About this season
Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing. John Ashley and Brian Kelly played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers”, but the title had to be altered because of sponsor problems. Straightaway ran at 7:30 Eastern on Fridays opposite CBS’s Rawhide with Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming. Straightaway was moved to Wednesdays effective January 10, 1962, for the remainder of its brief run.
Episodes (26)
1. The Leather Dollar
Aired 6 October 1961
Scott and Clipper agree to sponsor a young boxer.
2. The Tin Caesar
Aired 13 October 1961
A story about a corrupt small town sheriff.
3. The Nobles Oblige
Aired 20 October 1961
4. Heat Wave
Aired 27 October 1961
5. Die Laughing
Aired 3 November 1961
6. The Heist
Aired 10 November 1961
7. The Stranger
Aired 17 November 1961
8. The Racer and the Lady
Aired 24 November 1961
9. Pledge a Nightmare
Aired 1 December 1961
10. The Sportscar Breed
Aired 8 December 1961
11. A Toast to Yesterday
Aired 15 December 1961
12. Troubleshooter
Aired 22 December 1961
13. The Bribe
Aired 29 December 1961
14. Last Chance
Aired 10 January 1962
15. A Moment in the Sun
Aired 17 January 1962
16. The Drag Strip
Aired 24 January 1962
17. Crossroad
Aired 31 January 1962
18. Sounds of Fury
Aired 7 February 1962
19. Escape From Darkness
Aired 14 February 1962
20. Tiger By the Tail
Aired 21 February 1962
21. The Ledge
Aired 28 February 1962
22. The Longest Night
Aired 7 March 1962
23. Full Circle
Aired 14 March 1962
24. The Craziest Race in the Town
Aired 21 March 1962
25. To Climb Hills
Aired 14 March 1962
26. The Hoax
Aired 4 April 1962