number of character actors getting their start in this one! George Kennedy, Kier Duela, whit bissel ! These character actors and many of the townspeople spent their entire careers doing jobs just like this in tv shows from the 50s to the 70s...never big stars and always in the background. Fun watch.
My wife, golden retriever Elsa and I are currently on a side trip while we are on a Route 66 trip from Chicago to LA. I'm watching these for my first time in our motel rooms. Right now we are on a one week detour in southern New Mexico before we return to Route 66 in Santa Rosa where left 66. Other detours will be in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, but we're doing the whole route before returning via Nevada, Wyoming , and other northern states, then back to Ohio. I may end up watching all of the episodes before we get home. I've enjoyed it so far.
Hope you had a great trip on ROUTE 66! What an adventure, best way to see the United States of America, small towns and owner operated cafés. It's all going now, nothing lasts forever, certainly not youth.
I love the fact that Buz and Tod could drive into town and there would be work available. No resumes, references or experience needed. Just a willingness to work.
This show was a little before my time. I was born in September '58 so consequently I don't recall ever seeing it (or even reruns) back in the day. I finally saw this episode today (better late than never right?) and frankly am amazed at how well it has held up over time for being 60 years old! Some of lines were laughably cliched of course but for the most part I'd rate this show higher than 75 percent (at least) than the stuff on TV today. Plus maybe I've turned into a cornball as I grow longer in the tooth but one thing I really miss is the kind of earnest wholesomeness that many of these shows had.
When I saw Whit Bissell, I was like, man, this guy from Time Tunnel is the same guy I've seen in a hundred different movies. He's got to be one of the most frequent character actors ever. Always believable, always likeable. Thanks, Whit. Always good to see a familiar face.
@Robert Rocca the whole show? I don't know about that I thought the idea of 2 guys aimlessly driving around the country in their car was pretty creative. It must have been a bitch to set up all the equipment and housing arrangements etc; for the actors etc; to shoot the scenes that would work with your storyline that was obviously written prior to your arrival. yes the car was important, but I think they could have drove a 50 chevy and it would have worked
I actually watched them make that episode, well, kinda. My mom said she held me on her hip while she watched them film parts of it right down the road in Concord, Kentucky. Harmon Mackey's old store is gone now but the church at the top of the hill leaving Concord looks as good as ever.
It’s fascinating, try looking @ Concord, Kentucky on Google earth. It looks like a lot of the buildings are gone.. I’ve always wondered where the house that Mr. Garth lived in was located. I can’t figure it out from Google earth
I never saw the first episode, Thanks.................I was a kid when this show came out and made every boy in the country want a Vette and hit the road!
Never seen the pilot before & it's the only time Tod & Buz were in a '60 Corvette. So used to seeing them in a '61 & 62 Corvette. The closest I came in real life was driving a '56 Buick Convertible in 1981 from Seattle, Wa to Newport Beach Ca. round trip. On my way back i had engine trouble it was overheating so I pulled into a small town to get the radiator re-cored & flushed. Martin Milner & George Maharis must've had a ball doing this show cruising in a Corvette. My dream is to drive all over Route 66 in a classic car & just be a rolling stone. I'm sure this show had a lot to do with popularizing the Corvette to be the iconic sports car.
Yeah, George Kennedy from "Cool Hand Luke" and many other movies. When I was a young boy I would watch these shows and dream about traveling the country in a Corvette. When I grew up and got my license I got an MGB and drove that around the country. I took about two years and had a ball. All these little towns across America have something to offer. Most of them haven't changed much in 50 years. And I also dig that theme music.
I toured America in a 1970 Triumph Spitfire. It's funny how kind, generous, and friendly, folks treat you, when you're cruising in a Spitfire.. Go figure....
@@edwardcochran5060 My mother bought a Spitfire in 1967. It was an inky blue convertible. Of course, I was the one who did all the driving in it. I think she paid $1800 new. It was a ball to drive.
Love the screeching tires in the dirt...LOL... This TV series brings back soooo many fond memories of spending the time with my grandpa and my uncle watching this show. I was just 5 years old when it came on. My uncle was about 12 years older than me and when he got old enough to drive he took me with him to all the hot rod hang outs with his friends. Some of the "GREATEST" times of my childhood, watching the street racing, hanging at the drive ins eating cheese burgers, fries and drinking the good ole' Cherry Cokes. Those times through the 60s and early 70s were the best. When I turned 17, me and a friend hitch hiked all along Route 66 twice. Clear from Columbus Ohio to Santa Monica California. If I remember correctly, we had to pick up Route 66 somewhere around Chicago. We met some fantastic people I remember to this day. Thank you for the upload here...
