History Series / Jericho1966

* SpiritualSuccessor:
** ''Series/GarrisonsGorillas'', another short-lived series from TheSixties in which the heroes go on covert missions against the Nazis.
** And this series itself was something of a successor to ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', another CBS show about spies in a historical era popular with audiences.

''Jericho'' is an American television series that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from September 15, 1966 to January 19, 1967. It follows the exploits of a trio of Allied spies (one American, one British, one French) during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. It was created by Creator/LevinsonAndLink, who soon left the series and went on to create ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. Although the intrepid agents beat the Nazis on a regular basis, they couldn't defeat competing shows such as ''Series/Batman1966'' and ''Series/FTroop'' on Creator/{{ABC}} and ''Series/DanielBoone'' on Creator/{{NBC}}, so low ratings brought their mission to an end after only [[ShortRunners 16 episodes]].

''Jericho'' is an American television series that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from September 15, 1966 to January 19, 1967. It follows the exploits of a trio of Allied spies (one American, one British, one French) during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. It was created by Creator/LevinsonAndLink, who went on to create ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. Although the intrepid agents beat the Nazis on a regular basis, they couldn't defeat competing shows such as ''Series/Batman1966'' and ''Series/FTroop'' on Creator/{{ABC}} and ''Series/DanielBoone'' on Creator/{{NBC}}, so low ratings brought their mission to an end after only [[ShortRunners 16 episodes]].

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: "A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread, and Pow!" riffs on a line from Edward [=FitzGerald's=] ''The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám''

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/GarrisonsGorillas'', another short-lived series from TheSixties in which the heroes go on covert missions against the Nazis.

Not to be confused with [[invoked]] SimilarlyNamedWorks such as [[Series/Jericho2006 the 2006 series]] (which also aired on CBS), the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[Fanfic/JerichoMLP fanfic]], or ''VideoGame/CliveBarkersJericho''.

''Jericho'' is an American television series that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from September 15, 1966 to January 19, 1967. It follows the exploits of a trio of Allied spies (one American, one British, one French) during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. It was created by Creator/LevinsonAndLink, who went on to create ''Series/{{Columbo}}''. Although the intrepid agents defeated Nazis on a regular basis, they couldn't defeat competing shows such as ''Series/Batman1966'' and ''Series/FTroop'' on Creator/{{ABC}} and ''Series/DanielBoone'' on Creator/{{NBC}}, so low ratings brought their mission to an end after only [[ShortRunners 16 episodes]].

''Jericho'' is an American television series that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from September 15, 1966 to January 19, 1967. It follows the exploits of a trio of Allied spies (one American, one British, one French) during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. It was created by Creator/LevinsonAndLink, who went on to create ''Series/{{Columbo}}''.

* Not to be confuesed with [[invoked]] SimilarlyNamedWorks such as [[Series/Jericho2006 the 2006 TV series]] (which also aired on CBS), the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[Fanfic/JerichoMLP fanfic]], or ''VideoGame/CliveBarkersJericho''.

-->-- OpeningNarration

* Not to be confuesed with IdenticallyNamedWorks such as [[Series/Jericho2006 the 2006 TV Series]] (which also aired on CBS), the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[Fanfic/JerichoMLP fanfic]], or ''VideoGame/CliveBarkersJericho''.

!!''Jericho'' provides examples of:

* FollowTheLeader: The series did this in two ways.
** ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' had already combined SpyFiction with TheWestern. ''Jericho'' followed its example by putting its spies in a historical era that was popular with contemporary audiences.
** The series was made by Arena Productions and Creator/{{MGM}}, the same companies behind ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', who hoped that this spy series would be equally successful.

''Jericho'' is an American television series that ran from September 15, 1966 to January 19, 1967. It follows the exploits of a trio of Allied spies (one American, one British, one French) during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. It was created by Creator/LevinsonAndLink, who went on to create ''Series/{{Columbo}}''.

* AnachronicOrder: The third episode, "Upbeat and Underground," takes place in 1942. Both previous episodes took place in 1943.

** The series was made by Arena Productions and Creator/{{MGM}}, the same companies behind ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', who hoped that was this spy series would be equally successful.

** The series was made by Arena Productions and Creator/{{MGM}}, the same companies behind ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', who hoped that was this spy series based would be equally successful.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: "A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread, and Pow!" riffs on a line from Edward [=FitzGerald's=] ''The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám''.
* PunnyTitle: "Dutch and Go"
* ShotgunWedding: In "Dutch and Go" André and a father-daughter pair of local resistance members distract the local garrison by demanding to know which of its members [[PillowPregnancy impregnated the daughter]].

''Jericho'' is an American television series that ran from September 15, 1966 to January 19, 1967. It follows the exploits of a trio of Allied spies (one American, one British, one French) during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

->''"Franklin Shepphard. Captain, United States Army. Civil engineer, Carnegie Tech. Expert in explosives and demolitions. Jean-Gaston André. Lieutenant, Free French Air Force. Specialty: weapons, ancient and modern; large and small; their construction and use. Nicholas Gage. Lieutenant, Royal Navy. Star circus performer. Aerialist, acrobat. Prime skill: getting in and out of deadly situations. This is a high-level Allied team operating behind enemy lines. Three specialists in the remarkable. Code name: Jericho."''

* CyanidePill: In "Dutch and Go," Shepphard is armed with an explosive fountain pen which, in the event of capture and deprivation of his gun, he is supposed to use to kill the civilian who is working with the team.

* PunnyTitle: "Dutch and Go"

* GilliganCut: "Upbeat and Underground" has a downplayed example. While the team is planning their caper, Gage jokes that he will probably end up in the sewer. He does exactly that in the next scene, but not until Shepphard creates a diversion.