Whirlybirds: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Chuck Martin and Pete "P.T." Moore, are the owners of Whirlybirds, Incorporated, a chopper for hire company based in California. Each week, Chuck and P.T. would find themselves called to help the local authorities in search and rescue, or fly a rich bigwig around. And of course, let's not forget the coolest of helicopters, the Bell 47, tail number N975B.

Series details

• Title: Whirlybirds
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1957-01-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1960-01-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61181
• IMDb ID: tt0050077
• TVDB ID: 72130

Cast and credited roles

• Kenneth Tobey — Chuck Martin
• Craig Hill — P.T. Moore
• Nancy Hale — Helen Carter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1957-01-03; final listed air date 1957-09-24; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 1958-02-03; final listed air date 1959-01-26; episode order: 39.
• Season 3: premiered 1959-04-06; final listed air date 1960-01-18; episode order: 33.

Source and licence

Adapted from Whirlybirds 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.