Route 66

"The adventures of two young drifters across America"

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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Created By

Stirling Silliphant Herbert B. Leonard

Status

Ended

Original Name

Route 66

First Air Date

October 7, 1960

Last Air Date

March 20, 1964

Seasons

Episodes

116

Language

English

Production Companies

Screen Gems Television Lancer-Edling Productions Lancer Productions Limited

Networks

CBS

S04E21

I'm Here to Kill a King

Tod is vacationing by himself in Canada near Niagara Falls. He meets a professional assassin who looks exactly like him. Middle-Eastern plotters have hired the assassin to kill their king and he plans to do so with a high-powered sniper rifle. The assassin complains to Tod that his deprived childhood has caused him to become what he is. Filming Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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