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Oct 18, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 18, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an obnoxious blowhard (Richard Erdman, pictured) is given a stopwatch that halts time,...
Oct 16, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Ben Casey”
Oct. 16, 1963 - Tonight on “Ben Casey,” Casey (Vince Edwards) recommends surgery for young athlete Larry Masterson (Beau Bridges) but...
Oct 15, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 15, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Dr. Kimble (David Janssen) still fleeing with the woman he loves, decides to fake their deaths...
Oct 14, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Oct. 14, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” a scientist (Edward Mulhare) hires a miner (David McCallum, right with Jill Haworth) to be...
Oct 13, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters”
Oct. 13, 1963 - Tonight on “The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters,” the wagon train finds an entire Army regiment wiped out by Indians, except...
Oct 12, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Oct. 12, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a young rascal (Scott Marlowe, right) meets the outlaw idol of his youth (William Talman, left)....
Oct 12, 2023
“Dr. Kildare” Episode To Focus on Unscrupulous Funeral Practices
Oct. 12, 1963 - The “Dr. Kildare” television series will get away from its customary hospital cases on Oct. 31 and present a drama with...
Oct 11, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 11, 1963 - Tonight’s episode of “The Twilight Zone” is entitled “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” It is based on the short story of the...
Oct 10, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”
Oct. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a wealthy industrialist (James Whitmore) who is in Blair for tests gets a lot of attention from...
Oct 8, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Petticoat Junction”
Oct. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “Petticoat Junction,” hard-hitting railroad president Norman Curtis (Roy Roberts) travels to Hooterville with...
Oct 8, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Kimble (David Janssen) flees Los Angeles with a woman who loves him (Susan Oliver) after...
Oct 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Oct. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney and Gomer try to retrieve a baseball from a supposedly haunted house and find...
Oct 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Oct. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” a timid, hen-pecked man (Donald Pleasence) acquires the power to vaporize those who...
Oct 5, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Oct. 5, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a charming cowboy (Ken Curtis, pictured) apparently is guilty only of breaking hearts — until he...
Oct 4, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 4, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” it is 1974, and boxing — having been outlawed for humans — is performed by mechanical...
Oct 4, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour”
Oct. 4, 1963 - Tonight on “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” Janice Brandt (Anne Baxter, right) is caught between her abusive alcoholic husband...
Oct 2, 2023
ABC’s “Combat!” Series Wins Award
Oct. 2, 1963 - ABC’s “Combat!” series, dramatizing the U.S. Army’s fight across Europe in World War II, has been awarded a Certificate of...
Oct 1, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 1, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” a friendly country girl (Sandy Dennis) has a crush on Kimble (David Janssen) and wants to help...
Oct 1, 2023
Sinatra Backs out of Crosby TV Show
Oct. 1, 1963 - Frank Sinatra was reported today to have withdrawn voluntarily from a Bing Crosby television show after he was informed...
Sep 30, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Sept. 30, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” one scientist (Robert Culp) from a group of ten is chosen to undergo a painful and...
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