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Whirlybirds
Episode Guide - May  2008
( Filming Locations )
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, John King, Sal Crisanti,
Ray, Rick Fine, Vince Marzo
J. Fred MacDonald <macfilms.com>     
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)

Desilu Productions, Inc.
CBS Film Sales, Inc
for
First-Run Syndication
(season 1) (to be verified)
Executive Producer Mort Briskin / Produced by N. Gayle Gitterman
(seasons 2-3) (to be verified)
Executive Producer N. Gayle Gitterman/ Produced by John H. Auer
Created by Jo and Art Napolean

US Adventure series 1957-60  111 episodes x 30 min. bw
starring
Kenneth Tobey as Chuck Martin (right)
Craig Hill as Pete ("P.T.") Moore (left)
with
Sandra Spence as Janet Culver (1957)
Nancy Hale as Helen Carter (1958-1960)
Premise:
The show centered around Chuck Martin (Kenneth Tobey) and
Pete (P.T.) Moore (Craig Hill), owners of 'Whirlybirds, Inc', who flew
their helicopter (N975B) between Longwood Field and anywhere where they
could be of help to someone in trouble.

Often the boys would be called in to help the police locate an escaped
prisoner, or save some stranded fool out in the middle of nowhere.
This would inevitably lead to one of the guys dangling at the end of a
rope at some point in the episode. When they didn't just jump right out
of the helicopter.

"Whirlybirds" was filmed in the Van Nuys area of California.
"Bell Helicopter Corp." supplied the helicopters for all but the first
4 episodes through an operator in Van Nuys
called "National Helicopters and Engineering" (Richard Hart Sr.)

The "Bell 47J Ranger" helicopter was first introduced in the episode,
" Seven were trapped". It was pretty much used in conjunction with the
"Bell 47G" for the rest of the run. It's registration# was N2838B.
Hart had to purchase a new J model from Bell for the series.

Bob Gilbreath was the real pilot for the entire run. The airport shots were
filmed at the old San Fernando airport (now defunct), and Whitman Field.

"The two airports used in the filming of Whirlybirds were the Santa Susana Airport
and the San Fernando Airport. Santa Susana Airport, which is no longer in existence,
was in close proximity to the Iverson Ranch and was the airport for filming the first season.
The San Fernando Airport, which is also closed, was used for the rest of Whirlybird's
production run." (Vince Marzo, Glendale, CA, Inspector, Los Angeles Fire Department)

The interior shots along with the cockpit interior shots of Ken Tobey and Craig
Hill flying were filmed at Desilu Studios.

The idea for the series came
from the "I Love Lucy" episode "Bon Voyage" (16Jan56, CBS/Desilu). Jo and
Art Napoleon conceived the idea to write in a script based on two helicopter
pilots operating a charter business who got into all kinds of adventures.

The pilot episode for the series was the "Big U"(Uranium Hunt) filmed in
1956 at the Iverson Ranch, a dude ranch used to film westerns. The first
4 episodes were filmed there, and were sold to CBS films Inc. for syndication

Kenneth Tobey was chosen for his backround in aviation, and Craig Hill
was the pretty face.

Their secretary Janet Culver (Sandra Spence) left before the
end of the first series and was replaced by Helen Carter (Nancy Hale)

http://www.nationalhelicopter.com
See - Ripcord (Ivan Tors ZIV-UA)(1961-63) starring Ken Curtis & Larry Pennell
Episodes listed in <production no.> order, where known.

############### Whirlybirds ##################
############# season 1 1957 ###############
################ (Desilu) ####################
39 Episodes Produced

1.01 [--] Whirlybirds: THE BIG U [verified -SC] (aka_Uranium Hunters)
Desilu prod. no. 1 (LP# 8000) (21Jan57 copyright date)
Directed By Lew Landers
Created & Written By Jo & Art Napolean
Guest Cast:
James Bell ............. as Walt Elliott
Lawrence Dobkin ........ as Will Carter
Paul Brinegar .......... as Joe Slade
Norman Leavitt ......... as Emmett Stevens
Walter Johnson ......... as Les Edwards
Carey Loftin ........... as The Messenger
Synopsis #1:
Chuck and P.T. successfully locate a missing "weekend" prospector, then
are marked for death by claim jumpers who believe the prospector has
made a valuable uranium strike. [JK]
Synopsis #2:
An old man realizes a life long ambition, he strikes it rich at
last when he finds uranium. [TA]
(Synd: 4Feb57, KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK]
(Synd: 26Jan58, WRBL-4, Columbus, Georgia - Sunday at 6:00pm)[TA]

1.02 [--] Whirlybirds: RAMPAGE
Desilu prod. no. 2 (LP# 8233) (16Mar57 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Gene Reynolds ......... Hal Neilson
Nestor Paiva .......... Ed Fenton
Blossom Rock .......... Ms Thatcher
Synopsis:
An ailing gorilla escapes from a circus and terrorizes the town.
Chuck and P.T. set out in a desperate attempt to capture the pain-crazed
animal.
(Synd: 18Feb57, KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK]
(Synd: 10Nov60, WBRC-6 Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday 6:30pm) [TA]

1.03 [--] Whirlybirds: BOY ON THE ROOF
Desilu prod. no. 3 (LP# 8012) (16Mar57 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Robert Closson ....... Dave Williams
Edward Binns ......... Lt.Ericson
Donald Murphy ........ Ken Tyler
Morris Ankrum ........ Chief Terkell
Synopsis:
P.T. and Chuck work out a plan to save the life of a teenager. The
boy is perched on a high building threatens to jump.
(Synd: 11Feb57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.04 [--] Whirlybirds: FIRE FLIGHT
Desilu prod. no. 4 (LP # 8014) (8Jan57 copyright date)
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by Lee Sholem
Starring: Kenneth Tobey (as Chuck), Craig Hill (as P.T)
With: Sandra Spence (as Janet)
Guest Cast:
Sid Clute ........... Willy
Harold Goodwin ...... Sheriff Beaumont)
Joseph Sargeant ...... Mason
Gail Kobe ........... Mary
Tyler McVey ......... Everts
Raymond Bailey ....... Culver
Robert Anderson
Harold Goodwin
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. answer an SOS from three mountain climbers who are in the line
of a raging forest fire. The rescue must be made quickly or not at all.
(Synd: 25Feb57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 3Jun58, WPBN-7, Traverse City, Michigan, Tue 10:30pm)[TA]

1.05 [--] Whirlybirds: HOT WIRE
Desilu prod. no. 5 (LP# 8015) (8Jan57 copyright date)
Written by Jerry Adelman
Directed by Lee Sholem
Starring: Kenneth Tobey (as Chuck), Craig Hill (as P.T)
With: Sandra Spence (as Janet)
Guest Cast:
Walter Reed .......... Driscoll
Stacy Harris ......... Patterson
Whit Bissell ......... Mr Morrison
Howard Culver
K.L. Smith
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. set out to deliver an iron lung in a windstorm that
makes flying perilous.
(Synd: 18Mar57, KHJ, Los Angeles )[JK]

1.06 [--] Whirlybirds: MOUNTAIN FLIGHT
Desilu prod. no. 6 (LP# 8680)(14Jan57 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Dabbs Greer .......... Dan Malloy
Than Wyenn ........... Sandy Kerner
Clegg Hoyt ........... Jack Masters
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. pilot a man on a weekend hunting trip to the mountains.
They soon learn that the man's query is human not animal.
(Synd: 25Mar57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 18Feb58, WBZ-4, Boston, Mass., Tuesday 7:00pm) [TA]

