Three for the Road
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Three for the Road

5.0 / 10
1975
1 season
13 episodes
Drama

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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    04-09-197560m

    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...

  • Ep 2

    2.Fear

    14-09-197560m

    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...

  • Ep 3

    3.Match Point

    21-09-197560m

    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...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Ghost Story

    28-09-197560m

    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...

  • Ep 5

    5.Ride on a Red Balloon

    05-10-197560m

    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.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Fugitives

    12-10-197560m

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

  • Ep 7

    7.The Cave

    19-10-197560m

    Pete's wartime buddy Dan Marshall undertakes daring exploits in a huge, dark, and treacherous cave, with an admiring John Karras following close behind.

  • Ep 8

    8.The Rip-Off

    26-10-197560m

    A young girl hitchhiker creates a nightmare for Pete Karras and his sons when she and her boyfriend steal the Karras' motor home.

  • Ep 9

    9.The Prisoner in Sneakers

    02-11-197560m

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

  • Ep 10

    10.The Trail of Bigfoot

    09-11-197560m

    Pete sets out to photograph the elusive Bigfoot.

  • Ep 11

    11.The Albatross

    15-11-197560m

    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 youn...

  • Ep 12

    12.Adventure in L.A.

    23-11-197560m

    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 some...

  • Ep 13

    13.Odyssey in Jeans

    30-11-197560m

    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.

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