It seems you've led an amazing life! I loved reading your comment 😊 I'm just hoping that your grandpa taught you to never drive a Chevy (car) through the woods ;)
I am watching this episode from about 265 feet north of Historic Route 66 in Kingman Arizona. 35 degrees 11.22296' North, 114 degrees 02.5433" West (Rental house.)
Thanks for putting this up. Used to watch it in Melbourne Australia when it first came out. Not had a Corvette but several other soft top roadsters including a 1936 Oldsmobile to tour around in.
5:30 Is that the same actor from It's a Wonderful Life ? The part when they were in the shed by the bridge and Clarence said he was angle and the guy fell out of his chair and ran out. LOL
What a good show...in every way. The acting, writing, locations, man this is a cool (television version) look at early 60's America. I think the sense of adventure, guys like Todd and Buzz, have kind of disappeared pretty much from the route. Too bad. America is still there; maybe we just need more adventurers like these guys. Really good guys.
Outside sceens in this episode where filmed in my childhood county in a little town called Concord, KY. The river is the Ohio River. I never saw the show but watched this episode here since it had a local film location.
Great 60s show of my childhood! Of course, I was only 3 years old when this episode was aired in 1960, and I came to appreciate the show later on in life. I can't believe that George Maharis is the only survivor of this show (he's 93 years old), and Martin Milner, may you R.I.P. he died, I believe in 2015.
I loved this series, and watched it when it was first on, but.........I never saw the first show. I thought this show, Black November, S-1, Ep. -1, would really show how these 2 , somewhat different guys, got together. Especially, curious as to what drove Todd Styles (Martin Milner) after college, to jump into his Vette and hit the road. Also how did he team up with this street dude (George Maharis)? Still, a show with great acting and great writing. Something you don't see on TV much anymore.
I been part way on the old 66 from Vegas to Kingman. Lovely old abandoned gas stations, rusty old automobile yards. Good experience of bye-gone America.
I was born in 1954 and was too young to appreciate this show and it's writing. But, at 68 years old I bought the entire DVD collection to enjoy and watch a time long gone compared to the infantile writing of todays shows.
The story is similar to Bad Day At Black Rock. When I first got cable TV in 1986, Nick At Nite was running Route 66 episodes. And I Spy. And Man From Uncle.
Going cross country in a Volkswagen my God I went from Boston to New York and I'll Volkswagen and I felt like the rubber tires were so thin they must have been the same material that they make flip flops out.. you felt the road with every bump
I have been currently watching this TV show on a Memory TV station. I was too young when it aired to appreciate it, but I remember my mom and dad watching it. It was funny when they mentioned making a wrong turn off route 66 and ending up so far south in Mississippi.
First aired on Friday October 7, 1960. For the 1960-61 season, "Route 66" ranked 21st with a 21.7 household rating, ranking second in its timeslot, well above NBC's "The Westerner", and slightly behind ABC's "The Flintstones", the latter of which coincidentally was also distributed by Screen Gems.
What a good episode. And the first one of the series. I'd give this 4.5 out of 5 stars. Held my attention and lots of action. Definitely worth an hour's worth of our time. Thanks for posting for our entertainment.
February 7, 2023: I've heard of the name Route 66 before but i never paid any mind to it, i love classic shows so something compelled me to at least read the synopsis and it genuinely sounds interesting I'm a man who's quite fond of drifter cinema and come out find there's an entire show based off that concept has me excited, I have a good feeling about this show, my journey starts here.
"George Maharis, a stage-trained actor with rough-hewn good looks who became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series "Route 66," has died." May 29th, 2023.
Enojoyed watching this tv show when I was a little boy (10 y.o.), in Argentina, with Spanish dubbing. I enjoy it better, now, almost 60 years later!!, despite of COVID...
Recuerdo muy bien esta serie de televisión y los dos buenos actores. Siempre pensé que algún día me iría a viajar por todos Los EE.UU tal como lo hicieron ellos.
