Route 66-But What Do You Do in March?

Originally aired May 3, 1963.

[@bobio97]

I've lived in this house on Tierra Verde for 16 years and recently found out that this episode existed. Was pretty excited seeing all what the island looked like in 1963. Was totally shocked when they showed the front of my house then proceeded inside! Actually writing this from the living room where Martin Milner (RIP) was showing prospective buyers the interior features.

[@johnferro6214]

+bobio97 That is wild!! what a great story!

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

What an awesome story, that is so cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidkeck1878]

What I loved about this show is that now it is a snapshot of what America looked like then.

[@billymatthews7346]

love the story and love route 66...yes, sure wish times were just like that...now...BCM

[@johnd.1849]

Wonderful story, thank you for sharing. Loved this series!

[@Daithipiper]

Martin MIllner was always great, still one of my favs. Route 66 was my favorite show as a kid. I tried to comb my hair like him and used a tape recorder to record episodes and memorize the lines. I still love this show.

[@edwardjames50]

Janice Rule was SO beautiful. It's ironic that around 6:00 her character spouts psychology, because after she left acting, she became a highly respected psychotherapist in Manhattan.

[@MrLO912]

I worked at the resort and was a busboy at Porto Call during this episode. Was in a scene as an extra but looks as though it didn’t make the final broadcast. Anyway a great look at St. Pete before Bayway was fully developed. also unreal to watch beautiful stars SMOKING cigarettes on air!

[@billymatthews7346]

Real interesting, have always enjoyed route 66...especially this episode...thank you, BCM'

[@ces308]

My wife and I stopped down there on our trip 5 years ago with our 2000 Corvette roadster to see how much it changed since then ! We always try to take in one of their filming locations when we cruise the USA !

[@edholohan]

That's nice.

[@billymatthews7346]

Super nice !

[@metalox88]

I grew up in St Petersburg and remember this area very well the two octagon buildings were built at the same time as the Tierra Verde resort...the stage and auditorium are small by today's standards I was quite surprised they had a beautiful blue light blue tile effect all around... In the seventies they made it as an entertainment center called Le Club They would book musical acts and people would go there on dates...the building was pretty well worn out by the time they tore it down but the metal sign and its signature shape stayed for a very very long time.

[@puck30]

Nothing beats The Fugitive, but Route 66 is right up there no doubt.

[@Paminlp]

Imitation of Life was just on tv yesterday. Such a good movie. Susan Kohner was very good.

[@raydrake9151]

She was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar for it.

[@BalBurgh]

I was born in Tampa in '62 and my grandparents lived on the water in Gulfport. We used to boat in the area and a favorite destination was the Port 'O Call, where we'd eat dinner and swim in the pool. The folks used to go see Guy Lombardo's band play, which I would love to have seen as a long-time swing dancer, but I was always left with a babysitter. :-) I saw what was left of the POC just before they razed it and it made me sad. Anyway, loved the scenes of them installing the seawalls and hanging out at Fort Desoto. Good memories!

[@billymatthews7346]

Yes... wonderful memories...enjoyed reading, thank you, BCM'

[@christopherallen9580]

very cool!

[@billymatthews7346]

Watching March 6st 2023 enjoy every year, thanks Billy

[@billymatthews7346]

Watching....as I do every March....great series....miss this time in life......👌

[@cindymeissner8774]

This story is similar to the life of my father in law, who was an amateur boat racer in Long Island, NY in the 1950's. He raced with Guy Lombard and when he moved to Florida in 1959, raced in the the St. Pete Grand Prix. He eventually got into real estate in Sarasota, FL selling new condos and homes for US Homes. My favorite episode of Route 66...

[@billymatthews7346]

Agree, thank you BCM'

[@coolatheart9156]

I used to manage this resort 89-92. It was called Cocomos. Thanks to MeTV I discovered this.

[@billymatthews7346]

Amazing ....have always loved route 66 and ME tv 📺....thank you, BCM'

[@hunterreilly-hr9qt]

Maharis became ill with hepatitis right at the end of the 2nd season and was in the hospital for a month . He came back way too soon for the 3rd season and got sick again and left. The producers thought he was faking it and wanted out of the series. Maharis claimed his health was more important than a tv series and never returned. Glenn Corbett never clicked as milner's partner and the series was basically done.

