Here's the third episode of "Billy Connolly's Route 66," which aired across the pond earlier today on ITV. It goes from Oklahoma City to eastern Arizona. Here's the complete episode in five parts: https://youtu.be/_V-L6VSddlQ https://youtu.be/_4I7Yip_l04 https://youtu.be/0dDxv2NHfVM https://youtu.be/yRKXATPOAEs https://youtu.be/ZpOGFeBI-fQ
Category: Television
“Man vs. Food Nation,” Route 66 edition
The Travel Channel's "Man vs. Food Nation" recently did a Route 66 segment that included Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St. Louis, Idle Spurs Steakhouse in Barstow, Calif., and Elote Cafe in Tulsa. Here's the full episode, in two parts: https://youtu.be/Z1Q7Rk29aYg https://youtu.be/qF5K4aO8Xv0 The segment includes Elote's formidable Puffy Taco Challenge.
The Albuquerque collection of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”
A few segments of the Food Network's popular show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" have escaped my attention. Here's one I've collected of the ones that are on Route 66 in Albuquerque. The Standard Diner: https://youtu.be/_LPgr7-t8a0 Monte Carlo Liquors & Steak House: https://youtu.be/vhNBX7ONvUI Sophia's Place: https://youtu.be/nfAtYaKPmsM
“Billy Connolly’s Route 66,” Episode 2
The second episode of "Billy Connolly's Route 66" aired today in England. And, like clockwork, the same fellow on YouTube has posted it in five parts. This episode goes from St. Louis to Oklahoma City: https://youtu.be/Ag7yt4JDRgw https://youtu.be/osNgoRVHVXs https://youtu.be/_aN_cNltZcU https://youtu.be/sc6xcfpU5JQ https://youtu.be/iRwPyOcoaSk
Billy Connolly’s Route 66, Episode 1
The first episode of "Billy Connolly's Route 66" aired on ITV earlier today in Great Britain. And someone has already posted it in five parts. I commend it to your attention: https://youtu.be/D0tj19prCIo https://youtu.be/Gy31esahn-Y https://youtu.be/lXMkFmM4W9w https://youtu.be/n-ZcuvAK7eE https://youtu.be/lWzIEQ1xSjs I just watched the whole thing, and it's delightful. It's well-photographed, and the side trips are very well-chosen. And … Continue reading Billy Connolly’s Route 66, Episode 1
“Dust in the Wind”
This song by Kansas has been embroidered into a tribute to Martin Milner, co-star of the "Route 66" television series of the early 1960s. https://youtu.be/HoOoohSQ6Xo
Seligman restaurant is setting for German reality series
Westside Lilo's Cafe in Seligman, Ariz., soon will switch its owners and operators with that of a German family for a reality television series, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. The swap is part of a German TV show "Switched" that seeks out people with German roots in other countries and asks them to swap lives … Continue reading Seligman restaurant is setting for German reality series
Route 66 TV’s newest episode
Route 66 TV has posted its newest video. This one details the Chinese officials taking Cadillacs down the Mother Road, along with a report on new board game and a Route 66 Rendezvous preview. https://youtu.be/d0oKF89dLOM
Blues Brothers may return to television
The Blues Brothers, the musical duo that Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi made famous on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1970s, may soon return to television as a prime-time series. According to Variety, the screenplay for a pilot episode has been written. Aykroyd and Judy Belushi, John's ex-wife, own the TV rights. Script … Continue reading Blues Brothers may return to television
Billy Connolly rolls out publicity for Route 66 series
Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been making the publicity rounds this week ahead of a Route 66 travelogue that's set to air on ITV next month. Most of his interviews center around his motorcycle accident during the trip. His trike ran over him on a incline near Flagstaff, Ariz. He broke a rib, … Continue reading Billy Connolly rolls out publicity for Route 66 series