The Classic TV Archive - US Adventure series
Sky King (1951-59) Whirlybirds (1957-60) Ripcord (1961-63)
Sky King (1951-59)
Sponsors Nabisco - the National Biscuit Company (1955-59)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox, Tom Alger, James Beer
Steve Jensen (ep #13), Robert B. Huggins (#54), Kent Volgamore
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://www.www.imdb.com)
Source: NostalgiaFamilyVideo.com
Sky King website: "https://www.angelfire.com/mi/freeper/"
Sky King (season 1) (NBC) (1951-52) - 19 episodes
Sky King (Reruns?)(ABC)(Saturday 8Nov52- Sunday12Sep54)
Sky King (season 2) (Syndicated) (1956) - 20 episodes
Sky King (season 3) (Syndicated) (1957-59) - 33 episodes
Sky King (Reruns) (CBS) (1959-66)
Flying Crown Enterprises, Inc
Jack Chertok production (1951-52)(eps 1-19)
McGowan Productions (1955 on) (eps 20 on)
Derby Foods, Inc.
Sponsor: Peter Pan Peanut Butter (1951-52)(eps 1-19)
Sponsor: Nabisco (1955 on)
for
NBC (16Sep51-26Oct52)(season 1)
ABC (8Nov52-12Sep54)(reruns of season 1?)
CBS ( 1955-59)
Produced by Jack Chertok & Clark L. Paylow (1951-52)
Produced by Dorrell McGowan & Stuart E. McGowan (1955 on)
US Adventure series 1951-62 72 episodes exist x 30 min
Sky King: 1951-1952 = 19 Half Hour Episodes
Sky King: 1955-1956 = 20 Half Hour Episodes
Sky King: 1957-1962 = 97 Half Hour Episodes (only 33 of these survived)
This gives us a total of 136 episodes filmed,
The final 64 episodes ( # 73 to #136) were distroyed
in a New York film vault fire (to be verified) - see Feedback below
Starring:
Kirby Grant as Schuyler J. "Sky" King
Gloria Winters as Penny King (niece of Sky King)
Ron Hagerthy as Clipper King (nephew of Sky King)
Recurring Cast:
Ewing Mitchell as Sheriff Mitch Hargrove
Monte Blue as Sheriff Hollister
Norman Olmstead as Bob Carey
Gary Hunley as Mickey
Chubby Johnson as Jim Bell, Ranch Foreman (1951-52)
Premise:
The exploits of Sky King, a former Naval Aviator turned Rancher, as
he struggles to maintain law and order in the Arizona ranching area
of Grover City. Based at the "Flying Crown Ranch", Sky King used
his plane "The Songbird" to rescue the trapped and to capture fugitives
Airplanes included:
(1951-56) Cessna T-50 (Bamboo Bomber) (eps 1-39)
(1957-59) Cessna 310B (only 33 surviving episodes)(eps 40 on)
Both airplanes were known as "Songbird" in the TV series.
Sky King came to be the longest running television childrens show.
It ran between 1951 to 1968 on ABC, CBS, NBC and rerun again in 1987 to 1988 CBN.
Other Credits:
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DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
Paul Landres, Stuart E. McGowan, John H. Morse, Oliver Drake,
Jodie Copelan, William Witney
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ASSISTANT DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
Clark L. Paylow AND JACK GERSMAN
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WRITERS INCLUDED:
ORVILLE H. HAMPTON, DWIGHT BABCOCK, DAVID LANG, CHARLES LARSON,
CURTIS KENYON, SHERMAN L. LOWE, POLLY JAMES, TOM SELLER,
BARNEY A. SARECKY, JOE RICHARDSON
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CINEMATOGRAPHERS INCLUDED:
ROBERT PITTACK, WILLIAM BRADFORD, MACK STENGLER
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SUPERVISING FILM EDITORS INCLUDED:
JACK RUGGIERO AND ARTHUR H. NADEL
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FILM EDITORS INCLUDED:
SHERMAN A. ROSE, BEN MARMON, FRANK CAPACCHIONE
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MUSIC EDITORS INCLUDED:
DAVID CHUDNOW (MUTEL MUSIC) AND EVE NEWMAN
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MUSIC SUPERVISOR ALEC COMPINSKY
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AERIAL ADVISOR: PAUL MANTZ
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STUNTS:
DALE VAN SICKEL, HARVEY PARRY, CHARLES HORVATH, BOYD'RED'MORGAN,
FRED KRONE, BILL CATCHING, BOYD STOCKMAN
ODAT: = original copyright date
OREG: = original copyright registration number