- Ripcord (TV series)
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show_name = Ripcord
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genre = Action/Adventure
creator = Harry Redmond, Jr.
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director = Leon Benson
Jack Herzberg
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starring =Larry Pennell Ken Curtis
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country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 76
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executive_producer = Babe UngerIvan Tors
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producer = Leon Benson
Stanley Colbert
Maurice Unger
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asst_producer = Harry Redmond, Jr.
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runtime = 30 mins.
channel = Syndicated
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first_aired = June 3, 1961
last_aired = September 1, 1963"Ripcord" is an American syndicated
television series that ran for 76episodes from 1961 to 1963.Overview
The series was about a
skydiving operation by the same name. It starredLarry Pennell (who was also seen as "Dash Riprock" on "The Beverly Hillbillies ") as "Ted McKeever" andKen Curtis (who later became famous as "Festus" on "Gunsmoke ") as "Jim Buckley".Shug Fisher , the second of two people who portrayed the pilot, also turned up in later episodes ofThe Beverly Hillbillies playing the role of "Shorty Kellems". Guest stars on the show included such actors asLee Van Cleef ,Denver Pyle , andHarry Carey, Jr. The premise was a variety of adventures surrounding the new sport of skydiving. As skydivers, the two are placed in unusual situations where their special skills and abilities are demanded. This leads them on weekly adventures from chasing bad guys to performing daring, if not occasionally absurd rescues.
The show also sponsored a popular Ripcord toy consisting of a large plastic
parachute with a skydiver figure attached to it which kids would throw up in the air and watch it open and float to the ground.External links
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