After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.
Cast: Glenn Corbett
TV-Y7HDCC
30 episodes
1. Black NovemberTod's father dies leaving Tod the Corvette. Buz worked for Tod's father and the two decide to start driving. The Corvette breaks down in a small Mississippi town with some very nasty residents. The boys discover that the town hosted a POW camp during WW II and that the town boss had an escaped prisoner lynched when his son was killed in action. The boss plans to lynch Tod and Buz to keep the town's secret. Filming Location: Concord, KentuckyTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minOct 7, 1960
2. A Lance of StrawShrimp boat captain Charlotte Duval hires Tod and Buz as a crew for her boat. Suitor Jean Boussard gets very jealous of the male crew members. Buz falls in love with the captain. Filming Location: Grand Isle, LouisianaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minOct 14, 1960
3. The Swan BedTod and Buz arrive in New Orleans during a parrot-fever epidemic. They meet a girl named Carrie Purcell and ask her out for a date. Carrie doesn't have money to afford nice clothes. Filming Location: New Orleans, LouisianaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minOct 21, 1960
4. The Man on the Monkey BoardTod and Buz are working at a Louisana Gulf of Mexico off-shore oil-drilling tower. Lew Ayres plays a Nazi-hunter hunting an escaped Nazi on the drilling rig. Filming Location: Denage and Venice, LouisanaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minOct 28, 1960
5. The Strengthening AngelsTod and Buz give a lift to Lotti Montana, a migrant worker who is going to help pick the peach crop. As they approach the town of Sparrow Falls she begs them to drive through as quickly as possible. They take her to the Coronet Club and the Silver Dollar cafe. Sheriff Hingle keeps her from leaving town. The boys work with a revivalist. Filming Location: Needles, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minNov 4, 1960
6. Ten Drops of WaterVergil and Helen Page with their young brother Homer are owners of the family ranch. Fighting a desperate battle against drought they're too proud to accept Tod and Buz's offer to help. Filming Location: Kanab, UtahTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minNov 11, 1960
7. Three SidesThe boys work on a ranch and encounter a rancher's son. Joey dances on a table. Filming Location: Grants Pass, OregonTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minNov 18, 1960
8. Legacy for LuciaTod and Buz are working as loggers in Oregon. They meet an Italian girl, Lucia Trapani, who has come from Sicily to buy a new Madonna for her church. She plans to do it by selling her only possessions. Filming Location: Merlin, OregonTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minNov 25, 1960
9. Layout at Glen CanyonA group of models are sent to a construction camp at Glen Canyon to do some fashion shots for a magazine. Jeff Grady head of the crew working at the dam appoints Tod and Buz as bodyguards. Filming Location: Glen Canyon Dam and Page, ArizonaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minDec 2, 1960
10. The Beryllium EaterJack McConkie makes a find of Beryllium, a rare ore. Mine operator Fred Durant insists that he sell his claim. The old man refuses and is found badly beaten. Filming Location: Eureka, ArizonaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minDec 9, 1960
11. A Fury Slinging FlameThe boys meet scientist Mark Christopher and his friends who intend to remain in Carlsbad Caverns until a predicted nuclear war is over. Filming Location: Carlsbad Caverns, New MexicoTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minDec 30, 1960
12. ShebaLaura Church is paroled from a Texas prison and prepares to take up a new life. Then she discovers that the man assigned as her advisor is none other than Woody Biggs, the rancher who sent her to jail in the first place. The boys work as cowboys. Filming Location: El Paso, TexasTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minJan 6, 1961
13. The Quick and the DeadTod and Buz work at the Riverside race track for the Grand Prix stock-car races. They get involved with a family's problems, including whether the father should continue stock-car racing. Tod drives a racecar.
