Route 66

by Candace RichComment — Updated August 3, 2023

BUY ROUTE 66 on DVD
The Complete First Season
The Complete Second Season
The Complete Third Season
The Complete Series

10/7/1960 – 9/18/1964
CBS 60 minutes
Black and White

Oct. 1960 – Sept. 1964 Fridays 8:30-9:30

Cast

Martin Milner as Tod Stiles

George Maharis as Buz Murdock (1960-1963)

Glenn Corbett as Linc Case (1963-1964)

 Theme Song

“Route 66” by Nelson Riddle

 Tidbits

Tod Stiles (Martin Milner)had a wealthy father but his inheritance had been lost. Buz Murdock (George Maharis) had worked for Tod’s father and was a product of rough Hell’s Kitchen in New York.

Together they got into Tod’s 1960 red Corvette convertible and travelled America’s historic Route 66. They were looking for a place to fit in, where they belonged.

Along the way, they managed adventures, romance and trouble.

In 1963 George Maharis had to relinquish his permanent duties as he had a nasty case of hepatitis. He was able to appear occasionally.

Tod then took on another passenger, Linc Case (Glenn Corbett) who was a Viet Nam War hero from Houston who was searching for a new direction to his life.

Passings

Glenn Corbett died in 1993 of lung cancer
Martin Milner died of heart failure in 2015Martin Milner in Route 66
Martin Milner

George Maharis in Route 66
George Maharis

Martin Milner and George Maharis in Route 66
Martin Milner and George Maharis

George Maharis in Route 66
George Maharis

Route 66
Martin Milner and George Maharis

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