TV on DVD: Get your kicks on 'Route 66'

Route 66: The Complete Series

Series It's a fascinating time capsule -- four seasons of intimate character/issue dramas vividly shot on Kennedy-era locations around the country. As two guys hit the road in a Corvette to find themselves, they live and work among diverse cultures/lifestyles that keep the drama compelling. Guest stars include pre-fame Robert Redford, Martin Sheen, Alan Alda, William Shatner, Walter Matthau, Anne Francis, Stefanie Powers, plus Hollywood old-timers Buster Keaton, Boris Karloff, Joan Crawford and Ethel Waters. These earthy black-and-white portraits now seem priceless (though print quality remains uneven from previous season sets).

Extras Cast/crew panel discussion (1990), original car commercials, Corvette documentary.

List price $130 for 117 episodes on 24 discs, out Tuesday from Shout.

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