Ripcord: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jim Buckley and Ted McKeever are skydivers who run a jump school and parachuting-service company called Ripcord. They spring into action for crime fighting, rescues of one type or another, customized skydiving lessons and various other adventures that could be resolved only by parachuting into the thick of things.

Series details

• Title: Ripcord
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
• Premiere date: 1961-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1963-07-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39819
• TVDB ID: 74620

Cast and credited roles

• Larry Pennell — Ted McKeever
• Ken Curtis — Jim Buckley
• Shug Fisher — Charlie Kern
• Paul Comi — Chuck Lambert

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1961-09-28; final listed air date 1962-06-13.
• Season 2: premiered 1962-10-24; final listed air date 1963-07-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ripcord on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.