With Keir Dullea, who went on to star in one of the greatest Sci Fi Movies of all time. 2001 A Space Odyssey. And I'm only 21.59 into the episode, without ever knowing about the show until this evening. Love it already. Wow, 116 episodes to go. Hope I make it...
These early episodes hosted many fine character actors such as those seen here,George Kennedy, Malcom Atterbury,Whitt Bissell,Patty McCormick and the ever-grest Everett Sloan.
It was a Forgotten Series, Seldom Seen on T.V. some Cable Channels may have Shown Route 66, but it wasn't Until T.V. went Digital & brought More Channels around 2009, All Hell Broke Loose! & Digital Channels Started Popping Up! One Channel Popped Up, Retro T.V. Started Airing Route 66, as Well as Naked City in June of 2011 & is Still Airing Today, also Route 66 Showed Up for a While on Me T.V. & Decades also.
like Peyton Place town movie . 21:11 Paul is actor Keir Dullea who played Dr. Dave Bowman 2001: A Space Odyssey , 1968 . He also played the part of David in the fine humanistic psychiatry film "David and Lisa" circa 1963
I was born in Sept. 58 and got to see it and reruns because my parents watched and I thought it was kool in the rerun era my uncle bought a 62 Vette which he lent my grandparents for a trip to Pocatello Idaho and back to The Lou and I rode on my grannies lap and the floorboard the entire trip.
Just got done watching season 1. Ep1-30. Always watch the show growing up and wanted to be like Tod & Buz. Five ago we rode the Harley from downtown Chicago to Santa Monica pier in Ca.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Vaguely remember those episodes from the 60's.🤔. I'm glad to be able to view those (B&W) reruns-!!!😉. Wishing viewers a safe/healthy/prosperous (2024) 🌈🎉💵😉.
Nelson Riddle's music. All you really need. Don't ever recall US 66 going anywhere near Mississippi, but don't let that get in the way of a well-told story, and the girl who got away.
Man those cheap Corvettes I can't believe to push that heap up not so steep Hill using those planks of wood like railroad tracks keeping it steady on the planks wow what feat
@@TheGeorgeD13 what you may consider 'crap' back then(50 years ago+), are now Classics..I seriously doubt that even 20% of 'crap' tv today, won't be 'classics' 50 years from now..
@@rw717 No, I like the classics. They're remembered for a reason, they were the few that were good to even great. But 90% of what was made all those years ago was still crap. Of course the crap made today won't be remembered as classics. They're crap.
Looked this up after reading that George Maharis just died. Always heard of it, never watched. I just watched this episode. What brilliant TV. Great writing and story. I had no idea.
Its definitely interesting
Fav show of my youth, growing up in California, love the line "They are all nice kids", breaking hearts and taking names, my life
The writer Stirling Silliphant, who also created the disaster genre with Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno, as well as writing the groundbreaking "In the Heat of the Night", had a lot of respect for the medium of television, and made the effort to create interesting premises and write good stories and dialogue. He wrote a dozen episodes for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, conceived and wrote for Naked City. In modern times, he'd likely be "Showrunner", rather than "just" a writer.
Route 66 is part of some of my earliest tv memories,--I was born in 1957. This was the first episode I've watched since reruns in the late 1960s. Milner & Maharis made a good team. Very cool show!
Born in April 57, R66 was great, even when I was a kid
Love the prescient line where Todd tells Buzz to "use the radar" to see where the route goes many decades before GPS.
I wish they would make shows like this today. I love this classic, the theme song and the stories.
and the car :)
Nelson Riddle's theme music is worth the price of admission alone!
Man, that theme MOVED me, and I was just 8 years old at the time.
@@oluhamilton2121 Born in '52 myself and this was early tv quality.
@@josephdragan7734 This show and Naked City had the same production DNA.
I always loved that song. I was little kid when this came out. Loved that show and loved car.
Great Music!
That George Kennedy is something else. What a fantastic actor and what a great career he went on to have.
R.I.P. George Kennedy, one of Hollweeds best.
Rewatched thunderbolt and lightfoot recently he was a great actor
Cool Hand Luke was my favorite George Kennedy movie.
I agree, very talented Actor.
His career started when he was military technical advisor on The Phil Silvers Show, and they threw him small roles.
In his later years, he moved to my town in Idaho. He was very friendly and always had time for his neighbors. He passed away there.
