In fact ... he was even better!

I knew you when you were a baby. my Grandma lived across the street from your Dad on Cherry Street. Your Dad is my Son's Godfather. You used to look just like Rose Ann when you were a little girl.

Greg, years ago I pointed out (almost word for word) the same things you are noting, in a post on a very long-running Route 66 discussion forum. This very morning on that forum I also added an observation you may appreciate. It pertains to an earlier scene in the episode. Babe mourns her late husband on their anniversary. Alone in her trailer, she plays a record of what we presume is their wedding ceremony The minister's voice intones about "understanding the ring's deep symbolism, in form and substance alike; their very significance. In form they bespeak the endless ties which now link your lives together. And in substance they tell the preciousness of love, the human heart...and hope." Babe offers a drunken toast to these words, as the recording continues with a different voice; the grand introduction of "the equestrian performance of the century, an act which has startled and entertained thousands throughout Europe and South America, brought to this country for the very first time. The famous Hunters. Albert and Babette and their magnificent trained horses!" Although Ollie seems to have his head together more than Babe does, he has sunken to being a clown in Joe Wylie's admittedly second rate rodeo - where she is now Joe's stunt rider. Both are physically maimed, he now missing a hand which ended a career as a champion rider. She now in the grip of alcohol after an illustrious partnership with the suddenly departed "Al". Their story ends with the closing narration Keith transcribed - hopeful that they will forge a new union and a second chance. But uncertain.

But was it not a great episode.

I wrote that a little premature. After seeing the ending (which always ends happily) I understood Silliphant's reason

Mr Darling , Andy Griffith

Caught it.

I caught that

Oh my gosh, Slim Pickens looks so young! I discovered this show in 2012 while on vacation at the beach. The TV was on is the room. I was a baby and a toddler when "Route 66" was made, and I never saw any reruns. It's a wonderful show and highly underrated!

Czechsmix i have always dug route 66 and a few others from 60's- -Fugitive -Run for Your Life and a couple Quinm-Marrtin productions like Invaders. positive human story dramas with real life possibilities of true giving/helping others with some redemptive-like themes. ...SOMETHING LIKE THAT. esp. with good writing by the likes of 66's STIRLING SILIPHANT. Human life possibilities as in 50's movie starring Marlon Brando ON the WATERFRONT worth watching BCUZ leaves you with SOMETHING almost like EXPERIENCE. and 'nothing like experience'

We had a lot of good times together. I have a great family. Almost all gone now. Sad, but we have great memories.

Youre so very welcome. I bought a gadget that connects my old VCR to my Computer and I can digitize all these old VCR tapes into DVDs and video streams to upload to you tube. I can make nice presentations with old photographs as well. I'll be adding a bunch more to here as I get more and more of them done. My dad took a ton of video in the 80's and 90's!