Ripcord (1961– )

Operating their skydiving service company "Ripcord", Jim Buckley and Ted McKeever are able to get to places that others can't and get there much faster. This leads them on many exciting ... See full summary »

Creator:

Harry Redmond Jr.

Stars:

Larry Pennell, Ken Curtis, Shug Fisher

Cast

Series cast summary:
Larry Pennell	...	Ted McKeever (75 episodes, 1961-1963)
Ken Curtis	...	Jim Buckley (75 episodes, 1961-1963)

Storyline

Operating their skydiving service company "Ripcord", Jim Buckley and Ted McKeever are able to get to places that others can't and get there much faster. This leads them on many exciting adventures from chasing bad guys to performing daring rescues. This series inspired the first widespread interest in parachuting as a sport.

---

Plot Keywords:

skydiving

---

Genres:

Adventure

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Les hommes volants

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists Television, ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series included several spectacular skydiving scenes. In one episode, there was a fist fight between two characters in midair. The scene was shot by a cameraman who was in free fall with the actors.

User Reviews

IF SKYDIVING'S THE SOLUTION, TED & JIM FIND THE PROBLEMS!

If it were up to me to come up with a tag line for this show, that's what it would be. I'll say more in a later post, but the computer keeps booting me out & I want to get at least something down here.Made during a very fascinating period in skydiving's development.