Ripcord

1961–1963 · Ended · 2 seasons · 111 episodes · Action & Adventure · United States

Starring Ken Curtis, Larry Pennell, Russell Johnson

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.
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Episodes

75 episodes · September 1961 – February 1963
  1. Episode 1: 1. The Sky DiverSeptember 28, 1961 · 30 min
    A sky diver attempts to rescue a party of geologists after they send out an SOS for a desperately needed instrument.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Flight to TerrorOctober 4, 1961 · 30 min
    Gangster and his wife must make a forced landing while fleeing to Mexico.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Crime JumpOctober 11, 1961 · 30 min
    Ted and Jim try to clear themselves of murder.
  4. Episode 4: 4. ThoroughbredOctober 18, 1961 · 30 min
    Ted and Jim jump into treacherous canyon country to rescue Matador, a thoroughbred trapped amid the rocks.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Air CarnivalOctober 25, 1961 · 30 min
    A 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 up with the Justin Rock air circus.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Hi-JackNovember 1, 1961 · 30 min
    Skydivers McKeever and Buckley are on an expedition to recover space capsules at sea when their C-47 is hijacked.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. The CondemnedNovember 8, 1961 · 30 min
    The skydivers assignment tonight is to find a woman's body at an inaccessible ski resort.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Millionaire DoctorNovember 15, 1961 · 30 min
    The skydivers have one of their most trying and exciting experiences while trying to salvage a ship loaded with high explosives.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Sierra JumpNovember 22, 1961 · 30 min
    Jay 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 narcotics are found on him after the accident.
  4. Episode 10: 10. DarbNovember 29, 1961 · 30 min
    Archaeologist,Gustave Merril holds Ted McKeever captive. Ted is kidnapped by an archaeologist eager to get his hands on an Aztec death mask.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Ransom DropDecember 6, 1961 · 30 min
    Kidnappers hold electronicist Brandon Oliver hostage and demand a special ransom: Brandon Oliver's highly valuable new gadget.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Log JamDecember 13, 1961 · 30 min
    A lumber man hires Ted and Jim to break up a log jam. The two skydivers fly a charge of nitroglycerin over the logging area.
  7. Episode 13: 13. The Human KindDecember 20, 1961 · 30 min
    The boys join an air search for the kidnapped wife of a rancher.
  8. Episode 14: 14. High JeopardyDecember 27, 1961 · 30 min
    A reckless skydiving student jumps into danger.
  9. Episode 15: 15. The FinancierJanuary 3, 1962 · 30 min
    Skydivers investigate millionaire's suicide. Wealthy E.J. Bowen killed himself.
  10. Episode 16: 16. The Silver Cord30 min
    Irresponsible Speed Domaine and his son are lost in a missile-target area.
  11. Episode 17: 17. Escape30 min
    Fugitive criminal Steve Danton forces Chuck Lambert to take him aloft in the Skydivers, Inc., plane, leaving Ted McKeever and Jim Buckley grounded.
  12. Episode 18: 18. Airborne30 min
    Ted 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 into action.
  13. Episode 19: 19. Last Chance30 min
    Ted, captured by a claim jumper, looks for a way to signal Jim.
  14. Episode 20: 20. Double Drop30 min
    James Coburn plays an injured bank robber on the lam. The crook is n ex-paratrooper, on the run from the law.
  15. Episode 21: 21. Desperate Choice30 min
    Ted and Jim drop onto dangerous terrain to search for a trapped youth---and the boy's overeager rescuer.
  16. Episode 22: 22. Mile High TriangleJanuary 22, 1962 · 30 min
    Eric Askley substitutes a dummy parachute for the one his wife packs for her first attempt at sky diving.
  17. Episode 23: 23. Jungle Survival30 min
    The jungle becomes a nightmarish prison for a stranded Ted and Jim.
  18. Episode 24: 24. Hagen Charm30 min
    Trapped in a mountainous region surgeon Joe's son is suffering from a head injury and desperately needs medical aid. But a violent storm had halted all attempts to reach the boy.