1.07 [--] Whirlybirds: GHOST TOWN FLIGHT
Desilu prod. no. 7 (LP# 8013) (15Jan57 copyright date)
Directed by Lee Sholem
Starring: Kenneth Tobey (as Chuck), Craig Hill (as P.T)
With: Sandra Spence (as Janet)
Cast;
Johnny Crawford ....... Ricky Scott
Ralph Votrian ......... Danny Scott
Ann Doran ............. Mrs Scott
Robert Forrest
Synopsis:
En route to a hospital with some serum, Chuck and P.T. see a dazed boy
wandering in the foothills. They bring him to the hospital for
treatment in a delirious condition.
(Synd: 11Mar57, KHJ, Los Angeles )[JK]
(Synd: 11Jun58, WOOD-8, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday 7:00pm)[TA]

1.08 [--] Whirlybirds: HOSTAGE
Desilu prod. no. 8 (LP# 8003) (21Jan57 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
John Pickard .......... Nick Faro
William Challee ....... Ted Winters
Ed Platt .............. Warden Horner
Rhodes Reason ......... Sgt. Drew
Ned Glass ............. Sandy Knox
Synopsis:
Three escaped convicts steal a plane and try to make a daring getaway.
Needing gasoline they are forced to return to the airfield where they
pick up a valuable hostage.
(Synd: 4Mar57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 16Jun57, WRBL-4, Columbus, Georgia, Sunday 6:00pm)[TA]
(2Feb63 synd. repeat, WFIE-14 Evansville, Indiana, Saturday 2:00pm)[TA]

1.09 [--] Whirlybirds: DIAMOND SMUGGLERS
Desilu prod. no. 9 (LP# 8001) (22Jan57 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Walter Reed ........... Driskill
Stacey Harris ......... Patterson
Whit Bissell .......... Morrison
Synopsis:
Helicopter pilots Chuck and P.T. are in trouble. Their helicopter has
been seen in Mexico on the same dates that diamonds were smuggled
across the border. They protest their innocence in vain.
(Synd: 1Apr57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 11Apr62, WKRC-12, Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday 6:30pm)[TA]

1.10 [--] Whirlybirds: LYNCH MOB
Desilu prod. no. 10 (LP# 8011) (25Jan57 copyright date)
Written by Lawrence Resner
Directed by Harve Foster
Guest Cast:
Sid Clute ............. Willy Harris or Willy Conway?
Francis De Sales ...... John Osborne
John Beradino ......... Hal Lambert
Dennis McCarthy ....... Jim Douglas
Judith Ames ........... Eve Douglas
William Fawcett ....... Virgil Hook
William Boyett
Synopsis:
P.T. and Chuck fly a reporter into mountainous country to cover a story.
A hunter, who shot a deputy for attempting to evict him from his
mountain cabin is being chased by a angry lynch mob.
(Synd: 8Apr57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 11Apr57, WPIX-11, New York City, Thursday 7:30pm)[TA]

1.11 [--] Whirlybirds: SKY NET
Desilu prod. no. 11 (LP# 8002) (30Jan57 copyright date)
30Jan57[us] copyright date
Synopsis:
Ben Carling hires Chuck and P.T. to take him on a hunting trip in the
mountains. He is determined to track down and kill a mountain lion.
(Synd: 15Apr57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 31Oct58, WKBT-8 LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Friday 5:00pm)[TA]

1.12 [--] Whirlybirds: PRISON BREAK
Desilu prod. no. 12 (LP# 8139) (1Feb57 copyright date)
Written by ?
Directed by ?
Guest Cast:
Diane Brewster ...... Linda
Don Harvey ......... prison guard
Synopsis:
An attractive girl comes to Chuck and P.T. for helicopter lessons. She
proves such a apt pupil that she is able to solo well ahead of schedule.
But P.T. and Chuck learn she's planning to rescue her boyfriend from
prison.
(Synd: 22Apr57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 20Jun57, WBRC-6, Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday 8:30pm)[TA]

1.13 [--] Whirlybirds: TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
Desilu prod. no. 13 (LP# 8137) (5Feb57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Helicopter pilots Chuck and P.T. deliver a box to the mountain
retreat of a wealthy businessman, they are sure the box contains
vital medicine.
(Synd: 29Apr57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 16Apr59, WBRC-6, Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday 10:00pm)[TA]

1.14 [--] Whirlybirds: OPERATION BLUE HEN
Desilu prod. no. 14 (LP# 8004) (12Feb57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. are offered a large fee to transport a fuel bomb
into a canyon where the bomb is to be tested. The assignment is
made even more hazardous when the scientist sent with them turns
out to be an old enemy of Chuck’s.
(Synd: 6May57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 29Jan58, WTVY-9, Dothan, Alabama, Wednesday 8:00pm)[TA]

[--] Whirlybirds (unknown title) (possibly "Operation Blue Hen")
Army Intelligence hires Chuck, P.T. and their
whirlybird to carry a closely guarded scientist to a
secret rocket test.

1.15 [--] Whirlybirds: HUMAN BOMB
Desilu prod. no. 15 (LP# 8138) (12Feb57 copyright date)
Written by ?
Directed by ?
Guest Cast:
Elisha Cook, Jr. ....... Garvey
Dale Van Sickle ........ George
Hary Lauter ............ Mr Patterson
Jeanne Bates ........... Mrs Patterson
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. are forced at gunpoint to aid a bank robber.
(Synd: 13May 57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.16 [--] Whirlybirds: MISSING WITNESS
Desilu prod. no. 16 (LP# 8235) (22Feb57 copyright date)
Written by Bill Driscoll & Rik Vollaerts
Directed by Lee Sholem
Cast:
James McCallion ........ Clarke
Anne Barton ............ Mrs Clarke
Stuart Randall
John Cason
Mel Welles
Michael Hinn
Synopsis:
After promising to testify against the head of a crime ring, a couple
becomes afraid of the consequences and runs away, members of the gang
pursue them. Chuck and P.T. witness the chase from the air.
After promising to testify against the head of a crime ring,
a couple becomes afraid of the consequences and runs away,
members of the gang pursue them. Chuck and P.T. witness the
chase from the air.
(Synd: 20May57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.17 [--] Whirlybirds: THE EGG CODE
Desilu prod. no. 17 (LP# 8236) (27Feb57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. report some unusual air traffic and put Army
Intelligence on the trail of informers who are spying on vital
installations. Then they pin-point an unusual code set-up.
(Synd: 27May57, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.18 [--] Whirlybirds: SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN
Desilu prod. no. 18 (copyright date 1Mar57 /LP# 8237)
Written by Rik Vollaerts
Directed by Lee Sholem
Cast:
Barry Atwater ....... Ralph
George Keymas
Robert Foulk
Synopsis 1:
A psychopathic killer tries to use an ancient Apache India curse
to hide his crimes and do away with Chuck and P.T. when the boys
are hired to ferry supplies to a remote gold mining operation.
(Synd: 3June57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
Synopsis 2:
A trio of prospectors enlist Chuck and P.T. to transport the gold they have
struck from a mountain top. But legend prophesies that anyone carrying away
the sacred gold of the Apaches will meet death. [RF]
(20Nov57 CBS Wed WDAU-TV Scranton, PA)

