Whirlybirds

1957-01-03 | en

Kenneth Tobey Craig Hill Nancy Hale

Drama Action & Adventure

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 A Matter Of Trust

Apr. 06,1959

Chuck and P.T. had known Mrs. Dudley for years. They obliged when she asked for a lift up to her summer home, only to discover that the bank where Mrs. Dudley worked had been robbed the night before.

EP2 Guilty Of Old Age

Apr. 13,1959

New and old methods of handling juvenile offenders come into violent conflict as Chuck and P.T. become involved in a police department’s attempt to modernize.

EP3 Christmas In June

Apr. 20,1959

Chuck and P.T. get a strange request from a little girl to fly her to the North Pole to get a “new daddy” for Christmas.

EP4 Til Death Do Us Part

Apr. 27,1959

Forester to Mexico. But when they arrive at the Forester residence, everyone denies having made the call.

EP5 Time Limit

May. 04,1959

Chuck and P.T. get mixed up with a gang of safecrackers who wear women's clothes to escape. They hire our boy's to transport them to a fishing cabin.

EP6 Experiment X-74

May. 11,1959

Chuck is captured by a nest of spies while tracking down a stolen Air Force experimental jet.

EP7 His Brothers Keeper

May. 18,1959

A dead police lieutenant's brother hires the Whirlybirds to help him flush from hiding a mobster Who killed his brother.

EP8 Obsession

May. 25,1959

Dr. Clark Evans secludes himself at a mountain retreat when one of his patients dies in surgery. He doesn't believe a message that his daughter is afflicted with the same disease his patient had.

EP9 The Challenge

Jun. 01,1959

Dr. Clark Evans secludes himself at a mountain retreat when one of his patients dies in surgery. He doesn't believe a message that his daughter is afflicted with the same disease his patient had.

EP10 The Big Lie

Jun. 08,1959

A boy's tendency to tell lies about famous people leads to him to an encounter with some small-time hoods. He is cured of his habit after an adventure with Chuck and P.T.

EP11 Without A Net

Jun. 15,1959

A circus high-wire comedian comes out of retirement and faces a dramatic challenge to his shaky nerves.

EP12 The Fugitive

Jun. 22,1959

A wedding anniversary celebration backfires when the husband is arrested and taken to jail. Possible Synopsis: The Whirlybirds are hired to fly a couple to their wedding anniversary vacation spot. They discover some uninvited guests in the persons of the police.

EP13 The Perfect Crime

Jun. 29,1959

A strange old man confesses to every major crime in town, including a murder and a politically minded mayor orders him jailed, for his own safekeeping. Chuck and P.T. have their hands full when lynch mobs start to gather.

EP14 The Unknown Solider

Jul. 06,1959

A young woman who believes her husband to have died in Korea plans to remarry. Shortly thereafter she receives a demand for money for late husband. The husband "returns from the grave" to plague his wife, who enlists the aid of the Whirlybirds.

EP15 Two of a Kind

Jul. 13,1959

A man who bears an uncanny resemblance to a condemned criminal hires Chuck and P.T. for a helicopter trip.

EP16 In Ways Mysterious

Jul. 20,1959

A disillusioned minister regains his religious faith when a helicopter helps perform a "miracle".

EP17 The Deadly Game

Jul. 27,1959

The Whirlybirds run into a first-class mystery when all of a young lady’s clues on a scavenger hunt prove to be deadly booby traps.

EP18 Bankrupt Alibi

Aug. 03,1959

A father commits a hit-and-run crime and persuades his son to take the blame to save his reputation as a prominent citizen.

EP19 The Black Maria

Aug. 10,1959

An escaped convict detours long enough to force his seriously ill wife to leave the hospital and flee with him.

EP20 Sitting Duck

Aug. 17,1959

While in the air, Chuck and P.T. see a woman being strangled near an isolated farm house but on landing are unable to find the killer.

EP21 Wanted: Alive

Aug. 24,1959

An overdue plane sets the Whirlybirds off on a desert search. A murderer tries to make his crime look like an accident but he forgets one small item.

EP22 The Deacon

Aug. 31,1959

A glib-tongued deacon hires the Whirlybirds to transport him to a preaching engagement in a nearby city. When some toughs threaten the deacon at the airport, Chuck and P.T. begin to doubt his integrity.

