Sky King

Sky King
Grant as Sky King with Gloria Winters as his niece, Penny, and Ron Hagerthy as his nephew, Clipper
Genre	Western-themed adventure
Starring	Kirby Grant Gloria Winters Ron Hagerthy Ewing Mitchell Gary Hunley Chubby Johnson
Theme music composer	Milton Raskin Herbert Taylor
Composers	Herschel Burke Gilbert Alec Compinsky Eve Newman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	72
Production
Executive producer	Stuart E. McGowan
Producers	Jack Chertok Harry Poppe
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Jack Chertok Television Productions McGowan Productions
Original release
Network	NBC; ABC, Syndication
Release	September 16, 1951 (1951-09-16) – March 8, 1959 (1959-03-08)
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Sky King is an American radio and television series. Its lead character was Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King.

The series had strong Western elements.^[1] Cattle rancher King usually captured criminals and spies and found lost hikers, though he did so with the use of his airplane, the Songbird. Two twin-engine Cessna airplanes were used by King during the course of the TV series. The first was a Cessna T-50 and in later episodes a Cessna 310B was used till the series's end.^[2] The 310's make and model type number was prominently displayed during the closing titles.^[3]

King and his niece Penny lived on the Flying Crown Ranch, near the fictitious town of Grover, Arizona. Penny's brother Clipper also appeared during the first season. Penny and Clipper were also pilots, although they were inexperienced and looked to their uncle for guidance. Later, Penny became an accomplished air racer, rated as a multiengine pilot, whom Sky trusted to fly the Songbird.