1.19 [--] Whirlybirds: HOMICIDE HAVEN
Desilu prod. no. 19 (LP# 8618) (12Mar57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T come upon a man who is living in a well-hidden
house in the desert, although the man introduces himself as a
writer seeking solitude, Chuck suspects he has seen him before.
(Synd: 10June57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.20 [--] Whirlybirds: RIPTIDE
Desilu prod. no. 20 (LP# 8617) (13Mar57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Following a bad plane accident a pilot loses his nerve and
grounds himself to take another job. Realizing his unhappiness,
Chuck and P.T. attempt to help him regain his courage.
(Synd: 17June57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.21 [--] Whirlybirds: THE BLACK PEARL
Desilu prod. no. 21 (LP# 8619) (18Mar57 copyright date)
Written by P.K. Palmer
Directed by Lee Sholem
Guest Cast:
Claude Akins .......... Roger
Henry Corden .......... Hank Maples
Michael J. Dugan ...... Maples
Synopsis:
P.T. and Chuck fly a skin-diver to an untouched oyster bed he
has discovered. The diver promises to share the pearls with
them if they reach the site before his former partner.
(Synd: 24June57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.22 [--] Whirlybirds: ILLEGAL ENTRY
Desilu prod. no. 22 (LP# 8643) (21Mar57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Answering a distress call from a yacht, Chuck and P.T. become
suspicious when a passenger they transport to a hospital is swathed in
bandages. They report the incident to immigration authorities.
(Synd: 1July57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 26Jul60 KCKT-2 Great Bend, Kansas
/KGLD-11 Garden City, Kansas, Tue 9:30pm)[TA]
(Repeated 10Apr62 on WKRC-12, Cincinnati, Ohio, Tuesday 6:30pm)[TA]

1.23 [--] Whirlybirds: LADY LUCK
Desilu prod. no. 23 (LP# 9346) (24Mar57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
A passenger whom Chuck and P.T. have flown to Las Vegas suddenly
decides to leave in a hurry. Pursuing him are desperate gamblers who
are determined to get back the money they lost.
(Synd: 8July57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 13Apr62 on WKRC-12, Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday 6:30pm)[TA]

1.24 [--] Whirlybirds: HIDE AND SEEK
Desilu prod. no. 24 (LP# 8820) (27Mar57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Hidden in the trunk of an abandoned car, a nine-year-old boy falls
unconscious and cannot cry out when the car is removed for junk.
(Synd: 15July57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.25 [--] Whirlybirds: HOBSON'S CHOICE
Desilu prod. no. 25 (LP# 8821) (29Mar57 copyright date)
Synopsis 1:
P.T. photographs a hermit's dramatic rescue of a glamorous film star
at a location site. But when the picture is published, the hermit is
outraged at the invasion of his privacy, and tries to shoot P.T.
(Synd: 22July57 KHJ, Los Angleles)[JK]
(Synd: 7Oct58, WPBN-7 Traverse City, Michigan, Tuesday at 10:30pm)[TA]
(Synd: Jan59 BBC, UK; 26Sep60 BBC, Monday 5:35 pm - repeat)[DM]

1.26 [--] Whirlybirds: CRISIS
Desilu prod. no. 26 (LP# 9347) (4Apr57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. taxi a woman to her sister’s home in the mountains,
reluctantly complying with her demands to be put down in the wilderness.
Their fears mount when her husband reports she has disappeared, and insists
they find her.
(Synd: 29July57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.27 [--] Whirlybirds: JOURNEY TO THE PAST (verified on film)
Desilu prod. no. 27  (copyright date 8Apr57   / LP# 8879)
(c) Copyright 1957 (on film)
Executive Producer Mort Briskin /  Produced by N. Gayle Gitterman
Created by Jo and Art Napolean
Written by Sloan Nibley
Directed by Harve Foster
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, with: Nancy Hale
Guest Cast:
Vinton Hayworth ........ Carter Jameson
Dorothy Green .......... Nora Jameson
Bart Robinson .......... Alexander Ford
Joe Perry .............. Vince
*
Director of Photography Henry Cronjager
Production Supervisor .. Argyle Nelson
Production Manager ..... James Paisley
Editorial Supervisor .. Dann Cahn, A.C.E.
Film Editor ........... Edward Biery
Casting by ............ Lynn Stalmaster
*
Art Director .......... Charles F. Pyke
Set Decorator ......... T. Offenbecker
Assistant Directors ... Marvin Stuart and Bruce Bilson
Music Supervision ..... E.C. Norton
Re-recording Editor ... Robert Reeve
Recorded by Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Synopsis 1:
Carter Jameson, millionaire explorer, summons Chuck and PT to
his luxury home in L.A. He's planning a trip to study ancient
civilizations in the hills. Con-man Alexander Ford, an old
acquaintance of Jameson's says he has a map of a pre-Aztec
site and suggest they both go. Ford and his accomplice Vince
know that Carter never goes anywhere without $20,000 cash.
They plan to rob him when they get him alone on the hills.
But Carter's wife, Nora, is suspicious of Ford and insists
that she goes along to keep an eye on him. This is a
bonus for Ford, for Mrs. Carter never goes anywhere without
her expensive jewelry. For female company on the trip, she
invites Whirlybird's secretary Helen Carter ...
Synopsis 2:
A stranger approaches a millionaire, whose hobby is archaeology,
with a map leading to undiscovered pre-Aztec ruins. The rich man
engages Chuck and P.T. to fly him to the site.
(Synd: 5Aug57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 20Jul59, WBZ-4 Boston, Mass., Monday 7:00pm)[TA]

1.28 [--] Whirlybirds: AERIAL CIRCUS
Desilu prod. no. 28 (LP# 8820) (11Apr57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. teach circus aerial artists, a brother and sister, to
fly a helicopter for their new act. The boys become suspicious when,
following an armored car robbery, the boy returns from his solo flight
with damaged pontoons.
(Synd: 12Aug57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.29 [--] Whirlybirds: CYCLE OF TERROR
Desilu prod. no. 29 (LP# 9340) (15Apr57 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Race Gentry .......... Bill Stone
Darryl Hickman ....... Duke Sender
John Duncan .......... Eddie James
Synopsis:
When a sniper on a motorcycle terrorizes a town, Chuck and P.T. attempt
to stop him.
(Synd: 19Aug57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.30 [--] Whirlybirds: FURY CANYON (verified -SC)
Desilu prod. no. 30 (copyright date 17Apr57 /LP# 9349)
Directed By Lee Sholem
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
William Schallert............as Fred Jaffy
William Flaherty............as Bruce Tyler
Mary Carver............as Mary Taylor
Robert Cranferd............as Johnny Tyler
Melody Gace............as Janie Tyler
Rusty Lane...........as Sheriff Bates
Alex Campbell............as Mr.Hurly
Synopsis:
A family mysteriously disappears from a trailer in the Mojave Desert,
leaving no clues. Chuck and P.T. join a newspaperman in search of them.
(7Oct57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.31 [--] Whirlybirds: THE RUSTLERS [verified -SC]
Desilu prod. no. 31 (LP# 9341) (22Apr57 copyright date)
Directed By Lee Sholem
Written By Ed Adamson
Guest Cast:
Hans Conreid ........ as George Carver
Lennie Geer ......... as Carl
John Cason .......... as Sid
Harry Shannon ....... as Walt Harrison
Larry Thor .......... as Frank Devlin
Synopsis:
Cattle-owners are plagued by rustlers who employ a mysterious means of
stealing cattle.
(Synd: 14Oct57, KHJ, Los Angleles) [JK]
(Synd: 15Feb58, WMUR-9, Manchester, Rhode Island, Saturday 8:00pm)[TA]

1.32 [--] Whirlybirds: I'LL GET EVEN
Desilu prod. no. 32 (LP# 9348) (29Apr57 copyright date)
An anonymous caller reports by telephone that a bomb has been planted
in a chemical plant. Chuck and P.T. aid a special agent in searching
the factory, suspecting that a disgruntled employee is responsible.
(Synd: 21Oct57, KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK]
(Synd: 24Aug59, WBZ-4, Boston, Mass., Monday, 7:00pm)[TA]