[@christopherallen9580]

George's career after Route 66 was pitiful.

[@billymatthews7346]

Watching, March 1st 2021....great series....enjoyed these same episodes during their prime run...thank you so much for its upload...BCM'...great time in life...😊

[@MisterRightAway]

I like the way their little boat gets swamped in the beginning with no actual wave hitting it. Suspension of disbelief... LOL. I like Glenn Corbett well enough, but I personally don't think the show ever recovered from the loss of George Maharis. And although I've heard the illness story, somewhere back when it was happening we heard he was demanding more money. I thought he was one of the first televison stars to get dropped like a hot rock by the network. Thanks for posting this episode.

[@douglasthompson9482]

I agree about the salary issue. I loved the show so much and enjoyed both Buzz and Linc with their own characters. Nothing short of a masterpiece in every aspect.

[@Caban1970]

RIP, Martin Milner.

[@TheyCallMeGroucho]

+Antonio Caban I second that...RIP : ( Larry, Taiwan

[@billymatthews7346]

He will always be Todd and one fine police officer....thank you, BCM'

[@remmymafia3889]

Silliphant hit the jackpot with this series- going on location for every episode, and using some non-actors who resided in the various locales. The episode in Memphis especially is compelling. (and educational)

[@nathanjennings7395]

I'll take that gorgeous '63 Caddy Convertible! Daydreaming...

[@conniecrawford5231]

I remember when they filmed an episode in Pittsburgh with Ethel Waters!

[@-oiiio-3993]

Just watched that one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIiad2mYgNBnmJY

[@billymatthews7346]

Love Route 66 sure wish times were like that now...😔....BCM

[@edwardcochran5060]

How were times, back then?

[@christopherallen9580]

me too

[@carolstearns3683]

This is still one of my favorite shows. Reminds me of when my best friend and I drove to magical Florida back in 1976 in her Ford Pinto, stayed at my grandparents and went to the beach every day on Anna Maria Island. Back then Florida was a magical and dreamy place of sunshine, palm trees and adventure. It still exists, you just have to look for it in small places. I love this episode and seeing St. Pete back then.

[@ilovemartinmilner]

My sister and I did the same thing. Drove to Florida in a Ford Pinto, stayed with our grandparents and went to the beach every day. I haven't thought about that in years. Thanks for bringing back the memory.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Florida is very different today. Miami is a tourist trap .

[@Kelt4ever]

When I was in high school, I watched the filming at Port-O-Call and watched some of the filming at Weeki Watchee for the previous episode involving a real mermaid :)

[@johnferro6214]

+Kelt4ever I remember seeing the commercials for Weeki Watchee on UHF TV when I was growing up in Central NJ. The mermaids, the attractions. I thought it was another world. Back then Florida was so tropical and far off distant. I live in FLA now. Great memories. I feel bad for the kids growing up today. The world has gotten way to small - nothing left for the imagination.

[@jalowe1957]

the unsung heroine of "Route 66" (as she was in "Naked City" ) was casting associate Manon Donnelly, who gave many up and coming stars like Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Peter Fonds and others their first exposure on televison, as well as breathing new life into some veterans and lesser-knoer-known talents (Joan Crawford, Susan Kohner and Ethel Waters, who snared an emmy nomination or her guest role in the series' sev=cond-season opener).

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Airdate May 3rd, 1963. Stars Janice Rule & Susan Kohner. Writer Sterling Silliphant. Guy Lombardo as himself. 9:00 Susan talking about "old war pictures", i.e. WW1. In 1963 the only 'old" World War 2 films were contemporaneous. 24:30 "TV cables"...they didn't have cable TV back then! I think it must've been a special cable that went to an antenna. 36:45 "True or false; reality or illusion". Sterling Silliphant obviously was fresh from seeing the new play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which opened on Broadway Oct. 1962.

[@patrickryan1515]

Loved Susan Kohner in "Imitation of Life" and hated Troy Donahue for slapping her around. Good actress. She looks a lot like Natalie Wood and sounds like Jasmine Guy.

[@billymatthews7346]

Watching, March 8th 2022, every year, “What do you do in March”……thank you, BCM’

[@rmancini75]

awesome...thanks for posting.... I went to college in this area.....so many great memories!

