Because of Whirlybirds TV show I dreamed of being a helicopter pilot just like Chuck & PT.Well that dream came true and I did become a commercial helicopter pilot.I have always wanted to watch Whirlybirds again on TV and had to go to the Radio & TV Broadcast Museum in NYC to view a couple of episodes.Well my wish again came true when I found a web site that had for sale all 111 episodes of Whirlybirds.They also had many other classic TV show DVD's for sale.Well for $79.95 plus $20.00 shipping I ordered Whirlybirds and gave my credit card info.For 3 weeks kept getting e-mails about how Whirlybirdes is out of stock and should be shipping soon.Well the day finally comes and the pack with 5 DVD's arrives.Of course I do not check the complete package but figured the 5 DVD's had all 111 episodes compressed on them.So occasionally I would watch an episode and I get to the 3rd DVD and it has 5 episodes of the TV show China Beach on it.Then I decided to check the rest of the discs.Out of the 5 which 1 had China Beach there was 7 episodes of Whirlybirds each on 4 discs.I called the customer service number and negotiated a return of $60.00 and I keep the DVD's.I have not received my refund and the customer service number is disconnected.So this is to warn my fellow Whirlybird lovers not to get burned like I did.

Having just read all the previous comments on this show, there is not a whole lot I can add, except to say that I remember vividly the day that WPIX TV in New York (Channel 11) debuted this show, complete with a contest (hosted by "Officer Joe Bolton" -- I never quite got how a police officer figure into the equation, but then, I was just a kid) where the winner would receive a remote-controlled model helicopter. During the commercial breaks, "Officer Joe" would conduct demonstrations of the prize. Some kid would come on stage and operate a tethered remote control helicopter, and you would hear the sound of the real Bell helicopter in the background. I remember thinking how cool that was, and I remember my mom telling me how fake the sound was. Fifties TV at its very best (smile).

I loved the sound of the helicopter! From watching the show, one of my dreams was to fly in a helicopter. Finally, last year I flew in one over the Grand Canyon! It was fantastic!!!!! grew up in the States and am now living in Australia. I wonder how many of my favorite shows when I was a child are on Cable TV? Other shows I watched? Cannonball, Champion the Wonder Horse, Fury, Annie Oakley, Sky King, Rin Tin Tin, Mickey Mouse Club, Howdey Dowdey, My Friend Flicka (but it wasn't as good as Champion and Fury)Sea Hunt, (for awhile we didn't have a TV and I'd listen to shows from my bedroom window. Try figuring out what was happening while listening to Sea Hunt!!!!) Wagon Train and later on Bonanza. (Ah, Little Joe!!!)

I remember sitting on my father's lap while watching Whirleybirds in the late '50s. I suspect that I saw every episode, however, as I was so young at the time, the details have long since faded from my memory. What I do recall is my total fascination with the Bell helicopters that were used to accomplish such daring do and my father's lament that Hiller helicopters never seemed to appear in the series. (He had worked for Stanley Hiller as a project engineer in San Carlos, CA.) I'm sure the plots were naive and the characterizations were shallow, but for a 1950's geeky kid who also watched Mr. Wizard, it was heaven for the imagination.