1.33 [--] Whirlybirds: INCIDENT IN DEL RIO
Desilu prod. no. 33 (LP# 9539) (24Apr57 copyright date)
Written by P.K. Palmer
Directed by Lee Sholem
Guest Cast:
Lita Milan .......... Luisa
Rodolfo Acosta ...... Don Miguel
Harry Bartell ........ General Francisco
Synopsis:
A mysterious object has been flung over a ranch at night, emitting
an eerie wail and terrifying the workers. The ranch owner asks
P.T. and Chuck to assist in tracing the object.
(Synd: 28Oct57, KHJ, Los Angeles)

1.34 [--] Whirlybirds: SKY HOOK
Desilu prod. no. 34 (LP# 9536) (3May57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
P.T. and Chuck discover a small boat has been dashed against the
rocks near a lighthouse during a storm. With no outside help
available, the men must find a way to remove the injured
survivors.
(Synd: 4Nov57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.35 [--] Whirlybirds: THE SECRET COVE
Desilu prod. no. 35 (LP# 9537) (7May57 copyright notice)
Synopsis:
When a wealthy sportsman disappears in his cabin cruiser, his
wife hires P.T. and Chuck to find him. They fly over the coastline
and discover the boat overturned in a remote cove.
(Synd: 11Nov57 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.36 [--] Whirlybirds: TAKE A LITTLE, LEAVE A LITTLE
Desilu prod. no. 36 (LP# 11084) (9May57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Violent storms force P.T. and Chuck to delay a payroll delivery
to a construction camp. The money is stored in the office safe,
but part of it is stolen.
(Synd: 10Feb58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.37 [--] Whirlybirds: AIRBORNE GOLD [verified -SC]
Desilu prod. no. 37 OR 38 (LP# 13583) (23Jul57 copyright date)
Directed By Harve Foster
Written By Lawrence Resner
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill,
with: Nancy Hale ....... as Helen Carter
Guest Cast:
Bruce Bennett ........ as Don Long
Whitney Blake ........ as Edy Long
Mike Connors ........ as Wally Otis
Ken Mayer ........ as Ralph Olsen
Guy Teague ........ as Jack Blaine
Edward Colmans ........ as Victor
Virginia Core ........ as Carmelita
Synopsis:
A melon farmer hires Chuck and P.T. to assist him in overseeing his land,
located on both sides of the Mexican border. Unknown to the pilots, the
man is smuggling gold across the border by hiding it in the helicopter.
(Synd: 13Jan58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.38 [--] Whirlybirds: THE IRON MOUNTAIN
Desilu prod. no. 37 OR 38 (LP# 13579)(15Jul57 copyright date)
Synopsis:
A very old recluse, who is against progress, owns mountain land
that the government wants to mine for iron ore. Chuck and P.T.
fly in an agent to deal with the recluse.
(Synd: 20Jan58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

1.39 [--] Whirlybirds: PANIC AT GREEN RIDGE
Desilu prod. no. 39 (LP# 9538) (20May57 copyright date)
A woman vacationing with her family in an isolated mountain cabin
is stricken with an appendicitis attack. Her husband drives down the
treacherous roads for help, but he wrecks his car on the way.
(Synd: 27Jan58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

############### Whirlybirds ##################
############# season 2 1958 ###############
################ (Desilu) ####################
39 new episodes produced
Regular Support Cast:
Nancy Hale as Helen Carter (joined the series late in season 1
and stayed for seasons 2&3)
(replaced season 1 regular Sandra Spence as Janet Culver)

2.01 [40] Whirlybirds: SEVEN WERE TRAPPED (verified on film by RF)
Desilu prod. no. 40 (LP# 11085) (11Dec57 copyright date)
Executive Producer N. Gayle Gitterman/  Produced by John H. Auer
Written by Doris Gilbert
Directed by Robert Springsteen
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, with: Nancy Hale
Guest Cast:
Ann Morrison ......... Mrs. Heller
Cindy Robbins ........ Jamie Heller
Stephan Joyce ........ Jimmy Heller
Chuck Hayward ........ 1st Rescue worker
Sid Howe ............. 2nd Rescue Worker
Dennis McCarthy ...... 3rd Rescue Worker
George Selk ......... 1st Miner
Ray F. Glenn ......... 2nd Miner
Sam Edwards .......... 3rd Miner
Stephan Ellsworth .... Williams
Naoma Stevens ........ Mrs Cermark
Synopsis:
While radioing for a weather check, Chuck and P.T. hear of a mine cave-
in. They fly to the rescue, but the operation is not as easy as they
first supposed.
(Sept 1957, WPIX, New York)[JK]
(Repeated 11Apr62 on WFIE-14, Evansville Wed 6:30pm)[TA]

2.02 [41] Whirlybirds: THE ASHLEY CASE
Desilu prod. no. 41 (LP# 13582) (14Jan58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Bartlett Robinson
Synopsis:
Donald Ashley, confined to a wheelchair, is appealing his
conviction for the murder of his wife. Chuck and P.T. find a
battered license plate of the car in which Ashley's wife
disappeared. This means the body and the car are in one
of a number of lakes.
(Synd: 21July57 ?? KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK](this airdate to be checked)
(Repeated Apr62 on 10WFIE-14, Evansville - Tuesday at 6:30pm)[TA]

2.03 [42] Whirlybirds: HIT AND RUN
Desilu prod. no. 42 (LP# 13580) (21Jan58 copyright date)
Regular Support Cast:
Nancy Hale (as Helen Carter, regular),
Guest Cast:
John Forbes
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. are aloft on an inspection job when they witness a
hit-and-run accident. They notify the police and transport the
victim to a hospital. With the copter they tow the victim's car
out of a gully to where the police arrive to pick it up. However
when the police arrive to take it, the car has disappeared.
(Synd: 17Feb58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 27Oct58, KGLO-3, Mason City, Iowa, Monday 7:00pm)[TA]

2.04 [43] Whirlybirds: THE RUNAWAY
Desilu prod. no. 43 (LP# 13581)(29Jan58 copyright date)
Written by Ed Adamson
Directed by R.G. Springsteen
Guest Cast:
Wilton Graff .......... Dr Bradley
Robert Blake .......... Joe
Gloria Castillo
Synopsis:
An illegal Mexican immigrant has contracted dread pneumonia
plague and is on the run with his pregnant wife, from what he
believes to be deportation. The disease is so contagious that
the life of anyone he contact is endangered. Chuck and P.T. are
hired to fly a doctor to a mysterious rendezvous. They arrive
too late.
(Synd: 24Feb58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.05 [44] Whirlybirds: THE BROTHERS
Desilu prod. no. 44 (LP# 13668) (4Feb58 copyright date)
Written by Frank & Doris Hursley
Directed by ?
Cast:
Richard Beymer ......... John Thompson
Whit Bissell ........... Henry Thompson
Virginia Christine ..... Mrs Thompson
Johnny Crawford ........ Timmy Thompson
Mark Tapscott
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. learn that the seven-year-old boy they are searching for
has gone to look for his older brother who he thinks has run away from
home after a quarrel with their father. The boy is exhausted when found.
(Synd: 3Mar58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 23Aug59 WCSH-6, Portland, Maine, Sunday 6:30pm)

2.06 [45] Whirlybirds: SEARCH FOR AN UNKNOWN MAN
Desilu prod. no. 45 (LP# 13667) (11Feb58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. receive a letter from a prospector asking them to
fly him out of a mining town. When Chick and P.T. arrive in the
lonely spot, they are met by toughs who claim there's no such person
as the one being sought.
(Synd: 10Mar58 KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK]
(Synd: 21Aug59, WSPA-7, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Friday 8:30pm)