  19. Episode 25: 25. The Helicopter Race30 min
    A building contractor has an unusual job for Ted: picking up an attache case from a hillside.
  20. Episode 26: 26. Para-NurseApril 12, 1962 · 30 min
    Laura 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 Thunder Ridge. The son of ranger Carl Devlin is undergoing breathing difficulties and the boy can't be attended in a hospital due to river floods.
  21. Episode 27: 27. Colorado Jump30 min
    Jim (Ken Curtis) is duped into accompanying a young recording star on a dangerous publicity stunt.
  22. Episode 28: 28. Top Secret30 min
    The boys try to find out if U.S. scientist Rupert Sexton is planning to defect.
  23. Episode 29: 29. One for the Money30 min
    Jim mounts a rescue operation after Ted falls into the hands of a mobster named Monday.
  24. Episode 30: 30. Sentence of Death30 min
    A Nazi war criminal menaces Ted and Jim.
  25. Episode 31: 31. Elegy for a Hero30 min
    Wealthy Wally Griffin (Lang Jeffries) is strangely anxious to reach a remote mountain lodge.
  26. Episode 32: 32. Cougar Mesa30 min
    An insurance company retains Ted and Jim to investigate a claim involving an allegedly stolen plane.
  27. Episode 33: 33. Chuting Stars30 min
    Navy parachutists join a search for a diabetic abandoned in the mountains.
  28. Episode 34: 34. Death Camp30 min
    An ex-con tries to help Ted elude a killer named Cort after Ted and Jim arrive to investigate the suspicious deaths of three uranium prospectors.
  29. Episode 35: 35. Radar RescueMay 10, 1962 · 30 min
    A 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 distress call from Anderson. A hot-tempered radar navigator is determined to even the score with Ted, who expelled him from jump school.
  30. Episode 36: 36. Diplomatic Mission30 min
    Ted and Jim are after a slain diplomat's secret papers---and so is an enemy agent.
  31. Episode 37: 37. Hurricane Charlie30 min
    Ted and Jim, hired to deliver equipment to a mining crew, suspect that their pilot is sabotaging the operation.
  32. Episode 38: 38. Counter-Attack30 min
    Gunmen, G-men and a beautiful girl get into the act as Ted and Jim go to work for an industrialist.
  33. Episode 39: 39. The Hunter30 min
    The boys try to intercept an assassin.
  34. Episode 40: 40. Aerial Backfire30 min
  35. Episode 41: 41. Race Morgan: Bounty Hunter30 min
  36. Episode 42: 42. Panic at 10,00030 min
  37. Episode 43: 43. Hostage Below30 min
  38. Episode 44: 44. Infiltration30 min
  39. Episode 45: 45. Among Those Missing30 min
  40. Episode 46: 46. Flight to Terror30 min
  41. Episode 47: 47. Day of the Hunter30 min
  42. Episode 48: 48. The Losers30 min
  43. Episode 49: 49. A Present for Felipe30 min
  44. Episode 50: 50. Devil's Canyon30 min
  45. Episode 51: 51. The Money Mine30 min
  46. Episode 52: 52. The Lost Ones30 min
  47. Episode 53: 53. The Last Chapter30 min
  48. Episode 54: 54. Run, Joby, Run30 min
  49. Episode 55: 55. The Wrong Way Down30 min
  50. Episode 56: 56. A Free Falling StarFebruary 13, 1963 · 30 min
    A down-and-out singer tries to recharge his career -- and his relationship with the wife he abandoned 10 years earlier -- by skydiving at a county fair.
  51. Episode 57: 57. Reprisal30 min
  52. Episode 58: 58. The Lost Tribe30 min
  53. Episode 59: 59. Chute to Kill30 min
  54. Episode 60: 60. Willie30 min
  55. Episode 61: 61. The Well30 min
  56. Episode 62: 62. The Trouble with Denny Collins30 min
  57. Episode 63: 63. The Final Jump30 min
  58. Episode 64: 64. Picture of Terror30 min
  59. Episode 65: 65. The Inventor30 min
  60. Episode 66: 66. Jump to a Blind Alley30 min
  61. Episode 67: 67. Jump or Die30 min
  62. Episode 68: 68. Jump to Freedom30 min
  63. Episode 69: 69. Man on a Mountain30 min
  64. Episode 70: 70. The Suicide Club30 min
  65. Episode 71: 71. Million Dollar Drop30 min
  66. Episode 72: 72. Flight for Life30 min
  67. Episode 73: 73. The Proud Little Man30 min
  68. Episode 74: 74. Semper Paratus Any Time30 min
  69. Episode 75: 75. Expose30 min

Credits

Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
30 minutes
FIRST AIRED
September 28, 1961
LAST AIRED
September 16, 1963

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