TV: Tonight on "Leave It to Beaver"
Dec. 16, 1961 - Tonight on “Leave It to Beaver,” Beaver and Gilbert don't know if they should tell their English teacher that they scored...
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Dec 15, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Dec. 15, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” janitor Woodrow Mulligan (Buster Keaton) gets a trip from 1890 to 1962 courtesy of his...
Dec 14, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 14, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” after his son's arm is paralyzed in a car accident, a man refuses to allow doctors to perform...
Dec 13, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Naked City"
Dec. 13, 1961 - Tonight on “Naked City,” George Bick (Mickey Rooney, pictured) is a 40-year-old who never grew up. Fed up with his...
Dec 12, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Dec. 12, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a man who can't remember who he is has a $1000 bill and the address of a doctor....
Dec 12, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Dec. 12, 1961 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she...
Dec 11, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Ben Casey"
Dec. 11, 1961 - Tonight on “Ben Casey,” Dr. Casey tells off a lackluster new intern and convinces a sad young epileptic that being...
Dec 11, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 11, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Andy and Barney have a chance to join an exclusive men's club, Andy wonders how...
Dec 10, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 10, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Hoss insults a feisty Frenchman who demands satisfaction with swords. It is then discovered that...
Dec 9, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 9, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a young outlaw (Ben Cooper) finds he has a knack for medicine and turns straight, telling Doc...
Dec 9, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
Dec. 9, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” the Prestons defend a policeman who killed the teenage boy that attacked his five-year-old...
Dec 8, 2021
TV: Upcoming CBS-TV Special With Henry Fonda
Dec. 8, 1961 - Dick Van Dyke and Cara Williams will star with Henry Fonda and Carol Lynley on a CBS-TV special. The two additions to the...
Dec 8, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Rawhide"
Dec. 8, 1961 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” a woman (Phyllis Thaxter) wanders into camp needing help. She is an actress who one of the men...
Dec 7, 2021
Jerry Orbach and Marta Curro Have a Son
Dec. 7, 1961 - A son was born on Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Orbach (pictured at their 1958 wedding) at New York’s Lenox Hill...
Dec 7, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 7, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a surgeon is diagnosed with a progressive paralytic disease and fears its effect on his career...
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Dec. 4, 1961 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” Lucas and Mark meet writer Mark Twain (Kevin McCarthy). Later they find out that he has a sad...
Dec 4, 2021
"77 Sunset Strip" Star Efrem Zimbalist Jr. to Divorce
Dec. 4, 1961 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (pictured), star of television’s “77 Sunset Strip,” was divorced today by Mrs. Stephanie Zimbalist....
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 4, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” handyman Henry Wheeler (Edgar Buchanan, left) enters the Taylors' life, and Aunt Bee...
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Many ABC Affiliates Cancel Controversial "Bus Stop" Episode
Dec. 4, 1961 - Many television stations affiliated with ABC canceled Sunday evening’s episode of the show “Bus Stop” because they...
Dec 3, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 3, 1961 - Tonight on "Bonanza," his search for the two men who kidnapped his bride-to-be, Su Ling (Lisa Lu, right), will soon take...
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