Daily Archives: October 2, 2025

This Date in THE FBI History: Roy Thinnes and Marlyn Mason star in “The Escape,” an episode loosely based on the exploits of Pretty Boy Floyd, airing Oct. 2, 1966

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THE ESCAPE Original Air Date: Oct. 2, 1966 Synopsis. In West Virginia, Erskine and Rhodes must determine the whereabouts of the men responsible for the escape of convicted murderer Larry Drake (played by Roy Thinnes) and the killing of three … Continue reading →

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This Date in MAVERICK and ROCKFORD FILES History: “James Garner: Hollywood Maverick” airs for the first time on the Oct. 2, 2000 edition of A&E’s Biography. The hour-long documentary includes comments, tributes and remembrances from Clint Eastwood, Blake Edwards, Stephen J. Cannell, Bill Robinson, Glenn Jordan, Stuart Margolin, Sally Field, Mariette Hartley, Gigi Garner, author Ed Robertson and more. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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LEARN MORE about it in the revised third edition of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, featuring more than sixty new pages of never before published information about both the original Rockford Files and the CBS reunion movies, including twenty … Continue reading →

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: John Astin makes one of his first television appearances in “The Town That Wasn’t There,” airing Oct. 2, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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THE TOWN THAT WASN’T THERE Original Airdate: October 2, 1960 Synopsis. Beau wins ownership of the Silver Hill ore mine, only to discover that the mine is worthless. Meanwhile, a crooked railroad agent named Wilbur Shanks tries to cheat the … Continue reading →

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