Ripcord
Ripcord

Ripcord (1961)

6.5 (2 votes)
2 Seasons
September 28, 1961
English
Action & Adventure

Synopsis

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.

Episodes

The Sky Diver
E1

The Sky Diver

Sep 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.

Flight to Terror
E2

Flight to Terror

Oct 4, 1961
30 min

Gangster and his wife must make a forced landing while fleeing to Mexico.

Crime Jump
E3

Crime Jump

Oct 11, 1961
30 min

Ted and Jim try to clear themselves of murder.

Thoroughbred
E4

Thoroughbred

Oct 18, 1961
30 min

Ted and Jim jump into treacherous canyon country to rescue Matador, a thoroughbred trapped amid the rocks.

Air Carnival
E5

Air Carnival

Oct 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.

Hi-Jack
E6

Hi-Jack

Nov 1, 1961
30 min

Skydivers McKeever and Buckley are on an expedition to recover space capsules at sea when their C-47 is hijacked.

The Condemned
E7

The Condemned

Nov 8, 1961
30 min

The skydivers assignment tonight is to find a woman's body at an inaccessible ski resort.

Millionaire Doctor
E8

Millionaire Doctor

Nov 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.

Sierra Jump
E9

Sierra Jump

Nov 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.

Darb
E10

Darb

Nov 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.

Ransom Drop
E11

Ransom Drop

Dec 6, 1961
30 min

Kidnappers hold electronicist Brandon Oliver hostage and demand a special ransom: Brandon Oliver's highly valuable new gadget.

Log Jam
E12

Log Jam

Dec 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.

The Human Kind
E13

The Human Kind

Dec 20, 1961
30 min

The boys join an air search for the kidnapped wife of a rancher.

High Jeopardy
E14

High Jeopardy

Dec 27, 1961
30 min

A reckless skydiving student jumps into danger.

The Financier
E15

The Financier

Jan 3, 1962
30 min

Skydivers investigate millionaire's suicide. Wealthy E.J. Bowen killed himself.

The Silver Cord
E16

The Silver Cord

30 min

Irresponsible Speed Domaine and his son are lost in a missile-target area.

Escape
E17

Escape

30 min

Fugitive criminal Steve Danton forces Chuck Lambert to take him aloft in the Skydivers, Inc., plane, leaving Ted McKeever and Jim Buckley grounded.

Airborne
E18

Airborne

30 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.

Last Chance
E19

Last Chance

30 min

Ted, captured by a claim jumper, looks for a way to signal Jim.

Double Drop
E20

Double Drop

30 min

James Coburn plays an injured bank robber on the lam. The crook is n ex-paratrooper, on the run from the law.

Desperate Choice
E21

Desperate Choice

30 min

Ted and Jim drop onto dangerous terrain to search for a trapped youth---and the boy's overeager rescuer.

Mile High Triangle
E22

Mile High Triangle

Jan 22, 1962
30 min

Eric Askley substitutes a dummy parachute for the one his wife packs for her first attempt at sky diving.

Jungle Survival
E23

Jungle Survival

30 min

The jungle becomes a nightmarish prison for a stranded Ted and Jim.

Hagen Charm
E24

Hagen Charm

30 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.

The Helicopter Race
E25

The Helicopter Race

30 min

A building contractor has an unusual job for Ted: picking up an attache case from a hillside.

Para-Nurse
E26

Para-Nurse

Apr 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.

Colorado Jump
E27

Colorado Jump

30 min

Jim (Ken Curtis) is duped into accompanying a young recording star on a dangerous publicity stunt.

Top Secret
E28

Top Secret

30 min

The boys try to find out if U.S. scientist Rupert Sexton is planning to defect.

One for the Money
E29

One for the Money

30 min

Jim mounts a rescue operation after Ted falls into the hands of a mobster named Monday.

Sentence of Death
E30

Sentence of Death

30 min

A Nazi war criminal menaces Ted and Jim.