George Maharis was at my parents party years after, in the 70's. We were one of the original property owners of the private Tierra Verde Island, FL. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Maharis

[@RayNDeere]

Gotta love Midge's approach to martinis: swirl a little vermouth and pout it out. Add ice and gin.

[@ericminch]

But she was kinda stingy with the gin.

[@maynardcat]

Good episode, thanks for sharing.

[@danielarick2105]

Clicked for Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians

[@johnrogan9420]

Speedboats that did 200 mph....this time was the American dream. Not a minority in sight to ruin things!

[@jenniferpierno6108]

Love Nelson Riddle's theme music. Thought the story line was unusual, interesting, but unusual. Showing us what it's like for rich ladies?

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Yes great theme music 🎼🎶

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

My Ex was from Chicago, lots of lil rich girls from IL

[@edstrat69]

Thanks for posting this. When I was younger Susan Kohner was one of my favorites.

[@paulwilliams419]

And let me shout 2 other great talents who were also in this episode, comedian Sammy Shore, & veteran actress Kay Medford.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Don't forget the great cars ! Cadillac & Corvette 👍😊

[@zimjun7]

Susan Kohner! I remember her in "Imitation of Life" with Lana Turner, Sandra Dee. John Gavin and Juanita Moore. She was the daughter of Juanita and tried to pass for white when she fell for Troy Donahue. A definite "chick flick." Sad movie

[@billymatthews7346]

Remember that movie, was sad...Lana was so... Super fine...👌

[@zimjun7]

@@billymatthews7346 As I remember it was a "Fanny Hurst tearjerker" the description in TV Guide had said.

[@gaildimick1831]

Seen Guy Lombardo in Wichita,Ks early 70s. Still play his music.

[@gadsdonflag4289]

Didn't see much of the Corvette in this episode......one of the main reasons we watched this show as a kid back in the '60s.

[@garypugh1153]

i fly, so the cessna 310, star of show.

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

All those 150s I flew in the 70s, 310 was always my fav, flew a king air and v35 but that is about as close as I got, good ol Sky King was the first impression.

[@larryloveless2967]

Born in 1953 I was too young to enjoy the Route 66 TV show my mom and dad watched at that time. I am enjoying them now on KZbin. I liked how I read they actually travelled the country to film the episodes on site. Now I realize they filmed all over the country and not just along the route 66 route that went through my city, St. Louis. I remember the large route 66 road signs as the route went right through the city following a path we frequently rode and saw plenty of cars with car license plates from all over. This was in the 1960s prior to all the interstate building being completed. Otherwise, the only part of route 66 I frequently rode was to Chicago to visit my grandparents once a year in Ohio. I preferred the northern turnpikes going east from there that were already completed over the slower riding and lane changes needed on route 66.

[@shogunMR]

Can sure tell Chevy/gm was one of the sponsors lol. all the old school chevys/GM made cars are awesome to look at.

[@billymatthews7346]

Watch this episode every March....watching tonite...March 1st, 2019 😊

[@Jah7878Jah]

IF SOMEONE HAD ASKED ME, WHICH DECADE OF TELEVISION WOULD I PREFER? IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE 1950'S. OF COURSE I LIKE THE 1940'S AND 1960'S TOO! THERE IS JUST SOMETHING SO AWESOME ABOUT THE 1950'S. HOT STARS!!!!!!!

[@reach4thestars67]

Thank you for uploading.

[@donbudge6706]

Man...that was a nice swing out of that fairway bunker!

[@carolstearns3683]

Boy do I wish my parents had purchased here back then.

[@1rjbrjb]

Well, so far, I'm impressed with the two hot women drinking about 3 martinis during the day. Don Draper would fit right in. Also, who knew Guy Lombardo had acting chops? Bill Evans was in his prime, but the heroine might have been an issue. But is heroine worse than the elevator music version of "Down Mexico Way"? Bill would have done the love theme from Spartacus. A $150M company? Apparently retail. 66 liked Cash McCall. Peter Graves in helicopters. Janice Rule ruling (the sweetheart). We were in the adolescence of the conglomerate. But Corbett had negative charisma. He leached on to John Wayne later. He was sort of the semi-handsome, semi-wholesome factotum. A bit bulky. I appreciate Maharis all the more. Guy Lombardo. Milner as the charismatic one. Elevator drama. But Janice rule saves the day.

