Ripcord (TV series)
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Created by | Harry Redmond, Jr./James Carl "Jim" Hall |
| Directed by | Leon Benson Jack Herzberg |
| Presented by | Larry Pennell |
| Starring |
Larry Pennell Ken Curtis Paul Comi (1961–62) Shug Fisher (1962–63) |
| Narrated by | Larry Pennell |
| Theme music composer | Judith Pines |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 76 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Babe Unger Ivan Tors |
| Producer(s) | Leon Benson Stanley Colbert Maurice Unger |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Ziv Television Programs United Artists Television |
| Distributor |
MGM Television Peter Rodgers Organization |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format | Black and White - Season 1 Color - Season 2 |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | June 3, 1961 – September 1, 1963 |
Ripcord is an American syndicated television series that ran for a total of 76 episodes from 1961 to 1963 about the exploits of a skydiving operation of its namesake.
The premise was a variety of adventures surrounding the then-new, thrilling sport of skydiving. The two men and their private Cessna airplane were placed in unusual situations where their special skills and abilities were needed. This led them on exciting weekly adventures from chasing dangerous criminals to performing difficult and daring, if occasionally absurd, rescues.
This series starred Larry Pennell as the handsome, headstrong, youthful, colorful, audacious and brave skydiver Ted McKeever, with Ken Curtis as his inseparable level-headed older mentor and partner Jim Buckley. Airlplane pilot Chuck Lambert, played by Paul Comi, was replaced midway through the first season by Charlie Kern, portrayed by fellow Sons of the Pioneers bandmate Shug Fisher.
Guest stars included Richard Arlen, Harry Carey, Jr., Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Lang Jeffries, Dayton Lummis, Tyler McVey, Denver Pyle, Lurene Tuttle, Paul Fix, Dick Sargent, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Burt Reynolds, Biff Elliott, Alan Baxter, BarBara Luna, John Agar, Robert Clarke, Paul Birch, Carol Ohmart, Michael Pataki, Philip Ober, Vinton Hayworth, Lane Bradford, Kenneth Tobey, Bernie Kopell, Tim Matheson, Tracy Olsen, John Considine, Walter Mathews, Page Slattery, Robert Sampson, Kathie Browne, Harry Townes, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef, William Conrad, Russ Conway, Richard Simmons, Robert F. Simon, Allison Hayes, Dyan Cannon and the then little known James Coburn.
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