Filming Location: Riverside Racetrack and Mission Inn, Riverside, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minJan 13, 1961
14. Play It GlissandoTod and Buz watch a show at a local night club where trumpeter Gabe Johnson and his group are appearing. While driving away, they witness Jana Johnson, Gabe's wife, crash her car. She tells the boys that Gabe is insanely jealous and tried to kill her. The boys watch over her. Gabe shoots Tod but Tod tells the hospital it was an accident. When Jana goes back with Gabe, the boys realize that Jana will keep returning to Gabe no matter what. Filming Location: Malibu, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minJan 20, 1961
15. The Clover ThroneThe boys work on Adam Darcey's date farm. Adam loves his ward, ""Sweet Thing"", who wants to leave the farm. Adam is also trying to stop a road from being built on his property. Filming Location: Indio, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minJan 27, 1961
16. Fly Away Home (1)Tod goes to work for the Windus Dusting Company as a crop duster. He meets Summers, a pilot. The company is losing money. Filming Location: Phoenix, ArizonaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minFeb 10, 1961
17. Fly Away Home (2)A farmer wants his crops dusted with sulfur, which is very dangerous to the pilots. However, the risk means more money to for the crop-dusting company. Filming Location: Phoenix, ArizonaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minFeb 17, 1961
18. Sleep on Four PillowsTod and Buz meet a teenage girl who claims to be running from gangsters. The girl's wealthy mother thinks her daughter has been kidnapped and calls the police and a detective. Filming Location: Hollywood and Los Angeles, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minFeb 24, 1961
19. An Absence of TearsA blind widow listens for the voices of her dead husband's murderers. She asks Tod and Buz to buy her a pistol for self-protection. Filming Location: Hollywood, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minMar 3, 1961
20. Like a Motherless ChildTod and Buz pick up a small boy who has run away from an orphanage. Tod wants to return the boy but Buz, who has bad memories of an orphanage, refuses. The boys also get involved with showgirls. Filming Location: Reno, Fallon, and Carson City, NevadaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minMar 17, 1961
21. Effigy in SnowA psychotic killer is killing women at the Squaw Valley ski resort. He leaves a body in the snow. Filming Location: Squaw Valley, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minMar 24, 1961
22. Eleven, the Hard WayThe gown of Broken Knee hand their money over to famous gambler Sam Keep to gamble it in Reno. Filming Location: Reno and Broken Knee, NevadaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minApr 7, 1961
23. Most Vanquished, Most VictoriousTod's aunt Kitty asks Tod to find her daughter Carole. The boys find that she was living in a Los Angeles slum and has been killed. Filming Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minApr 14, 1961
24. Dont Count StarsTod and Buz meet a hotel owner Mike, who drinks and gambles. Mike is the guardian for his niece Linda, a little girl. Linda's executor wants to remove the child from her uncle, and she asks Tod and Buz for help. Filming Location: San Diego, Sands Hotel, CaliforniaTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minApr 28, 1961
25. The NewbornTod 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 MexicoTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minMay 5, 1961
26. A Skill for HuntingTod 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 MexicoTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minMay 12, 1961
27. Trap at CordovaTod 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 MexicoTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minMay 26, 1961
28. The OpponentA has-been boxer Johnny Copa is now throwing fights. Johnny trains Buz in boxing. Filming Location: Youngstown, OhioTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minJun 2, 1961
29. Welcome to AmityJoan Maslow wants to bury her mother in the cemetery outside of Amity. The entire community is determined to stop her. Filming Location: Amity, OhioTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minJun 9, 1961
30. Incident on a BridgeBuz and Tod go to work for Volovich and live at his house. Two other boarders are courting Volovich's mute daughter. Filming Location: Cleveland, OhioTV-Y7CC1 h 0 minJun 16, 1961
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The adventures of two young drifters across America
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Stirling Silliphant, Herbert B. Leonard
- Cast
- Glenn Corbett
- Studio
- Lancer-Edling Productions, Lancer Productions Limited, Screen Gems
Maturity rating
TV-Y7Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
