TVShowsOnDVD.com has interesting news about new DVDs coming for the original “Route 66” television show:
— It appears Infinity/Roxbury is going back to releasing half-seasons of the series, starting with Season 3 on Feb. 10. However, there’s another listing of “Season 3, Volume 1” listed for release June 23. I’ll try to clear the confusion as soon as I hear back from Roxbury’s publicist.
— Infinity/Roxbury also is releasing on Feb. 10 a two-disc “Route 66 — Producer’s Picks” that features 11 acclaimed episodes. The episodes are:
- “Play It Glissando” (co-starring Jack Lord, Barbara Bostock)
- “Eleven, the Hard Way (Walter Matthau)
- “First Class Mouliak” (Robert Redford, Martin Balsam)
- “The Strengthening Angels” (Suzanne Pleshette, Harry Townes)
- “Birdcage on My Foot” (Robert Duvall, Diana Millay)
- “And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon” (James Caan, Martin Sheen)
- “You Never Had it so Good” (Peter Graves, Patricia Barry)
- “Lizard’s Leg and Owlet’s Wing” (Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr.)
- “Poor Little Kangaroo Rat” (Leslie Nielsen, Ronny Howard)
- “Soda Pop and Paper Flags” (Alan Alda, Tom Bosley, Joseph Campanella)
- “A Cage in Search of a Bird” (Stefanie Powers, Dan Duryea)
I’ve read in other “Route 66” sites that those episodes are well-loved. For those who want to see choice cuts of the drama, starring George Maharis and Martin Milner, without having to slog through entire seasons, “Producer’s Picks” looks like an excellent option. The inexpensive $19.98 suggested retail price is good enticement, too.