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1034:'Bye Bye Baby' by Elliot Baker. A middle-aged man tries to recapture his youth through hypnosis. With Janet Ward, Edmon Bryan, David J. Stewart, Collin Wilcox (Color).
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1098:"Television: Thursday, August 31, 1961".
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1176:"Specially Worth Watching".
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477:Robert Thom
474:Ron Winston
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322:Written by
269:John Abbott
221:Salome Jens
213:Arthur Hill
205:Laurie Main
69:of episodes
1364:Categories
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855:. TV Guide
851:TV Guide.
778:References
749:Production
732:1961-09-21
694:1961-09-14
663:1961-09-07
632:1961-08-31
591:1961-08-24
552:1961-08-17
542:Karl Genus
521:1961-08-10
484:1961-08-03
453:1961-07-27
416:1961-07-20
383:1961-07-13
348:1961-07-06
284:Eric Berry
241:Edmon Ryan
237:Janet Ward
225:Ruth White
139:1961-09-21
129:1961-07-06
92:30 minutes
84:Production
58:of seasons
1242:August 7,
1216:August 7,
1134:115269377
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1056:115262479
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892:August 7,
650:"Room 13"
341:James Lee
209:Lee Grant
1279:TV Guide
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