I recall this series being on TV, when I was just a little kid. Really, all I remembered was the theme music. It was made at a time when the open road meant a call to adventure. It was a sensation that lasted all through the 60's and 70's. It was in the mid and late 70's, when I did my own hitchhiking all over the country. I met a lot of folks who were on their own journeys of discovery. It all seemed to die though, sometime in the 80's. Maybe, the world just got too crowded---too many rules, too many restrictions, too much fear. The open road no longer offered escape. Today, there are over twice as many people, as back then. Even in the remotest of locations, there is no longer respite from the crush of humanity.
@@travist.7279 who cares? 😺
Muy linda historia y qué bueno que lo hayas podido vivir en tu juventud. Esas son cosas que no se olvidan jamas
Wow! Excellent episode. Always love Martin Milner; especially in Adam 12. I read that he never traveled without his wife and kids. If only they made TV shows as great as this again.
i wish eveyone remember it.
If everything just was, the way it used to be (like with opportunities), Americans would, start smiling again😏!!!
And if only all fight scenes were so entertaining!
I was in my early teens when this show premiered and I loved it, and still do! My, what memories these programs bring back to me! I had a crush on the actor who played Buz, thought he was so handsome! Of course, I liked Tod, too!
That is NO studio backlot! This show is consistently amazing. It doesn't resemble any other television show from the early 60's, it looks like a gritty independent film! The short ferry scene at 8:32 alone is haunting. Hats off to everyone who worked on it!
I agree; the writing herein blew me away.
wow your right! I may be 19 but I'm somewhat of a connoisseur of classic television and I can say with confident shows filmed this cinematically are rare, not to diss classics like all in the family and the twilight zone but this is quite incredible
I am a friend of George's and I have never seen the PILOT. GREAT.
i wish eveyone remember it.
@@AlexanderNixonArtHistory Sterling was an amazing writer, back when writing was important, now it's all reality tv, there is no writing
For some reason, having growing up glued, to the TV screen, I've never managed, or cared enough, to see this series. Had no idea, it was this good. Hey Marty, don't go for a walk with, that young girl. She's, a witch (One Step Beyond, episode)!!! Wow, this episode is CHOCK FULL of character actors, from George Kennedy, to ol' Whit from 'The Time Tunnel', Guy Raymond from 'Green Acres', and little Bad Seed herself, Miss. Patty McCormick😉👍!!!
@@rogerrendzak8055 We were glued to the screen for Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Growing up in Philadelphia, those were our "escape" from the big city life.
1960! This was a state of the art, Friday night, number one tv show for years. One of the best thing about this first episode is the number of character actors getting their start in this one! George Kennedy, Kier Duela, whit bissel ! These character actors and many of the townspeople spent their entire careers doing jobs just like this in tv shows from the 50s to the 70s...never big stars and always in the background. Fun watch.
My wife, golden retriever Elsa and I are currently on a side trip while we are on a Route 66 trip from Chicago to LA. I'm watching these for my first time in our motel rooms. Right now we are on a one week detour in southern New Mexico before we return to Route 66 in Santa Rosa where left 66. Other detours will be in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, but we're doing the whole route before returning via Nevada, Wyoming , and other northern states, then back to Ohio. I may end up watching all of the episodes before we get home. I've enjoyed it so far.
I hope Elsa is enjoying the trip!
Hope you had a great trip on ROUTE 66! What an adventure, best way to see the United States of America, small towns and owner operated cafés. It's all going now, nothing lasts forever, certainly not youth.
@@johnh5958 who cares?😺
I have never seen this show before and I was born in 1959. I will start watching it from now on.
Enjoy. IMO, this show is a masterpiece.
I was born in 2003 and heard murmurs of it but never watched it, now I'm questioning why I ever didn't consider watching this, it's incredible
I love the fact that Buz and Tod could drive into town and there would be work available. No resumes, references or experience needed. Just a willingness to work.
This show was a little before my time. I was born in September '58 so consequently I don't recall ever seeing it (or even reruns) back in the day. I finally saw this episode today (better late than never right?) and frankly am amazed at how well it has held up over time for being 60 years old! Some of lines were laughably cliched of course but for the most part I'd rate this show higher than 75 percent (at least) than the stuff on TV today. Plus maybe I've turned into a cornball as I grow longer in the tooth but one thing I really miss is the kind of earnest wholesomeness that many of these shows had.
