Episode
Route 66: The Cruelest Sea of All
Overview
The boys get jobs at the Weeki Wachee theme park in Florida. The park show features girls dressed as mermaids performing underwater. A shy girl Elissa emerges from the water and after demonstrating amazing underwater swimming talent is hired for the show. She talks about ""coming from the sea"" and implies that she is a real mermaid. Skeptical Tod falls for her but assumes that she just wants publicity to launch a movie career. Linc has a more open mind and believes her. Tod discovers too late that she was telling the truth. Filming Location: Weeki-Wachee and Crystal River, Florida. Hotel credited: Port Paradise Hotel in Crystal River.
Details
- Series
- Route 66
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1963-04-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Cruelest Sea of All is Episode 25 in Season 3 of Route 66. It aired on 1963-04-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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