2.07 [46] Whirlybirds: THE KILLER
Desilu prod. no. 46 (LP# 13666) (1Mar58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
A young featherweight boxer, with a hard punch, hears that his
last opponent has died of injuries inflicted by him. His spirit
is broken by this as his championship bout approaches.
(Synd: 17Mar58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.08 [47] Whirlybirds: UNWANTED  (verified on film -RF)
Desilu prod. no. 47  (copyright date 19Feb58  /LP# 13586)
Executive Producer N. Gayle Gittleman / Produced by John H. Auer
Written by Terence Maples
Directed by Harve Foster
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, with: Nancy Hale
Guest Cast:
Angela Greene .......... Shirley Madison
Janine Perreau ......... Kathy Sloane
Larry Kerr ............. Carter Madison
Maris Wrixon ........... Mrs Sloane
John Close ............. Capt. Blake
Edwin Jerome ........... Grant Madison
Ralph Moody ............ Caretaker
Special Guest Star:
Tommy Rettig ........... Bobby
Synopsis:
The teenage son of a wealthy family disappears after a quarrel with his
beautiful stepmother. Chuck and P.T. search until a ransom note is found
and then the hunt takes a different turn when his auto is found abandoned..
(24Mar58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 12Apr62 WKRC-12, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thur 6:30pm)[TA]

2.09 [48] Whirlybirds: MISTER Q
Desilu prod. no. 48 (LP# 13584) (29Feb58 copyright date)
Written by Jerry Adelman & Sid Harris
Directed by Harve Foster
Guest Cast:
Arthur Space ........... Mr. Scoville
Frank Ferguson ......... Dooley
Richard Eyer ........... Bobby
Kay Stewart ............ Mrs. Scoville
Troy Melton ............ Sam
Synopsis:
From their helicopter, Chuck and P.T. spot a boy who has just been thrown
from his horse. When they stop to help the rider, they see that the horse
is unable to get to his feet.
(Synd: 31Mar58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.10 [49] Whirlybirds: SEVEN ORCHIDS (verified on film)
Desilu prod. no. 49 (LP# 11087) (14Jan58 copyright date)
 Written by P.K. Palmer
Directed by Harve Foster
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, with: Nancy Hale
Guest Cast:
Madeline Rhue ......... Phyllis Bolling
(later known as Madlyn Rhue)
Vinton Hayworth ....... William Bolling
Mary Patton ........... Martha Conover
Cyril Delevanti ....... Ben Wilgus
Michael Hinn .......... Sheriff
Howard Wright ......... Father
Chuck Webster ......... Butler
*
Director of Photography Henry Cronjager
Production Supervisor .. W. Argyle Nelson
Production Manager ..... James Paisley
Editorial Supervisor .. Dann Cahn, A.F.E.
Film Editor ........... Robert L. Swanson
*
Art Director .......... Charles F. Pyke
Set Decorator ......... Kenneth Schwarz
Assistant Directors ... Sydney N. Fogel and Sid Sidman
Sound Mixer ........... Thomas N. Thompson
Casting by ............ Lynn Stalmaster
*
Property Master ....... Cyril Nugent
Music Supervision ..... E.C. Norton
Re-recording Editor ... Robert Reeve
Recorded by Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Synopsis:
P.T. gets a package containing seven bruised orchids and half of
a $500 bill from an unknown woman. The phone for the address has
been disconnected so P.T. flies there for a look.
(Synd: 7Apr58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.11 [50] Whirlybirds: FATHER & SON
Desilu prod. no. 50 (LP# 11088) (21Jan58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. are hired for a day's outing in which they are hired
to fly a boy - a leukemia victim - and his father to the Grand
Canyon and then to an all-star football game. The poignant pilots
learn that their adult passenger is the head of a crime syndicate.
(Synd: 14Apr58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated on 24Nov61 on WBRE-28, Wilkes-Barre, Friday at 1:30pm)[TA]

2.12 [51] Whirlybirds: TIME OUT OF MIND
Desilu prod. no. 51 (LP# 11090) (23Jan58 copyright date)
Starring: Kenneth Tobey (as Chuck), Craig Hill (as P.T)
With: Nancy Hale (as Helen Carter)
Guest Cast:
Val DuFour ............. Jerry Paterson
Edward Binns ........... Doug Jessop
Harry Lewis ............ Martin Vickers
Jim Parnell ............ Man
Jeanette Taylor ........ Waitress
Synopsis:
An unknown man tests Chuck and P.T.'s new helicopter without
their permission and claims he is trying to recapture his lost
memory.
(Synd: 21Apr58, KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK]
(Synd: 12Apr59, WBRL-4, Columbus, Georgia, Sunday 6:00pm)[TA]

2.13 [52] Whirlybirds: BUY ME A MIRACLE
Desilu prod. no. 52 (LP# 11089) (28Jan58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Frank Puglia ........... Padre
Robert Brubaker ........ Mr. Downling
Richard Powers ......... Sgt. Patterson
Dudley Owen; Cecil Kellaway.
Synopsis:
A mild-mannered man charters a midnight helicopter ride to a
Mexican hamlet on the towns peoples "Day of Miracles" observed
only once every ten years. He wishes to repay a long-standing
debt by staging a "miracle".
(Synd: 28Apr58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 15Jan62 on WBRC-6 Birmingham, Ala., Monday at 4:30pm) [TA]

2.14 [53] Whirlybirds: INFRA-RED
Desilu prod. no. 53 (LP# 11086) (30Jan58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Russ Thompson ......... Andy Anderson
Dabbs Greer ........... Jim Burdette
Ann Morris ............ Mary Burdette
Joey Faye ............. Character
Synopsis:
The sheriff's office has tabbed the regular movements of three
known drug peddlers but loses them in traffic at the same spot
every time they try to follow them. Only two of the sheriff's men,
& Chuck and P.T. are in on a plan to trace the "pushers" to their
source of supply from the air.
(Synd: 5May58, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 16Jan62 on WBRC-6 Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday at 4:30pm)[TA]

2.15 [54] Whirlybirds: AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER
Desilu prod. no. 54 (LP# 12689) (3Feb58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Kathryn Givney ........ Miss Churchill
Arthur Hanson ......... Tyler
Willard Thompson ...... Manager
Synopsis:
Miss Churchill, Chuck's former high school teacher- apparently
a very self- contained woman hires Chuck and P.T. for her first
copter ride to take her to a resort hotel. After the trip Chuck
realizes that the day the teacher began her vacation is the first
day of school. On inquiring he learns that no one named Churchill
has registered at the hotel.
(Synd: 12May58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 17Jan62 on WBRC-6 Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday at 4:30pm)[TA]

2.16 [55] Whirlybirds: BLIND DATE
Desilu prod. no. 55 (LP# 12686) (6Feb58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. are about to fly Julie Cavanaugh to a vacation
given her by the "Daily Star" as a promotion stunt. When the
photographer is told to "shoot", shots ring out from an uninvited
car which speeds away. The shots were all aimed at Julie who was
on a "blind date" that ended in murder.
(Synd: 19May58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 18Jan62 on WBRC-6 Birmingham, Ala., Thursday at 4:30pm)[TA]

2.17 [56] Whirlybirds: BLIND VICTORY
Desilu prod. no. 56 (LP# 12424) (11Feb58 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Fay Spain
Burt Metcalfe
Chuck P.T. are in a aerial search for a murderer-on -the-run, when
they see an auto crash and rush a beautiful blonde victim to a
hospital. Unknown to them, the blonde has just left the murderer
they seek. As a result of the accident, the girl is in danger of
losing her sight unless a donor for a corneal transplant can be found.
(Synd: 26May58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 19Jan62 on WBRC-6 Birmingham, Ala., Friday at 4:30pm)[TA]

