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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.
Episodes (33)
1. A Matter Of Trust
Aired 6 April 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.
2. Guilty Of Old Age
Aired 13 April 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.
3. Christmas In June
Aired 20 April 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.
4. Til Death Do Us Part
Aired 27 April 1959
Forester to Mexico. But when they arrive at the Forester residence, everyone denies having made the call.
5. Time Limit
Aired 4 May 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.
6. Experiment X-74
Aired 11 May 1959
Chuck is captured by a nest of spies while tracking down a stolen Air Force experimental jet.
7. His Brothers Keeper
Aired 18 May 1959
A dead police lieutenant's brother hires the Whirlybirds to help him flush from hiding a mobster Who killed his brother.
8. Obsession
Aired 25 May 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.
9. The Challenge
Aired 1 June 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.
10. The Big Lie
Aired 8 June 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.
11. Without A Net
Aired 15 June 1959
A circus high-wire comedian comes out of retirement and faces a dramatic challenge to his shaky nerves.
12. The Fugitive
Aired 22 June 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.
13. The Perfect Crime
Aired 29 June 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.
14. The Unknown Solider
Aired 6 July 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.
15. Two of a Kind
Aired 13 July 1959
A man who bears an uncanny resemblance to a condemned criminal hires Chuck and P.T. for a helicopter trip.
16. In Ways Mysterious
Aired 20 July 1959
A disillusioned minister regains his religious faith when a helicopter helps perform a "miracle".
17. The Deadly Game
Aired 27 July 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.
18. Bankrupt Alibi
Aired 3 August 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.
19. The Black Maria
Aired 10 August 1959
An escaped convict detours long enough to force his seriously ill wife to leave the hospital and flee with him.
20. Sitting Duck
Aired 17 August 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.
21. Wanted: Alive
Aired 24 August 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.
22. The Deacon
Aired 31 August 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.
23. Rita Ames Is Missing
Aired 7 September 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.
24. The Story Of Mary Scott
Aired 14 September 1959
A police lieutenant hires the Whirlybirds to help him explore the past of a young girl who has committed suicide.
25. Pink Is For Death
Aired 21 September 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.
26. Star Witness
Aired 28 September 1959
27. Mr. Jinx
Aired 5 October 1959
Chuck and P.T. fly a newspaper reporter to an isolated hard-labor camp and end up being wanted by the police.
28. File 777
Aired 12 October 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.
29. Hot Cargo
Aired 19 October 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.
30. Shoot Out
Aired 26 October 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.
31. Man, You Kill Me
Aired 2 November 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.
32. Dead Wrong
Aired 19 November 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.
33. Four Little Indians
Aired 18 January 1960
An escaped convict has vowed to kill the four people who sent him up, including Chuck and P.T.