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02x16 - Rocket Story

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Sky King". Aired: September 16, 1951 – March 8, 1959.*
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Cattle rancher King usually captured criminals and spies and found lost hikers, though he did so with the use of his airplane, the Songbird.

02x16 - Rocket Story

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out of the clear blue of the Western sky

come SK King brought to you by Nabisco

National Biscuit Company and as we say

here in the west reach partner reach for

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package means there's mighty good

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cookies and now Sky

King

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can't we go a little faster Sky they pul

that map in an hour any if there's been

uranium around Grover All These Years

it'll still be there at

noon well there's one person will'll

beat into

town

everybody's headed for Grover isn't it

exciting I Don't Want to Miss a minute

of it well that government map really

show where the uranium is well it'll

show the most likely places to look I

wonder where they are Miracle mountainer

or maybe Cottonwood Springs nobody knows

till we get a look at that

map

what's wrong

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listen there he

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is one engine's acting up S it's like

your place yeah you can't land out

there that boy's in for

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TR what a sweet mess this is we outside

R right now waiting for our radio

instructions sounds like a fuel pump

Buckle yourselves in going to have to

put her

down

that's great huh blown out Tire the

whole idea was for us to get into that

uranium territory ahead of everybody

else a fine airplane mechanic you turned

out to be this is all your fault this

happened didn't you check the ship

before we took off not at Albert we

didn't have time she ran up perfectly at

Denver though why you five thumbed idiot

you just cost us a fortune I ought to

blow your head

off this is the first real break we've

had all day now look get this guy to

take you in the grover rust us up a

weave I'll clean out the fuel L come on

AR let's move last people ask

questions

hi there how about a quick lift into

town sure you all right not a scratch

but I I blew out a tire could I get one

in town you're lucky you're still stuck

together you may be able to find some

sort of a wheel Eng Grover if not I'll

fly to Tucson to get one fly me to

Tucson in what I have a plane like this

at my place down the road about a mile

my name's King Sky King this is my niece

Penny very happy to know you I couldn't

have picked a better time to meet you

I'm Joe Graham well climb aboard Joe

we'll get you into town fine

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come on let's take a look at that fuel

pump and if Joe doesn't find a wheel in

town we may still get out of

here

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I'll just just take it easy folks F that

map ain't a going up on that board till

noon them's Uncle Sam's orders and I

work for Uncle Sam

I he just like the old gold brush

day well Penny you won't find any

uranium in the middle of my back hi

Sheriff I was just trying to see come on

up here honey maybe you can see better

thanks hi Mitch howy sky looks like you

got your hands full oh nothing Frank and

I can't handle you got uranium fever too

huh no temperature but Joe here's pretty

warm about it he flew all the way from

Chicago to join the rush his plane was

forced down outside of town well that's

too bad son nothing serious I hope no I

was lucky I just blew out a tire on

Landing you may need a new wheel too

came all the way from Chicago huh what

were you flying 20 engine monoplane that

sounds like a real tough

break all right all right just hold your

hat for another minute and I'll get that

Dad blame thing we better separate

Sheriff it's getting close to the

deadline right but no rough stuff Frank

these people are just are might

excited and i' better hunt up a tire and

wheel thanks for the help sure thing Joe

if you don't have any luck let me know

sure

will Uncle Sam said noon and by all

tation it's going to be

no and I'm holler all they want huh

think they can go right out there and

pick up uranium like it was G uranium

off a

bush it takes a lot more than

that all right boy break it up break it

up break it up

I'm where we go all right boys all right

arguing about a place to stand where you

here there's plenty of standing room in

my

jail now be quiet boys behave

yourselves wonder what's happened to Old

Man Dennis it's Pas time for that

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map Sheriff get the

sheriff the map's been stolen

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well that checks out okay now Joe would

only come ac2 642 this is Cactus over

come

on

hello Cactus this is 6402 go ahead 642

how are you making out we'll be okay

Cactus if we can get a wheel over I've

arranged to let us have a little more

time but I can't do anything about a

wheel and tire you know where King's

Ranch is over right Cactus leave it to

me someone's coming I'll have to sign

off check with you

later but on your walking sh was Art

we're going for a

hike

if they can't get another map here

before tomorrow whoever's got this one

have a whole day start on everybody else

good grief Frank don't tell me the

radio's busted we have to contact the

cars looks like somebody's been

monkeying with it Crystal was loose only

take a

minute well where have you been I went

to see if Joe had found a tire and wheel

for his plane well he knows where the

ranch is if he wants me to fly him to

Tucson

what's this it's a radio Crystal it

gives us a channel we use to broadcast

our patrol cars they all have crystals

to match it in their

radios just like having a a private

telephone it even has numbers

35.9

MC what are the letters MC stand for

that means Mega Cycles you can't talk to

anybody on this kind of a radio unless

you're both using the same set of

crystals different crystals for

different

channels okay Sheriff it's all

yours attention all cars attention all

cars this is an emergency operation the

government uranium map has been stolen

car one put a roadblock on the west side

at the State Highway car two cover the

junction car three on the East Road at

the intersection take a step stand there

check everyone leaving town on that road

hold anyone that looks

suspicious I'm going to need your help

too Sky whoever took that map may have

headed right out across the desert I'll

get in the air just as fast as I can get

to the ranch come on good

hey stick here by the radio Frank I'm

going to take car 4 out toward the dry

lake I figured you would I checked the

gas and ammunition you're all set yeah

I've got everything but a

suspect this morning you wanted me to

drive fast young lady well you're going

to get your wish Sky I just thought of

something I ought to do maybe stay in

here it won't be quite that

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fast

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boy I got out of there just in time that

