Jerry McNeely
Director
Three for the Road (1975)
Season 1
Three for the Road is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from September 14 to November 30, 1975. The series centers on Pete Karras, played by Alex Rocco, a recently widowed photojournalist travelling around the United States with two sons, John and Endy, in a recreational vehicle.
Released Sept. 4, 1975
Episode 60 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.single-father, tmdb.photojournalism, tmdb.recreational-vehicle, imdb.travel, imdb.motorcycle
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Pilot
I have been unable to trace details of this 90-minute TV-movie pilot. The International Movie Database identifies the writer as Tom Greene.
Sept. 4, 1975, midnight
S1E2 - Fear
Despite his deep-rooted fear of heights, John goes along with Pete and Endy in tacking flight instuction from a hang-glibding pilot. Unexpectedly, John likes the beginner's lessons—until he realizes that the advanced stages of the sport entail flying off 200-foot cliffs.
Sept. 14, 1975, midnight
S1E3 - Match Point
While his father is shooting a photo layout for a sports magazine, John almost defeats tennis star Tom Aberling in a pick-up match; but Tom's father fears the nonchalant game could ruin his son's reputation.
Sept. 21, 1975, midnight
S1E4 - The Ghost Story
While covering an exhibit featuring the works of a recently deceased young artist, Peter receives a bizarre request from her twin sister: she wants him to photograph the dead woman's ghost, reportedly haunting the family estate.
Sept. 28, 1975, midnight
S1E5 - Ride on a Red Balloon
A drinking problem prevents Pete's longtime friend, a hot air balloon pilot, from assisting with an advertising photo layour Pete is doing for a soft drink company.
Oct. 5, 1975, midnight
S1E6 - The Fugitives
The father of a young girl is being stalked by a mysterious man with a gun.
Oct. 12, 1975, midnight
S1E7 - The Cave
Pete's wartime buddy Dan Marshall undertakes daring exploits in a huge, dark, and treacherous cave, with an admiring John Karras following close behind.
Oct. 19, 1975, midnight
S1E8 - The Rip-Off
A young girl hitchhiker creates a nightmare for Pete Karras and his sons when she and her boyfriend steal the Karras' motor home.
Oct. 26, 1975, midnight
S1E9 - The Prisoner in Sneakers
A friendship develops between Endy Karras and a bitter, street-wise youth in a detention home.
Nov. 2, 1975, midnight
S1E10 - The Trail of Bigfoot
Pete and his sons stop to help a young mother whose car has broken down, but find themselves giving Patti Hardy and her son more than just a lift to the next city.
Nov. 9, 1975, midnight
S1E11 - Adventure in LA
Pete has been assigned to photograph the daughter of an international shipping magnae while she is visiting Los Angeles, but he arrives to find that the job has been given to someone else—and that threats have been made on the young girl's life.
Nov. 23, 1975, midnight
S1E12 - Adventure in L.A.
Working on a photo assignment at a guest ranch, Pete falls from his horse and is rushed to hospital, leaving John to deal with young Endy's fright and confusion.
Nov. 23, 1975, midnight
S1E13 - Odyssey in Jeans
Pete sets out to photgraph the elusive Bigfoot.
Nov. 30, 1975, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 4, 1975
Last Air Date: Nov. 30, 1975, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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