Sterling is a great writer, sad we don't have writing like this today, it's all just krap
You’re such a baby. Some day you’ll be as old as me. I was born in August of 58.
@@rickpidcock7094 Haha. Me too, born same month/year. Waddup, dude!
@@HerrP58 ha!
27th of August. Two days before Michael Jackson.
When I saw Whit Bissell, I was like, man, this guy from Time Tunnel is the same guy I've seen in a hundred different movies. He's got to be one of the most frequent character actors ever. Always believable, always likeable. Thanks, Whit. Always good to see a familiar face.
@T Z YES! He always played a scientist lol
You know what's ironic? Just yesterday I saw him in an episode of the fugitive, now I'm seeing him here! What coincidence!
@@davemattia He played a western role where he was too "yellow bellied" to stand up to the bad guys. Bad Day at Black Rock maybe?
@@HerrP58 He was also in "The Magnificent Seven"
@@tomwhite3271 Great flick!
I absolutely LOVE this show! Great stories, great actors, and a GREAT theme, one that will never be forgotten.
You forgot that classic car as well .👍
i wish eveyone remember it.
this show made the Corvette the most popular sports car in the country
@Robert Rocca the whole show? I don't know about that I thought the idea of 2 guys aimlessly driving around the country in their car was pretty creative. It must have been a bitch to set up all the equipment and
housing arrangements etc; for the actors etc; to shoot the scenes that would work with your storyline that was obviously written prior to your arrival. yes the car was important, but I think they could have drove a 50
chevy and it would have worked
R.I.P. Martin Milner you will be miss. Great show use to watch on Sunday night .
I actually watched them make that episode, well, kinda. My mom said she held me on her hip while she watched them film parts of it right down the road in Concord, Kentucky. Harmon Mackey's old store is gone now but the church at the top of the hill leaving Concord looks as good as ever.
It’s fascinating, try looking @ Concord, Kentucky on Google earth. It looks like a lot of the buildings are gone.. I’ve always wondered where the house that Mr. Garth lived in was located. I can’t figure it out from Google earth
I never saw the first episode, Thanks.................I was a kid when this show came out and made every boy in the country want a Vette and hit the road!
Never seen the pilot before & it's the only time Tod & Buz were in a '60 Corvette.
So used to seeing them in a '61 & 62 Corvette. The closest I came in real life was driving
a '56 Buick Convertible in 1981 from Seattle, Wa to Newport Beach Ca. round trip.
On my way back i had engine trouble it was overheating so I pulled into a small town
to get the radiator re-cored & flushed.
Martin Milner & George Maharis must've had a ball doing this show cruising in a Corvette.
My dream is to drive all over Route 66 in a classic car & just be a rolling stone.
I'm sure this show had a lot to do with popularizing the Corvette to be the iconic sports car.
Yeah, George Kennedy from "Cool Hand Luke" and many other movies. When I was a young boy I would watch these shows and dream about traveling the country in a Corvette. When I grew up and got my license I got an MGB and drove that around the country. I took about two years and had a ball. All these little towns across America have something to offer. Most of them haven't changed much in 50 years. And I also dig that theme music.
I toured America in a 1970 Triumph Spitfire. It's funny how kind, generous, and friendly, folks treat you, when you're cruising in a Spitfire.. Go figure....
@@edwardcochran5060 My mother bought a Spitfire in 1967. It was an inky blue convertible. Of course, I was the one who did all the driving in it. I think she paid $1800 new. It was a ball to drive.
@@edwardcochran5060 They know your car might strand you at any time!
Nice Car! Good Story lines and Great casting. Thanks for sharing! Good Movies (group/fb)
Love the screeching tires in the dirt...LOL... This TV series brings back soooo many fond memories of spending the time with my grandpa and my uncle watching this show. I was just 5 years old when it came on. My uncle was about 12 years older than me and when he got old enough to drive he took me with him to all the hot rod hang outs with his friends. Some of the "GREATEST" times of my childhood, watching the street racing, hanging at the drive ins eating cheese burgers, fries and drinking the good ole' Cherry Cokes. Those times through the 60s and early 70s were the best. When I turned 17, me and a friend hitch hiked all along Route 66 twice. Clear from Columbus Ohio to Santa Monica California. If I remember correctly, we had to pick up Route 66 somewhere around Chicago. We met some fantastic people I remember to this day.
