TV: Tonight on "Have Gun - Will Travel"
Jan. 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” sickly Boise Peabody (Strother Martin, pictured), convinced he'll die by morning,...
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Jan 4, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"
Jan. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” Father Francis Gregory (Arthur Hill) thinks a miracle has happened when Joe Palakopolous...
Jan 4, 2022
TV: Dr. Joyce Brothers Begins Saturday Program
Jan. 4, 1962 - Dr. Joyce Brothers, the television counselor who offers advice on a wide variety of subjects, will begin a new Saturday...
Jan 3, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Naked City"
Jan. 3, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” decorated veteran Neil Daggett (Jack Warden, pictured), has deteriorated from hero to alcoholic...
Jan 3, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Jan. 3, 1962 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the...
Jan 2, 2022
CBS Game Show "Password" Adding Prime Time Edition
Jan. 2, 1962 - Having been tested successfully as an afternoon program, the TV game show “Password” becomes a nighttime attraction over...
Jan 2, 2022
George C. Scott to Helm TV Series about Social Worker
Jan. 2, 1962 - George C. Scott will star in a CBS-TV series called “East Side/West Side” starting in the fall of 1963. He will play a New...
Jan 2, 2022
Folk Group "The Weavers" Barred from Jack Paar Show After Refusing to Sign Loyalty Oaths
Jan. 2, 1962 - A folk-singing quartet was barred from the Jack Paar show today because its members refused to sign loyalty oaths. The...
Jan 1, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Jan. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” local farmer Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale Jr., right) comes to town to pick a wife....
Jan 1, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Jan. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” when Mark goes missing during a hunting trip, Lucas tries to get help to look for his missing...
Dec 30, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 30, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a band of outlaws offers to pay Matt to make himself scarce while they rob the bank. If he...
Dec 28, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a young man is admitted to Blair General Hospital after being stabbed by a street gang. The...
Dec 25, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Barney is offered the sheriff’s position in a nearby town, he and Andy trade...
Dec 24, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 24, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights take in a young orphaned blind girl (Diane Mountford, pictured right with Dan...
Dec 23, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 23, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” an ill-mannered young mountain man (Don Dubbins, right) is told by his father that it's time he...
Dec 22, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Rawhide"
Dec. 22, 1961 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” a man and his wife con the drovers into pooling their efforts to prepare a Christmas celebration...
Dec 21, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 21, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a bitter, alcoholic department-store Santa is admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve. The...
Dec 20, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Wagon Train"
Dec. 20, 1961 - Tonight on “Wagon Train,” Bettina May (Bette Davis) leads three generations of her family across the plains. Other...
Dec 18, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 18, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” no one will admit that Aunt Bee's homemade pickles are terrible. Andy switches them...
Dec 17, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 17, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Little Joe is tired of being considered the baby of the family by his older brothers and accepts a...
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