tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post637937310249469778..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: TV Sidekick Blogathon: The Corvette in "Route 66"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-57881837826848814762016-05-06T11:05:36.847-04:002016-05-06T11:05:36.847-04:00The Vette did not appear in every episode. It'...The Vette did not appear in every episode. It's not seen in the 4th season episode "Is it True There are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake?". It appears for only a few seconds in the second season episode "There I Am, There I Always Am".<br /> <br />They did not sell the hubcaps in "Eleven the Hard Way". They sold the wire wheels which had been on the car from the beginning. Tod got $300 and a set of new plain wheels for the wire ones. The wire wheels seen in early episodes were an aftermarket item the producers thought made the car look sportier. <br /><br />The car played an important role in the episode "Ten Drops of Water". The rear tire was removed and the hub was hooked up to a rope to lift some pipe up out of a water well on a ranch.<br /> <br />The 1961 Vette used in the first season(except for the first episode) was blue. Martin Milner took color slides behind the scenes and they show the car being blue through the entire first season. These slides were posted on Milner's Facebook page in 2015. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023967431575433787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5290723192691582272016-03-10T21:32:02.657-05:002016-03-10T21:32:02.657-05:00Hahahaha! This IS a clever choice for TV sidekick....Hahahaha! This IS a clever choice for TV sidekick. Love it!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-85772437656170551612016-03-07T22:55:46.460-05:002016-03-07T22:55:46.460-05:00It's funny, Toto, because I always imagined th...It's funny, Toto, because I always imagined the Corvette was blue when watching the show in B&W. But the red & white one is pretty cool, too!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-10309151665247957962016-03-07T15:44:24.789-05:002016-03-07T15:44:24.789-05:00Is there a Hall of Fame for TV and movie cars? Mr...Is there a Hall of Fame for TV and movie cars? Mr. Stiles' snazzy legacy would surely be in the first round of inductees.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5215011891649024012016-03-07T12:53:19.853-05:002016-03-07T12:53:19.853-05:00Nice choice! I could not wait for the Sting Ray to...Nice choice! I could not wait for the Sting Ray to first make an appearance. Gotta have the luggage rack, too.Kurt Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248344333475047502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-23471184221741050072016-03-07T12:15:38.858-05:002016-03-07T12:15:38.858-05:00Wonderful post! It's great to have a series t...Wonderful post! It's great to have a series that is not only classic TV but also has a gorgeous classic car at its center! I guess the guys never had a pet name for the car, something which could have turned it into a diva, perhaps. I love the show and now I love the hard-working Corvette even more than I did before! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345830456539347899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-78707928379034646622016-03-07T11:29:37.316-05:002016-03-07T11:29:37.316-05:00Great piece and yes, this is a very clever choice!...Great piece and yes, this is a very clever choice! I sometimes have my problems with individual stories in this series, but the Corvette never lets me down! Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-23678654469459083072016-03-07T11:08:24.339-05:002016-03-07T11:08:24.339-05:00I've just recently started to watch epsiodes o...I've just recently started to watch epsiodes of Route 66 regularly having seen only a handful of them through the years. No doubt I'll be paying closer attention to the Corvette details you include here. The trunk space - or lack thereof - hadn't occurred to me until now, but it's true. How do they do it???<br /><br />AuroraCitizen Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596338896095275116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-54857133375562277162016-03-07T09:40:20.622-05:002016-03-07T09:40:20.622-05:00What a clever choice for sidekick in this TV bloga...What a clever choice for sidekick in this TV blogathon! Indeed, it was the Corvette that started Tod and Buz on their travels and kept them going. The cars were pretty and I especially loved the cherry red and white one that was so prominently displayed on the Route 66 board game box. Awesome post, Rick!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.com