[@deborahrigby5428]

I like any more???💝🥰❤️❣️💖

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

Somehow Midge reminds me of Natalie Wood. A great show.

[@davidhull7115]

The two little girls are both named Leonard. Daughters of Herbert Leonard. And his wife draws a salary as assistant to the producer. Ain't nepotism grand?

[@zimjun7]

I remember her distinct voice....Susan Kohner

[@paulwilliams419]

She's still with us you know, in fact, she just had a birthday this week. She's now 83.

[@easyace4985]

Maharis himself told the story in a 2008 interview, when Route 66 finally came out on DVD: it happened in Texas, he took ill filming a water scene with Barbara Bain, when his wet suit jacket froze, and they poured hot water over him, and the producers sent him a doctor who gave him a vitamin shot with a non-disposable needle.

[@sharonpolikoff7282]

Barbara Barrie.

[@charlesbromberick4247]

"That´s the difference between men and women: 40 mph."

[@-oiiio-3993]

19:29 : _"I need a driver, Mr. Stiles."_ _"You can say that again...."_

[@robertshows5100]

Milner was pretty strong

Considering route 66 was over 2200 miles away they sure filmed in Florida a lot.....😮

[@r082751]

Man, what a beautiful woman Janice Rule was. She seemed extremely intelligent, which was undoubtedly part of her attraction. Ben Gazzara didn't seem to have too much to say about her in his somewhat less than imagined autobiography..

[@searchlight18]

There is video of famous stars at Roddy Mcdowell's on KZbin. Ben and Janice are in one. They definitely stand out in it. The little kids also are attracted to her. She seems special.

[@searchlight18]

Actually it's Roddy McDowall.It's the 8 minute video that she is in. I've seen them all. Just thought I'd mention the video if you like history

[@BikeVermont71]

Glenn Corbett has a totally different chemistry with Milner than Maharis did. He's not broody; he's more like Milner, a charmer, a good guy. Is that better or is it worse? Don't know.

[@martyhowell4043]

The important thing is that they didn't try to replace Buz with a carbon copy. They went with the best available actor and wrote scripts that emphasized Corbett's best qualities.

[@gregcraven984]

nice boats

[@richardpagliaroli3085]

sammi shore pauly shores father I wish they made shows like this today

[@davidhull7115]

Bix is played by Pauly Shore's father. I guess unfunny runs in the family.

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

310 My fav airplane

[@rickrock51]

now we know who natalie wood's standin was!!

[@tomnekuda3818]

This show sold a lot of 'Vettes for GM......

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

That Cadillac was the real boat.

[@shogunMR]

yes sir big sled

Looks like Natilie Wood

[@patrickryan1515]

Susan Kohner was in "Imitation of Life" with Lana Turner and Sandra Dee and "The Gene Krupa Story" with Sal Mineo. Interesting type; I always enjoyed watching her. She does look a lot like Natalie Wood here. 1/2019

[@tessaducek5601]

Poor gal.

[@Geshreeyeh]

Since when did Route 66 go through Florida? 🐊🌴

[@ilovemartinmilner]

They left Route 66 quite often, usually with no explanition.

[@Geshreeyeh]

@@ilovemartinmilner Thanks. Have only seen a few episodes, but plan to buy the entire set.

[@MR-iw1xp]

Janice Rules played the girlfriend of Jimmy Stewart in "Bell Book, and Candle".

[@billymatthews7346]

Everything back in the time, was wonderful...Route 66, Book Bell and Candle....what memories....thank you, BCM'

[@rufust.firefly4890]

THE CHASE(1965)

[@edwardjames50]

Maharis left because he had hepatitis, allegedly caught when he dove into the water in an episode filmed in New Orleans. Yeah, sure, George. Lol!

[@pychong1967]

She looks somewhat like Natalie Wood, the that supposed to be the race boat driver at the beginning of the movie.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

No more Buz ... 😌💨

[@juanmonge8]

So what became of the Port O Call?

[@johnrogan9420]

Smallest row boat with a motor ever...speed boat would have turned them to splinters!

[@frankfarago2825]

Opening "water action" in legalese: two batteries, one per person tossed into the water. (felonies).