town is really boiling just don't stand

there give me a hand with this wheel

you're doing

okay so you're through taking orders now

is that it well I've done more than my

sh already who do you think flew through

this I've had enough of your lip as far

as you're concerned I'm still running

this Ste any

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questions he doesn't have to hurry

now

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now we know why you couldn't find

Joe call the sheriff I'll try to get to

the plane before he takes

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off

operator

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hello Flying Crown Ranch calling the

sheriff Flying Crown Ranch calling the

sheriff

over Flying Crown Ranch calling the

sheriff come in

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please

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yeah

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calling sheriff's car 4 calling

sheriff's car 4 this is Sky King come in

please this is car 4 have you located

anything Sky didn't Penny call you from

the

ranch nope haven't heard a word from her

well I'm not off the ground yet the song

Bird's left wheel has been stolen but if

I can get her into the air I'll be

looking for Joe Graham I'll bet he's the

one that stole that map too I bet on

that myself suppose you head out toward

that uranium area he's flying a plane

exactly like mine the last four serial

numbers are

6402 I'll give you a call

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later

penny

Penny here I am Scot did you catch him

no why didn't you call the sheriff oh I

couldn't somebody cut the telephone

wires and they must have done something

to the radio cuz it just doesn't

work what about the radio on the song

bird oh gosh I never thought of that

what did you do with that old plane

wheel we're going to use for a trailer

plane Wheel Old plane wheel it's out in

the tool

shed all right let the back down

Penny sure hope it'll work there's only

one sure way to find out stand

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clear

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he

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calling sheriff's car 4 calling

sheriff's car 4 this is Sky King come in

please

calling sheriff's car 4 calling

sheriff's car 4 come in

please calling the sheriff's dispatcher

calling the sheriff's

dispatcher come in

Frank 642 642 this is Cactus

over well it's about time cactuses 6402

go ahead

Roger 642 what is your position over

they're circling 25 mil du west of

Grover where do we go from here over

take a heading of 270° for 15 minutes at

cruising speed that should put you right

over Miracle none call me then over

270° for 15 minutes Roger and

out it's going to be as easy as falling

out of a hammock soon as he tells us

where to set it down we'll turn those

Geer counters loose and stake ourselves

to a

fortune are you receiving me are you

receiving me

over are you receiving me are you

receiving me

over hello hello if you read me come in

please that's enough Jo gram put up your

hands who are you talking to on that

radio point that g*n somewhere else I

can explain all of this I'll bet you can

stealing the map and taking a wheel off

the song bird and Wrecking the telephone

please be careful with that g*n you're

the one who better be careful now turn

around what are you going to do turn

around now get your head against that

that

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wall calling sheriff's car 4 calling

sheriff's car 4 come in

please a sheriff car 4 come in Sky I've

been trying to reach you Mitch what

happened our radio's been acting up are

you in the air yes and I just

intercepted a radio call between their

plane and someone else they're headed

for miracle Mountain I'm on that road

now well keep

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coming

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it's that Rancher

Skye were this close to making it

work well he's not going to spoil this

deal

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here

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one more pass like that we've got

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him the Eng's on

fire

hang on I've got to

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lus calling sheriff's car 4 calling

sheriff's car come in

Mitch this is sheriff's car 4 go ahead

Sky they got crash landed and the way it

looks from here they're in no shape to

run for I'll stick around till you get

here then I'll meet you back at your

office over right here

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out all right come on get in here

stop right there oh fenny what's this

where's the sheriff out on the road

somewhere why I think I caught the man

who stole the uranium map I didn't steal

any map you can do your talking later

leave him with me Penny I'll take care

of

him Joe I caught him using our radio Sky

I was trying to reach you Mr King melan

Ard beat me up when I wouldn't string

along with them I was going to tip you

off about them the radio didn't work did

it no it was dead

Frank how many short wave sets do you

know of around here well there's uh

there's this one one at my Ranch and one

at the airport that's all isn't it yeah

I guess so and your channel is 35.9

megacycles right yeah

35.9 this one's 34.9

somebody switched crystals and used this

set to contact that plane you're a real

bright boy Sky you figured it all out

I'll figure how to keep me from locking

you in that jail till I get out of town

you mean Frank was the one who stole

that map and and use that radio I knew

it couldn't be our radio without a

commission give me that

g*n all right move all of

you

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now who's going to get locked up in

jail looks like you'll make it after

all yeah

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to

tune in again next week remember reach

foris reach

foris the bright R seal on theend means

there mighty good cookies inside

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