it when a mutant thug (John Candy) accosts a human girl (Catherine O'Hara), whom they rescue. Later on in the show, they are seen at the end of another skit tying pyramids to their heads to keep from being hit by meteoroids. In the Alien Nation episode "Gimmee, Gimmee" (April 9, 1990), Albert gives Matt a vintage Corvette, whereupon the series theme by Nelson Riddle is heard. Martin Milner toured the real Route 66 for the 1998 video production Route 66: Return to the Road with Martin Milner, a US International Film Festival gold medal winner. In 2001, Pixar's working title of their 2006 movie Cars was Route 66. Sequel A revival/sequel to the original Route 66 aired on NBC in 1993. Premiering on June 8 of that year, the premise of the series was that an illegitimate son of Buz, Nick Lewis (James Wilder), had inherited a Corvette from his father (apparently ignoring the events following George Maharis' departure from the original series). Using it to travel the country, he picked up a hitchhiker named Arthur Clark (Dan Cortese) and he became his traveling partner. NBC aired only four episodes before cancelling the revival due to low ratings. A pilot featuring different casting was also produced. References Notes Actor interviews, aired on Nick at Nite, 1986 Steinberg, Cobbit S. TV Facts. New York: Facts on File, 1980. Further reading Rosin, James. Route 66: The Television Series (revised edition). The Autumn Road Company, (2015 [2011]). Philadelphia. Alvey, Mark. "Wanderlust and Wire Wheels: the Existential Search of Route 66", in: External links Route 66 (1960) episode list on epguides Route 66 filming locations Alvey, Mark. "Route 66". Encyclopedia of Television Museum of Broadcast Communications 1960 American television series debuts 1964 American television series endings 1960s American crime drama television series Black-and-white American television shows CBS original programming Chevrolet Corvette English-language television shows Television series by Screen Gems American television series revived after cancellation U.S. Route 66