Episode
Route 66: A Skill for Hunting
Overview
Tod stops a poacher Hump Humphrey from killing a deer. Hump then shoots out the tires of Tod's car and later frames the boys for poaching. Filming Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Details
- Series
- Route 66
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1961-05-12
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
A Skill for Hunting is Episode 26 in Season 1 of Route 66. It aired on 1961-05-12. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 25: The Newborn
Tod and Buz work on a ranch belonging to Frank Ivy. Frank's son dies leaving an Indian girl Kawna pregnant. Frank and Kawna's relatives fight over the baby. The boys arrange an ""adoption"" of the baby after the mother dies. Filming Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Episode 27: Trap at Cordova
Tod and Buz are kidnapped by New Mexican mountain townspeople who need a teacher. Tod addresses the New Mexico legislature about the culture of the people of Cordova and the need for teachers. Filming Location: Cordova, New Mexico
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