TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 16, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a homesteader hires a man to create a fake scandal with his wife (Lois Nettleton, pictured) so...
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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 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 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...
Dec 2, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 2, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Matt escorts a captain (R.G. Armstrong) and his troops to an Indian village, to make an exchange...
Nov 18, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Nov. 18, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Chester (Dennis Weaver, right) becomes engaged more or less accidentally, but he takes to heart...
Nov 18, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Have Gun - Will Travel"
Nov. 18, 1961 - Tonight on “Have Gun, Will Travel,” Ben Jalisco (Charles Bronson), a bounty hunter with 34 credited kills, has broken out...
Nov 17, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Nov. 17, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” when the Earth falls out of orbit, two women (Bette Garde and Lois Nettleton, pictured)...
Nov 16, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"
Nov. 16, 1961 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” Morton Halas (Jack Klugman, pictured left) is an aggressive and successful defense...
Nov 4, 2021
TV: Amanda Blake of "Gunsmoke"
Nov. 4, 1961 - Amanda Blake, a redhead who has quietly sizzled her way through six years of “Gunsmoke” as a lady saloon keeper and...
Oct 25, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Wagon Train"
Oct. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “Wagon Train,” Clementine Jones (Ann Blyth, pictured) is in the process of being thrown out of a town when a...
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