Episode list

Sky King

The Silver Grave
Sun, Mar 04, 1956
  • S2.E11
  • The Silver Grave
A writer of westerns named Sinclair Mason comes to town attempting to learn more about the notorious Lowery gang, which robbed and terrorized the area many years ago. He says he will pay well for information that helps his stories.

The sheriff and his deputy suggest he speak with Granny Wilcox, who lived in these parts as a little girl and might recall stories about him. They note that she lives on a very limited income but won't accept charity, so payment for information might be appealing to her.

As it turns out, Granny knows a great deal about the Lowery Gang, because Boyd Lowery was her father and she has spent most of her life living down the scandal and living down the name. In her words, "the Lowery gang stopped at nothing: stage coaches, banks, anything that held money. Boyd Lowery was the worst of the lot, only a devil could have led those men. The more they took, the more they wanted."

One of the gang's most notorious crimes was a robbery in 1895 of the express train near Grover where they stole fifty thousand brand new silver dollars from the Denver Mint which have never been recovered. There was a lot of shooting and the guards were killed, and one gang member, who was buried in an unmarked grave along the trail. The others didn't get very far. Before sundown, the Posse found them and killed every one of them. "It was their due; an eye for an eye."

Sky and Penny then learn that the man claiming to be Sinclair Mason is an imposter and alert Granny that she should be careful if he comes snooping around.
7.7 /10
The Neckerchief

Sun, Jan 01, 1956
Sky attempts to help a young man recently paroled from prison get started again, but the ex-convict's former friends frame him for a bank robbery.
0 /10
Manhunt

Sun, Jan 01, 1956
Sky joins the hunt for two escaped convicts and their hostage, the local banker's son.
7 /10
The Plastic Ghost
A distress signal from a ghost town lead Sky and Penny to a dangerous criminal and his hostage.
6.9 /10
The Rainbird

Sun, Jan 08, 1956
During a severe drought, Sky uses Songbird to seed clouds. Whether or not the process has any effect, the ensuing rain causes great floods that require Sky to spring into action again.
0 /10
Red Tentacles

Sun, Jan 29, 1956
When several local Chinese residents are beaten and refuse to tell why, Sky intervenes.
0 /10
Boomerang

Sun, Feb 05, 1956
Sky King and Penny turn the tables on foreign agents conspiring to blackmail an important refugee scientist.
0 /10
Geiger Detective
Some bandits steal a payroll and escape into the hills. They hold a Uranium prospectors captive. Sky uses a Geiger counter to help track down the robbers.
7 /10
Golden Burro

Sun, Feb 26, 1956
Penny finds a prospector dying in the desert beside three burros carrying gold ore.
0 /10
The Silver Grave
A writer of westerns named Sinclair Mason comes to town attempting to learn more about the notorious Lowery gang, which robbed and terrorized the area many years ago. He says he will pay well for information that helps his stories.

The sheriff and his deputy suggest he speak with Granny Wilcox, who lived in these parts as a little girl and might recall stories about him. They note that she lives on a very limited income but won't accept charity, so payment for information might be appealing to her.

As it turns out, Granny knows a great deal about the Lowery Gang, because Boyd Lowery was her father and she has spent most of her life living down the scandal and living down the name. In her words, "the Lowery gang stopped at nothing: stage coaches, banks, anything that held money. Boyd Lowery was the worst of the lot, only a devil could have led those men. The more they took, the more they wanted."

One of the gang's most notorious crimes was a robbery in 1895 of the express train near Grover where they stole fifty thousand brand new silver dollars from the Denver Mint which have never been recovered. There was a lot of shooting and the guards were killed, and one gang member, who was buried in an unmarked grave along the trail. The others didn't get very far. Before sundown, the Posse found them and killed every one of them. "It was their due; an eye for an eye."

Sky and Penny then learn that the man claiming to be Sinclair Mason is an imposter and alert Granny that she should be careful if he comes snooping around.
7.7 /10
Uninvited Death
Sky and Penny unwittingly become involved in sabotage when they visit their friends Major Dave and Denise McKay. An enemy agent has attached a time bomb to Major McKay's car, setting the fuse to explode while the Major is working at an army special-projects base. When Denise and Penny borrow the Major's car, they are placed in grave peril.
0 /10
Fish Out of Water
An escaped convict sets out to kill the judge that sentenced him. Sky and the judge are on a fishing trip and Penny warns them.
7.2 /10
Diamonds on a Sky-Hook
Prospectors ask for Sky's help in getting industrial diamonds to market. Sky uses a novel way to pick them up from rough terrain using a "sky hook". When the shipment goes missing, he's accused of stealing the consignment.
0 /10
Flood of Fury

Sun, Apr 01, 1956
During a major flood, Sky, Penny and Bob assist the authorities in their rescue efforts. Unfortunately, three of the men they rescue are murderous escaped felons who force their rescuers to help them rob a flooded bank.
0 /10
Rocket Story

Sun, Apr 01, 1956
The Army tests a rocket and asks Sky's help in recovering its instrument capsule. But one of the men sent to help isn't what he seems.
0 /10
Rodeo Round-Up

Sun, Apr 22, 1956
During the El Dorado Rodeo two men rob the safe of the $10,000.00 that was gathered for the hospital fund.
0 /10
Showdown

Sun, Apr 22, 1956
Penny and Bob Carey set out on horseback to track down thieves who have stolen four of Sk's horses. Bob is hurt and Sky arranges a showdown.
0 /10
Land o' Cotton

Sun, Apr 22, 1956
An unscrupulous farmer keeps a migrant family in servitude. Sky is determined to find a way to let the workers move on to a better situation.
0 /10
Dust of Destruction
A young rancher's alfalfa crops seem to be dying and they can't figure out what is causing his crop to dry up. Sky volunteers to fly samples to a lab in Tucson, with the promise to have their report back later that afternoon. Turns out that someone has been putting weed killing poison in the crop duster. If something drastic isn't done in the next two or three days, the crop will be lost and nothing will be able to grow there ever again. Sky calls Penny and tell her that the crop needs to be cut right away, so she needs to round up as many people as she can. Luckily there is a ranchers' meeting at the local Farm Bureau, so she hurries over in hopes of enlisting others to help with the mowing.
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