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The adventures of two young drifters across America
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.
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After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.
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Episode 1
While in a Florida swamp, Tod and Linc meet Major Barben, an American World War II ace and Takasuka, a Japanese officer who are still fighting the war. Filming Location: Everglades and Cape Coral, Florida
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Nancy Wickwire, Anthony Zerbe, Jack Warden, Dan Frazer
Episode 2
Tod and Linc encounter Morgan Harper who is back to reopen an estate. Her psycho husband Eric is back to kill her. Filming Location: Poland Springs, Maine
Directed by Philip LeacockWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Jacqueline Courtney, Patrick O'Neal, Joan Crawford, Tom Bosley
Episode 3
In Maine, Tod and Linc work at a sawmill and board with a French Canadian one-armed former logger Poppa and his beautiful daughter Marie. Marie tries to be what ever a man wants her to be. Marie and Link are having a romance and Marie tells Tod "I'm going to hurt your friend". Sailor Jack arrives in town between ships and has a fling with Marie. Marie decides to leave home to "find herself" but Tod and Linc talk her out of it.
Written by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Lon Chaney Jr., Diane Baker, Alex Cord, Albert Henderson, Fred Stromsoe
Episode 4
Tod and Linc work at a beauty contest with Celli who is an acoustical engineer. Filming Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Directed by Allen H. MinerWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Tammy Grimes, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver
Episode 5
Tod and Linc go fishing for lobsters with Thayer Faxon. Thayer's problem son Mamomsha returns to cause more trouble. Filming Location: Maine coast
Directed by Frank PiersonGuest stars William Shatner, Louise Sorel, Pat Hingle, Audra Lindley, Don McHenry
Episode 6
Tod and Linc meet Mike Donato, an eccentric raspberry farmer. Filming Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Directed by Leonard HornGuest stars Lou Antonio, Linda Marsh, J. Carrol Naish, Michael J. Pollard, Alfred Ryder
Episode 7
Spinster Hazel comes to Colorado. She meets Ben Beldon, who was in the Army with Linc. Ben is now a miner amd a trouble-maker. Ben and Hazel get trapped in a mine. Filming Location: Central City, Colorado
Directed by Allen H. MinerWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Lee Philips, Jo Van Fleet, Crahan Denton, William Cort, Brooke Bundy, Marion Ross, Harold Gould, Oliver McGowan
Episode 8
Tod and Linc work for a Vermont farmer and get involved in a pulling horse race. Filming Location: Vermont
Directed by Allen H. MinerWritten by Ernest KinoyGuest stars Rosemary Forsyth, Parker Fennelly, Howard Freeman
Episode 9
Tod and Linc meet Stephanie. Filming Location: Denver, Colorado.
Directed by James SheldonWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Bert Remsen, Dan Duryea, Stefanie Powers, Alex Cord
Episode 10
Tod and Linc encounter five lady instrumentalists in Toronto. Filming Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Written by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Al Lewis, Lynda Day George, Jessica Walter
Episode 11
Tod and Linc meet physical culturist Greta. Filming Location: Mt. Snow, Vermont and Buffalo, New York (?)
Directed by Philip LeacockWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Tammy Grimes, Bruce Glover, Chad Everett
Episode 12
Two children leave their little brother on a doorstep. Filming Location: Erie Canal
Directed by Philip LeacockGuest stars Jean Stapleton, Albert Salmi
Episode 13
Tod and Linc witness a plane crash and a dying passenger asks Linc to deliver money to a child in Savannah. Filming Location: Savannah, Georgia
Directed by Allen H. MinerWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Chester Morris, Diana Van der Vlis, Sylvia Sidney, Herschel Bernardi, Daniel J. Travanti, Percy Rodriguez, Joanna Pettet
Episode 14
Tod and Linc work on a neon sign in a small Georgia town. Simon rips the sign down. Filming Location: Savannah, Georgia
Guest stars Geoffrey Horne, Darby Hinton, Graham Jarvis, Crahan Denton, Collin Wilcox Paxton, E.J. Peaker
Episode 15
Linc beats up a man (Cam) in a Georgia bar. The man was in Linc's unit in Vietnam and his cowardice in battle caused the death of a Vietnamese girl. Filming Location: Savannah, Georgia
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Larry Blyden, Eugene Roche, Ramon Bieri
Episode 16
Link stops Nola Nielsen from committing suicide and romances her. Her possessive brother Hamar dissaproves. Filming Location: Minneapolis, MN
Directed by Allen ReisnerGuest stars James Coburn, Linda Watkins
Episode 17
Tod and Linc meet Tank, a boxer who likes rum, and Tank's girlfriend Gaybee. Filming Location: Unknown
Directed by Allen H. MinerWritten by William Kelley, Howard RodmanGuest stars James Farentino, Michael Parks, Alix Elias
Episode 18
Tod and Linc encounter a Daytona Florida librarian and a murderer. Filming Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenGuest stars Lee Philips, Ruth McDevitt, Lois Smith, Dan Frazer, Elizabeth MacRae
Episode 19
Tod and Linc meet Harlan Livingston III, a naive millionaire who is surrounded by women who are pretending to be hurt. Filming Location: St. Augustine, Florida
Written by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Soupy Sales, Lee Meriwether, Bibi Osterwald, Lorraine Rogers
Episode 20
A disturbed teenager kills his friend. Filming Location: Unknown
Guest stars Jacqueline Courtney, Will Mackenzie, Grayson Hall, Bert Freed, Lee Kinsolving
Episode 21
Tod is vacationing by himself in Canada near Niagara Falls. He meets a professional assassin who looks exactly like him. Middle-Eastern plotters have hired the assassin to kill their king and he plans to do so with a high-powered sniper rifle. The assassin complains to Tod that his deprived childhood has caused him to become what he is. Filming Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Directed by Allen ReisnerWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Martin Milner, Robert Loggia, Tina Louise, Frank Campanella
Episode 22
In Florida, Tod and Linc meet the Tiffins, a family of con men and criminals who are squabbling over a will. Tod becomes involved romantically with family member Margo who stands to inherit the money if she marries. Tod is thrown off a bridge. Filming Location: Tampa, Florida
Written by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Chill Wills, Nina Foch, Louis Zorich, Roger C. Carmel, Alex Cord, Patrick O'Neal, Barbara Eden
Episode 23
Believing that Tod has been killed, Linc and Margo set out to catch his murderer. Tod turns up alive and marries Margo. Linc leaves the Corvette with Tod. Filming Location: Tampa, Florida
Written by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Chill Wills, Nina Foch, Roger C. Carmel, Alex Cord, Patrick O'Neal, Barbara Eden
Episode information updated Sep 21, 2026
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