Skyhawks

The sister program to Hot Wheels, it was about a family of flying aces from all generations. From biplanes to jets, the Wilson Family would fly into our Saturday mornings and make our imaginations fly outside where we'd play we were one of the characters of the show and sing the theme song as we'd swoop our toy airplanes all over the back yard. "Fly with us we're the Sky Hawks!"

Skyhawks was one of my favorite cartoons, though it was on all too briefly. The producers really knew their stuff, as it was quite accurate and informative for young viewers. Being an aviation nut when this show was on, I couldn't get enough of it. I really hope this show turns up on DVD soon.

Does anyone know where I can get a recording of the theme song? It really ROCKED and to this day I love it. I have a recording of the closing version of the song which I made with a cheap cassette recorder off of the even cheaper three-inch TV speaker. I'd like to find a higher fidelity version, and the version of the opening theme (which included lyrics -- the closing theme was instrumental). Can anyone help me? Thanks.

Carolyn was my first crush as a kid! i loved this show,watched it religiously and got very upset if it was ever preempted. one of my favorite things about Skyhawks was that it was so realistic!{no magic,super-powers or talking animals!}just competent pilots with good planes that could be injured or killed if they were,nt careful. the characters were so real that i felt like i could actually fly over to San Marcos airport and actually meet them{and fall in love with one for sure!}cap was a fine leader,and all others were very professional airmen. Carolyn was pretty,brave,and man,could she fly! i have made a large collection of models of all a/c appearing in the show along with others{corporate jets,larger helicopters,and heavy jetliners}in skyhawks colors indicating"moving up in the world" and becoming a big operation. to fellow fans-some episodes can be obtained at toontracker on VHS/DVD,and i would pay a good price{in gold!}to have the entire series. one of my most cherished childhood memories,i would be proud to fly with them anytime,i still burn a warm candle in my soul for Carolyn and always will. keep em flying! AC,captain,COAir

It's immensely gratifying to see someone besides me remembers these two shows (including the companion "Hot Wheels")...no one I have ever spoken to does. I particularly liked Skyhawks because most of my immediate family are/were licensed pilots (Dad, Mom, me), and it was near unbelievable to see a kids' show devoted to our passion. 35 years later, the signature songs still rings clearly in my mind. If only cartoon Channel re-ran the REAL old classics...

And while we're at it, I'll throw in a comment about "Hot Wheels." Several have commented on that show's page that the makers of the toy saw a marketing opportunity in Saturday morning television. I may well be wrong in this, but I thought the show came before the toys. I certainly don't recall any companion set of toys coming out for "Skyhawks," and according to IMDb, that show stayed on the air longer.

The opening line of the theme song. It was a kid's cartoon but it had a message. One week it was pollution. The Wilsons

discovered a rival outfit hauling contaminated fish to market. When the pilots were confronted, they gave a lame excuse. "We didn't

know the fish was covered with oil." Really? Pappy Wilson, the family patriarch, was a World War I ace. His son, Mike, was the

head of Wilson Aviation. Mike's daughter was Caroline. There were two orphans who were the Wilsons' wards. They were Bobby and Cindy. At the end of the show, there were shorts. The shorts gave information about how to fly. As the other reviewer said, it's ironic that it was in a kid's cartoon. I loved this cartoon when I was little. I wonder if it's on video?