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Ripcord

TV·1961–1963·2 seasons, 111 episodes·Action & Adventure·30m

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Ripcord is an American syndicated television series that ran for 76 episodes from 1961 to 1963 about the exploits of a skydiving operation by the same name.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0175Episodes1961–62AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Sky DiverSeptember 28, 1961A sky diver attempts to rescue a party of geologists after they send out an SOS for a desperately needed instrument.
  2. S01E02Flight to TerrorOctober 4, 1961Gangster and his wife must make a forced landing while fleeing to Mexico.
  3. S01E03Ripcord S01E03Crime JumpOctober 11, 1961Ted and Jim try to clear themselves of murder.
  4. S01E04ThoroughbredOctober 18, 1961Ted and Jim jump into treacherous canyon country to rescue Matador, a thoroughbred trapped amid the rocks.
  5. S01E05Air CarnivalOctober 25, 1961A member of an accident-plagued air circus tries to get Ted and Jim into the act. A pretty aviatrix tries to lure Ted and Jim into signing u
  6. S01E06Hi-JackNovember 1, 1961Skydivers McKeever and Buckley are on an expedition to recover space capsules at sea when their C-47 is hijacked.
  7. S01E07The CondemnedNovember 8, 1961The skydivers assignment tonight is to find a woman's body at an inaccessible ski resort.
  8. S01E08Millionaire DoctorNovember 15, 1961The skydivers have one of their most trying and exciting experiences while trying to salvage a ship loaded with high explosives.
  9. S01E09Sierra JumpNovember 22, 1961Jay Coates, a zealous jumper, pulls Chuck (Paul Comi) into danger as the pilot attempt to stop him from jumping. Chuck is in a bad spot when
  10. S01E10DarbNovember 29, 1961Archaeologist,Gustave Merril holds Ted McKeever captive. Ted is kidnapped by an archaeologist eager to get his hands on an Aztec death mask.
  11. S01E11Ransom DropDecember 6, 1961Kidnappers hold electronicist Brandon Oliver hostage and demand a special ransom: Brandon Oliver's highly valuable new gadget.
  12. S01E12Log JamDecember 13, 1961A lumber man hires Ted and Jim to break up a log jam. The two skydivers fly a charge of nitroglycerin over the logging area.
  13. S01E13The Human KindDecember 20, 1961The boys join an air search for the kidnapped wife of a rancher.
  14. S01E14High JeopardyDecember 27, 1961A reckless skydiving student jumps into danger.
  15. S01E15The FinancierJanuary 3, 1962Skydivers investigate millionaire's suicide. Wealthy E.J. Bowen killed himself.
  16. S01E16The Silver CordIrresponsible Speed Domaine and his son are lost in a missile-target area.
  17. S01E17EscapeFugitive criminal Steve Danton forces Chuck Lambert to take him aloft in the Skydivers, Inc., plane, leaving Ted McKeever and Jim Buckley gr
  18. S01E18AirborneTed McKeever's skydiving pupil Suzy Thomas runs afoul of a gang of hot-rodders. Puzzled and angered by the young men's attitude Ted steps in
  19. S01E19Last ChanceTed, captured by a claim jumper, looks for a way to signal Jim.
  20. S01E20Double DropJames Coburn plays an injured bank robber on the lam. The crook is n ex-paratrooper, on the run from the law.
  21. S01E21Desperate ChoiceTed and Jim drop onto dangerous terrain to search for a trapped youth---and the boy's overeager rescuer.
  22. S01E22Mile High TriangleJanuary 22, 1962Eric Askley substitutes a dummy parachute for the one his wife packs for her first attempt at sky diving.
  23. S01E23Jungle SurvivalThe jungle becomes a nightmarish prison for a stranded Ted and Jim.
  24. S01E24Hagen CharmTrapped in a mountainous region surgeon Joe's son is suffering from a head injury and desperately needs medical aid. But a violent storm had
  25. S01E25The Helicopter RaceA building contractor has an unusual job for Ted: picking up an attache case from a hillside.
  26. S01E26Para-NurseApril 12, 1962Laura Cokely is the cause of friendly rivalry between Ted and Jim. Before she can make her choice, all three respond to a fire alarm at Thun
  27. S01E27Colorado JumpJim (Ken Curtis) is duped into accompanying a young recording star on a dangerous publicity stunt.
  28. S01E28Top SecretThe boys try to find out if U.S. scientist Rupert Sexton is planning to defect.
  29. S01E29One for the MoneyJim mounts a rescue operation after Ted falls into the hands of a mobster named Monday.
  30. S01E30Sentence of DeathA Nazi war criminal menaces Ted and Jim.
  31. S01E31Elegy for a HeroWealthy Wally Griffin (Lang Jeffries) is strangely anxious to reach a remote mountain lodge.
  32. S01E32Cougar MesaAn insurance company retains Ted and Jim to investigate a claim involving an allegedly stolen plane.
  33. S01E33Chuting StarsNavy parachutists join a search for a diabetic abandoned in the mountains.
  34. S01E34Death CampAn ex-con tries to help Ted elude a killer named Cort after Ted and Jim arrive to investigate the suspicious deaths of three uranium prospec
  35. S01E35Radar RescueMay 10, 1962A man named Anderson and his daughter get lost amid a cloudburst and then a crash is heard. Ted, Jim and Chuck are nearby and attend the dis
  36. S01E36Diplomatic MissionTed and Jim are after a slain diplomat's secret papers---and so is an enemy agent.
  37. S01E37Hurricane CharlieTed and Jim, hired to deliver equipment to a mining crew, suspect that their pilot is sabotaging the operation.
  38. S01E38Counter-AttackGunmen, G-men and a beautiful girl get into the act as Ted and Jim go to work for an industrialist.
  39. S01E39The HunterThe boys try to intercept an assassin.
  40. S01E40Aerial Backfire
  41. S01E41Race Morgan: Bounty Hunter
  42. S01E42Panic at 10,000
  43. S01E43Hostage Below
  44. S01E44Infiltration
  45. S01E45Among Those Missing
  46. S01E46Flight to Terror
  47. S01E47Day of the Hunter
  48. S01E48The Losers
  49. S01E49A Present for Felipe
  50. S01E50Devil's Canyon
  51. S01E51The Money Mine
  52. S01E52The Lost Ones
  53. S01E53The Last Chapter
  54. S01E54Run, Joby, Run
  55. S01E55The Wrong Way Down
  56. S01E56A Free Falling Star
  57. S01E57Reprisal
  58. S01E58The Lost Tribe
  59. S01E59Chute to Kill
  60. S01E60Willie
  61. S01E61The Well
  62. S01E62The Trouble with Denny Collins
  63. S01E63The Final Jump
  64. S01E64Picture of Terror
  65. S01E65The Inventor
  66. S01E66Jump to a Blind Alley
  67. S01E67Jump or Die
  68. S01E68Jump to Freedom
  69. S01E69Man on a Mountain
  70. S01E70The Suicide Club
  71. S01E71Million Dollar Drop
  72. S01E72Flight for Life
  73. S01E73The Proud Little Man
  74. S01E74Semper Paratus Any Time
  75. S01E75Expose