Thank you for the upload here...
It seems you've led an amazing life! I loved reading your comment 😊 I'm just hoping that your grandpa taught you to never drive a Chevy (car) through the woods ;)
I'm so glad that Nick at Nite turned me on to these classic gems.
I'm glad someone else remembers Nickelodeon airing these reruns at night in the 80s and early 90s.
I am watching this episode from about 265 feet north of Historic Route 66 in Kingman Arizona.
35 degrees 11.22296' North, 114 degrees 02.5433" West
(Rental house.)
I lived on Fourth Street in Winslow for several years.
Third Street is Route 66 West, Second is 66 East.
My Godfather lived on Lead Street in Kingman.
Now you can be Targeted.
This is a friggin masterpiece.
Every guy´s dream adventure back in the early 60´s - all the freedom of the open road.
Thanks for putting this up. Used to watch it in Melbourne Australia when it first came out.
Not had a Corvette but several other soft top roadsters including a 1936 Oldsmobile to tour around in.
Gosh this takes me back to when television was worth watching. Great series.
5:30 Is that the same actor from It's a Wonderful Life ? The part when they were in the shed by the bridge and Clarence said he was angle and the guy fell out of his chair and ran out. LOL
A great hour of television. Everything about it was excellent. The only thing missing was Karl from Sling Blade.
I bought the whole series - love each episode -
We did too!
What a good show...in every way. The acting, writing, locations, man this is a cool (television version) look at early 60's America.
I think the sense of adventure, guys like Todd and Buzz, have kind of disappeared pretty much from the route.
Too bad. America is still there; maybe we just need more adventurers like these guys. Really good guys.
LOVED THIS SHOW FROM MY CHILDNESS I FEEL SO LUCKY SEEING IT ONE MORE TIME..
Outside sceens in this episode where filmed in my childhood county in a little town called Concord, KY. The river is the Ohio River. I never saw the show but watched this episode here since it had a local film location.
Best TV show ever
Great episode, great story, memorable acting, and perfect atmosphere.
Great 60s show of my childhood! Of course, I was only 3 years old when this episode was aired in 1960, and I came to appreciate the show later on in life. I can't believe that George Maharis is the only survivor of this show (he's 93 years old), and Martin Milner, may you R.I.P. he died, I believe in 2015.
George Maharis died yesterday. Had never watched an episode till I read his obit. Then watched this. Wow what brilliant television!
Great memories of watching that series. Take me back to 1960 please.
I loved this series, and watched it when it was first on, but.........I never saw the first show. I thought this show, Black November, S-1, Ep. -1, would really show how these 2 , somewhat different guys, got together. Especially, curious as to what drove Todd Styles (Martin Milner) after college, to jump into his Vette and hit the road. Also how did he team up with this street dude (George Maharis)? Still, a show with great acting and great writing. Something you don't see on TV much anymore.
an amazing assembly of first rate character actors that were in everything from 'Citizen Kane' to 'The Twilight Zone'
love it thank you. The tyres squealing in the mud was funny
I been part way on the old 66 from Vegas to Kingman. Lovely old abandoned gas stations, rusty old automobile yards. Good experience of bye-gone America.
I was born in 1954 and was too young to appreciate this show and it's writing. But, at 68 years old I bought the entire DVD collection to enjoy and watch a time long gone compared to the infantile writing of todays shows.
I was born in 1955. Did the same thing.
I actually just learned the other day that parts of that was filmed in Concord, KY
When TV was TV...and fully engrossing..!
Such a decline since...but heck we still have classics like Route 66...to discover.
I LOVE this show! One of the best series ever.
The story is similar to Bad Day At Black Rock.
When I first got cable TV in 1986, Nick At Nite was running Route 66 episodes. And I Spy. And Man From Uncle.
THE SERIES AND THE MOVIES FROM THE LATE 40'S, 50'S, 60'S AND UNTIL MID 70'S WERE THE BEST.
Nelson Riddle's music was awesomeness.
Remember this show as a kid. Inspired me to cross country drive in 1977. Did it in a 1970 Volkswagen. Not glamorous but I did it.
