Route 66 S3E23 — Fifty Miles From Home

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Route 66•Season 3•Episode 23

Fifty Miles From Home

8.0/10 · 95 votesMar 22, 196360 min

Ranked #6 of 31 in Season 3•+0.5 vs season avg

Tod meets a Lincoln Case who has just completed a six-year Army enlistment including two years in Vietnam as an Army ranger. Linc decides not to re-enlist but to join Tod on the cross-country odyssey. Filming Location: Houston, Texas

Directed byJames Sheldon

Written byStirling Silliphant

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Glenn Corbett

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Linc Case

Martin Milner

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James Sheldon

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Stirling Silliphant

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Episode Summary

"Fifty Miles From Home" is episode 23 of Route 66 season 3. It scored 8.0/10 from 95 votes, ranking #6 of 31 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by James Sheldon and written by Stirling Silliphant, it aired on March 22, 1963.

Next: E24 · Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine Best of Season 3