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Nov 25, 2021

TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"

Nov. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” the plain but precocious daughter (Jena Engstrom, pictured) of a mean drunk (Malcolm Atterbury) decides to marry herself off so that she and her little brother might avoid starvation. 10 p.m. on #CBS #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

Nov 24, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Nov. 24, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Confederate soldiers, in June of 1863, come across a warlock who can help bring victory to the Southern cause. With Gary Merrill (pictured) and Vaughn Taylor. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

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 his obligation to his betrothed (Sondra Blake, left), leaving his job with Mr. Dillon (James Arness) to devote himself to homesteading a barren quarter section. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #

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 of prison, the same one Paladin (Richard Boone) helped put him in. Paladin heads to Texas to Ben's wife (Coleen Gray), who helped put him away six years ago and is feared to be the target of his wrath. 9:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvserie

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) try to cope with the increasingly oppressive heat in an abandoned city. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern

Nov 13, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Nov. 13, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Andy must put away the welcome mat when a likable drifter (Buddy Ebsen, right), passing through Mayberry, starts putting sketchy notions into Opie's head. 9:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

Nov 11, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"

Nov. 11, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” the Prestons defend a woman (Mary Fickett) accused of the murder of her husband. The main witness against her (Pat Hingle) is a close friend who seems sympathetic to her, yet he claims the victim telephoned him after he was shot and named his wife as the one who shot him. 8:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #

Nov 10, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Nov. 10, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a former German SS captain returns to the Dachau concentration camp and begins reminiscing on the power he enjoyed there — until he finds himself on trial by those who died at his hands. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #TwilightZone #twilightzonemarathon #TwilightZoneAmer

Nov 3, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Nov. 3, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a young boy (Billy Mumy) with vast mental powers, but lacking emotional development, holds his terrified family in thrall to his every juvenile wish. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #TwilightZone #twilightzonemarathon #TwilightZoneAmerica #twilightzoneish #TwilightZoneTowerOfTerror #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews

Oct 31, 2021

TV: Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”

Oct. 31, 1961 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” while clearing out his bedroom closet, Rob (Van Dyke) finds his old army boots. Rob and Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) then reminisce about the time that they met, when he was an army sergeant and she (then named Laura Meeker) was a dancer in the USO. 8 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews

Oct 30, 2021

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Oct. 30, 1961 - Tonight on the “Andy Griffith Show,” when a flashy new girl (Beverly Tyler) in town takes a surprising and deep interest in Barney (Don Knotts), Barney and Thelma Lou (Betty Lynn) have a lover’s quarrel and delcare their freedom from each other. 9:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

Oct 28, 2021

TV: Buddy Ebsen Guest Star on “Gunsmoke”

Oct. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a man (Buddy Ebsen, right) who lost his wife and all he had returns to Dodge from gold prospecting with three bulging bags to deposit in the bank. Everyone who scorned him before, including his ex-wife, can't do enough for him now. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

Oct 27, 2021

TV: Lee Marvin Guest Star on “The Twilight Zone”

Oct. 27, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Old West lawman Conny Miller (Lee Marvin) visits the grave of a once-dangerous man he failed to track down. Miller aims to prove he was never afraid of him. But will Miller get more than he bargained for? 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #twilightzone

Oct 21, 2021

TV: Norma Crane, Richard Thomas Guest Star on “The Defenders”

Oct. 21, 1961 - On tonight’s episode of “The Defenders,” the Prestons are hired by a stage actress (Norma Crane, pictured) who wants full custody of her son (Richard Thomas) and does not want to grant visitation rights to the boy's father. She refuses to tell them the full reason why. Kenneth suspects that the father may be suicidal. 8:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #t

Oct 20, 2021

TV: Peter Falk Guest Star on “The Twilight Zone”

Oct. 20, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a Central American revolutionary (Peter Falk) comes into the possession of a mirror that shows him his potential assassins. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #twilightzone

Oct 16, 2021

TV: Jean Hagen Guest Stars on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Oct. 16, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” an out-of-town speeder (Jean Hagen, right) thinks Andy runs a speed trap in Mayberry. Awaiting her day in court gives her plenty of time to work on swaying the witnesses: Barney, Floyd, and Opie. 9:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

Oct 14, 2021

TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”

Oct. 14, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Kitty (Amanda Blake) has her friends in Dodge buzzing when she meets the stagecoach in the early hours to pick up a small boy (Roger Mobley). Could his real mother be Kitty? 10 p.m. on #CBS #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern

Oct 13, 2021

TV: Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters on “The Twilight Zone”

Oct. 13, 1961 - Tonight on "The Twilight Zone," a frustrated pool champ (Jack Klugman) has beaten everyone except one man: the legend, Fats Brown (Jonathan Winters). Since Brown is dead, the champ can only curse his name. But guess who just walked in? 10 p.m. on #CBS #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #twilightzone

Oct 10, 2021

TV: Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”

Oct. 10, 1961 - Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading. She quickly regrets this decision. 8 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

Oct 9, 2021

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

=Oct. 9, 1961 - Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show," when the State Attorney's Office sends a man (Mark Miller, left) to Andy for some practical lawman experience, Barney (Don Knotts) believes Andy wants him to train a "replacement" deputy. 9:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #sitcom