"Sky King" (1951) TV series 1951-1962

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Writers:

Dwight V. Babcock (writer) (episode)
Leslie Edgley (story)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

16 September 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

"From out of the clear blue of the western sky comes Sky King" was the familiar opening to television's premier aviation program...

Plot Keywords:

Aviation | Arizona | Uncle Niece Relationship | Modern Western | Character Name In Title

Cast

Kirby Grant	...	Sky King / ... (72 episodes, 1952-1959)
Gloria Winters	...	Penny King (72 episodes, 1952-1959)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (72 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Jack Chertok Television Productions

Trivia:

There were two "Songbirds" used in the series - the first was a Cessna T-50 Bobcat, the second was a Cessna 310B.

Quotes:

[first lines of each episode]
Narrator: Out of the clear blue of the Western sky comes... Sky King!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera (#4.2)" (1991)

My mom flipped when I found this for her!

My mother told me about this show, and she told me she would watch it religiously every Saturday morning. She was starting to think she dreamed it up, because no one she talked to remembered it. So I did a search, and found some episodes on tape, and gave it to her birthday. She watched two of them that very day, and loved them!

With Kirby Grant as the Sky King, and Gloria Winters Penny, and all the rest, from what I saw, it is a great show! Yes, it is simple, as most shows from the early fifties, but it taught right from wrong, and that's what is missing from most shows today. It might be interesting to see what a remake of this show would look like.