Skyhawks (TV series)
Family-run air transport and rescue service.
Skyhawks is a 17-episode American animated television series that aired on ABC from September 6, 1969 to September 4, 1971. Sponsored by Mattel Toys, each half-hour episode contained two adventures.
Quick Facts
- Number of episodes
- 17
- Original network
- ABC
- Original run
- September 6, 1969 – September 4, 1971
- Production company
- Pantomime Picture Productions
- Distributor
- CBS Television Distribution
- Sponsor
- Mattel Toys
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Topper Toys alleged that Skyhawks and its sister series Hot Wheels were merely 30-minute commercial ads for Mattel.
- The series was produced by Ken Snyder at Pantomime Pictures.
Plot
Skyhawks, Inc. was a family-run air transport and rescue service based at San Marcos Field in Southern California. The operation was headed by widower Mike "Cap" Wilson, a World War II veteran who had achieved the rank of Colonel. His father, Pappy Wilson, had been a World War I flying ace. Cap had 17-year-old fraternal twins Steve and Carolyn, and sponsored two foster children: 14-year-old Baron "Red" Hughes and his 9-year-old sister Cynthia, also called "Cindy" or "Mugs". The crew included Cap's girlfriend Maggie McNally and chief mechanic Joe Conway. The team handled charter plane rescues, helicopter pilot saves, air freight transport, and secret government missions. Their base also housed unscrupulous competitor Buck Devlin and his gang of pilots.
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