Grant as Sky King with Gloria Winters as his niece, Penny, and Ron Hagerthy as his nephew, Clipper
Genre
Western-themed adventure
Starring
Kirby Grant
Gloria Winters
Ron Hagerthy
Ewing Mitchell
Gary Hunley
Chubby Johnson
Theme music composer
Milton Raskin
Herbert Taylor
Composers
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Alec Compinsky
Eve Newman
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
72
Production
Executive producer
Stuart E. McGowan
Producers
Jack Chertok
Harry Poppe
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
25 minutes
Production companies
Jack Chertok Television Productions
McGowan Productions
Original release
Network
NBC; ABC,
Syndication
Release
September 16, 1951 (1951-09-16) – March 8, 1959 (1959-03-08)
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Sky King was an American radio and television series. Its lead character was Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King.
The series had strong Western elements.[1] Cattle rancher King usually captured criminals and spies and found lost hikers, though he did so with the use of his airplane, the Songbird. Two twin-engine Cessna airplanes were used by King during the course of the TV series. The first was a Cessna T-50 and in later episodes a Cessna 310B was used till the series's end.[2] The 310's make and model type number was prominently displayed during the closing titles.[3]
King and his niece Penny lived on the Flying Crown Ranch, near the fictitious town of Grover, Arizona. Penny's brother Clipper also appeared during the first season. Penny and Clipper were also pilots, although they were inexperienced and looked to their uncle for guidance. Penny was an accomplished air racer, rated as a multiengine pilot, whom Sky trusted to fly the Songbird.
^Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 396–397. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^Godlewski, Meg."Flying Songbird III", General Aviation News (September 22, 2009).
^Sky King - Sky Robbers * Classic episode Western TV Series on YouTube
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