Some months ago, the This network stopped airing Elvira Mistress of the Dark movies on early Sunday mornings during my lunch break, so I started channel surfing on the TV in the lunchroom, and I found a channel (whose name is escaping me) that shows old shows from the 60s, such as Honey West, Sea Hunt, and yes, Route 66.
I didn’t watch this show when it originally aired, but I had been given to understand that it followed two guys who drove a cool convertible along Route 66, and interacted in interesting ways with the Americans they met during their travels.
Well, the episode I caught a part of had Martin Milner, falling in love with a rich girl, and preparing to break up the team by marrying her, and going into her father’s yacht-building business. They (the prospective father-in-law and Martin Milner) specifically talked about their plans t build the best boats “on the Eastern Seaboard.”
Now, I’m very fond of old pop songs, especially those that were written by actors who later appeared on Jack Webb TV shows, and from this, I happen to be aware that Route 66 “winds from Chicago to L.A.” (passing through St. Louis, MO; Joplin, MO; Oklahoma City, OK; Amarillo, TX; Gallup, NM; Flagstaff, AZ, Winona, AZ; Kingman, AZ; and San Bernardino, CA along the way).
How did Martin Milner and his buddy get so lost that they wound up on the Eastern Seaboard?