Going cross country in a Volkswagen my God I went from Boston to New York and I'll Volkswagen and I felt like the rubber tires were so thin they must have been the same material that they make flip flops out.. you felt the road with every bump
Crazy me I did it again in 1983 from San Jose Ca to New London Ct. in a 1981 Triumph Spitfire. Some great memories.
Born in 57. Just love these shows.
this episode is amazing. its the first episode season 1. im watching show today. im gonna buy the complete series soon.
The best theme music of any tv show ever! Nelson Riddle masterpiece!
Peter Gunn had a great theme song too
I have been currently watching this TV show on a Memory TV station. I was too young when it aired to appreciate it, but I remember my mom and dad watching it. It was funny when they mentioned making a wrong turn off route 66 and ending up so far south in Mississippi.
First aired on Friday October 7, 1960. For the 1960-61 season, "Route 66" ranked 21st with a 21.7 household rating, ranking second in its timeslot, well above NBC's "The Westerner", and slightly behind ABC's "The Flintstones", the latter of which coincidentally was also distributed by Screen Gems.
route 66 is no where near mississippi but i guess the boys being lost is part of the fun.
I thought the same thing, first episode and they aren't anywhere near route 66.
RIP Mr Martin Milner and Mr George Maharis
Best tv theme in television history! Maybe they'll run into Bobby Gentry in Chickasaw County when she was writing her famous ballad Ode To Billie Joe.
What a good episode. And the first one of the series. I'd give this 4.5 out of 5 stars. Held my attention and lots of action. Definitely worth an hour's worth of our time. Thanks for posting for our entertainment.
I always imagined "Route 66" opened with an episode that demonstrated the grandeur and wide open spaces of the West. Uh-uh.
No reruns that I know of. The crazy thing is that it has all these location shots. Most shows in that era were shot in studios.
GEORGE KENNEDY, A GREAT CHARACTER ACTOR. I USED TO WATCH THIS SERIES AS A KID IN PUERTO RICO.
At 16:59, see actor Keir Dullea, who became famous for his role as an astronaut in the film, '2001: A Space Odyssey', directed by Stanley Kubrick.
The people who they meet and befriend, throughout this series.......it is so sad to make a connection and then have to say good bye.
Cool find on YT. Thanks!!
February 7, 2023:
I've heard of the name Route 66 before but i never paid any mind to it, i love classic shows so something compelled me to at least read the synopsis and it genuinely sounds interesting I'm a man who's quite fond of drifter cinema and come out find there's an entire show based off that concept has me excited, I have a good feeling about this show, my journey starts here.
"George Maharis, a stage-trained actor with rough-hewn good looks who became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series "Route 66," has died." May 29th, 2023.
Keir Dullea, "Dave Bowman": from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
That Nelson Riddle theme is perfect traveling music.
And in a few short years “Paul” would star in a science fiction masterpiece!
With his friend, Hal
It never gets old watching route 66 !!! When men were men women were women & chrome was thick !!!
When men were men and women were women? Give me a fucking break, the 1960s were nothing but debauchery.
@@salvatoreshiggerino6810 you weren't there so there lol
Salvatore Shiggerino No they were fun
Enojoyed watching this tv show when I was a little boy (10 y.o.), in Argentina, with Spanish dubbing.
I enjoy it better, now, almost 60 years later!!, despite of COVID...
I had the biggest crush on George, I remember this sgow when I was about 10, RIP
That was some big riverboat in the shot when the 'vette was being rafted.
driving too fast on a road you don't know, at, night can only lead to disaster
Exactly-!!!😉. Out law Clyde Barrow found that out. Late1 night in Wellington Texas as he sped past the ( Bridge Out ) sign. & into the empty canal😳.
@@asullivan4047 LOL! That would have been an easier end than he got?
Recuerdo muy bien esta serie de televisión y los dos buenos actores. Siempre pensé que algún día me iría a viajar por todos Los EE.UU tal como lo hicieron ellos.
Hoy casi nadie usa la ruta 66 en USA, pasó a la historia como el magnífico Chevrolet Corvette 58' de la serie
With Keir Dullea, who went on to star in one of the greatest Sci Fi Movies of all time. 2001 A Space Odyssey. And I'm only 21.59 into the episode, without ever knowing about the show until this evening. Love it already. Wow, 116 episodes to go. Hope I make it...
