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Sky King

  • TV Series
  • 1951–19621951–1962
  • 30m
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Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
  • Adventure
  • Family
  • Western
Fly plane... Bust bad guys... Fuss with niece and nephew... Eat Peter Pan Peanut Butter... Dat's it!Fly plane... Bust bad guys... Fuss with niece and nephew... Eat Peter Pan Peanut Butter... Dat's it!Fly plane... Bust bad guys... Fuss with niece and nephew... Eat Peter Pan Peanut Butter... Dat's it!
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  • Stars
    • Kirby Grant
    • Gloria Winters
    • Ewing Mitchell
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  • Stars
    • Kirby Grant
    • Gloria Winters
    • Ewing Mitchell
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    • 21User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Kirby Grant
    Kirby Grant
    • Sky Kingas Sky King…
    72 episodes72 eps • 1952–1959
    Gloria Winters
    Gloria Winters
    • Penny Kingas Penny King
    72 episodes72 eps • 1952–1959
    Ewing Mitchell
    • Sheriff Mitch Hargroveas Sheriff Mitch Hargrove
    26 episodes26 eps • 1956–1959
    Ron Hagerthy
    Ron Hagerthy
    • Clipper Kingas Clipper King
    19 episodes19 eps • 1952
    Norman Ollestad
    • Bob Careyas Bob Carey
    10 episodes10 eps • 1956
    Bill Hale
    • Bertas Bert…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1956–1959
    Dennis Moore
    Dennis Moore
    • Charlieas Charlie…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1956–1959
    Rusty Wescoatt
    • Friscoas Frisco…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1956–1959
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • Sheriff Hollisteras Sheriff Hollister…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1952
    Chubby Johnson
    Chubby Johnson
    • Jim Bellas Jim Bell
    4 episodes4 eps • 1952
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Jim Herrickas Jim Herrick…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1952–1956
    I. Stanford Jolley
    I. Stanford Jolley
    • Charlieas Charlie…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1956–1958
    John Cason
    John Cason
    • Bull Harrisonas Bull Harrison…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1952–1958
    Gary Hunley
    • Mickeyas Mickey
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959
    Terry Kelman
    • Davey Wilsonas Davey Wilson
    3 episodes3 eps • 1958
    Rand Brooks
    Rand Brooks
    • Chief Petty Officeras Chief Petty Officer…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1952–1959
    Don C. Harvey
    Don C. Harvey
    • Gen. Summersas Gen. Summers…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1956–1958
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Colonel Yatesas Colonel Yates…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1952–1958
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    • Trivia
      Referenced in Jimmy Buffett's song "Pencil Thin Mustache": "Writin' fan letters to Sky's niece Penny".
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      Featured in The Movie Orgy (1968)

    User reviews21

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    6/10
    That's Short For Schuyler
    Though it was a nice play on words the character Sky King did not get his moniker from his reliance on air travel, it was simply short for Schuyler. Nevertheless it's a great handle and suggestive of all kinds of romantic fantasies about air travel.

    The last name King was also an interesting choice. One of the largest, if not the largest cattle ranches ever was the King Ranch of Texas. If people thought Sky was one of those Kings, so much the better. And I don't think the King Ranch minded the free publicity.

    The title role in this modern western was played by Kirby Grant who also had played him on radio. He was the owner of a considerable spread, but the main thing with Grant was that he was up to date with the times. He had a private plane that he named the Songbird which he used to both oversee his ranch and help deal with bad guys who couldn't ride horses fast enough to get away from Sky King and the Songbird. As you can imagine, the law had need of Sky and his plane and Sky was only too willing to help out a sheriff in need.

    Sky lived on the ranch with niece Penny {Gloria Winters} and nephew Clipper {Ron Haggerty}. These two headstrong youths got themselves in jams and half the plots of the shows were Uncle Sky using the Songbird to get them out of a jackpot.

    Kirby Grant who broke into film as a singer and not a bad one found his niche on radio playing heroic Sky King. The show transitioned smoothly to television and was a big hit with the kids including this kid.

    Ironically enough Kirby Grant's death was a postscript to the Challenger disaster. Long retired and living in Florida he saw the Challenger blow up and then died in a car accident on the way home. Probably the horror of what he saw unnerved as it did everyone else who witnessed it live or on television. So a man whose fame was as a fictional air hero died after witnessing one of the great air disasters of the last century.

    Sky King was a nice family show and I'm surprised no one has thought to revive it.
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    • Jul 4, 2008

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • スカイキング
    • Filming locations
      • Apple Valley Airport - Highway 18, Apple Valley, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jack Chertok Television Productions
      • McGowan Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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