RIPCORD - COMPLETE SERIES Collectors Edition - 8 DVD Set Shrink wrapped in the original package The series was about a skydiving operation by the same name. It starred Larry Pennell (who was also seen as "Dash Riprock" on The Beverly Hillbillies) as "Ted McKeever" and Ken Curtis (who later became famous as "Festus" on Gunsmoke) as "Jim Buckley". Shug Fisher, the second of two people who portrayed the pilot, also turned up in later episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies playing the role of "Shorty Kellems". Guest stars on the show included such actors as Harry Carey, Jr., Lee Van Cleef, Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Lang Jeffries, and Denver Pyle. The premise was a variety of adventures surrounding the new sport of skydiving. As skydivers, the two are placed in unusual situations where their special skills and abilities are demanded. This leads them on weekly adventures from chasing bad guys to performing daring, if not occasionally absurd rescues. The show also sponsored a popular Ripcord toy consisting of a large plastic parachute with a skydiver figure attached to it which kids would throw up in the air and watch it open and float to the ground. Season Two is in COLOR