2.18 [57] Whirlybirds: COPTERS AND ROBBERS
Desilu prod. no. Not Known (possibly 57)(LP# 13585)(6May58 copyright date)
Regular Support Cast:
Nancy Hale (as Helen, Whirlybirds' secretary)
Guest Cast:
Norma Eberhardt
David Alpert.
Synopsis:
A runaway bride hires the boys to fly her back to he husband's side,
but on reaching there they find him murdered. Chuck, P. T. and Helen,
their secretary, calm the distraught girl. While they are waiting for
the police they encounter a succession of "brothers" all unknown to
their supposed "sister".
(Synd: 2Jun58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 13Aug64 on WTEV-6, New Bedford, Thursday at 8:00am)[TA]

2.19 [58] Whirlybirds: IF I WERE KING
Desilu prod. no. 58 (LP# 12425) (18Feb58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Nico Minardos .......... John Fredrick
Jolene Brand ........... Lucy
Raymond Greenleaf ...... Dean Buchanan
Peter Coe .............. Bohm
John Wengraf ........... Phillip Franck
Lillian Powel .......... Mrs. Ames
Synopsis:
A would be assassin shoots at a man who has come 12,000 miles
for a two-hour visit. Chuck and P.T. are hired to take him to
the secret rendezvous.
(Synd: 9Jun58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 14Aug64 on WTEV-6, New Bedford, Friday at 8:00am)[TA]

2.20 [59] Whirlybirds: DOG GONE
Desilu prod. no. 59 (LP# 11991) (20Feb58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Patty Ann Gerrity
A business tycoon asks Chuck and P.T. to cancel their fishing
trip in order to search for his daughter's lost dog.
(Synd: 17Feb58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.21 [60] Whirlybirds: FEAR
Desilu prod. no. Not Known (possibly 60)(LP# 13587)(24Jun58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Three youths, volunteers from a juvenile detention camp, are
forced to retreat to a canyon when they are surrounded by the
fire they are fighting, Chuck and P.T. take them to an aid station.
There they encounter a doctor of whom the youths are terrified.
(Synd: 16Jun58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(15Dec62 syndicated repeat, WFIE-14 Evansville, Ind., Saturday 3:00pm)[TA]

2.22 [61] Whirlybirds: TIME TO KILL
Desilu prod. no. 61 (LP# 11995) (27Feb58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
A top investment counselor feels the only way he can make good
for a loss, for which he feels responsible, is to have himself
murdered and use the insurance to pay off.
(Synd: 30Jun58, KHJ Los Angeles)[JK]

2.23 [62] Whirlybirds: TWO CAME BACK
Desilu prod. no. 62 (LP# 11994) (4Mar58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Gigi Perreau (as Diane)
Synopsis:
Diane invites teenagers John and Bob to join her a biology trip
into a lonely wooded spot. When only Diane and John return,
Chuck and P.T. start a search for the missing youth, said to have
lost his way in returning to the car.
(Synd: 7Jul58, KHJ Los Angeles)[JK]

2.24 [63] Whirlybirds: SUMMIT MEETING
Desilu prod. no. 63 (LP# 12447) (6Mar58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Army Intelligence hires Chuck, P.T. and their whirlybird to carry
a closely guarded scientist to a secret rocket test. By not using
an Army Carrier they hope to avoid drawing attention to their very
important passenger, but after an attempt to substitute a fake
scientist, they are dogged every inch of the way.
(Synd: 14Jul58, KHJ Los Angeles)[JK]

2.25 [64] Whirlybirds: ROBERT DIXON, M.D.
Desilu prod. no. 64 (LP# 12423) (11Mar58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
A doctor has a heart attack when summoned to a mysterious
rendezvous, and his M.D. son asks Chuck and P.T. to help him
keep the appointment.
(Synd: 20Oct58 KHJ, Los Angeles [JK]

2.26 [65] Whirlybirds: UNCLE PETE
Desilu prod. no. 65 (LP#11993) (13Mar58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
On arriving at the Rollins ranch for a job of crop-dusting,
Chuck and P.T. find the foreman, Pete Novack, beaten and
unconscious, his life-savings missing. They rush him to the
hospital where they are told he has a fighting chance, but
seems to have lost his will to live.
(Synd: 23Jun58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.27 [66] Whirlybirds: HIDEOUT
Desilu prod. no. 66 (LP# 12422) (18Mar58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. innocently carry a young man to the hideout
of a murderer.
(Synd: 3Nov58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.28 [67] Whirlybirds: BABY FACE
Desilu prod. no. 67 (LP# 12421)(20Mar58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. put down in the desert to help a couple they
think are eloping, only to find they are escaping from a charge
of robbery and murder.
(Synd: 10Nov58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.29 [68] Whirlybirds: GLAMOUR GIRL
Desilu prod. no. 68 (LP# 12446) (1Apr58 copyright date)
A movie star involves Chuck and P.T. in the pursuit of a car that
is traveling on a road that is about to be blown up.
(Synd: 17Nov58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.30 [69] Whirlybirds: ADDRESS UNKNOWN
Desilu prod. no. 69 (LP# 12687) (3Apr58 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Tom Drake
Chuck and P.T. attempt to reunite a Korean hero and his sweetheart.
(Synd: 24Nov58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.31 [70] Whirlybirds: THE STORY OF SISTER BRIDGIT
Desilu prod. no. 70 (LP# 12685) (8Apr58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Gary Vinson
Chuck and P.T. fly Sister Bridgit to see one of her former
charges. They arrive minutes after the boy has left, armed
with a gun.
(No airdate for KHJ, Los Angeles)(possibly 31Nov58)

2.32 [71] Whirlybirds: THE MIDNIGHT SHOW
Desilu prod. no. 71 (LP# 12688) (11Apr58 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest cast:
Ross Martin
Fay Spain
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. fly a ventriloquist and his female partner to
a benefit performance. Hearing that there is no benefit scheduled,
the two performers take a walk along the cliffs. It is here that
the girl learns that the man's former partner fell from this
cliff to her death.
(Synd: 8Dec58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.33 [72] Whirlybirds: 27 PIECES OF GOLD
Desilu prod. no. 72 (LP# 12835) (15Apr58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. meet danger when they answer a young wife’s
request that they find her treasure-seeking husband.
(Synd: 15Dec58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.34 [73] Whirlybirds: DEAD ON ARRIVAL
Desilu prod. no. 73 (LP# 13588)(27Aug58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. fly a sleepy passenger to his destination but
find him dead when they arrive.
(Synd: 22Dec58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.35 [74] Whirlybirds: ACT OF FATE
Desilu prod. no. 74 (LP# 12833) (22Apr58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. fly a reporter who is assigned a story "Mr. Average
American" when they arrive, they find the subject from average.
They find a hard-labor camp.
(Synd: 29Dec58 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.36 [75] Whirlybirds: ALWAYS A GENTLEMAN
Desilu prod. no. 75 (LP# 12834) (24Apr58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Pursuing an escaped prisoner, Chuck and P.T. discover they have
flown into an Army firing range.
(Synd: 5Jan59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.37 [76] Whirlybirds: ROAD BLOCK
Desilu prod. no. 76 (LP# 14116) (4Oct58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. are delivering a payroll when they are
asked to aid police in pursuing a robber.
(Synd: 12Jan59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

2.38 [77] Whirlybirds: C. O. D.
Desilu prod. no. 77 (LP# 14117) (7Oct58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. fly a wife to meet her husband as he is released
from prison, having served time for robbery. When the ex-prisoner
returns home, he finds three criminals waiting for him.
(Synd: 19Jan59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Local repeat 11Jul62 on WITI-6, Milwaukee, Wis., Wednesday at 5:55pm)[TA]

2.39 [78] Whirlybirds: REST IN PEACE
Desilu prod. no. 78 (LP# 14118) (14Oct58 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Invited to attend a secret business meeting, Chuck and P.T.
witness a murder.
(Synd: 26Jan59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Local repeat 12Jul62 on WITI-6, Milwaukee, Wis., Thursday at 5:55pm)[TA]

