Sky King: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sky King was a WWII naval aviator-turned rancher, who flies his twin-engine Cessna high above the Arizona plains. Accompanying Sky on his adventures are his nephew, Clipper and his teen niece, Penny. Starring Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters.

Series details

• Title: Sky King
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
• Premiere date: 1952-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1959-03-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 2136

Cast and credited roles

• Kirby Grant — Sky King
• Gloria Winters — Penny King
• Ron Hagerthy — Clipper King

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1952-04-05; final listed air date 1952-12-20; episode order: 19.
• Season 2: premiered 1956-01-02; final listed air date 1956-04-30; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 1957-12-29; final listed air date 1958-03-30; episode order: 20.
• Season 4: premiered 1958-12-28; final listed air date 1959-03-08; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sky King 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.