EP23 Rita Ames Is Missing

Sep. 07,1959

A publicity stunt that suddenly is for real lands a young movie actress in a jam. Chuck and P.T. are hired to fly her to a secret rendezvous to meet her fiancé.

EP24 The Story Of Mary Scott

Sep. 14,1959

A police lieutenant hires the Whirlybirds to help him explore the past of a young girl who has committed suicide.

EP25 Pink Is For Death

Sep. 21,1959

Young Davey Richards mistakes a lethal poison for soda pop. The police can’t locate the only man who knows the exact nature of the poison.

EP26 Star Witness

Sep. 28,1959

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EP27 Mr. Jinx

Oct. 05,1959

Chuck and P.T. fly a newspaper reporter to an isolated hard-labor camp and end up being wanted by the police.

EP28 File 777

Oct. 12,1959

Chuck and P.T. refuse to give information to a tough-looking man named Grimes about the whereabouts of Sydney Evans, one of their customers. Grimes, later that night breaks into the Whirlybirds' files.

EP29 Hot Cargo

Oct. 19,1959

The father of a condemned boy vows to kill the governor. He hires the Whirlybirds to take him to a fair where he can get some aerial photos of the governor making a speech.

EP30 Shoot Out

Oct. 26,1959

A British-born rancher predicts his death to the Whirlybirds and asks them to spread his ashes over a beautiful site in the country after his death.

EP31 Man, You Kill Me

Nov. 02,1959

A jazzman who has been chauffered to a nightclub date by Whirlybirds is found murdered- Chuck and P.T. turn in the logical suspect.

EP32 Dead Wrong

Nov. 19,1959

A waitress serves a man who looks exactly like her boy friend, a bank robber on the lam. She plots to turn him over to the police.

EP33 Four Little Indians

Jan. 18,1960

An escaped convict has vowed to kill the four people who sent him up, including Chuck and P.T.

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Whirlybirds is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. It was produced by Desilu Studios . The show centered around Chuck Martin (Kenneth Tobey) and Pete (P.T.) Moore (Craig Hill), owners of 'Whirlybirds, Inc', who flew their helicopter (N975B) between Longwood Field and anywhere where they could be of help to someone in trouble.

Whirlybirds Audience Reviews

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

rusher-3 Having just read all the previous comments on this show, there is not a whole lot I can add, except to say that I remember vividly the day that WPIX TV in New York (Channel 11) debuted this show, complete with a contest (hosted by "Officer Joe Bolton" -- I never quite got how a police officer figure into the equation, but then, I was just a kid) where the winner would receive a remote-controlled model helicopter. During the commercial breaks, "Officer Joe" would conduct demonstrations of the prize. Some kid would come on stage and operate a tethered remote control helicopter, and you would hear the sound of the real Bell helicopter in the background. I remember thinking how cool that was, and I remember my mom telling me how fake the sound was. Fifties TV at its very best (smile).

misterbill93001 I am totally a loyal fan of this particular TV series. Like one other person expressed on this website, I wish there was a DVD collection of every episode ever produced. As an aviation buff, I can appreciate the use of the two Bell helicopters used in the series. Any other series that followed including Chopper One and Airwolf came in second and third as far as I am concerned. One contributor noted that Craig Hill had moved to Spain to pursue his acting career. I had not known that and makes a lot of sense considering his roles he has undertaken since the demise of the Whirlybirds. Kenneth Tobey was a gifted actor and could play anything from drama to comedies. He is truly missed. I hope one to find a complete collection of this memorable series.

sirarthurstreebgreebling II This late 50's series was repeated in the 70's over here in the U.K and my Brother and I were addicted to it (as addicted to Champion The Wonder Horse!).Many an hour was spent "being the Whirlybirds" and wishing that we had a Helicopter and got up to the same "daring do's" that the two leads in the series did.I remember the series well and would love to see at least just one episode again to see if it was a fun as I remember. But it may be best that I dont, endless shots of the copter and some chump stuck up to his waist in mud may not have the same "exciting" look as they did when I was 6, but you never know

tocahema I watched every episode every Friday night when it aired back in the mid 50's and loved every episode. I wonder why this series has never been released on video. I for one would buy every episode, that is how much I loved the 'Whirlybirds'. I've been hoping they would show them on Nick at Night. No such luck though. There has never been a TV series as great as the 'Whirlybirds'.