Route 66
1800 Days to Justice
TV Flash files “1800 Days to Justice” as hour 46 of 116 in the TV Flash guide — Route 66 (1960–1964) on CBS, season 2, episode 16, aired 1962-01-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E16: listed hour 46 of 116 in the Route 66 guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 2. It aired 1962-01-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Long Piece of Mischief” (S02E15). Next is “A City of Wheels” (S02E17).
Viewer FAQ
Where does 1800 Days to Justice sit in the Route 66 guide?
S02E16 is listed hour 46 of 116 — hour 16 of 32 in season 2, season 2 episode 16.
When did Route 66 S02E16 air?
1800 Days to Justice aired 1962-01-26 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
A Milner-and-Maharis on-location hour is the Corvette contract: highway as character, local crisis as guest story. Corbett-era Linc is the later traveling partner.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Route 66 put two young men and a Corvette on actual American pavement, shooting drama on location when most series never left the lot. Martin Milner and George Maharis (later Glenn Corbett) wander into local stories like a traveling anthology. Highway as character and Chevrolet-as-myth mood — freedom even when the hour turns earnest.
Two young men, a Corvette, and actual American pavement — when most series never left the lot. Route 66 put Martin Milner's Tod Stiles and George Maharis's Buz Murdock (later Glenn Corbett's Linc Case) on CBS from 1960 to 1964, 116 episodes of wandering into local stories like a traveling anthology. Stirling Silliphant and Herbert B. Leonard made the highway a character; Nelson Riddle's theme sealed the myth. Jazz-tinged restlessness meets social-issue guest stories. Chevrolet-as-myth mood — freedom even when the…
Filed against
- Martin Milner as Tod Stiles
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- George Maharis as Buz Murdock
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- Glenn Corbett as Linc Case
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