############### Whirlybirds ##################
############# season 3 1959 ###############
############### (CBS Films) ##################
33 new episodes produced
Production numbers not known for season 3.
Most episodes listed in Airdate order on KHJ, Los Angeles

3.01 [79] Whirlybirds: GUILTY OF OLD AGE
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 13749) (21Mar59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Wallace Ford (as Captain Morton)
Synopsis 1:
New and old methods of handling juvenile offenders come into violent
conflict as Chuck and P.T. become involved in a police department’s
attempt to modernize.
Synopsis 2:
While rescuing a teen-ager trapped in an overturned car, Chuck and
P.T. become involved in a robbery.
(Synd: 13Apr59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(16Dec62 syndicated repeat, WFIE-14 Evansville, Indiana, Sunday 3:00pm)[TA]

3.02 [80] Whirlybirds: A MATTER OF TRUST
Desilu prod. no. 80 (LP# 13748) (9Apr59 copyright date)
Written by Ed Adamson & David Chandler
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Jeanette Nolan ........ Mrs. Dudley
Dick Kallman .......... Johnny
Arthur Batanides ...... Walt
Joe Greene ............ Mr Edgemont
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. had known Mrs. Dudley for years. They
obliged when she asked for a lift up to her summer
home, only to discover that the bank where Mrs. Dudley
worked had been robbed the night before.
(KHJ, Los Angeles airdate not known)
(UK airdate: 09Oct59 BBC Fri 5:15pm)

3.03 [81] Whirlybirds: CHRISTMAS IN JUNE
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 13751) (23Apr59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. get a strange request from a little girl to fly her
to the North Pole to get a “new daddy” for Christmas.
(Synd: 20Apr59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.04 [82] Whirlybirds: TILL DEATH DO US PART
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15210) (23May59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. are contacted by phone to take a certain Mrs.
Forester to Mexico. But when they arrive at the Forester residence,
everyone denies having made the call.
(Airdate not known)

3.05 [83] Whirlybirds: TIME LIMIT
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 13750)(7May59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. get mixed up with a gang of safecrackers who
wear women's clothes to escape. They hire our boy's to transport
them to a fishing cabin.
(Synd: 4May59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.06 [84] Whirlybirds: EXPERIMENT X-74 (verified on film by RF)
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 13747)(16Apr59 copyright date)
Produced by John H. Auer
Written by Ed Adamson
Directed by Robert Altman
    Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, with: Nancy Hale
Guest Cast:
Robert Brubaker ........ Howard Keen
Malcom Atterbury ....... Conrad
(trivia:played Eben Kent in original episode of Superman w/George Reeves)
John Duke .............. Charles Hogan
Vince Williams ......... Col. Anderson
Michael St. Angel ...... George Wilton
Michael Hinn ........... Claude Gordon
Howard Culver .......... Carl Holmes
John Clarke ............ Frank Denson
Joe Perry .............. Hagen No 2
Synopsis:
Chuck is captured by a nest of spies while tracking down a stolen
Air Force experimental jet.
(11May59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
( 22Jun60, KOMO-4 Seattle, Washington, Wed 7:00pm)[TA]

3.07 [85] Whirybirds: HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER [verified -SC]
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 13753) (22May59 copyright date)
Directed By Harve Foster
Written By Ed Adamson
Guest Cast:
Ron Hagerthy ........... as Steve
Ken Lynch ........ as Lt. Anderson
Wally Cassell .......... as Ventura
Leonard Strong [SC] or Leonard Stone? ........as Carl Green
Dave Willock ........... as Fred
John Close ............. as Kernan
John Zaremba ........... as Capt. Wilson
Synopsis:
A dead police lieutenant's brother hires the Whirlybirds to help
him flush from hiding a mobster Who killed his brother.
(Synd: 18May59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.08 [86] Whirlybirds: OBSESSION
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP#15209)(20May59 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Paul Richards (as Ted Randolph)
Synopsis:
An unbalanced patient, Ted Randolph, overpowers his doctor and
assumes his identity for the purpose of committing murder.
(Synd: 25May59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.09 [87] Whirlybirds: THE CHALLENGE (verified -SC)
Desilu prod. no. ? (copyright date 4Jun59 /LP# 13752)
Directed By Robert Altman
Written By Jean Holloway
Guest Cast:
Tom Drake............as Dr.Clark Evans
Carl Benton Reid............as Dr.James Evans
Jean Howell............as Dorothy
Wendy Winkelman............as Penny
Robert Osborne............as Amestkeifst
Charlott Knight............as The Cleaning Woman
Synopsis:
Dr. Clark Evans secludes himself at a mountain retreat when one of his patients
dies in surgery. He doesn't believe a message that his daughter is afflicted
with the same disease his patient had.
(1Jun59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.10 [88] Whirlybirds: THE BIG LIE
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15094)(18May59 copyright date)
Produced by John H. Auer
Teleplay by Jerry Adelman / Story by Jerry Adleman and James Landis
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Robert Eyer .......... Billy
Cece Whitney ......... Mrs. Frank
Ethel Waters ......... Sarah
James Seay ........... Headmaster
Rickie Sorensen ...... Kid
Synopsis:
A boy's tendency to tell lies about famous people leads to him to
an encounter with some small-time hoods. He is cured of his habit
after an adventure with Chuck and P.T.
(Synd: 8Jun59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Synd: 18Jun60, KVOS-12, Bellingham, Washington, Saturday 6:30pm)[TA]

3.11 [89] Whirlybirds: WITHOUT A NET
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15097) (10Jun59 copyright date)
Written by Leonard Kay
Directed by Harve Foster
Director of Photography: Henry Cronjager
Film Editor: Ben H. Ray
Guest Cast:
Strother Martin ....... 'The Great Herman'
Darryl Hickman ......... Felix
Walter Sande ........... Clyde
Synopsis:
A circus high-wire comedian comes out of retirement and faces a
dramatic challenge to his shaky nerves.
(Synd: 15Jun59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.12 [90] Whirlybirds: THE FUGITIVE
Desilu prod. no.? (LP# 15098)(17Jun59 copyright date)
Synopsis:
A wedding anniversary celebration backfires when the husband
is arrested and taken to jail.
Possible Synopsis:
The Whirlybirds are hired to fly a couple to their
wedding anniversary vacation spot. They discover some
uninvited guests in the persons of the police.
(Synd: 22Jun59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.13 [91] Whirlybirds: THE PERFECT CRIME
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15099) (24Jun59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Edgar Buchanan (as Burton)
Ken Lynch (as Sheriff Jackson)
Synopsis:
A strange old man confesses to every major crime in town, including
a murder and a politically minded mayor orders him jailed, for his own
safekeeping. Chuck and P.T. have their hands full when lynch mobs start
to gather.
(Synd: 29Jun59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 26Aug63 on WUHF-18 Milwaukee, Wis., Monday 5:15pm)[TA]

