Sky King
American television seriesWikipedia
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Search complete. 14 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Sky King".
Oct 14, 2026
Denise GriffittsHOST
You told me that, yeah.
Ben Gay IIIHOST
He was the voice of Sky King on the radio, not on television.
Ben Gay IIIHOST
He said he was too ugly for television.
Ben Gay IIIHOST
Not true, but he was sort of craggy looking.
Del VillarrealHOST
He made a movie debut in 1956 in the movie Hidden Guns.
Del VillarrealHOST
He also appeared in an episode of Sky King, and he went on to, uh, work with a lot of great artists.
Del VillarrealHOST
He was actually in a lot of bands.
Del VillarrealHOST
He was with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley.
Dan SullivanHOST
The other thing about it is that radio was still big.
Dan SullivanHOST
And I remember coming home and listening to Sky King, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.
Dan SullivanHOST
Those were afternoon slots.
Dan SullivanHOST
And then I think radio, when television came in, that type of radio more or less stopped, I think.
Jeffrey MadoffHOST
You know? [laughs]
Dan SullivanHOST
[laughs]
Jeffrey MadoffHOST
But yes, Yukon King, and his name was Sky King.
Jeffrey MadoffHOST
I think that was through marriage.
Stephen ChapisGUEST
And then it's up to us and everyone watching to sort out what's real and what's not.
Steve BussHOST
Yeah, it is amazing because older generations of pilots look to shows like Sky King as inspiration and some of us still kind of older.
Steve BussHOST
Warbird enthusiasts look to this show as one of the ones that sort of piqued our interest.
Steve BussHOST
The same sort of thing.
David JetmoreGUEST
You watched Popsicle Pete and you watched Superman.
David JetmoreGUEST
You watched Sky King, who was a guy that flew around with a single wing plane and punish bad guys and solve crimes and uh but then but you rode your bicycle you went to the park you had strap-on roller skates you skated to school you uh uh you fished uh you played games with your friends uh you played cops and robbers and uh hide and seek and uh It was an interactive fly.
Kate JetmoreHOST
Yeah.
Kate JetmoreHOST
And do you have any memories of people, adults, I guess, whether it's your own parents once you guys had a TV or this kid's parents while you were watching TV at his house? Was there somebody who was kind of shutting it down, like saying, you kids, it's been an hour, go outside? Or were you ready to go outside after an hour?
Chris RamsayHOST
Not necessarily in our favor, but beggars can't be choosers.
Chris RamsayHOST
You know what I mean? Sky King takes off for the stars.
Chris RamsayHOST
Understandably, the team had no intention of allowing the rigid protocols of the planners to infect their ranks by referring to each other robotically by three-digit numbers.
Chris RamsayHOST
They quickly adopted suitable nicknames for each other, for each member, but never used their real names.
Chris RamsayHOST
They did, however, use the number names for more formal and written communications.
Chris RamsayHOST
The team commander, an Air Force colonel, became Skipper, and two doctors were Doc 1 and Doc 2. and the pilots were referred to as Sky King and Flash Gordon.
Chris RamsayHOST
Anonymous doesn't supply the other nicknames.
Chris RamsayHOST
A comment sent to the Serpo website in March 2006 points out an interesting reference that adds authenticity to the entire Serpo story.