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The Worst Episodes of Route 66

Every episode of Route 66 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Route 66!

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays on CBS from October 7, 1960 to March 20, 1964. It starred Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and, for the first two and a half seasons, George Maharis as Buz Murdock. Maharis was ill for much of the third season, during which time Tod was shown traveling on his own. Tod met Lincoln Case, played by Glenn Corbett, late in the third season, and traveled with him until the end of the fourth and final season. Among the series more notable aspects were the featured Corvette convertible, and the program's instrumental theme song, which became a major pop hit.

Genres:DramaCrime
Network:CBS

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Route 66" is "Come Home Greta Inger Gruenchaffen", rated 5.3/10 from 57 user votes. It was directed by Philip Leacock and written by Stirling Silliphant. "Come Home Greta Inger Gruenchaffen" aired on 12/13/1963 and is rated 0.6 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Same Picture, Different Frame".

  • Come Home Greta Inger Gruenchaffen
    5.3/10 57 votes

    #1 - Come Home Greta Inger Gruenchaffen

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1963

    Tod and Linc meet physical culturist Greta. Filming Location: Mt. Snow, Vermont and Buffalo, New York (?)

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Same Picture, Different Frame
    5.9/10 234 votes

    #2 - Same Picture, Different Frame

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1963

    Tod and Linc encounter Morgan Harper who is back to reopen an estate. Her psycho husband Eric is back to kill her. Filming Location: Poland Springs, Maine

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • The Cage Around Maria
    6.0/10 60 votes

    #3 - The Cage Around Maria

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/15/1963

    Tod is working for the Houston zoo. Maria, the troubled daughter of a Mexican family, throws herself into the bear pit. Filming Location: Houston, Texas

    Director: George Sherman

    Writer: Jesse Sandler

  • Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
    6.1/10 63 votes

    #4 - Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1963

    In Maine, Tod and Linc work at a sawmill and board with a French Canadian one-armed former logger Poppa and his beautiful daughter Marie. Marie tries to be what ever a man wants her to be. Marie and Link are having a romance and Marie tells Tod "I'm going to hurt your friend". Sailor Jack arrives in town between ships and has a fling with Marie. Marie decides to leave home to "find herself" but Tod and Linc talk her out of it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Is it True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?
    6.1/10 61 votes

    #5 - Is it True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1964

    Tod and Linc work on a neon sign in a small Georgia town. Simon rips the sign down. Filming Location: Savannah, Georgia

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)
    6.2/10 59 votes

    #6 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/1964

    In Florida, Tod and Linc meet the Tiffins, a family of con men and criminals who are squabbling over a will. Tod becomes involved romantically with family member Margo who stands to inherit the money if she marries. Tod is thrown off a bridge. Filming Location: Tampa, Florida

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • A Feat of Strength
    6.3/10 60 votes

    #7 - A Feat of Strength

    Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 5/18/1962

    A refugee Hungarian wrestling champion finds that American wrestling has it's own set of rules when he is offered a position as a ""good guy"" wrestler. Filming Location: Los Angeles, California

    Director: David Lowell Rich

    Writer: Joseph Petracca

  • A Fury Slinging Flame
    6.5/10 114 votes

    #8 - A Fury Slinging Flame

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/30/1960

    The boys meet scientist Mark Christopher and his friends who intend to remain in Carlsbad Caverns until a predicted nuclear war is over. Filming Location: Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

    Director: Elliot Silverstein

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine
    6.5/10 64 votes

    #9 - Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/29/1963

    Linc meets a girl named Janie in a tavern and she gives him a knockout drink. Filming Location: Galveston, Texas

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • Layout at Glen Canyon
    6.6/10 135 votes

    #10 - Layout at Glen Canyon

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1960

    A group of models are sent to a construction camp at Glen Canyon to do some fashion shots for a magazine. Jeff Grady head of the crew working at the dam appoints Tod and Buz as bodyguards. Filming Location: Glen Canyon Dam and Page, Arizona

    Director: Elliot Silverstein

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn
    6.6/10 76 votes

    #11 - Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 4/13/1962

    Tod and Buz meet Charles Clayton, a fugitive swindler who has returned to the US. Filming Location: Dallas, Texas