3.14 [92] Whirlybirds: THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15100)(1Jul59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Dennis Patrick (as Lloyd Sandler)
Synopsis:
A young woman who believes her husband to have died in Korea
plans to remarry. Shortly thereafter she receives a demand for
money for late husband. The husband "returns from the grave" to
plague his wife, who enlists the aid of the Whirlybirds.
(Synd: 6Jul59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.15 [93] Whirlybirds: TWO OF A KIND
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15101) (8Jul59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
J. Carrol Naish
Synopsis:
A man who bears an uncanny resemblance to a condemned criminal
hires Chuck and P.T. for a helicopter trip.
(Synd: 13Jul59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.16 [94] Whirlybirds: IN WAYS MYSTERIOUS
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15102) (15Jul59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Harry Townes .......... Reverend Stone
Gail Kobe ............. Alice
Frank Maxwell ......... Len Malty 
Synopsis:
A disillusioned minister regains his religious faith when a
helicopter helps perform a 'miracle".
(Synd: 20Jul59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.17 [95] Whirlybirds: THE DEADLY GAME
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15103)(22Jul59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Jolene Brand ......... Jackie Bryan
Ann Doran ............ Aunt Grace
Irving Bacon ......... Fred
Val Benedict ......... Bob
Synopsis:
The Whirlybirds run into a first-class mystery when all of
a young lady’s clues on a scavenger hunt prove to be deadly
booby traps.
(Synd: 27Jul59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.18 [96] Whirlybirds: BANKRUPT ALIBI
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15104)(29Jul59 copyright date)
 Guest Cast:
Roger Perry ......... Bob Waters
Charles Lane ........ Larkin
Vinton Hayward ...... Mr. Garland
Philip Ober ......... Mr. Waters
George Eldredge? ..... Mr. Eldredge
Ann Morrison ........ Mrs: Eldredge
Synopsis:
A father commits a hit-and-run crime and persuades his son to
take the blame to save his reputation as a prominent citizen.
(Synd: 3Aug59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.19 [97] Whirlybirds: THE BLACK MARIA
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15105) (5Aug59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Sid Clute ........... Lt. Stone
Jeanne Bates ........ Myrna Hackett
Bruce Gordon ........ Tom Hackett
Majel Barrett ....... Nurse
Synopsis:
An escaped convict detours long enough to force his seriously ill wife
to leave the hospital and flee with him.
(Synd: 10Aug59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 28Aug63 on WUHF-18 Milwaukee, Wis., Wednesday at 5:15pm)[TA]

3.20 [98] Whirlybirds: SITTING DUCK
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15106) (12Aug59 copyright date)
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest Cast:
Charles Aidman ....... Bud Stringer
Arthur Space ......... Sheriff
Gordon Polk .......... Lunchroom Man
Frank Faylen ......... Denfield
Synopsis:
While in the air, Chuck and P.T. see a woman being strangled near
an isolated farm house but on landing are unable to find the killer.
(Synd: 17Aug59 KHJ, Los Angleles)[JK]

3.21 [99] Whirlybirds: WANTED--ALIVE
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15107) (19Aug59 copyright date)
Synopsis:
An overdue plane sets the Whirlybirds off on a desert search.
A murderer tries to make his crime look like an accident but he
forgets one small item.
(Synd: 24Aug59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.22 [100] Whirlybirds: THE DEACON
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15108) (26Aug59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Melville Cooper ...... Deacon Barrington
Frank Ferguson ....... Sheriff
Lillian Bronson ...... Mrs. Wilkins
Nick Georgiade ....... Anders
Synopsis:
A glib-tongued deacon hires the Whirlybirds to transport him to a
preaching engagement in a nearby city. When some toughs threaten
the deacon at the airport, Chuck and P.T. begin to doubt his
integrity.
(Synd: 31Aug59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.23 [101] Whirlybirds: RITA AMES IS MISSING
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15301)(29Mar59 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Suzanne Lloyd ......... Rita Ames
Michael Connors ....... Tom Grimaldi
Synopsis:
A publicity stunt that suddenly is for real lands a young movie
actress in a jam. Chuck and P.T. are hired to fly her to a
secret rendezvous to meet her fiancé.
(Synd: 7Sept59, KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.24 [102] Whirlybirds: THE STORY OF MARY SCOTT
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15302)(27Sep59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Paul Richards (as Lee Buckman)
Synopsis:
A police lieutenant hires the Whirlybirds to help him explore
the past of a young girl who has committed suicide.
(Synd: 14Sept59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.25 [103] Whirlybirds: PINK IS FOR DEATH
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15303) (4Oct59 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Edgar Stehli (as Amos Ambrose)
Synopsis:
Young Davey Richards mistakes a lethal poison for soda pop.
The police can’t locate the only man who knows the exact nature
of the poison.
(Synd: 21Sept59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 30Aug63 on WUHF-18 Milwaukee, Wis., Friday at 5:15pm)[TA]

3.26 [104] Whirlybirds: STAR WITNESS
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15304) (11Oct59 copyright date)
****No Synopsis Available****
(Synd: 28Sept59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.27 [105] Whirlybirds: MR. JINX
Desilu prod. no. ? ( LP# 15305) (18Oct59 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. fly a newspaper reporter to an isolated hard-labor
camp and end up being wanted by the police.
(Synd: 5Oct59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 6Jun60, WJRT-12, Flint, Michigan, Monday at 6:30pm)[TA]

3.28 [106] Whirlybirds: FILE 777
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15306) (25Oct59 copyright date)
Synopsis:
Chuck and P.T. refuse to give information to a tough-looking
man named Grimes about the whereabouts of Sydney Evans,
one of their customers. Grimes, later that night breaks into
the Whirlybirds' files.
(Synd: 12Oct59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 7Jun60, WJRT-12, Flint, Michigan, Tuesday at 6:30pm)[TA]

3.29 [107] Whirlybirds: HOT CARGO
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15307) (1Nov59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Trevor Bardette (as Mr. Gridley)
Synopsis:
The father of a condemned boy vows to kill the governor. He hires
the Whirlybirds to take him to a fair where he can get some
aerial photos of the governor making a speech.
(Synd: 19Oct59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]
(Repeated 8Jun60, WJRT-12, Flint, Michigan, Wednesday at 6:30pm)[TA]

3.30 [108] Whirlybirds: SHOOT OUT
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15308) (9Nov59 copyright date)
Guest cast: Cecil Kellaway (as Cecil)
Synopsis:
A British-born rancher predicts his death to the Whirlybirds
and asks them to spread his ashes over a beautiful site in the
country after his death.
(Synd: 26Oct59 KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK]

3.31 [109] Whirlybirds: MAN, YOU KILL ME
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15309)(15Nov59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Shecky Greene ........ Dizzy
Connie Hines ......... Cynthia (before "Mister Ed")
Lewis Charles ........ Lenny Drake
Synopsis:
A jazzman who has been chauffered to a nightclub date by
Whirlybirds is found murdered- Chuck and P.T. turn in the
logical suspect.
(Synd: 2Nov59 KHJ, Los Angeles) [JK]

3.32 [110] Whirlybirds: DEAD WRONG
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15310) (22Nov59 copyright date)
 Guest Cast:
James Franciscus ...... Jerry Lambert and Tom Drake
Jean Allison .......... Lorraine
Brett King ............ Mike
Synopsis:
A waitress serves a man who looks exactly like her boy friend,
a bank robber on the lam. She plots to turn him over to the
police.
(Synd: 9Nov59 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

3.33 [111] Whirlybirds: FOUR LITTLE INDIANS (final episode)
Desilu prod. no. ? (LP# 15311) 13Jan60 [us] copyright date
 Guest Cast:
Charles Aidman ........ Kagan
Donna Douglas ......... Girl (before "The Beverly Hillbillies")
Richard Arlen ......... Chris Blake
John Agar ............ Danny Flynn
Synopsis:
An escaped convict has vowed to kill the four people who sent
him up, including Chuck and P.T.
(Synd: 18Jan60 KHJ, Los Angeles)[JK]

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?5 Whirlybirds: (unknown title, probably late 3rd season)
A man recently acquitted of murdering his wife hires
the Whirlybirds to fly him to his country estate. They
become suspicious when he takes his beautiful
secretary along.

?6 Whirlybirds: (unknown title, probably late 3rd season)
While aiding the U.S. Army in air reconnaissance,
Chuck and P.T. attempt to apprehend a ring of
informers.

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