Whirlybirds
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| Whirlybirds | |
|---|---|
| Format | Adventure |
| Created by | Art Napoleon Jo Napoleon |
| Starring | Kenneth Tobey Craig Hill Nancy Hale Sandra Spence |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 111 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
N. Gayle Gitterman Mort Briskin |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | February 4, 1957 – January 18, 1960 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Whirlybirds (sometimes called "The Whirlybirds") was a U.S. television show that aired from 1957 to 1960 with a total of 111 episodes. The show was about Chuck Martin and P.T. Moore (Kenneth Tobey and Craig Hill), owners of a fictitious helicopter company, Whirlybird Service, in the west who sold their services out of Longwood Field to various clients. The first four episodes were titled The Whirlybirds, with the subsequent 107 shows being titled just Whirlybirds.
Many episodes were directed by Harve Foster and Robert Altman. Creators were Art and Jo Napoleon. The show was a Desilu production. The program changed its name to Copter Patrol when it went into syndication.
[edit] Helicopters used
The two helicopters were Bell Models 47G and a 47J Ranger; the tail numbers were N975B and N2838B(and N1538B as back-up), respectively.
[edit] References
- Whirlybirds at the Internet Movie Database
- The New Whirlybirds & Tribute Details of program.
- McNeil, Alex, Total Television - A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1984 to the Present, p.712, 1984, Penguin Books, New York, NY, ISBN 0 14 00.7377 9
