Sky King

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  1. PineBox

    PineBox Well-Known Member

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    Back in the '50s, there was a TV show set in Arizona called Sky King.
    Many of you will remember it. (And Sky's niece Penny :naughty:)
    Sorry if this has been posted before, but even so, its worth a look.
    The show stars a Cessna airplane, but the co- star is a Mopar station wagon!
    (there are some people in the show too.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=QottyzDRzXE
     
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    Looks like a 56 Chrysler.
     
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    Fury the horse was on after Sky King, that horse was my favorite Hollywood celebrity.
    I remember an episode of Sky King where the law found some dead fish full of stolen diamonds in the back of that wagon.

    I couldn't comprehend that icky girl Penny flying the Songbird the first time I saw it her do it, blew my young male supremacist mind almost almost as much as seeing Lassie's mom/June Lockhart driving the pick-up truck in Lassie.
    I'm better now.:evilsmile:
     
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    I loved that show. If I remember right there was an episode where Sky King had something going on with the Navy and he landed the plane on an aircraft carrier.

    Very cool.
     
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    PineBox Well-Known Member

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    In later episodes, the Chrysler was replaced with a '59 Buick.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Funny how fake the background looks in the beginning with the wagon. I don't remember it looking that way when I watched it as a kid.
     
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    Oh man, I must be really getting old. I remember Sky King as a radio program. I listened to it whenever I could along with The Shadow Knows, The Green Hornet, The lone Ranger, Red Ryder and others long forgotten.

    In this clip, if I am not mistaken, the aircraft is a Beach B-18 which was later replaced in the show with a Cessna 310 (I trained for my multi-engine rating in a 310).

    I love most of the wagons of the 50s, especially the '59 Buick.

    Oh, the memories. - Dan


     
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    Man! You sure brought back memories for me, Cab!:yup: I listened to all those shows and more. Even my mom's soap operas during the day.:D
     
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    We've discussed 'Sky King' before, but certainly worth another look.....

    Here's the 'Sky King' website.....

    http://www.skyking.com/

    Caballero's correct on the planes.
    I was a HUGE fan of the Cessna 310, all because of Sky King.

    Don't remember any episode about SK landing on a carrier, but then again, it's been 50 years......

    Kirby Grant, the star as Sky King, actually did the flying. In fact, he owned the planes.
     

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