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of the Sixties

From the late Fifties into the early Sixties, the detective drama was a popular new format on television. Unlike the Seventies when every detective had an odd affliction (fat like 'Cannon', old like 'Barnaby Jones', disabled like 'Ironside', canceled like 'Banacek') the detectives of the Sixties were all pretty much alike - cool (supposedly).

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The phenomenal popularity of 77 Sunset Strip started it all in 1958, and the next year brought a bumper crop of gun-toting hipsters and far-flung adventure shows.


Warner Bros Crime Shows
Ripping themselves off with Bourbon Street Beat, Surfside 6 and Hawaiian Eye

Tales From The Warner's Lot
Behind the scenes at 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick and others.

More Adventure Shows of the Sixties
Mr. Lucky, Adventures in Paradise, Tightrope, and other forgotten favorites.

The Untouchables
"Tough Tony" vs a hit television show. Guess who takes the hit?

Sea Hunt
Mike Nelson's underwater adventures.

Westerns of the 60s
Obscure shows, fall previews and themes.

The Rifleman
The most violent show on television at the time

Route 66
Two guys in a '61 Corvette

Ripcord
The syndicated show with a toy surprise

Whirlybirds
Helicopters in action.

Honey West
TV's first female detective.

Hong Kong
Foreign intrigue in a
white dinner jacket.

Part one
The first wave
1958 - 1963

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