    Director: David Lowell Rich

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • The Stone Guest
    6.6/10 59 votes

    #12 - The Stone Guest

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1963

    Spinster Hazel comes to Colorado. She meets Ben Beldon, who was in the Army with Linc. Ben is now a miner amd a trouble-maker. Ben and Hazel get trapped in a mine. Filming Location: Central City, Colorado

    Director: Allen H. Miner

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl
    6.6/10 59 votes

    #13 - Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1964

    Tod and Linc encounter a Daytona Florida librarian and a murderer. Filming Location: Daytona Beach, Florida

    Director: Jeffrey Hayden

    Writer: N/A

  • The Clover Throne
    6.7/10 110 votes

    #14 - The Clover Throne

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1961

    The boys work on Adam Darcey's date farm. Adam loves his ward, ""Sweet Thing"", who wants to leave the farm. Adam is also trying to stop a road from being built on his property. Filming Location: Indio, California

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: N/A

  • Sleep on Four Pillows
    6.7/10 100 votes

    #15 - Sleep on Four Pillows

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1961

    Tod and Buz meet a teenage girl who claims to be running from gangsters. The girl's wealthy mother thinks her daughter has been kidnapped and calls the police and a detective. Filming Location: Hollywood and Los Angeles, California

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Give an Old Cat a Tender Mouse
    6.7/10 85 votes

    #16 - Give an Old Cat a Tender Mouse

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/1962

    Tod meets Vicki Russell again (from ""How Much a Pound is Albatross""). She is again riding her motorcycle and this time has a boyfriend Frank pursuing her. Filming Location: Memphis, Tennessee

    Director: Tom Gries

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You
    6.7/10 62 votes

    #17 - This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/1964

    Tod and Linc meet Harlan Livingston III, a naive millionaire who is surrounded by women who are pretending to be hurt. Filming Location: St. Augustine, Florida

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • A Lance of Straw
    6.8/10 158 votes

    #18 - A Lance of Straw

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1960

    Shrimp boat captain Charlotte Duval hires Tod and Buz as a crew for her boat. Suitor Jean Boussard gets very jealous of the male crew members. Buz falls in love with the captain. Filming Location: Grand Isle, Louisiana

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms
    6.8/10 56 votes

    #19 - Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1963

    Tod and Linc work at a beauty contest with Celli who is an acoustical engineer. Filming Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Director: Allen H. Miner

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Follow the White Dove With the Broken Wing
    6.8/10 61 votes

    #20 - Follow the White Dove With the Broken Wing

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/21/1964

    A disturbed teenager kills his friend. Filming Location: Unknown

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Swan Bed
    6.9/10 147 votes

    #21 - The Swan Bed

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1960

    Tod and Buz arrive in New Orleans during a parrot-fever epidemic. They meet a girl named Carrie Purcell and ask her out for a date. Carrie doesn't have money to afford nice clothes. Filming Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

    Director: Elliot Silverstein

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Three Sides
    6.9/10 144 votes

    #22 - Three Sides

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1960

    The boys work on a ranch and encounter a rancher's son. Joey dances on a table. Filming Location: Grants Pass, Oregon

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • Legacy for Lucia
    6.9/10 122 votes

    #23 - Legacy for Lucia

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1960

    Tod and Buz are working as loggers in Oregon. They meet an Italian girl, Lucia Trapani, who has come from Sicily to buy a new Madonna for her church. She plans to do it by selling her only possessions. Filming Location: Merlin, Oregon

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant

  • 1800 Days to Justice
    6.9/10 79 votes

    #24 - 1800 Days to Justice

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1962

    After five years in prison, David Job and his mob return to Harcourt Junction, Texas. Their mission is to take over the town and put its leading citizen Bob Harcourt on trial for sending them to jail. Filming Location: Harcourt Junction (?), Texas

    Director: David Lowell Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Hell is Empty, All the Devils are Here
    6.9/10 70 votes

    #25 - Hell is Empty, All the Devils are Here

    Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 5/25/1962

    Tod goes to work for Peter Hale, who owns a wild animal park. Peter's first wife was killed by an animal. Hale has re-married and his new wife is frightened. Filming Location: Jungleland, Thousand Oaks, California

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: Stirling Silliphant