[@Caban1970]

The chick from Imitation of Life.

[@kenmccurtain5919]

Susan Kohner. Still alive.

[@EvenifitKillMe]

Can you please upload the episode "The Opponent" starring Lois Nettleton.

cool

[@billynoshoes1354]

yup

[@delavalmilker]

Hey! Is that really Guy Lombardo???

[@hemming57]

Guy Lombardo!

[@slowstartfast2162]

Guy Lombardo's 4 seater unlimited hydroplane article -- mynorthwest.com/1656075/hydroplane-racing-new-years-icons-northwest/

[@rufust.firefly4890]

Susan Kohner. Pretty attractive. Played a black woman "passing" in Imitation of Life(1959). A real soap opera sudser w/Lana Turner. Stupid too. Ms Kohner will be 85 on 11/11. 24:00>Milner wearing a tie on the golf course like it's the Bobby Jones era. No glove, hat and a wristwatch. Also didn't plant his feet like a golfer wood. Pretty good out, though.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

would

[@davidhull7115]

I think Midge (Susan Kohner) strongly favours Zohra Lampert. Whom I just saw in another episode.

[@christopherallen9580]

definitely resembles zohra l.

[@ilovemartinmilner]

Yes it is! :)

[@uutooyu]

pre laugh. pause. credits. laugh. pause. credits. laugh. pause. credits. extra laugh pause. credits. feel good.

[@davidhamilton2496]

Have IC?

[@togi55]

Not to mention SAMMY SHORE!

[@82Echo411]

A 4 seater as a racer?

[@slowstartfast2162]

Guy Lombardo's 4 seater was for giving rides. Link to article -mynorthwest.com/1656075/hydroplane-racing-new-years-icons-northwest/

[@rosemaryshashoua9417]

where george maharis?

[@tomservo56954]

He had left the show by then...

[@shogunMR]

why what happed why did he leave. Him and Milner had great chemistry

[@rentslave]

@@shogunMR Maharis said that the show's travel schedule was too much for his health.It must have worked as he's still around while Milner and Corbett are gone.

[@shogunMR]

@@rentslave I hear that ... Thanks for the info buddy.

[@hunterreilly-hr9qt]

I think it is unfair for some of the comments saying maharis was gay. The fact of the matter he was married early once in his life and had a son. Actually I know a gal who dated maharis in the early 70's and said he didn't show that side of him'. Bisexual better description

[@sockmonkey5266]

you are100% wrong

[@weedme4932]

FUNNY THING... NEITHER ONE OF THEM NEVER HAD DRIVEN POWERBOAT YET LOOK AT THEM GO Weed Me

[@edwardjames50]

Maharis had hepatitis all right, but it had nothing to do with the story of him getting infected during filming in the waters of New Orleans. He got it the most common way that gay men do.

[@oluhamilton2121]

Oh-KAAAAAAY......

[@tessaducek5601]

What a stupid narrow minded belief. Or you identify!

[@weedme4932]

46:17 HIGH DIVER 10 POINTS Weed Me

[@louistaylor9796]

@45:15 Charlie Sheen "double" ?

[@christopherallen9580]

see it

[@carlosparedes6867]

PLIS audio latino

[@warplanner8852]

While the concept of Route 66 Is interesting, sometimes the plots are ponderous and the gimmicks gratuitous. They clank along often with little or no dialog drowned out by dense, repetitive background music. Other episodes - like the surfing one filmed in Huntington Beach - trade supposedly pithy, meaningful philosophy to the point of sheer agony. It is almost as if they dramatized the Playboy magazines of the time with that wretched Hefner ethos (but without the nudity) and a blithe assumption that any pair of slobs with a 'Vette and two sleeping bags could nail haughty millionaire-esses (played by Janice Rule, of course) with a deciding coin flip.

[@ericminch]

Well, it's a good thing you never watch these episodes then, is what I say.

[@sockmonkey5266]

did you get a new thesaurus….nice try pretending to be smart

[@death2pc]

Women.......................................

[@johnrogan9420]

Poor people had to listen to Guy Lombardo!

[@wilsonharpe4280]

This one is light weight. Not like the grit, and snub nosed better than thou California/hipsters in the beatnik age.