Three for the Road

Three for the Road

7.5

1975 – 19751 Seasons · 13 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Network: CBS

Cast

Alex Rocco

Pete Karras

Leif Garrett

Endy Karras

Vincent Van Patten

John Karras

Episodes

S1E1

Episode 1 · 60m

Pilot

Pete Karras is a photographer-father of two sons (Vincent Van Patten and Leif Garrett), who takes to the road after the death of Pete's wife. That story involves a romance between Pete and Amy Parsons, who, alas, is doomed, but it's the relationship between Pete and his boys that's the heartbeat of the series.

Sep 4, 1975

S1E2

Episode 2 · 60m

Fear

Despite his deep-rooted fear of heights, John goes along with Pete and Endy in taking flight instruction from a hang-gliding pilot. Unexpectedly, John likes the beginner's lessons until he realizes that the advanced stages of the sport entail flying off 200-foot cliffs.

Sep 14, 1975

S1E3

Episode 3 · 60m

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.

Sep 21, 1975

S1E4

Episode 4 · 60m

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.

Sep 28, 1975

S1E5

Episode 5 · 60m

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

S1E6

Episode 6 · 60m

The Fugitives

The father of a young girl is being stalked by a mysterious man with a gun.

Oct 12, 1975

S1E7

Episode 7 · 60m

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

S1E8

Episode 8 · 60m

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

S1E9

Episode 9 · 60m

The Prisoner in Sneakers

A friendship develops between Endy Karras and a bitter, street-wise youth in a detention home.

Nov 2, 1975

S1E10

Episode 10 · 60m

The Trail of Bigfoot

Pete sets out to photograph the elusive Bigfoot.

Nov 9, 1975

S1E11

Episode 11 · 60m

The Albatross

The Karrases become involved in the troubled relationship between two hitchhikers: an ambitious young mother and her withdrawn, neglected son. 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 15, 1975

S1E12

Episode 12 · 60m

Adventure in L.A.

Pete has been assigned to photograph the daughter of an international shipping magnate 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

S1E13

Episode 13 · 60m

Odyssey in Jeans

Working on a photo assignment at a guest ranch, Pete falls from his horse and is rushed to the hospital, leaving John to deal with young Endy's fright and confusion.

Nov 30, 1975

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