Elegy for a Hero
E31

Elegy for a Hero

30 min

Wealthy Wally Griffin (Lang Jeffries) is strangely anxious to reach a remote mountain lodge.

Cougar Mesa
E32

Cougar Mesa

30 min

An insurance company retains Ted and Jim to investigate a claim involving an allegedly stolen plane.

Chuting Stars
E33

Chuting Stars

30 min

Navy parachutists join a search for a diabetic abandoned in the mountains.

Death Camp
E34

Death Camp

30 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.

Radar Rescue
E35

Radar Rescue

May 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.

Diplomatic Mission
E36

Diplomatic Mission

30 min

Ted and Jim are after a slain diplomat's secret papers---and so is an enemy agent.

Hurricane Charlie
E37

Hurricane Charlie

30 min

Ted and Jim, hired to deliver equipment to a mining crew, suspect that their pilot is sabotaging the operation.

Counter-Attack
E38

Counter-Attack

30 min

Gunmen, G-men and a beautiful girl get into the act as Ted and Jim go to work for an industrialist.

The Hunter
E39

The Hunter

30 min

The boys try to intercept an assassin.

Aerial Backfire
E40

Aerial Backfire

30 min

No description available.

Race Morgan: Bounty Hunter
E41

Race Morgan: Bounty Hunter

30 min

No description available.

Panic at 10,000
E42

Panic at 10,000

30 min

No description available.

Hostage Below
E43

Hostage Below

30 min

No description available.

Infiltration
E44

Infiltration

30 min

No description available.

Among Those Missing
E45

Among Those Missing

30 min

No description available.

Flight to Terror
E46

Flight to Terror

30 min

No description available.

Day of the Hunter
E47

Day of the Hunter

30 min

No description available.

The Losers
E48

The Losers

30 min

No description available.

A Present for Felipe
E49

A Present for Felipe

30 min

No description available.

Devil's Canyon
E50

Devil's Canyon

30 min

No description available.

The Money Mine
E51

The Money Mine

30 min

No description available.

The Lost Ones
E52

The Lost Ones

30 min

No description available.

The Last Chapter
E53

The Last Chapter

30 min

No description available.

Run, Joby, Run
E54

Run, Joby, Run

30 min

No description available.

The Wrong Way Down
E55

The Wrong Way Down

30 min

No description available.

A Free Falling Star
E56

A Free Falling Star

30 min

No description available.

Reprisal
E57

Reprisal

30 min

No description available.

The Lost Tribe
E58

The Lost Tribe

30 min

No description available.

Chute to Kill
E59

Chute to Kill

30 min

No description available.

Willie
E60

Willie

30 min

No description available.

The Well
E61

The Well

30 min

No description available.

The Trouble with Denny Collins
E62

The Trouble with Denny Collins

30 min

No description available.

The Final Jump
E63

The Final Jump

30 min

No description available.

Picture of Terror
E64

Picture of Terror

30 min

No description available.

The Inventor
E65

The Inventor

30 min

No description available.

Jump to a Blind Alley
E66

Jump to a Blind Alley

30 min

No description available.

Jump or Die
E67

Jump or Die

30 min

No description available.

Jump to Freedom
E68

Jump to Freedom

30 min

No description available.

Man on a Mountain
E69

Man on a Mountain

30 min

No description available.

The Suicide Club
E70

The Suicide Club

30 min

No description available.

Million Dollar Drop
E71

Million Dollar Drop

30 min

No description available.

Flight for Life
E72

Flight for Life

30 min

No description available.

The Proud Little Man
E73

The Proud Little Man

30 min

No description available.

Semper Paratus Any Time
E74

Semper Paratus Any Time

30 min

No description available.

Expose
E75

Expose

30 min

No description available.

Cast

Details

Original Title

Ripcord

Status

Ended

Seasons

2

Episodes

111