These early episodes hosted many fine character actors such as those seen here,George Kennedy, Malcom Atterbury,Whitt Bissell,Patty McCormick and the ever-grest Everett Sloan.
don't forget keir dullea! :)
The star of this show is the corvette; forget the rest.
Wow, this was good!
I'd never seen or heard of this before.
Thanks 👍
I've heard of it for 45 years but have never seen it. Worth the wait. If the other episodes are of this quality, this is a masterpiece.
It was a Forgotten Series, Seldom Seen on T.V. some Cable Channels may have Shown Route 66, but it wasn't Until T.V. went Digital & brought More Channels around 2009, All Hell Broke Loose! & Digital Channels Started Popping Up!
One Channel Popped Up, Retro T.V. Started Airing Route 66, as Well as Naked City in June of 2011 & is Still Airing Today, also Route 66 Showed Up for a While on Me T.V. & Decades also.
like Peyton Place town movie . 21:11 Paul is actor Keir Dullea who played Dr. Dave Bowman 2001: A Space Odyssey , 1968 . He also played the part of David in the fine humanistic psychiatry film "David and Lisa" circa 1963
Also Carol Linley's psychotic brother in "Bunny Lake is Missing."
omg them was good times.....
I was born in Sept. 58 and got to see it and reruns because my parents watched and I thought it was kool in the rerun era my uncle bought a 62 Vette which he lent my grandparents for a trip to Pocatello Idaho and back to The Lou and I rode on my grannies lap and the floorboard the entire trip.
Just got done watching season 1. Ep1-30. Always watch the show growing up and wanted to be like Tod & Buz. Five ago we rode the Harley from downtown Chicago to Santa Monica pier in Ca.
If you were going to do it again, would you want to use the same Bike?
@@StinkFingerr same bike
@dale lacy Cool.
Episode #1 was a 1960 Vette. Changed later to a 61. I remember watching the series in real time.
a short promo for Route 66 came up in between news bulletins reported by Walter Cronkite on CBS during the JFK assassination when it first occurred
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Vaguely remember those episodes from the 60's.🤔. I'm glad to be able to view those (B&W) reruns-!!!😉. Wishing viewers a safe/healthy/prosperous (2024) 🌈🎉💵😉.
a show called route 66 but mostly about life around Biloxi !
Mi padre la veía !!! Yo algo recuerdo de esa serie !!! Cuánta nostalgia ...!!!
What a classic show! Nowadays CBS is all crap.
George Maharis..just doesn't get any better
RIP George Maharis
Nelson Riddle's music. All you really need. Don't ever recall US 66 going anywhere near Mississippi, but don't let that get in the way of a well-told story, and the girl who got away.
16:50, 21:00, 41:10 . Keir Dullea's 1st appearance ever on TV or film, airdate Oct. 7th, 1960.
Before "2001", Dullea was in "David and Lisa", a film about two misfits in love. Keir was David, of course. hahahahahaha.
& Sometimes after that same Season (60/61) he Appeared on a Episode of ABC's Naked City.
49 years later Dullea appeared in another series debut...CASTLE.
これ､このドラマ ！家で働いてた若いお兄さん達は皆夢中で見てました。内容は深かったんだと 思います｡ハイウェイを走るオープンカーにかぶる 主題歌が、本当格好良かった。昔の事で、記憶を新たにしました｡
"Good bye Tod. Don't Bull Sh-t me. I'll never see you again." -Jenny
He handled that awkward moment pretty well, I thought...
Man those cheap Corvettes I can't believe to push that heap up not so steep Hill using those planks of wood like railroad tracks keeping it steady on the planks wow what feat
Loved George Maharas
Great show. Now we have "Real Housewives" type of crap on TV.
Crap was around back then too, though. 90% of everything at any time will be crap.
@@TheGeorgeD13 Problem is, 90% of the crap back then would still be better than 90% of the crap today.
@@Hernal03 Disagree. Crap is crap.
@@TheGeorgeD13 what you may consider 'crap' back then(50 years ago+), are now Classics..I seriously doubt that even 20% of 'crap' tv today, won't be 'classics' 50 years from now..
@@rw717 No, I like the classics. They're remembered for a reason, they were the few that were good to even great. But 90% of what was made all those years ago was still crap.
Of course the crap made today won't be remembered as classics. They're crap.