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0236Episodes1963AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Aerial BackfireAn 8-year-old hires Ted and Jim to rescue his dog from a burning forest.
  2. S02E02Race Morgan: Bounty HunterTed and Jim help a Soldier of Fortune catch a criminal.
  3. S02E03Panic at 10,000Ted and Jim get involved in a political feud at the opening ceremonies of an airport.
  4. S02E04Hostage BelowThe boys are sent to ransom a millionaire's kidnapped daughter.
  5. S02E05InfiltrationTed and Jim join in an attempt to break up a smuggling racket.
  6. S02E06Among Those MissingConstable Turners plane crashes in a forest, killing the pilot and leaving the Constable stranded with his prisoner.
  7. S02E07Flight to TerrorSeptember 16, 1963A pair of downed fliers are most ungrateful when Ted and Jim "drop in" on them.
  8. S02E08Day of the HunterMcKeever and Buckley find a munitions factory owner injured by a gunshot. As they try to save him another man threatens them.
  9. S02E09The LosersMcKeever and Buckley venture into the desert and find a mysterious mine containing uranium.
  10. S02E10A Present for FelipeMystery shrouds a Latin-American village where the boys arrive just in time for a non-existent party.
  11. S02E11Devil's Canyon
  12. S02E12The Money Mine
  13. S02E13The Lost Ones
  14. S02E14The Last Chapter
  15. S02E15Run, Joby, Run
  16. S02E16The Wrong Way Down
  17. S02E17A Free Falling Star
  18. S02E18Reprisal
  19. S02E19The Lost Tribe
  20. S02E20Chute to Kill
  21. S02E21Willie
  22. S02E22The Well
  23. S02E23The Trouble with Denny Collins
  24. S02E24The Final Jump
  25. S02E25Picture of Terror
  26. S02E26The Inventor
  27. S02E27Jump to a Blind Alley
  28. S02E28Jump or Die
  29. S02E29Jump to Freedom
  30. S02E30Man on a Mountain
  31. S02E31The Suicide ClubDr. Ladd claims he can predict disaster—only Ted and Jim don't know that he plans the "accidents" first. He predicts that either Ted's or Ji
  32. S02E32Million Dollar Drop
  33. S02E33Flight for Life
  34. S02E34The Proud Little Man
  35. S02E35Semper Paratus Any Time
  36. S02E36Where do Elephants Go to Die?

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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